I thank Special Representative Tadamichi Yamamoto for his briefing. I am appreciative of the tremendous amount of work that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has carried out under his leadership. I listened very attentively to the statements made by the Permanent Represent…
I thank Ms. DiCarlo, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for her briefing.
Since the beginning of the year, thanks to the joint efforts of the various parties concerned, the situation on the Korean peninsula has undergone positive changes. The issue of the peninsula has returned to t…
China thanks the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Somalia, Mr. Keating; the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, Mr. Madeira; and the Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Mlambo- Ngcuka, for their briefings.
Mr. Keating’s term in …
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting, and I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing. I also listened carefully to the statement of Ms. Sarah Blakemore,
United Nations peacekeeping operations are an effective means of defusing and easing regional conflicts and defe…
We thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Mr. Martin Griffiths, for his briefing and we commend his tireless efforts to facilitate the relaunching of the intra-Yemeni dialogue. China regrets that the parties failed to seize the opportunity represented by the United Nations-spons…
Today is a special day for remembering. I would first of all like to convey my profound condolences for the victims of the 9/11 incident, and to the families our sympathy. The international community stands firmly together in our battle against terrorism.
I thank you, Madam, President for convening…
The Chinese delegation aligns itself fully with the statement delivered by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
In 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted at the United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda. In that …
I wish to thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing. We listened to the statements made by Mr. Prendergast.
The maintenance of international peace and security is an important purpose of the Charter of the United Nations and the primary responsibility of the Security Council, as entrusted b…
I would like to thank Special Envoy De Mistura and Director John Ging for the briefings. We commend their efforts to facilitate the political process and alleviate the humanitarian situation in Syria.
China has been closely following the political process and humanitarian situation in Syria. We not…
I thank the President for convening this meeting. It is in the common interest of all humankind to achieve the complete prohibition and total elimination of nuclear weapons, eliminate the threat of nuclear warfare and build a world free of nuclear weapons. Since the adoption of the Comprehensive Nuc…
As this is the first time this month that I am speaking at a meeting of the Security Council, allow me to congratulate your country, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Council for September. I also thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
As was confirmed in the report …
China thanks you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting. China also thanks Assistant Secretary- General Keita for her briefing.
China has taken note of the recent violent events in parts of Haiti, which reflect the existing fragile security situation to a large degree and the need for politi…
China listened closely to the briefing by the representative of the United Kingdom.
China categorically opposes the use of chemical weapons by any State, organization or individual, regardless of the circumstances or purposes. China supports the comprehensive, objective and fair investigation of th…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate you, Madam President, and your team on assuming the September presidency of the Security Council. I also thank the United Kingdom for its work in the presidency of the Council in August.
China has consistently called for respect for countries’ sovereignt…
The Chinese delegation thanks Special Representative Salamé and Ambassador Skoog, Permanent Representative of Sweden, in his capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya, for their briefings.
The security situation in Libya remains fragile. Terr…
I would first like to congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council in September. We know this is a difficult
month and we wish you luck. We also thank the United Kingdom for presiding over the Council in August.
China is of the view that the situa…
We welcome the presence with us here today of the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau and the statements delivered by the various briefers. We also listened closely to the statement by Ms. Pinto.
We have observed notable progress in Guinea- Bissau over recent months. In implementing the Conakry Agreeme…
China welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2433 (2018), which demonstrates the Security Council’s important support for the work of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
China acknowledges that UNIFIL continus to effectively fulfil its mandate and is making an important con…
China wishes to thank you, Sir, for convening today’s meeting.
We are very honoured to submit the annual draft report of the Security Council for the year 2017, and we hope that it will be formally adopted today. I wish to take this opportunity to thank all Council members for their spirit of coope…
China welcomes you, Sir, to New York to preside over this open debate. I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing. China has listened carefully to the statements by the Archbishop of Canterbury and Ms. Qadeem.
At present, although the international environment is stable overall, the landsc…