I commend Sierra Leone for taking the initiative to convene this important meeting, and welcome you, Mr. President, to New York to preside over it. I thank Secretary-General António Guterres and President Touray for their briefings. I welcome the representatives of the countries of the region to the…
Currently, with the achievement of a ceasefire in Gaza and an easing of the situation in the Middle East, the settlement of issues related to Yemen and the Red Sea is taking a positive turn. China has consistently advocated settling the Yemeni issue through political and diplomatic means and calls u…
Since the representative of the United States was less subtle this time, I will not mince words either.
China is indeed the biggest carbon emitter in the world today, and we are not hiding from this fact. That said, China is widely recognized by the international community as one of the countries w…
Just now, in his statement, the United States representative referred to a permanent member of the Security Council accounting for 26 per cent of global emissions. I took note of his euphemism and indirectness. Given that he was so indirect, I would like to indirectly remind him that this permanent …
I thank all the briefers for their briefings.
Climate change poses a severe challenge to humanity. It has had, and will continue to have, a profound impact on the development of all nations and on people’s livelihoods and production activities. Global climate governance has never been as urgent and…
I welcome His Excellency Mr. Komšić, the rotating Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the representatives of Serbia, Croatia and the European Union to today’s meeting.
Since the beginning of this year, the trial of the leader of the Republika Srpska in a Bosnia and Herzegovina…
I welcome Foreign Minister Đurić of Serbia to today’s meeting. I thank Deputy Special Representative Milbert Dongjoon Shin for his briefing.
I would like to make four points on this topic.
First, it is imperative to maintain social stability. For some time now, the situation in northern Kosovo has…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Tetteh for her briefing, and I welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Libya in today’s meeting.
Recently, with the support of the United Nations and international partners, Libya’s political and security situation has seen som…
Let me begin by congratulating Russia on assuming the Council’s presidency this month. Mr. President, my delegation will provide you and your colleagues with full cooperation. My congratulations also go to the Republic of Korea for the smooth conduct of its presidency of the Council last month. I th…
China deeply regrets that the draft resolution just put to a vote (S/2025/539) was not adopted. China has consistently maintained that dialogue, negotiation and diplomacy are the only viable options for resolving the Iranian nuclear issue and that a political solution is the only correct path to mai…
I thank Algeria, Guyana, Pakistan, Sierra Leone and Somalia for their initiative to convene this meeting. And I thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his briefing.
The Palestinian question is at the core of the Middle East issue, bearing on the Middle East’s peace and stability and global pe…
I thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his briefing. Allow me to make four points.
First, dialogue and negotiations remain the fundamental path forward. Recently, positive momentum has emerged in the dialogue and negotiations on the Ukraine crisis, with key parties holding a series of engag…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing. I welcome the high-level representatives of Estonia and other relevant countries to today’s meeting.
The airspace incident discussed by the Security Council today and the drone incident discussed recently (see S/PV.9995) are both…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Fletcher for their briefings. I also welcome the presence of the representative of Yemen at this meeting.
The past month has witnessed increased instability in the Middle East and renewed tensions in Yemen. The sharply escalated military c…
I thank High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing. I welcome the new Permanent Representative of Syria and the representative of Türkiye at today’s meeting.
As always, China firmly opposes the use of chemical weapons by any country, organization or individual under any circumstances, for…
At the outset, I congratulate Panama on soon completing its presidency of the Council for this month and wish the Republic of Korea all the best as it assumes the presidency next month. I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing.
At present, the Ukraine issue is entering a critical …
I thank Secretary-General António Guterres and Executive Director Catherine Russell for their briefings. I also listened carefully to the statement made by the civil society representative. I welcome the representatives of Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Barbados to today’s meeting.
With multiple…
To ensure a smooth mandate renewal for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and especially by considering the position of Lebanon, the host country, China voted in favour of resolution 2790 (2025), which was just adopted. I will make three points.
Secondly, for years, UNIFIL has sig…
I thank the briefers for their briefings.
The Gaza conflict has persisted for nearly 700 days. Gaza became a living hell long ago, with 2 million Gazans completely trapped in a massive, man-made catastrophe and more than a million people facing a food security emergency. The international community…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Jenča for his briefing.
The explosions of the Nord Stream pipelines constitute a serious incident of sabotage against transnational energy infrastructure, with negative impacts on global energy supplies, the marine environment and the safety and security of mari…
