Thanks to the concerted efforts of the Palestinian and Israeli sides, as well as the extensive support of the international community, marked progress has been made in the Middle East peace process since the Madrid Conference. Last October, Palestine and Israel reached an agreement on the second pha…
The United Nations peacekeeping operation in Haiti has been going on for more than five years. In this
China has always supported the United Nations efforts to provide necessary assistance to the people of Haiti and has always been in favour of the relevant resolutions. We still believe that the Un…
Because of the reference made by the Viet Namese delegation this afternoon to the Chinese territory of the Xisha and Nansha Islands, I must speak again in exercise of the right of reply to express my views on this issue and to set the record straight.
First, the Xisha and Nansha Islands have been a…
At the outset, please allow me to extend my congratulations on the convening of the eighth Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and of the fourth session of the International Seabed Authority. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the preside…
First of all, Mr. President, allow me to extend, on behalf of the Chinese delegation, our congratulations to you on your assumption of the chairmanship of the Open-ended Working Group on Security Council reform. I would also like to express our gratitude to Ambassador Breitenstein of Finland and Amb…
The Chinese Government has always paid much attention to humanitarian concerns in connection with the question of landmines and is very concerned at the indiscriminate maiming and killing of innocent civilians by landmines. We therefore appreciate the work of the Secretary-General. The United Nation…
In principle, the Chinese delegation supports the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. At the same time, our reservation, expressed at the time the Council adopted resolution 827 (1993), remains unchanged.
The Council established the Tribunal on the Former Yugoslav…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of
Over the past year or so, under the leadership of Mr. Vieira de Mello, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee and the Executive Committee on …
Since the end of the cold war, the General Assembly and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have engaged in useful discussions on the relationship between peace and war and between peace and culture, and have advanced the important concept of a transition fr…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank the High Commissioner for Refugees for her briefing. We appreciate her contributions to the question of refugees.
The question of refugees has always been a salient problem in conflict areas and an important element in the settlement of conflicts. The High…
The delegation of China would like to express its appreciation to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the great deal of work it has done in the past year to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to safeguard, monitor and prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
The deleg…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on cooperation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee (AALCC). We shall soon be hearing a statement by Mr. Tang Chengyuan, Secretary- General of the AALCC. We are very pleased to note the…
China welcomes the positive developments on the question of Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. We understand the agreements on the question of Kosovo reached between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the parties concerned and evaluate positively the efforts made by the Government of the Fe…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the President of the Security Council, the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Ambassador Greenstock, for submitting this annual report to the General Assembly. The report has duly reflected the Council’s work in the year from mid-1997 to mid-1998.
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The General Assembly has repeatedly adopted resolutions calling upon all countries to cease to implement laws that are contrary to the principles contained in the Charter and the basic norms of international relations or detrimental to the legitimate economic interests of third countries. It is regr…
First of all, on behalf of the Chinese delegation, please allow me to extend our thanks to Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the comprehensive report on Africa that he has submitted to the General Assembly and the Security Council. The report has played an important role in focusing the attention of …
At the outset, allow me to convey the Chinese delegation’s gratitude to the Secretary-General for the annual report he has prepared on the work of the Organization. The Chinese delegation has read the report from cover to cover. I take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for the untiring…
First of all, I wish to thank the Deputy Secretary-General for her important introduction.
In late May last year the Security Council conducted an open debate on the protection of humanitarian assistance and subsequently issued a presidential statement requesting that the countries concerned, espec…
Since the first ministerial meeting of the Security Council on Africa was held in September of last year, the international community, including the United Nations, has shown greater interest in and attached greater importance to Africa. This is a new and gratifying development that should be recogn…
I wish to congratulate Mr. Opertti on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its current session. I believe that his wisdom and experience will enable him to accomplish his important mission with distinction.
I would also like to express my appreciation for the contribution mad…
