I wish first of all to thank High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling for his briefing. We commend him for the efforts he has made to advance the political process in Bosnia and Herzegovina since he took up his post. My thanks go also to His Excellency Mr. Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Counc…
I wish to thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting.
The Chinese delegation would like to thank the Permanent Representative of Belgium, Ambassador Johan Verbeke, for his leading role as head of the mission and in drafting the mission’s report. China endorses the information and recommendations co…
The Chinese delegation thanks Under-Secretary- General Pascoe for his briefing.
Recently there have been signs that tension is easing in the Middle East situation, and this could give rise to new opportunities. The League of Arab States has held a summit meeting, at which it decided to relaunch the…
China supports the statement made by the representative of Pakistan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. I wish to thank the Secretary-General for presenting his views on the report of the High-level Panel (A/61/583), as that has enabled us to promptly start a discussion of relevant issues. China…
Climate change is a major long-standing challenge confronting the world today. The international community is fully aware that climate change will affect national economic and social development and that it poses a threat to the sustainable development of human society. The importance of finding sol…
At the outset, I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Holmes for his briefing.
China is deeply concerned about the humanitarian crises that continue to inflict some African countries. China believes that the humanitarian crises in Africa have different root causes and complex backgrounds. They inc…
First of all, Madam President, I would like to welcome you to New York and to thank you for personally presiding over today’s public debate. The selection of the topic of the relationship between the United Nations and regional organizations, in particular the African Union, in the maintenance of in…
China has consistently supported the safeguarding of the international nuclear non-proliferation mechanism and opposed the proliferation of nuclear weapons. We do not wish to see fresh turbulence in the Middle East. We are in favour of a peaceful solution to the issue of Iran’s nuclear programme thr…
Mr. President, the Chinese delegation would like to thank you for convening this meeting. The Chinese delegation would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Koenigs, and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Mr. Costa, for their brie…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the participation of Mr. Mahdi, Vice-President of Iraq, and his statement.
The Chinese delegation thanks Mr. Qazi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, and the representative of the United States for their presentations.
We have carefully read t…
I would like first of all to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ibrahima Fall, for his briefing. We would like to express our gratitude to him for his tireless efforts over the past few years to assist the Great Lakes region. I would also like to express my best wishes to…
First of all, the Chinese delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate.
The Chinese delegation believes that preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems is a real and pressing task facing the international communi…
I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on Slovakia’s presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish to commend Slovakia for its initiative to hold this open debate. I am pleased to see you personally presiding over the meeting.
Security sector reform has become an important part of Unit…
It was three years ago, under the Chinese presidency, that the Security Council authorized the immediate deployment of the Multinational Interim Force in Haiti, which was followed by the establishment of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Over the past three years, with th…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank Mr. De Soto for his detailed briefing.
The question of the Middle East has been a difficult issue for the international community for the past 50 years or so. It is therefore extremely necessary and timely, at the beginning of a new year, for the Council t…
I would like, first of all, to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting. The Chinese delegation welcomes the presence of the Prime Minister of Timor- Leste, His Excellency Mr. Ramos-Horta. We would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Atul Kha…
The Chinese delegation thanks the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting.
Recently, the strengthening of the Peacebuilding Commission has become a general concern of all States in the context of the outcome of the 2005 World Summit. The Commission is the repository of the high…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting. We would also like to thank the representatives of the relevant bodies of the United Nations system, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, for their participation in today’s debate.
The Peacebuildi…
China is firmly opposed to the adoption by the Security Council of the draft resolution on Myanmar. China engaged in extensive discussions and consultations
with all Council members, especially the sponsor, in an effort to prevent a vote on it. Regrettably, our suggestions and goodwill failed to pr…
First of all, I should like to thank the representative of Germany and Mr. Solana for their respective briefings. I wish also to thank Mr. Guéhenno and Mr. Gambari for their briefings.
China wishes to congratulate the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the successful holding of the elections ther…
