I wish first of all to thank you, Mr. President, for having arranged today’s meeting to consider the question of Bosnia and Herzegovina. My delegation also wishes to thank the High Representative, Mr. Petritsch, for his report and for his very interesting briefing.
On behalf of the Chinese delegati…
First of all, I would like to thank the Ukrainian delegation for scheduling this meeting. I would like to welcome the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Haekkerup, who is on his first visit to the Security Council. I would also like to thank him for his very interesting and ver…
The Chinese delegation warmly welcomes Foreign Minister Kerim among us to brief us on the situation along the Macedonian-Yugoslav border. We thank him for his detailed briefing.
Like all previous speakers, the Chinese delegation condemns the acts of violence provoked by the Albanian extremists. Chi…
The Chinese delegation welcomes Mr. Miranda, Minister for External Relations of Angola, who is present with us today. We would like to thank the Ambassador of Ireland for his introductory statement in his capacity as Chairman of the sanctions Committee. The Chinese delegation would also like to than…
At the outset, I should like to thank Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno for his comprehensive briefing.
The Chinese delegation remains concerned at the current situation in Kosovo. We condemn the acts of terrorism that have occurred recently in Mitrovica.
The Chinese delegation is of the view that…
The Chinese delegation is pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over today’s meeting. We also appreciate the Secretary-General’s presence and his important statement. The Chinese delegation welcomes President Kagame to the Council and his exchange of views with Council members on the situation in the G…
At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to thank you for proposing and convening this open debate on the topic of “Peace-building: towards a comprehensive approach”. I also wish to express my gratitude to you and to the delegation of Tunisia for having prepared a very informative and comprehensiv…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important meeting today.
We have noted that one of the priorities in the work of the Council this month is the question of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This morning, Ambassador Morjane gave us a very important bri…
First of all, I should like to thank the Panel of Experts concerning Sierra Leone for its report and Ambassador Chowdhury, the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1132 (1997), for introducing it.
The Chinese delegation has carefully studied the Panel’s repo…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report, and to thank Mr. Cheikh Tidiane Sy, Representative of the Secretary-General, for further updating us on the situation. We are also grateful to the representatives of the United Nations Development Programme and of the W…
At the outset, I wish to thank you, Sir, for convening this important meeting. I also commend the efforts of the Singapore delegation.
I thank Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his detailed briefing. The Chinese delegation believes that the situation in Kosovo remains very disturbing, as reflect…
In principle, China is not in favour of easily resorting to sanctions or of their repeated use. We have always maintained that sanctions should be adopted with great caution and prudence. Sanctions, as a tool available to the Security Council, are a double-edged sword, especially in cases where the…
At the outset we would like to thank the Secretary-General for
his report as well the briefing by the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Annabi. We welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Goran Svilanovic, and welcome his statement.
After local elections in Kosovo, the situatio…
Two months have elapsed since the most recent outbreak of conflict between Palestine and Israel, with casualties on both sides, but with heavy civilian injuries on the Palestinian side in particular. The Israeli blockade has subjected the large civilian population of Palestine to hardship in their d…
On the fifth anniversary of the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Council’s consideration of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is of special significance. In the past five years, with the assistance of the international community, and with the joint efforts of the three sides in Bo…
The Chinese delegation is very grateful to the Under- Secretary-General and to the Legal Counsel, Mr. Hans Corell, for his briefing just now, which has provided us with some very helpful information on United Nations activities in combating international terrorism.
Acts of terrorism represent an en…
The Chinese delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution, because while Iraq is still under comprehensive sanctions extending the oil-for-food programme is the only effective means to alleviate the humanitarian suffering of the Iraqi people.
It must be pointed out that in certain areas th…
The question of the Middle East has been one of the world’s longest-standing hot-spot issues. Despite some progress in the Middle East peace process, the peace negotiations between Palestine and Israel have experienced many twists and turns and millions of Palestinian refugees, who have suffered so …
China understands the international community’s humanitarian concerns about the indiscriminate use of landmines against innocent civilians, and we support international efforts in this regard. The Chinese Government attaches great importance to the issue of the indiscriminate use of landmines agains…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. McAskie of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for her presentation.
We are now in the third year since the outbreak of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has left millions of people displaced and homeless.…
