Like previous speakers, I welcome Mr. Bernardo de Miranda, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Angola, as he discusses with us the question of peace in Angola. His presentation has brought the Council first-hand information on the situation in that country. I would also like to thank the Secretary-Gener…
At the outset, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his statement and his Special Representative, Mr. Brahimi, for his briefing. We endorse the Secretary-General’s analysis of the situation in Afghanistan and the views contained in his statement. We believe that Mr. Brahimi’s opinions and recom…
First of all, on behalf of the Chinese delegation, I would like to express my deepest sympathies to the relatives and families of those who died as the result of the crash that occurred this morning.
Since 11 September, counter-terrorism has become the focus of concern of the international communit…
Mr. President, first of all, please allow me to warmly congratulate you on your election as President of the fifty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly. I am confident that under your able guidance and with the close cooperation of all delegates, this session will be crowned with suc…
This year is the United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations. At the outset, I would like to thank the Islamic Republic of Iran for its initiative to discuss this issue at the United Nations. For its contribution, which is very useful to the deliberations on this item, my thanks also go to t…
I wish to thank the Chairman of the Liberian sanctions Committee, Ambassador Mahbubani, for his introduction of the two reports of the Committee as well as the discussion in the Committee. I would also like to thank Mr. Tsui, representative of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs …
At the outset, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and informative report under the item entitled “Towards global partnerships”. The report has given us full and objective information on the cooperation between the United Nations and the relevant partners. We also appreciate …
First of all, Sir, I should like to welcome you and to express our satisfaction at seeing you preside over our meeting. We would like also to welcome the representatives of East Timor, the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme and to thank them for their statements. We also thank M…
First of all, please allow me to thank Mr. Harri Holkeri, President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session and former Chairman of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters related t…
At the outset, I wish on behalf of the Chinese delegation to express our sincere thanks to Judge Gilbert Guillaume, President of the International Court of Justice, for his concise and excellent report on the work of the Court (A/56/4).
The International Court of Justice is not only one of the prin…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his ninth report on the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). We welcome his presence and that of his Special Representative, Mr. Namanga Ngongi, whom we thank for his briefing. In addition, we warmly wel…
The Chinese delegation would like to welcome Mr. Galaydh, Prime Minister of the Transitional National Government (TNG) of Somalia, for his participation in the meeting. We thank him for his important presentation. We attach importance to his views and proposals, to which we will give serious conside…
First of all, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Haekkerup, for his comprehensive briefing. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his detailed report.
The Chinese position on the Kosovo question has been reiterated on many occasions. I do n…
The Chinese delegation was deeply shocked by and strongly condemns the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. The item on measures to eliminate international terrorism has been deliberated by the General Assembly for quite some years, but this year it has bec…
First of all, please allow me to extend my warmest congratulations to Mr. Han on his election to the presidency at this session of the General Assembly. My congratulations go also to the other members of the Bureau. I am confident that with the President’s wisdom and experience, as well as with the …
I should like at the outset to thank General Cissé and the representative of the World Bank, Robert Calderisi, for their briefings.
China is concerned about the serious political, economic, social and security situation in the Central African Republic. We are particularly worried about the stalemat…
The Chinese delegation thanks you, Sir, for presiding over today’s meeting.
The Chinese Government wishes to express its shock and dismay at the terrorist incident that took place in the United States. We convey our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the deceased and the injured. The Chinese Gov…
We are deeply shocked by and strongly condemn yesterday’s serious terrorist attacks against New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. China’s President Jiang Zemin and Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan have addressed messages to President Bush and Secretary of State Powell, expressing profound sympa…
We also welcome the presence of the Secretary-General at this very important meeting. We thank Under- Secretary-General Guéhenno for his important briefing, as do the other members of the Council, concerning the successful holding of elections for the Constituent Assembly. We wish to express our gra…
We welcome you, Sir, as you preside over today’s wrap-up discussion. The Chinese delegation appreciates the work of Ambassador Valdivieso and congratulates him on his successful presidency this month.
The Security Council considered a number of agenda items in accordance with a well-prepared plan a…
