I thank the Deputy to the Under-Secretary-General and Officer-in-Charge at the Office of Counter-Terrorism, Mr. Gregorian, for his briefing. I have also listened attentively to the briefing by Mr. Chaulin.
The Ukraine crisis remains ongoing with a persistent prevailing military logic, expanding the…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Mr. Rajasingham, the Director for Coordination of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), for their briefings.
China supports the Special Envoy’s efforts to continue advancing a Syrian-led and -owned political process, as mandated by resolu…
During the past 12 years, the Syrian people have suffered tremendous harm as a result of illegal invasion, foreign occupation, terrorism and unilateral coercive measures. The international community should learn from those lessons and increase its efforts to promote a political settlement of the Syr…
I thank Mr. Bathily, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing and welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya to today’s meeting.
The political process in Libya has been stalled for some time, and instability and uncertainty on various levels have undermined the security …
Since the beginning of the year, the security situation in the Central African Republic has seen positive progress. The peace process is steadily moving forward, although elements of uncertainty remain. The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Repub…
I wish to thank prosecutor Karim Khan for his briefing and welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya, Ambassador Elsonni, to today’s meeting.
The political process in Libya continues to be deadlocked at this moment, with elements of uncertainty and instability on the rise. A political solution …
I thank High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing and deeply regret the fact that Mr. Arias has once again declined the Security Council’s invitation to address it.
China firmly opposes the use of chemical weapons by any country, organization or individual in any circumstances and for an…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
At the outset, I wish to reiterate that China has consistently opposed the use of chemical weapons by any country, organization or individual, under any circumstances. Dialogue and consultation are the only way to resolve the Syrian chemical w…
Currently, the Libyan political process is at a critical period. The Libyan House of Representatives and the High State Council have great deal of consensus on the constitutional basis of the election, but a final agreement has not yet been reached. Against that background, China supports the United…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing. I deeply regret the fact that Mr. Arias has declined our invitation once again.
I would first like to reiterate that China firmly opposes any country, organization or individual using chemical weapons under any circumstances. China has always …
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has been working tirelessly to achieve the maintenance of peace and stability in Mali for many years. In that regard, troop- and police-contributing countries (TCCs/PCCs) have also made tremendous efforts, which C…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen for his briefing and appreciate his efforts to implement the relevant Security Council resolutions and promote the political process in Syria.
The core group of the Syrian Constitutional Committee recently held its eighth session, at which substantive dialogue was hel…
(spoke in Chinese): China thanks Ambassador Agyeman of Ghana, the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan, for his briefing and welcomes the Permanent Representative of the Sudan to today’s meeting.
The Darfur region of the Sudan i…
China voted in favour of resolution 2636 (2022) on the mandate renewal of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS). This resolution provides the basis for UNITAMS to continue to implement its mandate in a balanced manner based on the needs of the Sudan. In t…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for his briefing, and I listened carefully to the statement by the representative of civil society.
Throughout the 11-year Syrian conflict, humanitarian issues have been at the centre of the efforts of the Syrian parties and the international communi…
At present, the ceasefire in Libya is generally holding, with a notable increase in the uncertainty of the political process and related risks and challenges. It is imperative for the parties in Libya to strengthen dialogue and consultation and quickly reach consensus on the relevant arrangements fo…
Today marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). For 25 years, the Convention has played an important role in safeguarding international peace and security. Humankind has been moving towards a vision of a world free of chemical weapons.
Chin…
The Syrian crisis has dragged on for 11 years and the Syrian people have suffered great harm caused by illegal invasion, external occupation, terrorism and unilateral coercive measures.
The future of Syria must be decided by the Syrian people themselves. China supports the good offices of the Unite…
The subject of today’s meeting is the issue of chemicals in Syria. China hopes that the members of the Security Council can focus on the topic of this meeting and refrain from introducing issues that are not related to the subject under discussion, so as to ensure that the Council can consider and d…
I wish to thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
First of all, China would like to echo Russia’s comment about improving the working method on the Syrian issue. The Security Council should proceed in its work on the basis of effectiveness by reducing the frequency with which it consi…
