I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
Just yesterday we were gathered in this Chamber for a meeting on the situation in Syria, during which China made clear its position on the issue of Syria, expressed profound concern about the further escalation of the tensions in Syria a…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing and deeply appreciate his tireless efforts on the issue of the Middle East and that of Syria.
The current situation in Syria is perilous. The country is at the crossroads of war and peace, and China is following the developments there with great c…
China would like to thank Ambassador Llorentty Solíz, in his capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), for his briefing.
Last year, the 1540 Committee conducted a comprehensive review both of how States had implemented the resolution over the previous five y…
China thanks you, Sir, for calling today’s meeting. We warmly welcome Mr. Coulibaly, Foreign Minister of Mali, to the Security Council. We would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Annadif and Ambassador Skoog for their respective briefings.
Recently, there has been posit…
Recent reports concerning the use of chemical weapons in Douma and the consequent civilian casualties have given rise to serious concern on the part of the international community. China has noted that the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has already asked its Fact-finding…
China has stated its principled position on the chemical
weapons attack in Syria. The draft resolution on the establishment of a new investigative mechanism submitted by the Russian Federation (S/2018/175) condemns the chemicals weapons attack in Syria and calls for the creation of a new investigat…
China wishes to thank Mr. Said Djinnit, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, and Ambassador Raymond Balé for their briefings. China commends the efforts undertaken by the Special Envoy to achieve peace and stability in the Great Lakes region and will continue to act…
China is deeply concerned at reports that the use of chemical weapons has caused civilian deaths and casualties in Syria. We are firmly opposed to the use of chemical weapons by any country, organization or individual, under any circumstances. This has been China’s clear and consistent position.
Ch…
At present, the United Nations Mission in Support of Justice in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) should focus on helping the Haitian Government to shoulder the responsibility of maintaining national security and ultimately achieve an orderly drawdown, in line with the national interests of Haiti and countries in t…
China would like to thank Special Envoy de Mistura and the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Markram, for their briefings. China takes note of the reports alleging that chemical weapons were once again used in Syria and caused civilian casualties. That is of great concer…
Since last month, China has very closely followed the Skripal
affair in Salisbury. The spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry has repeatedly stated our position on the issue. China has also stated its principled positions at the Security Council and at the Executive Council of the Organizatio…
China thanks Peru for having convened this open meeting and Deputy High Representative Thomas Markram for his briefing.
Since the chemical-weapons attack incident in Syria, China has been deeply concerned, as we strongly condemn any attack against civilians. China’s position on the issue of chemica…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate, and I also thank Under-Secretary-General Jean- Pierre Lacroix for his briefing. China would like to congratulate Peru on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for April. Your delegation can count on our support in its …
China thanks Mr. Tayé-Brook Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Acting Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his emergency-meeting briefing. We thank Kuwait for proposing the holding of this meeting, and the presidency of the Netherlands for quickly organizin…
China is grateful to the presidency of the Netherlands for convening today’s open debate, and welcomes you, Prime Minister Rutte, to the Council. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union, for their briefings. I have also listened …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for his briefing. China commends the active efforts of the relevant United Nations agencies to alleviate the humanitarian situation in some areas of Syria.
The conflict in Syria is in its eighth year and has caused terrible suffering for the people of Syria. …
In recent years, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been actively advancing the peace process and enhancing capacity-building in the area of security and governance, and China commends those efforts. Meanwhile, the country is still facing multiple challenges on the political,…
First of all, I would like to thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing. I welcome the new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Ambassador Pierce, to the Security Council.
The question of Palestine is at the core of the Middle East issue and fundamental to peace in that region.…
China welcomes you to New York, Madam President, to preside over today’s open meeting. I thank Under- Secretary-General Lowcock and the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, Mr. Beasley, for their briefings.
For some time now, some African and West Asian countries and regions have seen dr…
Mr. President, China commends the initiative you have taken as President of the Security Council to convene today’s open meeting. We thank Deputy Secretary- General Amina Mohammed, Mr. Mohammed Bila, representative of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, and Ms. Chitra Nagarajan, Senior Conflict Adviser …
