I wish at the outset to welcome Mr. Roed-Larsen, the Secretary-General’s Special Coordinator for the Middle
East Peace Process, to today’s open meeting. I also wish to thank him for his briefing on the latest developments in the Middle East.
Since the last open briefing of the Security Council, th…
Mr. President, at the outset, please allow me, on behalf of all members of the Asian Group, to express our appreciation and gratitude for your excellent guidance of the current session of the General Assembly.
The members of the Asian Group are gravely concerned about the situation in Iraq. We expr…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his briefing. The Chinese
delegation has been closely observing the development of the situation in Kosovo. We are deeply concerned about the frequent occurrence of incidents of terrorism and violence recently, which …
Like other colleagues, I too regret your impending departure from New York, Mr. President. We have always greatly respected your wisdom and leadership skills. We thank you for guiding the work of the Security Council during the month of August. When you arrive in Geneva, another centre of United Nat…
The nineteenth of August 2003 was for us a day of shock and sorrow. A violent terrorist attack struck the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, resulting in heavy casualties. The Chinese Government strongly condemns this heinous attack against United Nations personnel.
China’s President, Hu Jinta…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Covic of the Republic of Serbia to brief the Security Council on the situation in Kosovo. I listened attentively to his statement.
The Chinese delegation was deeply shocked by the shooting incident that occurred in the Pec region…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the resolution on Iraq just adopted by the Security Council. China has always attached great importance to the post-war reconstruction of Iraq. We have always maintained that the United Nations should play an active and effective role in the reconstruction process.
O…
I wish at the outset to thank Ambassador Sinclair, the representative of the Secretary-General, for his very comprehensive briefing. I also appreciate the briefing by the representative of Papua New Guinea.
On 29 July, Ambassador Sinclair submitted to the Government of Papua New Guinea a report ver…
At the outset, I should like to welcome the presence of the Secretary-General at our meeting today. I should also like to warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August. I am confident that, under your leadership, the Council will b…
The Chinese delegation has always believed that the authority of the Security Council stems from its unity. We are therefore pleased to note that, in the spirit of compromise and cooperation, and after numerous consultations, we have finally adopted the present resolution on Western Sahara. That onc…
Before making my statement, I would like to extend my congratulations to the new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sir Emyr Jones Parry, on his assumption of his post. We will be cooperating closely with him. I trust that the cooperative and friendly relations that we have h…
I wish first of all to comment on Ambassador Greenstock’s departure from the Council.
Ambassador Greenstock will be leaving us to take up his new responsibilities. He was involved in the drafting of resolution 1483 (2003) on Iraq — indeed the United Kingdom was a sponsor of that resolution. He ther…
I wish to thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting and for your briefing, in your capacity as the Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), on the work of the Committee.
Under your leadership, the work of the CTC over the past three months has made further progress. The CTC has con…
At the outset, I welcome you, Madam, and thank you for your personal presence in New York to preside over today’s important meeting.
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his recent report on Iraq and for the supplementary briefings which he and his Special Represe…
I would like first of all to thank Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno and former Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ngongi for their respective briefings.
The Security Council has held two public meetings this month on the question of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is clear …
First, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his briefing on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As usual, his briefing was very descriptive and clearly explained the situation on the ground. But I think the situation that he described today is different from …
I wish to congratulate your country, Madame, on presiding over the Security Council for this month. The Chinese delegation will fully support your work. I also wish to take this opportunity to express our thanks to the Russian delegation for presiding over the Council last month. I thank Ambassador …
As previous speakers have covered many of the points I had intended to cover, I shall refrain from repeating them and shall be brief.
At the outset, I should like to thank Mr. Oshima for his very detailed briefing. We wish to express our appreciation for what he has accomplished on behalf of the pr…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. David Stephen, and the Permanent Representative of South Africa, Ambassador Kumalo, for their briefings.
I listened very closely to the statement made by the representative of Guinea-Bissau. The report of the Se…
First of all, I would like to thank the Russian Mission for arranging this public meeting. I also wish to thank Mr. Guéhenno and Mr. Costa for their detailed briefings.
We are glad to note that with the support and assistance from the international community the Afghan Transitional Administration, …
