I would like to thank High Representative Inzko for his briefing.
Recently, thanks to the collective efforts of the Government and the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country has generally maintained stability. Its economy is improving and it has made some headway with the political process a…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman and Under-Secretary-General O’Brien for their briefings.
The recent escalation of the conflict in some parts of Syria, especially Aleppo, has resulted in large numbers of casualties among civilians and medical and humanitarian relief workers. Ch…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, Ambassador Van Bohemen and Ambassador Oyarzun Marchesi for your respective briefings. The three Ambassadors have been actively promoting the efforts of the Counter-Terrorism Committee; the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) …
At the outset, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month. I am sure that you will ably lead the Security Council through a productive and fruitful month in May. Once again, I wish to express the sincere appreciation of the delegation of …
I thank the Permanent Representative of Sweden, Ambassador Skoog, for his contribution over the past year as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). I congratulate the Permanent Representative of Kenya, Ambassador Kamau, on his election as Chair of the PBC.
The General Assembly and the Securit…
China welcomes Angola’s initiative to convene this debate. China expresses its appreciation to you, Minister Delgado, for presiding over this meeting. I also wish to thank Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka, Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun, Ambassador Kamau and Ambassador António for their briefings. China also…
China commends Angola for its initiative in convening today’s open debate. We are pleased to see Angolan Minister for Foreign Affairs Chikoti here in New York, presiding over today’s meeting. I thnk the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for the Great Lakes R…
I thank you, Sir, for convening today’s meeting. China listened carefully to the briefing by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Honoré.
Thanks to the joint efforts of all parties, the interim Government of Haiti has been established. The second round of presidential elections is schedu…
I thank the President of the Security Council for convening this debate on Afghanistan. I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Mr. Haysom, for his briefing, as well as the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Mr. Saikal, for his statement.
Recently, th…
United Nations peacekeeping operations have made great contributions to the maintenance of international peace and security, but a very small number of peacekeepers are suspected of acts of sexual exploitation and abuse, acts that undermine the image and the reputation of United Nations peacekeeping…
China wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. We also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing.
Since their inception, United Nations peacekeeping operations have played a significant role in maintaining international peace and security. To date, hundreds of thou…
On 6 January, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in defiance of the universal opposition of the international community, once again conducted a nuclear test, and on 7 February used ballistic technology to launch a satellite in a series of violations of the relevant Security Council resolutio…
Today is the last day of February. China thanks Venezuela, in its capacity as Council president this month, for leading the Council to conduct its work efficiently and practically. I also wish Angola every success in its Council presidency in March.
I thank you, Sir, for convening today’s open meet…
I would like to thank Mr. Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing on the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). China welcomes the statement of Mr. Ivica Dačić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, an…
With regard to the affairs of the international tribunals, including the question of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, China has always been objective and fair, and has avoided involving its self-interest.
Based on our support for the decision of the Secretary-General, ou…
China would like to thank you for convening today’s meeting, Mr. President. The Council has been very busy this month, and China greatly appreciates the fact that Venezuela has presided over our work efficiently and
smoothly. I would like to focus on three issues relating to the Council’s work this…
I would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his briefing.
Not long ago, the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) held its fourth foreign ministers’ meeting in Munich, and took the important decision to expand the delivery of humanitari…
China appreciates the initiative of Venezuela to convene this open debate of the Security Council on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. I thank the Permanent Representative of Kenya, Ambassador Kamau; the Permanent Representative of Sweden, Ambassador Skoog; and Ambassador …
I thank Ambassador Ramírez Carreño for his briefing and appreciate the active the work of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea, under his able leadership.
Recently, Somalia’s political process has made progress. Efforts aimed at building a …
In its statement this morning, a certain country mentioned changed status quo and land reclamation. The Charter of the United Nations and the provisions of international law speak very clearly to this question. If a country illegally occupies another country’s territory and engages in large-scale co…
