China would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary- General Voronkov and Executive Director Coninsx for their briefings. We welcome the Secretary-General’s latest report on countering the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant to international
peace and security (S/2019/103). A…
First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, for his briefing. We welcome the presence here today of Mr. Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and we also listened carefully to Ms. Çitaku’s stateme…
I thank Equatorial Guinea for its initiative in convening this open debate under the rotating presidency of the Security Council for this month. I welcome His Excellency Mr. Oyono Esono Angue, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Equatorial Guinea, to New York and would like to thank him …
Today is the eve of the Chinese new year. First of all, I would like to convey my best new year greetings to you, Sir. At the same time, I wish peace and tranquillity to the people of the world.
I am speaking in my capacity as Special Representative of His Excellency President Xi Jinping of China. …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for his briefing. China attaches great importance to the humanitarian situation in Syria. We commend the United Nations and all other actors for their efforts to improve the humanitarian situation in Syria.
Today, out of the nearly 20 million people living in…
China voted in favour of resolution 2453 (2019), which the Council just adopted. China upholds the objective and fair position on the issue of Cyprus and respects the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cyprus. China believes that the issue of Cyprus should be settled based on the…
At the outset, I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
We have been closely following the situation in Venezuela. We call on all the relevant parties in the country to be rational and calm, taking into account the fundamental interests of the country and its peopl…
China welcomes you to New York, Sir, to preside over today’s meeting. China highly appreciates the initiative of the Dominican Republic to convene this open debate. I also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Administrator Steiner, Mr. Kabat and Ms. Getschel for their briefings.
Climate change is…
I thank you, Mr. President, for calling today’s meeting and welcome you to New York. I also welcome Foreign Minister Trujillo García to the Security Council.
Finally, I thank Special Representative Ruiz Massieu for his briefing.
China strongly condemns the recent terrorist attack in Bogotá. We con…
I thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing. I have listened carefully to the statements by the representatives of Palestine and Israel. I warmly welcome Mrs. Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, and thank her for her presence here today and her statement.
The question of P…
China thanks Special Representative of the Secretary-General Salamé and Ambassador Schulz, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya, for their briefings.
China has been closely following the developments in Libya. We…
I thank Ms. Joanna Wronecka, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005), concerning the Sudan, for her briefing.
At present, the situation in the Darfur region of the Sudan remains stable on the whole. The Sudanese Government is actively pushing ahead tow…
China welcomes the presence of Foreign Minister Camara. We also thank Assistant Secretary-General Keita for her briefing.
Since taking office, President Keita has remained actively committed to pursuing the peace process in Mali. China commends the fact that Government and the people of Mali have m…
I would like to begin by thanking Ms. Zerrougui for her briefing and for her efforts to promote peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I also listened
attentively to the briefings by Mr. Nangaa Yobeluo, President of the Commission électorale nationale indépendante, Ambassador …
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General
Chambas for his briefing. Recently the situation in West Africa and the Sahel has been largely stable, and a number of countries in the region have registered positive progress with their political processes. At the same time, the countries of…
I would like to thank Mr. Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for their briefings.
We are pleased to note that the parties in Yemen have generally observed the ce…
China thanks Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun and Ambassador Vieira for their briefings.
China has closely followed recent developments in the situation in Guinea-Bissau. We take note of the special report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/1086)
on the strategic assessment of the work of the Un…
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is an important arms control and disarmament Treaty that was agreed during the Cold War between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. It has played an important historical role in facilitating international relations and advancing the process…
China has consistently advocated a political solution to the issue of Yemen to support the political process there, with consideration for the long-term interests of the Yemeni people.
China voted in favour of resolution 2451 (2018), on Yemen. The adoption of the resolution safeguards the unity of …
Rural poverty is a formidable challenge facing members of the international community. This is the third year of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, yet 80 per cent of the extreme poor still live in rural areas. Rural poverty is becoming an obstacle to the achievement …
