I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo; Mr. Skoog, Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to the United Nations; and Mrs. Frazier, Permanent Representative of Malta, for their briefings.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is an important achievement of multilateral diplomacy…
I thank Under-Secretary-General and High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu and the other briefers for their briefings.
Since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, there have been incessant massive flows of weapons and equipment onto the battlefield, with steadily increased variety and quantity and great…
I thank Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi and Under- Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings.
The Syrian Government has so far opened the border crossings of Bab-Al Salam and Al-Rai, taken positive measures to facilitate humanitarian access, ended the case-by case approval procedure for cross-lin…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.
In the light of the current state of the Ukraine crisis, China wishes to stress the following points.
First, every effort must be made to prevent the situation from spiralling out of control. For some time now, the fighting in Ukraine has c…
China thanks President Santana and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings and expresses its condolences for the passing of Judge Elizabeth Ibanda-Nahamya.
During the reporting period, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) advanced its judicial work in an orderly mann…
I thank Special Adviser Christian Ritscher for his briefing and welcome the representative of Iraq at this meeting.
China appreciates the recent achievements made by the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant …
I understand that you, Madam President, do not want me to make a further statement, but as the representative of the United States has already made a further statement, I must respond. I will try to be brief.
First, as I mentioned in my statement earlier, there are reasons for the current situation…
At present, the Korean peninsula is experiencing increasing tensions and confrontation, about which China expresses its concern.
The situation on the peninsula, as of today, is not without a cause. All parties should look at not only its symptoms, but also the heart of the matter; not only what is …
The ongoing armed conflict in the Sudan has resulted in heavy casualties and a dire humanitarian crisis. The Council has just unanimously adopted resolution 2685 (2023) to renew the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS) and agreed on press stat…
I welcome you, Mr. President, as you preside over the important meeting this afternoon. I congratulate Switzerland on its successful completion of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. I thank Director General Grossi for his briefing.
At present, the crisis in Ukraine continu…
I thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Deputy Director Mudawi for their briefings. I also listened carefully to the statement by the representative of civil society.
Syria was recently readmitted to the League of Arab States, marking its first reunion with the Arab family in 12 years. That not onl…
China abstained in the voting on resolution 2683 (2023) on South Sudan, which was just adopted. I would like to make the following explanation.
For some time the sanctions imposed by the Security Council have seriously hampered South Sudan’s implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolu…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland and Ms. Hary for their briefings.
This month, the occupied Palestinian territories, in particular the Gaza Strip, once again saw tensions. On 10 May, the Security Council held emergency consultations at the request of the United Arab Emirates, France and C…
I thank the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs for his briefing.
The Security Council has considered the issue of weapons supplies to Ukraine many times before, and China has comprehensively expounded its position on many occasions.
Today I will stress only three points.
Fi…
I thank Special Representative Jeanine Hennis- Plasschaert for her briefing and thank Ms. Latif for her briefing. We welcome the Permanent Representative of Iraq to today’s meeting,
During the reporting period, the Iraqi Government has carried out active and effective governance, taking practical m…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and all the briefers for their updates. I also welcome the presence of the representative of Yemen at today’s meeting.
For some time now, the relevant parties have been in close communication on the efforts to achieve a political settlement of the situation in Yemen …
I listened carefully to the briefing by His Excellency Mr. Osmani, Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Minister for Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia.
China has always supported cooperation between the Security Council and regional organizati…
I welcome the presence at today’s meeting of His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, and I listened carefully to Special Representative Ziadeh’s briefing and Ms. Gërvalla- Schwarz’s remarks.
China welcomes the two round…
China and Afghanistan are linked by mountains and waters, and China always respects Afghanistan’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as the independent choice of the Afghan people. China supports the Afghan interim Government in building a broad-based and inclusive politica…
I thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Director Lisa Doughten for their briefings.
The political process in Syria is still at a deadlock. Terrorists remain active inside Syria. Special Envoy Geir Pedersen continues to work, under very difficult circumstances, to reconvene the meetings of the small…
