I wish at the outset to thank Mr. Annabi for his briefing. The Chinese delegation is pleased that, thanks to the energetic efforts of the facilitator, Sir Ketumile Masire, the preparatory meeting of the inter-Congolese dialogue was successfully held at Gaborone from 20 to 24 August and that it yield…
I wish at the outset to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Guéhenno, for his comprehensive briefing. We appreciate the recent efforts of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) to bring about the comprehensive implementation of Security Cou…
There has been escalation recently in the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. Recent suicide bombings inside Israel have resulted in heavy civilian casualties. The Israeli side, however, has resorted time and again to the excessive use of arms, closing the Orient House by force, which houses the office o…
At the outset, I wish to extend our warm welcome to you, Mr. President, for coming to New York and personally presiding over this open debate. I would also like to thank you for your kind words addressed to me as President during July.
Ambassador Camilo Reyes Rodríguez, representative of Colombia t…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank you, Sir, for presiding over this meeting to review the report of the Secretary-General on the prevention of armed conflict.
The prevention of armed conflict involves political, economic, social, disarmament and other factors. This makes it both very timel…
Given the lateness of the hour, I would like to associate myself with the statements and assessments on this month’s work given by other colleagues.
I wish to touch on one point regarding the Council’s working methods concerning the month of June. During the month of June, Ambassador Greenstock hel…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the Russian delegation for its initiative in calling for a public meeting of the Security Council to consider all aspects of the Iraq question. We also appreciate your timely scheduling of this meeting.
The Iraq question is one of the important international q…
At the outset, the Chinese delegation thanks the Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Guéhenno, for his analysis of the situation in Kosovo. The Chinese delegation wishes also to express appreciation to Ambassador Chowdhury for his introduction of the report of the Security Coun…
The Chinese delegation, Sir, welcomes your coming to New York to preside over this important open debate of the Security Council. I am also grateful to the Secretary-General for his report, as well as to Ms. Fréchette, the Deputy Secretary-General, for her statement.
The Secretary-General’s report …
The Chinese delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his report, and we thank Mr. Jacques Paul Klein for his detailed briefing.
In recent years, the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) has made progress in such areas as police reform and training and the judicial system. It…
The Chinese delegation welcomes and thanks Mr. Okitundu, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for his statement on the current situation in his country.
We would like also to thank the Secretary- General for his eighth report on the…
The Chinese delegation appreciates the work done by the Committee of Experts headed by Mr. Menkerios. China attaches great importance to the Committee’s report. We will carefully study the report and its specific proposals. We are very grateful to Ambassador Valdivieso for the presentation he just m…
First of all, the Chinese delegation would like to welcome the adoption of the Firearms Protocol today. China has consistently advocated the firm suppression of activities relating to the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms and ammunition, and has supported the strengthening of inte…
I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important meeting today. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report, and Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his detailed briefing. I also welcome among us Mr. Gusmão and Mr. Ramos- Horta, and thank them for their impor…
At the outset, we thank Mr. Guéhenno, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Ms. McAskie, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, and Mr. Fall, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for their briefings, all three of which were very important for the next stage in our effort …
At the outset, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report. I also want to express my appreciation to
Deputy Secretary-General Fréchette and Mrs. Robinson for their statements.
In some regions of the world there are still ongoing armed conflicts causing untold suffering to millions of civ…
Like other delegations, we wish to thank Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno for his briefing this morning.
The Chinese delegation is very pleased with the positive developments, in particular the establishment of the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ).
As Mr. Legwaila has said, the establishment of the …
At the outset I would like to thank the Under- Secretary-General, Mr. Guéhenno, for his very important, informative and comprehensive briefing.
While the situation in Kosovo remains unstable, we are pleased to note that the contact and dialogue between the United Nations Interim Administration Miss…
I regret that I was not personally able to hear the briefing given by Mr. Annabi. As usual, his briefing was highly informative.
Since the Council last considered a report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Transitional Administration Mission in East Timor (UNTAET), East Timor has achie…
To date, this new round of violent conflict between Palestine and Israel has lasted for more than half a year. It has caused casualties among civilians, especially among a large number of Palestinian civilians. It has complicated the Palestinian question. It poses a direct threat to the Middle East …
