Since its implementation, the temporary oil-for-food programme has played a considerable role in easing the humanitarian difficulties in Iraq. Meanwhile, it is undeniable that the programme also has shortcomings and should continue to be supplemented or adjusted in a timely fashion in the light of p…
According to the stipulations of the United Nations Charter, the Security Council shoulders the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. It is the major institution that the international community relies on for settling conflicts and crises and realizing peace. Now w…
The new millennium is dawning. At this juncture, when the world is drawing up plans for the new era, we are all the more concerned over the future and the destiny of the Palestinian people, who have long been deprived of a home. But we are heartened to see that, thanks to concerted efforts by variou…
The Vietnamese delegation, in its exercise of the right of reply, made a reference to the Xisha and Nansha islands, on Chinese territory. The Chinese Government has made its position known on many occasions. Sovereign rights over the Xisha and Nansha islands are based on historical fact, and those r…
First of all, please allow me to express our satisfaction at the convening of the ninth Meeting of States parties to the Convention on the Law of the Sea and the fifth session of the International Seabed Authority. I also wish to take this opportunity to thank the Chairmen and the members of the Bur…
In the year soon coming to an end, there has been a considerable increase in the frequency, as well as in the magnitude, of natural disasters that have hit various parts of the world. In addition to some emergencies that have evolved into long- standing problems, there have been eruptions of one new…
China will vote in favour of the draft resolution, because we have always believed that the implementation of the oil-for-food programme is conducive to improving the humanitarian situation in Iraq and to easing the unjustifiable sufferings of the Iraqi civilians living under sanctions. We have alwa…
China understands the humanitarian concerns of the international community concerning the indiscriminate killing and maiming of innocent civilians by landmines, and supports the humanitarian efforts in this regard. The Chinese Government attaches great importance to the question of the indiscriminat…
The Chinese delegation voted in favour of draft resolution A/54/L.21/Rev.1. I should like to explain my delegation's position.
China appreciates the role and the efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons and in promoting the peaceful…
The Chinese delegation would first of all like to thank you, Mr. President, for arranging this timely open meeting so that the Security Council can discuss the situation in Burundi and hear the views of the membership at large.
We would also like to thank Assistant Secretary- General Fall for his c…
First of all, I should like to thank Ms. Carla Del Ponte, Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, for her briefing today.
We have taken note of the achievements registered by the two Tribunals over the past year. We a…
Today, we are at a historic juncture. The Security Council is about to authorize the establishment of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), fully demonstrating United Nations commitment to the people of East Timor.
China, Indonesia and East Timor are all in the same…
First of all, I wish to thank Mr. Otunnu for his very detailed briefing.
Since the signing, last 7 July, of the Lomé Peace Agreement by the Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front, the situation in Sierra Leone has, on balance, remained calm and the ceasefire agreement has bee…
Since the Security Council adopted resolution 1159 (1998) last year, which authorized the establishment of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA), the situation in the Central African Republic has remained peaceful and stable. National reconciliation has achieved positi…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the President of the Security Council for introducing to the General Assembly the annual report of the Security Council for the period 1998-1999. The report comprehensively and honestly reflects the work of the Security Council in the last year of this millenni…
First of all, we would like to thank the delegation of the Russian Federation for preparing the draft resolution before us. In recent years, international terrorist activities have become increasingly rampant, taking a heavy toll on the life and property of innocent civilians and posing a grave thre…
At the outset, please allow me to thank the Secretary-General for his annual report on the work of the Organization. The report has given us an overview of the various aspects of the work of the United Nations and summarized from one perspective the events and changes that have taken place
In recen…
The Chinese delegation supports the statement made by the
In 1992, at its forty-seventh session, the General Assembly adopted a resolution designating the year 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons. This was indicative of the fact that the problem of population ageing has become a major g…
Please allow me to warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. I am confident that with your wisdom and experience, you will be able to accomplish your lofty mission successfully. At the same time, I would like to express my appreciatio…
To begin, please allow me, on behalf of the Chinese delegation, to welcome President Chiluba and thank him for his briefing on the situation in Africa. We express our appreciation for the proposal made by Gabon and for this open meeting, which has been arranged by the Council President.
China has a…
