China is very concerned about the question of Nagorny Karabakh. China respects and supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. China supports the efforts of the international community to promote the peaceful settlement of the question of Nagorny Karabakh. The situation in Nago…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Guéhenno for his briefing on Afghanistan. China also wishes to congratulate Mr. Kai Eide on his appointment as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan. We look forward to working closely with him and with the…
The Security Council has just adopted a new resolution on the Iranian nuclear issue. This is the fourth Security Council resolution on the issue since July 2006. It reflects not only the international concern over the issue, but also the expectations of all parties for an early, peaceful settlement …
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank Under- Secretary-General Guéhenno for his briefing. I also wish to thank the Permanent Representative of Timor- Leste, Ambassador Santos, for his statement.
China strongly condemns the recent attacks by the rebels on President Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Gu…
The Chinese Government is gravely concerned over the unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo on 17 February 2008. As we speak, the whole international community is closely watching the reaction of the United Nations. China supports the proposal by Serbia and Russia to convene an emergency m…
The Chinese delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The issue of climate change remains a serious challenge in today’s world. It affects not only the development of the global economy and prosperity, b…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank you, Sir, for making a special trip to New York to preside over this meeting. China welcomes the presence of Mr. Bernard Kouchner, Minister for Foreign Affairs of France; Mr. Charles Michel, Minister for Development Cooperation of Belgium; and Mr. Vittorio Crax…
China would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno and Special Envoy Eliasson for their briefings on the deployment of the peacekeeping Operation in Darfur and the latest developments in the political process.
Last July, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1769 (2007), which…
The Chinese delegation thanks Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing.
On 22 January, the Security Council held an emergency meeting on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. All of the relevant parties expressed their deep concern. But over the past week, the situation did not change fundamental…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the convening of this emergency meeting of the Security Council at the request of the League of Arab States. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his briefing.
We regret to see that, just as Palestine and Israel are beginning to negotiate on t…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Iraq, for his briefing. We also welcome the briefing provided by Ambassador Khalilzad on behalf of the Multinational Force (MNF).
Thanks to the joint efforts of the Iraqi Government a…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ould Abdallah, for his briefing. We would also like to welcome the statement made by the representative of Somalia.
China has always believed that the key to the settlement of the current crisis in Somal…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the South African mission for its briefing.
China supports the report of the Security Council mission. In my capacity as representative of China, I participated in the mission myself and personally observed the situation in Timor-Leste after it had experienced…
At the outset, I wish to express our sympathy, concern and condolences to the victims of the bombings in Algeria.
Today, representatives of various countries are gathered here to review the progress over the past five years in fulfilling the goals set out in the outcome document of the special sess…
At the outset, I wish to thank President Pocar, Prosecutor Del Ponte, President Byron and Prosecutor Jallow for their briefings on the work of the two Tribunals.
We note the ongoing progress made in the work of the two Tribunals, including their continued improvement of procedures to achieve high e…
The delegation of China associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Pakistan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
It is the common aspiration of the international community to achieve balanced, coordinated and sustainable development around the globe. Since the 1990s, a se…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Holmes for his briefing on several areas of Africa: Ethiopia, Somalia and the Sudan.
At the moment, the humanitarian situations in some parts of Africa have aroused widespread concern in the international community. China is deeply…
The Chinese delegation would like to congratulate you, Sir, on Italy’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the current month. You and your team can count on our full support. We also wish to thank the Permanent Representative of Indonesia for his important work as President last…
Once again, the Middle East is standing at a critical crossroads, where a rare window of opportunity has opened up. At the just concluded Annapolis Conference, President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared a Joint Understanding in which both leaders expressed their determination to…
The Chinese delegation welcomes Mr. Nqakula’s visit to Headquarters. We would also like to thank him for his briefing.
China notes that in recent years, under President Mbeki, the Government of South Africa has held high the banner of African recovery, calling for the unity and strengthening of the…
