China commends the holding of this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, under the Swedish presidency. I thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Mladenov, for his briefing to the Council. The Palestinian question is at the crux of the Middle East issue. It is …
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun, Under-Secretary-General O’Brien and Ms. Askira for their briefings.
Recently, the overall situation in Central and West Africa has been stable. The regional countries have strengthened their security cooperation, and the Multinational Join…
China commends Sweden for the initiative of holding today’s open debate on conflict prevention and sustaining peace and welcomes you, Foreign Minister Wallström,
to New York to preside over this meeting. China salutes Secretary-General Guterres as he assumes his new functions, thanks him for his st…
China welcomes the signing of the ceasefire agreement between the Syrian
Government and the opposition, and appreciates the positive result achieved by the Russian Federation and Turkey in facilitating its conclusion. China welcomes the fact that the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution …
China appreciates the adoption of resolution 71/253, entitled “Report of the International Criminal Court”. This technical rollover text is a product of compromise among the parties. Although the text fails to capture the Court’s developments over the past year, China had no major difficulty in acce…
China welcomes the adoption by the Security Council of resolution 2334 (2016) on the Israeli settlements and appreciates the important role played by the sponsors in promoting its adoption.
The question of Palestine has been the crux of the Middle East issue. It is also the underlying cause of the …
In recent years, the overall security situation in Liberia has remained stable. Economic development has resumed and the Liberian Government, under the leadership of President Johnson-Sirleaf, has made positive efforts in maintaining stability and economic development. China appreciates the efforts …
China has followed closely the situation in South Sudan. My country is committed to expeditiously restoring peace and stability to South Sudan so that the people there can enjoy peace dividends as soon as possible. Recently President Salva Kiir announced the launching of a national dialogue and the …
China was deeply shocked by the fatal shooting of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey and by the terrorist incidents that have occurred in other countries, including Germany and Yemen. We offer our deepest condolences to the victims and strongly condemn those acts of terrorism. China takes a firm stand…
China thanks the delegation of Spain for convening this open meeting on the situation in Afghanistan. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Yamamoto, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Mr. Yury Fedotov, and Ambassador Gerard …
I thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing. China applauds the Secretary-General’s tireless efforts to advance the Middle East peace process.
The issue of Palestine lies at the heart and at the source of the larger Middle East question. Today, the situation in Palestine is dire. The pea…
China has very closely followed the situation in South Sudan. President Salva Kiir of South Sudan announced the initiation of the nation-wide dialogue. The South Sudanese Transitional Government of National Unity has unconditionally accepted the deployment of the Regional Protection Force. It also a…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain, Mr. Alfonso Dastis Quecedo, for presiding over today’s open debate. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, Mr. Kim Won-soo, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. and the two other for their respective…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
China remains deeply concerned about the situation in various parts of Syria, including Aleppo, and would like to express its profound sympathy for the Syrian people, who have suffered dire misery as a result of the conflict there.
The …
China has listened to the briefing of Prosecutor Bensouda.
Lately, the situation in Darfur has, on the whole, calmed down. The Sudanese Government is dedicated to maintaining peace and stability, pushing forward the political process and promoting economic and social development. China welcomes all…
The Chinese delegation congratulates Mr. António Guterres on his taking office as Secretary-General. We express our gratitude to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his dedication and outstanding work in the service of the United Nations.
The Chinese delegation welcomes the report (see A/71/322) pres…
We commend Spain’s initiative in convening this debate on enhancing international judicial cooperation in countering terrorism. We welcome Justice Minister Rafael Саtalá to New York to preside over the meeting. We thank Mr. Jean-Paul Laborde, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Exe…
China is opposed to the Security Council discussing the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The Charter of the United Nations stipulates in no uncertain terms that the primary responsibility of the Security Council is the maintenance of international peace and sec…
Intertwined traditional and non-traditional security threats, protracted and regional conflicts in some places, natural disasters, climate change, food crises, refugee and migrant issues and other global challenges have come to the fore in recent years, resulting in a generally grim international hu…
China thanks President Agius, President Meron and Prosecutor Brammertz for their respective briefings on the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
Over the past six months, the ICTY has continued to make progress in …
