I thank Special Representative Nicholas Haysom, Mr. Charles Tai Gituai and Mr. Marco Impagliazzo for their briefings. I welcome the Permanent Representative of South Sudan to today’s meeting.
Recently, South Sudan has continued to promote the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement for the Reso…
I thank Special Representative Bathily and the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya, the Permanent Representative of Japan, Ambassador Ishikane, for their briefings. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya, Ambassador El…
China associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations.
China also co-sponsored draft resolution A/77/L.74, sponsored by Bangladesh.
The world today faces multiple interconnected challenge…
I would like to start by thanking Mr. Abdou Abarry, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Mr. Gilberto da Piedade Veríssimo, President of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), for their briefings. I also listened carefully to the presentation by M…
I thank Special Representative Perthes and the representatives of the African Union (AU) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) for their briefings. I welcome the Permanent Representative of the Sudan at this meeting.
Armed conflict in the Sudan has been going on for over a month…
At the initiative of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, the General Assembly adopted a resolution in July 2022 declaring Central Asia a zone of peace, trust and cooperation (resolution 76/299). This reflects the firm determination and solemn commitment of Central Asian …
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee and Executive Secretary Tiaré for their briefings. I also listened to the briefing made by Ms. Diouf.
Recently, countries in the Sahel, in the face of the complex and difficult international and regional situation, have worked hard to maintain common securi…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee and Special Envoy Tetteh for their briefings. I welcome the Permanent Representatives of the Sudan and South Sudan to the meeting today.
The Sudan and South Sudan are parties to the issues related to Abyei. As such, a political solution in that connection c…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bathily and Ambassador Ishikane for their briefings, and I welcome Ambassador Elsonni, the Permanent Representative of Libya, to this meeting. In the light of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2023/248), I would like to emphasize the following …
I thank Special Representative Keita for her briefing. I also thank the Permanent Representatives of France and Gabon for their briefings on the Council’s visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (see S/PV.9297). I welcome the Permanent Representatives of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the…
China aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the Solomon Islands on the behalf of the Asia-Pacific States.
The slave trade and slavery represent some of the worst human rights violations in human history, and the transatlantic slave trade is that evil history’s darkest and u…
China welcomes Mozambique’s initiative to hold this important meeting. We thank Assistant Secretary- General Zouev and African Union (AU) Commissioner Adeoye for their briefings. I welcome the presence of the Permanent Representatives of Slovakia and South Africa at today’s meeting.
Security sector…
China commends the tremendous work being done by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to maintain peace and stability and to help expedite nation-building in the country. Since the establishment of UNMISS in 2011, as a key troop-contributing country, China has sent nine peacekeeping in…
China abstained in the voting on resolution 2676 (2023). I would like to explain our position.
The Security Council’s sanctions on Darfur, the Sudan, which began in 2004, were aimed at ending the armed conflict that broke out in Darfur and helping the Sudan return to peace and stability. With the h…
Let me begin by congratulating Mozambique on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for March. I am confident that under your leadership, Sir, the work of the Security Council this month will be a success. I also congratulate Malta on its excellent work last month. I thank Special Represent…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings and listened attentively to the briefing by Ms. Muhrez.
China once again expresses its condolences to the peoples and the Governments of Türkiye and Syria
for their grave losses in lives and property in the de…
I thank Special Representative Bathily for his briefing and welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya, Ambassador Elsonni, to today’s meeting.
In connection to Mr. Bathily’s briefing and recent developments in Libya, I would like to emphasize the following points.
First, we must support effort…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing. A year has passed since the full outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, and the situation is of great concern to all of us. The international community, while deeply concerned about the prospect of the expansion and prolongation of the conflict, should t…
I welcome you, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malta, as you preside over today’s meeting. I also welcome the presence of Mr. Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and thank him for his briefing.
Strengthening cooperation with…
I thank Deputy Special Representative Gbeho, Special Representative Souef and Executive Director Bahous for their briefings. We welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Somalia in today’s meeting.
The political transition and counter-terrorism operations in Somalia have recently…
