At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I believe that, under your leadership, the work of the Council will make new progress. I would like to thank Poland for its important contribution to the Council in its capacity …
China aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
I would first like to congratulate my brother the Permanent Representative of Egypt, Ambassador Mohamed Edrees, on his birthday. Today is also the birthday of the United Nations develo…
I thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing.
China closely follows the current tensions in Palestine and is particularly concerned about the risk of a potential escalation of conflict in Gaza. We hope that the relevant actors, Israel and Palestine, will remain calm, exercise restraint, wo…
At the outset, I express my appreciation to you, Sir, for presiding over this open meeting. I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Assistant Secretary- General Mueller and Ambassador Apakan, of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, for their briefings.
China has been cl…
China commends Poland’s initiative to convene this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We welcome Minister for Foreign Affairs Czaputowicz to New York to preside over this meeting. I would like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres, International Committee of the Red …
China appreciates the initiative of the Polish presidency of the Security Council to hold today’s high-level public meeting on upholding international law and welcomes His Excellency President Duda to New York to preside over it.
I would like to thank Ms. Viotti, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-Ge…
I would like to begin by thanking Mr. De Mistura, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, for his briefing. I appreciate his tireless efforts to find a political solution to the conflict.
In recent weeks various members of the international community have made tremendous efforts to restor…
China supports Kuwait’s request for today’s emergency open meeting on the Middle East. I would also like to thank Mr. Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing to the Security Council.
Recently, there have been protests and demonstrations in Gaza. In that reg…
At the outset, I would like to join my colleague from the United Kingdom in congratulating you, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for
this month. China also thanks you for convening this open meeting. I listened attentively to the briefings delivered by our colleag…
I thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing. The question of Palestine is fundamental to the situation in the Middle East and to the issue of achieving peace there. Only by fully resolving it can the situation in the Middle East be fundamentally alleviated. At he construction of settlement…
China welcomes Peru’s initiative to convene today’s high- level open meeting. We welcome your presence here in New York, Foreign Minister Popolizio Bardales, and thank you for presiding over today’s meeting.
As the key organ of the United Nations responsible for peace and security, the Security Cou…
I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Wang Yi, State Councillor and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.
“Sustaining peace and sustainable development for all are the shared aspiration of the people of the world and the lofty goal and mi…
On behalf of the Chinese Mission in New York and me
personally, I express our deepest condolences with regard to the untimely passing of Ambassador Tanoh- Boutchoue to his family and to the Permanent Mission and Government of Côte d’Ivoire. Mr. Tanoh-Boutchoue was a senior diplomat and our close co…
At the outset, I would like to thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
China has been closely following the developments related to the Salisbury incident since it took place in the United Kingdom in March. We support addressing the issue within the framework of the Organization for t…
China welcomes the initiative taken by Russia to convene today’s public meeting.
We thank Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for his briefing and commend the United Nations on its efforts to ease the humanitarian situation in Syria.
The Syrian conflict has lasted more than seven years, inflicting end…
China has always opposed the use of force in the context of international relations. We advocate for respecting the sovereignty, independence, unity, and the territorial integrity of all countries. Any unilateral military action bypassing the Security Council runs counter to the purposes and princip…
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 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 …
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 …