Mr. President, the Chinese delegation would like to welcome Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is attending a formal meeting of the Council today for the first time in his capacity as Secretary-General of the United Nations, and we thank him for his brief statement made just now.
Over sixty years a…
Since the beginning of this year, Iran’s nuclear issue has attracted more and more attention in the world. Regrettably and disappointingly, Iran has yet to respond positively to the requirements of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Security Council and show flexibility on the sus…
The Chinese delegation thanks the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Fall, for his briefing. We would also like to thank the Executive Secretary of the Great Lakes Conference Secretariat, Ms. Mulamula, for her briefing.
China welcomes the successful conv…
At the outset, I should like to think President Pocar, Prosecutor Del Ponte, President Møse and Prosecutor Jallow for their reports on the work of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). China is satisfied with the pro…
I thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2006/906) and his Special Representative, Mr. Rücker, for his excellent briefing. I also welcome the presence of Ms. Raskovic-Ivic, President of the Coordination Centre of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija, and thank her for addressing the…
I would like to welcome you to the Council, Mr. Minister, to preside over today’s meeting. I also welcome the presence of Secretary-General Annan and thank him for the report (S/2006/956) he submitted to us yesterday.
As a cradle of human civilization, the Middle East is the birthplace of the Mesop…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Qazi, for his briefing. We would also like to thank Ambassador Wolcott Sanders of the United States delegation for her briefing.
We have carefully read the report of the Secretary-General, Kofi Annan…
Maintaining international peace and security is a solemn responsibility entrusted to the Security Council by States Members of the United Nations under the Charter. Over the past year, the Security Council has remained committed to addressing various regional and international hot spots and made vig…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the Security Council’s successful mission to Afghanistan. The report before us contains many important ideas and recommendations. We believe that it will be very helpful to the Council in addressing the issue of Afghanistan in its next phase.
I thank Ambassador Oshim…
I should like at the outset to thank Under-Secretary- General Egeland for his briefing. I would also like to thank him for the efforts that he has made over the past three years in the area of humanitarian assistance. We wish him every success. I also wish to commend United Nations agencies for thei…
During the debate held at this time last year on the situation in the Middle East, nearly all of the delegations present were filled with hope for peace in the Middle East and were looking forward to seeing a year of opportunities for the Middle East gradually materialize. However, as we meet here o…
At the outset, the Chinese delegation would like to thank you, Mr. Minister, for coming here to New York to preside over this meeting. We should like also to thank Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, and Ms. Ann M. Veneman, Execu…
At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary- General Egeland for his briefing. We believe that Mr. Egeland’s visit to northern Uganda and Darfur once again focused increased attention by the international community on the situation in the region. His briefing indicated that the humanitarian…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank Mr. Gambari, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his comprehensive briefing. We were shocked to learn this morning that Mr. Pierre Gemayel, Minister for Industry of Lebanon, was assassinated earlier today. We express deep regret in that conne…
The Chinese delegation supports the statement made by South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. In 2005, world leaders gathered in New York and jointly reaffirmed that development is a central goal, thus reflecting the common aspiration of the people of the world to achieve that goal. Wor…
The Chinese delegation would like to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the reports he has submitted in connection with the agenda item under consideration. I wish to make the following remarks under that item.
Over the past year there have been frequent occurrences of various ki…
The Chinese delegation is grateful to Assistant Secretary-General Angela Kane for her briefing.
The recent firing by Israeli tanks on the Gaza Strip has resulted in numerous civilian casualties, including many women and children. China is deeply
concerned and disturbed by this. We would like to ta…
At the outset, I would like to thank the High Representative, Mr. Schwarz-Schilling, for his briefing, and I highly commend him on the efforts he has made since assuming his duties in promoting the political process in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Like previous colleagues, we welcome and thank the Chairm…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the Secretary- General for the report (A/61/373) submitted under this agenda item. The report reviews the achievements of the International Year of Sport and Physical Education 2005, puts forward the United Nations Action Plan on sport for development and peace…
Civilization is a product of human progress and development. During its long history, humankind has created, nurtured and developed civilizations of all kinds. History has taught us that dialogue, exchanges and, indeed, convergence among various civilizations are a natural tendency and an intrinsic …
