I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for your generous appraisal of my work in the Security Council. Indeed, today will be the last time that I will speak in this Chamber as the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations.
I wish to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to…
I too would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the occasion of your national day.
China supports the establishment of an independent, impartial, effective and universal International Criminal Court (ICC). The Chinese Government actively participated in the whole process leading to the esta…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank Mr. Annabi for his briefing on the latest developments in Kosovo.
Four years ago the Security Council adopted resolution 1244 (1999), laying the basis for a comprehensive settlement of the Kosovo question. Accordingly, the Provisional Institutions of Kosov…
We welcome the presence of the Secretary-General at today’s meeting.
China has always supported and attached great importance to the role of the United Nations on the issue of Iraq and, even more, in the area of post-
conflict reconstruction. Such involvement will not only contribute to long-term …
At the outset, I should like to thank Pakistan for its initiative to hold this open meeting. I should also like to welcome Foreign Minister Kasuri and to thank him for presiding over this meeting.
I also thank Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the other guests for their statements.
The pacific sett…
We welcome the Prime Minister of Spain, His Excellency Mr. José María Aznar, to the Security Council and thank him for his insightful statement.
Terrorism is a threat to all humankind. We should combat it resolutely whenever, wherever and for whatever motive it occurs. Since its inception, the Coun…
At the outset, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting. I welcome the participation of the Secretary-General and of the Presidents of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council in today’s discussion, and I thank them for their important statements.
Post-…
I should like at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for his report, as well as Ambassador Sharma, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing.
The general situation in East Timor is encouraging. Under the leadership of the Government of Timor-Leste, and with the act…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the Secretary- General for his report as well as Assistant Secretary- General Annabi for his additional briefing.
Since the beginning of this year, some progress has been made in the overall situation in Kosovo. The Provisional Institutions are now relatively …
The Chinese delegation thanks you, Sir, for presiding over today’s meeting. We also welcome Secretary- General Annan and the participation of representatives of regional organizations, including the African Union, in this meeting.
According to the relevant provisions of the United Nations Charter, …
In the view of the Chinese delegation, the Kimberley Process is closely related to the discussions on African conflicts that have taken place in the United Nations, including in the Security Council. The Process has also been endorsed by the relevant General Assembly and Security Council resolutions…
I listened very attentively to the detailed and informative briefing of Mr. Morris. It has been very helpful in providing us with a better understanding of the food situation in Africa. However, it must be acknowledged that the picture he presented to us, in which 40 million people lack food and fac…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mexico on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. The Chinese delegation will fully support the presidency in its work. We are fully confident that under your leadership, Mr. President, the Security Council will dea…
I wish at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for his report and Assistant Secretary-General Türk for his briefing.
Since our consideration of this item last November, the Security Council, on the basis of progress achieved in the peace process in Bougainville, finally reached agreement on ex…
First of all, I wish to thank Mr. Blix for his statement. I also wish to thank him and the representative of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the work programme submitted today.
The United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the IAEA strived to …
Before I begin my formal statement, I wish to convey our condolences to the Republic of Korea for the loss of five of its peacekeepers and to the bereaved families.
The Chinese delegation thanks the Secretary- General for his special report and Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno for his briefing.
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First, I wish to congratulate Guinea on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I also wish to congratulate the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany on his outstanding work during Germany’s presidency last month. I also wish to thank Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei for their br…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having expressed sympathy to China in connection with the earthquake that caused material and human losses. I will convey to the Government of China the sympathy expressed by the President and other speakers.
I would also like to thank Mr.…
Allow me at the outset to join previous speakers in expressing my deep condolences to the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan over the tragedy that has struck them.
China listened carefully to the statements made by this morning’s three briefers. They were extremely detailed and very helpful to…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei for reporting to the Security Council on their inspection work in Iraq. Last November, this Council adopted resolution 1441 (2002) by consensus, reiterating the firm determination of the international community to verify and destroy weapons of mass…
