I listened carefully to the briefing by Prosecutor Karim Khan and welcome the presence of Ambassador Elsonni, Permanent Representative of Libya, at this meeting.
China has taken positive note of the fact that in past few months all the Libyan parties have continued to advance the political process.…
I welcome the presence of Her Excellency Mrs. Željka Cvijanović, Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the representatives of Serbia, Croatia and the European Union (EU).
Since the general elections last October, the political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been gen…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee and Special Envoy Tetteh for their briefings. I welcome the Permanent Representatives of the Sudan and South Sudan to the meeting today.
The Sudan and South Sudan are parties to the issues related to Abyei. As such, a political solution in that connection c…
I thank High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing.
China’s position on chemical weapons-related issues is consistent and unequivocal. China firmly opposes the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere and under any circumstances and looks forward to a world without any chemical weapons…
I listened carefully to the briefing by His Excellency Mr. Osmani, Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Minister for Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia.
China has always supported cooperation between the Security Council and regional organizati…
At the outset, I congratulate Switzerland on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. I thank the Russian Federation for its work in the presidency of the Council last month. China welcomes today’s meeting presided over by Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis. I wish to thank High Comm…
I welcome the presence at today’s meeting of His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, and I listened carefully to Special Representative Ziadeh’s briefing and Ms. Gërvalla- Schwarz’s remarks.
China welcomes the two round…
China and Afghanistan are linked by mountains and waters, and China always respects Afghanistan’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as the independent choice of the Afghan people. China supports the Afghan interim Government in building a broad-based and inclusive politica…
I thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Director Lisa Doughten for their briefings.
The political process in Syria is still at a deadlock. Terrorists remain active inside Syria. Special Envoy Geir Pedersen continues to work, under very difficult circumstances, to reconvene the meetings of the small…
I wish to thank Special Representative Salvador for her briefing on the situation in Haiti and congratulate her on her new assignment. I also thank Executive Director Waly of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for her briefing and welcome the representatives of Haiti, the Dominican…
I am honoured to participate in this meeting as the representative of Mr. Qin Gang, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China.
I would like to begin by thanking Foreign Minister Lavrov for presiding over this meeting. I also thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing. I welcome the p…
During the past 12 years, the Syrian people have suffered tremendous harm as a result of illegal invasion, foreign occupation, terrorism and unilateral coercive measures. The international community should learn from those lessons and increase its efforts to promote a political settlement of the Syr…
First of all, I would like to thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing. I would also like to thank Ambassador Mohammad, Permanent Observer of the African Union (AU) to the United Nations, who spoke on behalf of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and Special Representative of t…
I am honoured to speak as the representative of Mr. Qin Gang, State Councilor and Minister for Foreign Affairs of China.
China thanks Russia as President of the Security Council for this month for its initiative to convene today’s open debate and welcomes Foreign Minister Lavrov’s presiding over th…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bathily and Ambassador Ishikane for their briefings, and I welcome Ambassador Elsonni, the Permanent Representative of Libya, to this meeting. In the light of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2023/248), I would like to emphasize the following …
I had not intended to make a second statement. But I would like to avail myself of this opportunity to make clear our position on cooperation between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS).
With regard to AUKUS nuclear submarine cooperation, the facts are on the table and cryst…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Ms. Mudawi for their briefings and welcome the representative of Yemen to this meeting.
Let me make three points today.
First, to date, the political process in Yemen has maintained positive momentum. The parties concerned have maintained communications on the r…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
Currently, tensions persist on the Korean peninsula, with confrontations escalating, which China finds deeply concerning. I heard some fellow members who spoke before me condemning other countries in harsh terms, as if the peninsula’s sit…
I would like to begin by welcoming Mr. Leyva Durán, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia. I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Massieu and the Permanent Representative of Croatia, Mr. Ivan Šimonović, in his capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their briefings…
At the outset, I thank Special Representative Wane for his briefing. I welcome Ambassador Issa Konfourou, Permanent Representative of Mali, to this meeting.
As Special Representative Wane said in his briefing, Mali is at a crucial stage in implementing the peace agreement, promoting the political t…
