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However, only by implementing in real earnest the measures set forth in the Lusaka Protocol and the agreements reached by the Government of Angola and UNITA can peace and stability be truly achieved in Angola and its people enjoy again a peaceful and sta…
China attaches great importance to the peace process in Haiti and has all along supported the positive efforts made by the United Nations and the international community in this regard. We welcome the progress made by Haiti in political, economic and social fields in recent years with the help of th…
Let me begin by thanking the representative of Argentina for his congratulations on the return of Hong Kong to China.
We are pleased to see the positive momentum in the Angolan peace process since the beginning of this year. I note that the representative of Angola, speaking on behalf of his Deputy…
After two and a half years of painstaking negotiations, the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group of the General Assembly on an Agenda for Development has finally accomplished its mission. I should like to take this opportunity to express appreciation to you, Sir, and to the two Vice-Chairmen of the Worki…
The Charter of the United Nations clearly stipulates that the United Nations should not interfere in what are essentially the internal affairs of a State. In our view, the question of Albania is in essence an Albanian internal affair. Therefore, the Security Council should proceed with caution.
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The Chinese delegation is very pleased to see you, Mr. President, participating in and presiding over this morning’s meeting. The recent successful visit to China of His Excellency the Foreign Minister of your country will contribute to the development of good-neighbourly and friendly relations betw…
China supports and welcomes the Council’s holding of an open debate on the question of Somalia. We hope that this debate will enable the international community to focus more attention on the question of Somalia; facilitate the efforts of the parties concerned, led by African countries, to resolve t…
The Security Council has convened this formal meeting to discuss the question of Afghanistan, which clearly shows the importance the international community attaches to this question. We sincerely hope that today’s open debate will be conducive to a peaceful settlement of the Afghan question.
The r…
In spite of the repeated calls made by the international community that Israel stop its settlement activities in East Jerusalem, the Israeli Government still persists in carrying out its plan. We would like to express our deep concern over the development of the situation. We feel that this will cer…
The General Assembly’s convening today of an urgent meeting following the formal meeting of the Security Council last week has fully demonstrated the earnest and strong concern of the international community over the recent decision of the Israeli Government to build Jewish settlements in East Jerus…
First of all, please allow me to congratulate the President of the Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the President of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority on the remarkable successes achieved under their outstanding leadership at the M…
The Middle East peace process has experienced difficulties and setbacks since the beginning of this year. This has been marked by the failure to implement fully the agreements reached between Palestine and Israel and even by serious bloodshed between the two sides. The ray of hope for peace in the M…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the President of the Security Council for submitting the annual report of the Council to the General Assembly. The report basically reflects the work of the Council in the period from 1995 to 1996. Though fewer resolutions and presidential statements were adopt…
The item we are now considering bears on the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The General Assembly has already adopted a number of resolutions, reaffirming such established norms governing international relations as respect for state sovereignty and non-interference in t…
The Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole of the General Assembly has just concluded the mid-term review of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN-NADAF). The conclusion shows that the main goals of UN-NADAF are far from having been attained, despite the untiring effort…
The reform of the United Nations is a matter of worldwide concern. At its heart is the reform of the Security Council, which has a decisive impact on the whole reform process of the United Nations. During the last session of the General Assembly, the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equit…
The representative of Costa Rica has made a very good statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and I would like to lend my support to that statement. Many of the things that need to be said have already been said. What we need now is action. Therefore, my statement will be very brief.
Howe…
Six years ago the World Summit for Children was successfully convened. Today, we are pleased to see that all countries have worked very hard to turn the commitments they made at that Summit into reality, with encouraging results achieved in improving the survival, protection and development of child…
My statement will be brief.
At the outset, the Chinese delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his annual report on the work of the Organization. The report reviews the work of the Organization and the progress it has made in various fields over the past year. It also identifies th…
The Chinese delegation supports the draft resolution before us today. We hope that, upon adoption, it will play a positive role in the settlement of the question of Georgia.
The world is very much concerned about the long absence of a solution to the question of Georgia. The crux of a political set…
