China’s position on the Ukraine issue is consistent and clear. President Xi Jinping put forward four points on what must be done, four things the international community must do together and three observations in that regard. They have become the fundamental guidelines for China to deal with the Ukr…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom, Director Wosornu and Ms. Juan for their briefings and welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of South Sudan in today’s meeting.
In the light of the report of the Secretary- General (S/2023/657), I would like to highl…
China welcomes the adoption of resolution 2697 (2023), on the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for
Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD), which was established on the basis of resolution 2379 (2017). As th…
At the outset, Mr. President, I welcome you as you preside over today’s meeting. I would also like to thank Executive
Director McCain, Mr. Cohen and Mr. Miebach for their briefings just now.
The humanitarian cause, as a common endeavour of all humankind, can build the greatest consensus across dif…
I thank the representative of Ghana for his report as Chair of
the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005), concerning the Sudan, and I listened carefully to all of the briefers today, including Ambassador Agyeman in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Co…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu and Mr. Szamuely for their briefings.
As the crisis in Ukraine drags on, the international community hopes for a ceasefire as soon as possible. A number of countries have put forward peace initiatives, but weapons are still flowing onto the battlefield in incre…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing.
China’s position on the question of Ukraine has been consistent and clear. We have always believed that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries should be safeguarded, that the purposes and principles of the Charter of th…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing and congratulate him on his recent successful visit to China.
United Nations peacekeeping operations are an important means of maintaining international peace and security. As we speak, nearly 90,000 peacekeepers are united under the banner o…
First, I would like to congratulate Albania on its presidency of the Security Council. I also thank the United States for serving as President of the Council in August. With regard to the agenda item for today, I would like to thank Ambassador Hoxha for his briefing.
Since 2010, the Security Counci…
China is exercising its right of reply with respect to the statement made by the United States. China is a founding member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and we were very happy to be co-sponsor resolution 77/338. We would like to thank Kazakhstan for its work, as coordinator, to pro…
As the resolution (resolution 2695 (2023)) put to the vote failed to fully address the concerns of the State concerned and of members of the Security Council, the Council was unable to unanimously adopt an extension of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). China expres…
I wish to emphasize that China voted to abstain in the voting on the draft resolution submitted by the Russian Federation (S/2023/639) only for technical reasons, because we have not received instruction from our capital.
I must underscore that China certainly understands and supports some of the c…
China’s position on the issue of Security Council sanctions has been consistent and clear. China continues to believe that sanctions are a means to an end, not an end in and of themselves. Sanctions imposed by the Security Council should not be indefinite but should be reviewed periodically and adju…
We note that, at the current stage, some Member States are still making diplomatic efforts. We hope that we can give those efforts a chance. The purpose of the Security Council is to resolve problems; and the purpose of adopting draft resolutions is to resolve them. We should not impose voting, as t…
The complete prohibition and comprehensive destruction of nuclear weapons and the ultimate establishment of a world free of nuclear weapons are the shared aspirations of all countries, including China. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which was concluded after years of negotiations,…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Wane for his briefing. I also listened carefully to the statement by the representative of the non-governmental organization. We welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Mali in today’s meeting.
As pointed out by Special Re…
I know we have other items on our agenda, and so I do not want to take up too much of my colleagues’ time. However, I would like to respond very briefly to the statement by Japan.
In his statement, the Japanese representative cited — as has the Japanese Government in its recent position statements …
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is an important
intergovernmental regional organization that has long played an important role in promoting the sustainable development of the island countries addressing climate change and maintaining regional peace and stability. China and the Pacific island countr…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov and Executive Director Gherman for their briefings, and I commend the Office of Counter-Terrorism and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate for their contribution to the global fight against terrorism. I also listened attentively to the statem…
