The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the President of the Economic and Social Council, Ambassador Butler of Australia, for his statement summing up the informal consultations conducted on agenda item 37; we express our appreciation to the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Peter…
We have all looked forward to the report of the Secretary-General on an Agenda for Development and the recommendations related to it. We are very glad to see it before us today. The Chinese delegation is now carefully studying the questions and recommendations in the report. Here, we wish to share w…
The Chinese delegation is deeply concerned and disturbed at the recent aggravation of the conflict in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially the bombing and shelling of the Bihac safe area, which has resulted in civilian casualties and endangered the safety of UNPROFOR personnel.
We urg…
The Cairo International Conference on Population and Development is a conference of great historical significance following the Conference on Environment and Development. The close linkage of the question of population with environment and development at the Conference has reflected a deeper underst…
The resolution which has been just adopted unanimously by the Security Council is of historical significance. It not only announces to the world the termination of Palau’s status as a Trust Territory and the birth of an independent Palau, but also marks the fulfilment of the historical task entruste…
China has followed closely the development of the situation in Rwanda and sympathizes deeply with the people of Rwanda in their suffering. We are strongly opposed to and condemn all crimes in violation of international humanitarian law, including acts of genocide. China is in favour of bringing to j…
The Chinese delegation wishes to express its deep sympathy and condolences to the people and the Government of Egypt on the losses suffered as a result of the floods in that country. We hope that, through the activities of the Egyptian Government and with the support of the international community, …
At the outset, I wish to join my colleagues in the Council in congratulating you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I am confident that, with your remarkable and rich diplomatic experience, you will surely provide excellent guidance to the work of t…
It is stipulated explicitly in the Charter of the United Nations that the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security resides in the Security Council. This not only shows the solemn rights given by the entire membership to the Security Council, but also demonstrate…
With the assistance of the international community, the two Angolan parties have finally made a breakthrough after nearly a year of arduous negotiations. The Lusaka peace talks will soon be brought to a successful conclusion and an agreement will soon be initialled. The peace process for Angola is t…
In its resolutions 47/19 and 48/16, the General Assembly reiterated such principles as equality of national sovereignty, non-intervention and non-interference in the internal affairs of another country, and called on all countries to fulfil their obligations under the United Nations Charter and to a…
First I should like to extend my thanks to Ambassador Chusei Yamada for his introduction of the draft resolution on the item “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee”. I also look forward to hearing the statement of the Secretary-General of the Asian…
I make this statement on behalf of the Deputy Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China.
In June this year, the international community adopted the Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa. T…
The United Nations is a big international family composed of 184 Member States. It is therefore not only appropriate but also very important for this big family to devote these meetings of the General Assembly to a commemoration of the International Year of the Family. This in itself shows that the …
First, allow me warmly to welcome the presence among us of their Excellencies, Mr. Tariq Aziz, the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, and Mr. Kozyrev, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
We are pleased to note that, thanks to the peace effort of the international community, the …
The Chinese delegation has listened attentively to the statement made by Mr. Hans Blix, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and has taken note of the Agency’s annual report.
In the past year the IAEA has done useful work and achieved some success in promoting internat…
At the outset I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council this month. I believe that under your outstanding and skilful leadership, the Council will be successful in its work this month.
I would also like to thank Ambassador Yáñez- Barnuevo, who, as Pr…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the continued
China is in favour of Security Council reform. In our view, necessary reform of the Security Council must be carried out because of the need to adapt the Council to the changed world situation and to meet the grave challenges before us. The Chinese dele…
The Chinese delegation has been following closely the developments in Haiti and is deeply sympathetic with the Haitian people for the sufferings inflicted upon them by the economic sanctions.
Security Council resolution 944 (1994), just adopted, is aimed at comprehensively lifting the sanctions aga…
At the outset, I should like warmly to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the current session of the General Assembly. I am convinced that given your outstanding talent and consummate experience, you will fulfil this lofty mission with distinction. At the same time, I shoul…
