The World Summit for Social Development held in Copenhagen in March this year is an important conference of pioneering significance in the field of social development in the history of the United Nations. At the conference, leaders of all countries made solemn commitments on the eradication of pover…
The coming into effect of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea has attracted the close attention of the international community. The Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which was endorsed by the General Assembly l…
A significant breakthrough was recently achieved in the peace process in the region of the former Yugoslavia. The Government of Croatia and the local Serbian authorities signed a Basic Agreement. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia also init…
The late Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Yitzhak Rabin, made vigorous efforts and an important contribution to the promotion of the Middle East peace process. His assassination is a major loss for the cause of peace in the Middle East. I wish to take this opportunity to express once again, on behalf o…
The Chinese delegation believes that the annual report of the Security Council reflects in a fairly accurate manner the efforts made by the Council in the period from 1994 to 1995 in maintaining international peace and security. In the past year, there has been a growing trend towards the peaceful s…
The Chinese delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his reports submitted to the General Assembly at this session on the items entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance” and “Participati…
Yesterday the Croatian Government and the local Serbian authorities signed the Basic Agreement on the question of Eastern Slavonia. This is a gratifying step taken by the two parties concerned, through the mediation of the United Nations and the international community, in the comprehensive settleme…
General Assembly resolution 48/162 is an important resolution, aimed at strengthening the role of the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields. Two years have now passed since that resolution was adopted, but to what extent has it been implemented? Is there anything that needs to be…
The Chinese delegation welcomes continued consideration at the current session of the General Assembly of the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council, and has carefully studied the relevant report.
We have just concluded the Special Commemorati…
Please allow me at the outset to extend warm congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I am convinced that your talent and rich experience in foreign affairs will enable you to guide the Council’s work this month with success.…
In its resolutions 47/19, 48/16 and 49/9, the General Assembly reiterated such principles as equality of national sovereignty, non-intervention and non-interference in the internal affairs of another country, and the international freedoms of navigation and trade, and called on all countries to fulf…
The Chinese delegation abstained in the voting on draft resolution A/50/L.11, on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). China is of the view that the General Assembly’s draft resolution on the report of the IAEA should not include negative references to specific countries, for …
The Chinese delegation has listened attentively to the statement by Mr. Hans Blix, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and takes note of the report of the Agency. I wish to express, on behalf of the Chinese delegation, our appreciation for the Agency’s efforts last year…
It may be more appropriate for a young man than a grey-haired man like me to make this statement, but I also have reason to do so. First, I was once young. Second, I have always loved young people. I am deeply convinced of the irrefutable truth of what the late Chairman Mao Zedong said in those days…
Fifty years ago, people throughout the world who loved and yearned for peace celebrated in many languages their great victory in the anti-fascist war. Today when we are celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of that victory, we should not forget particularly the martyrs who gave their valuable lives f…
Mr. President, please allow me, first of all, to warmly congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the current session of the General Assembly. I am convinced that with your remarkable ability and rich experience, you will admirably fulfil this mission. I would also like to express my ap…
At the outset, I wish to congratulate you, Madam President, Foreign Minister of Italy, on your stewardship of this important meeting at the level of Ministers for Foreign Affairs.
It is of great significance for us on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations to…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the presence of the Secretary-General at our meeting.
There is a saying that every road leads to Rome. We hope that in the near future we will all meet in Rome and, together with Ambassador Mérimée, enjoy the hospitality of the Italian Government and the Italian peop…
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is an important factor for promoting peace and stability in the region. Its Government has been making unremitting efforts to urge the Bosnian Serbs to accept the peace plan. Just a few days ago, the Foreign Ministers of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Bosnia a…
The Foreign Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia signed an agreement of principles in Geneva today as a basis for negotiating an end to the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is a positive development for which the Chinese delegation expresses its…
