At the outset I would like to thank President Meron, President Møse, Prosecutor Del Ponte and Prosecutor Jallow for their respective reports on the two Tribunals. We have noted that currently both Tribunals are actively taking measures to speed up the trials. China is satisfied in this regard.
The …
Mr. President, let me at the outset welcome the fact that you are personally presiding over today’s meeting. I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his report and Mr. Jessen-Petersen for his briefing, and to thank Mr. Covic for his introduction.
The situation in Kosovo is now at an import…
The Chinese delegation thanks the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark for coming here today to preside personally over this meeting and for delivering his statement.
China also thanks Deputy Secretary-General Fréchette and Mr. James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, for their respective …
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the Secretary- General for his end of mandate report on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) (S/2005/310). I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Hédi Annabi for his briefing.
In a few days, the Government and the peopl…
This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, and many countries are celebrating that historic victory against fascism in a number of ways. The General Assembly has declared this to be a time of remembrance and reconciliation. The Chinese delegation welcomes this speci…
On 21 March, Secretary-General Kofi Annan formally submitted to the General Assembly a comprehensive report that has attracted wide attention and commentary. The President has today launched a round of discussions on that report, marking the start of the substantive phase in the preparations for the…
The Chinese delegation abstained in the voting on the resolution. We have always closely followed the situation in the Darfur region of the Sudan and support efforts to reach an agreement on an early political
settlement of the question of Darfur through the negotiations held under the auspices of …
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened today’s meeting. We wish also to congratulate you and your delegation for the outstanding manner in which you have been presiding over the work of the Council this month.
African issues have consistently taken up a large…
The Chinese delegation abstained in the vote just taken because we have serious reservations about the resolution adopted this evening. A few days ago the Security Council adopted resolution 1590 (2005) authorizing the deployment of a peacekeeping operation in southern Sudan. That was a correct deci…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the Deputy Foreign Minister of South Africa, Mr. Pahad, upon his undertaking such a long journey to brief the Council on developments in the situation in Côte d’Ivoire. China highly appreciates the mediation efforts undertaken by President Mbeki on behalf of the Afric…
I would like to begin by thanking Lord Ashdown for his report (S/2005/156, annex, enclosure) and for his supplementary briefing. I also appreciate the efforts he has made in promoting the peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
We are pleased to note that, since the second half of last year, the B…
Like many other countries, China supports the Assembly’s efforts to negotiate an international convention against the reproductive cloning of human beings. However countries vary in their understanding of the moral, ethical and legal questions related to research on therapeutic cloning. The correct …
At the outset, please allow me to express my condolences to the Government and the people of Bangladesh with regard to the peacekeepers who were killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. My condolences go also to the families of the victims.
The Chinese delegation welcomes the presence at tod…
First, I would like to welcome you, Mr. Minister, and to thank you for coming to New York, despite a very busy schedule and the long distance, to preside personally over today’s very important meeting. I also thank the Secretary-General for his presence and for his statement to the Council.
I liste…
I should like at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for his report and to thank Mr. Jessen-Petersen for his briefing. I should also like to thank Mr. Cović for participating in this meeting and for his statement.
Mr. Jessen-Petersen has done a great deal of active work since he assumed his p…
I would first of all like to welcome the President, the Foreign Minister of Benin, a very friendly country, who has come here to personally preside over today’s open debate. The Chinese delegation would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the issue of children and armed confli…
At the outset, I wish to thank you, Sir, for arranging this meeting, which gives us the opportunity to exchange views on the issue of small arms and light weapons.
I also take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for his recent report to the Security Council and Under-Secretary-General A…
Since its inception, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has played an important role in maintaining stability in the region. We appreciate the efforts it has undertaken.
In keeping with the Secretary-General’s recommendation, and at the request of the Lebanese Government, we suppo…
At the outset, allow me to express once again, on behalf of the Chinese Government and people, our
deepest condolences to the families of the victims and the most sincere sympathy to those who lost loved ones in the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster on 26 December last.
Let me first thank you, Mr. Pre…
I should like to thank Ambassador Denisov, Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), for his briefing. For the past three months, under his leadership, the CTC has carried out effective work, which merits commendation by the Security Council.
During the transitional period of CTC reform, t…
