I thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over today’s debate. I thank Assistant Secretary-General Spehar, Secretary-General Zhang Ming, Secretary-General Tasmagambetov and Secretary-General Sergey Lebedev for their respective briefings. I welcome the presence of the representatives of Belarus, Kaza…
China welcomes the Council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2744 (2024) and thanks Malta and the United States for their efforts as co-penholders.
Since its establishment in 2006, the Council’s focal point for sanctions delisting has played a communication and liaison role regarding delisting pet…
I thank Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for presiding over today’s meeting and Chef de Cabinet Rattray for delivering the statement on behalf of Secretary- General Guterres.
Since its outbreak more than nine months ago, the Gaza conflict has caused more than 38,000 civilian deaths, resulting in an u…
China appreciates the Russian initiative to convene this open debate. I welcome Foreign Minister Lavrov to the Council to preside over today’s meeting.
Building a more just, democratic and sustainable world order is humankind’s shared pursuit. In 1945, in order to save succeeding generations from t…
While Haiti has seen some improvements in its security situation and certain political processes, the country’s multidimensional crisis has yet to be effectively addressed and its people still suffer severe hardship. Resolution 2743 (2024), adopted unanimously just now, signals continued internation…
I thank Special Representative Simão for his briefing.
Over the recent period, countries in West Africa and the Sahel have made efforts to maintain peace and deepen cooperation and have achieved positive results. However, they have had to face multiple challenges while doing so, including a serious…
China abstained in the voting on resolution 78/316, entitled “Safety and security of nuclear facilities of Ukraine, including the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant” on the basis of China’s consistent position on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis, our independent judgment of the merits of…
I welcome Colombian President Petro Urrego and Mr. Tovar, representative of the Comunes party, and I thank Special Representative Ruiz Massieu for his briefing.
Eight years ago, with the signing of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace, Colombia emerged…
I thank Acting Under-Secretary-General Msuya for her briefing, and I listened carefully to Mr. Zhovnir’s statement.
Since the full escalation of the crisis in Ukraine in February 2022, the ongoing conflict has led to a large number of innocent civilian casualties and has damaged and destroyed a gre…
I thank Special Representative Bintou Keita for her briefing. I welcome the presence of the Permanent Representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.
Last month, the new Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was inaugurated smoothly, unveiling a new chapter in the c…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General María Isabel Salvador for her briefing.
I welcome the Prime Minister of Haiti, the Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic and the representatives of Canada and Saint Kitts and Nevis among us.
In recent months, the situation in Haiti has s…
I congratulate Russia on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. The Chinese delegation will fully support you and your colleagues, Mr. President, in your work. I also commend the Republic of Korea for completing its presidency of the Council last month.
I thank Sen…
The Chinese delegation would like to exercise its right of reply in response to the statement made by the United States representative.
In his statement, the United States representative read out a list criticizing many countries and regions. Pretending that the United States cares about a specific…
On behalf of Algeria, Brazil, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, Zambia and my own country, China, it is my …
First, with regard to the issue of the Korean Peninsula, I would like to emphasize again that China has been promoting dialogue and has been making positive efforts to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, but China’s efforts also require the cooperation of all parties concerned, esp…
I would like to respond briefly to the statement just made by the United States representative. As I mentioned in my earlier statement, China has always taken a prudent and responsible approach to the issue of the Korean Peninsula. China’s role and efforts in that regard are evident to the internati…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu for her briefing and have listened to the introduction by Mr. Jonah Leff. I welcome the Permanent Representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to this meeting today.
China and the Korean Peninsula are linked by rivers and mountains and their …
I thank Special Representative Rugwabiza for her briefing and welcome Her Excellency Ms. Sylvie Valérie Baipo Temon, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic, to this meeting today.
Recently, the peace process in the Central African Republic has been making continuous progress, …
The Chinese delegation abstained in the voting on the resolution just adopted (resolution 2739 (2024)). I would like to explain China’s voting position.
First, the Red Sea is an important transport corridor of goods and energy products. Since the end of last year, the Houthis have repeatedly attack…
I thank Special Representative Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban, former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the civil society representative for their briefings.
Twenty-five years ago, the Security Council adopted historic resolution 1261 (1999), establishing importa…
