China welcomes the visit to New York of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Development Cooperation of Belgium in order to preside over
today’s meeting. We thank Under-Secretary-General Mueller and UNICEF Executive Director Fore for their briefings.
China supports the United Nati…
China thanks Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu and Ambassador Zlauvinen, President-designate of
the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), for their briefings.
The NPT is the cornerstone of the international nuclear disarmament and non-pro…
The situation on the ground in Yemen has worsened recently. The achievement of a political settlement faces challenges and the humanitarian situation remains dire. Given that extending the Security Council’s
targeted sanctions against Yemen and the renewal of the mandate of the Panel of Experts on …
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for their briefings. China appreciates the good offices of the Special Envoy and supports his ongoing efforts to enhance communication with all parties
in Syria and the Astana guarantors, to listen to the reasonable requests of the …
China thanks the Under-Secretary-General, Ms. DiCarlo; the Special Representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Chairperson-in- Office, Ambassador Grau; and the ОSCE Special Monitoring Mission Chief Monitor, Ambassador Çevik, for their briefings.
In February 2015…
China welcomes and thanks you, Mr. Minister, for presiding over this open debate. We thank Ms. Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as Mr. De Roux and Ms. Sooka for their briefings.
Some conflict-affected countries and regions are currently faced with the arduous tas…
The current situation in Libya is complex, sensitive and fragile and is seriously affecting the security and stability of neighbouring countries and the region as a whole. China supports the continued leading role of the United Nations in promoting a Libyan-led and Libyan- owned political process. W…
Libya still faces multiple challenges, such as the fragile security situation, rampant terrorist groups and outstanding refugee and migration issues. The international community should respect Libya’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, and support the advancement of the United Nati…
China always supports the peace process in the Darfur region of the Sudan. Resolution 2508 (2020), just adopted by
the Security Council, determines the regular review and adjustment criteria of the sanctions regime. China welcomes that decision and voted in favour of the resolution.
The current si…
I have asked for the floor once again to express our firm opposition to the accusations made against China by the representative of the United Kingdom.
Regrettably, the United Kingdom once again blindly followed in the footsteps of the United States against China in the Security Council. Just now, …
China thanks Under-Secretary-General Voronkov and Executive Director Coninsx for their briefings. We welcome the tenth report (S/2020/95) of the Secretary- General on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) to international peace and security. We also listened care…
China thanks Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary- General Lowcock for their briefings and appreciates the Organization’s efforts to advance the Syrian political process and improve the humanitarian situation in the country. A political settlement is the only way to end the conflict in Syria. …
China thanks Viet Nam for its work as President of the Council in January and congratulates Belgium on assuming the presidency for this month. It also thanks Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu and Mr. Spleeters for their briefings.
The international security situation is complex and grave at present…
The current political and security situation in the Central African Republic is improving overall. The Government of the Central African Republic is committed to implementing the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic and is actively making progress in the i…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ghassan Salamé, and the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya for their briefings. I welcome the new Permanent Representative of Libya, Ambassador Elsonni, to this meeting.
Libya has be…
I thank Deputy Special Envoy Matar for her briefing. The first meeting of the large body of Syria’s Constitutional Committee and the 45-member small body in October last year marked a good start for the Syrian political process. Yesterday Special Envoy Pedersen arrived in Damascus to engage in talks…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank Special Envoy Griffiths and Director Rajasingham for their briefings.
China commends Special Envoy Griffiths for his vigorous efforts to advance the political process in Yemen and supports the hard work of the United Nations and relevant agencies to improve th…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing and welcome Foreign Minister Dramé, who is joining today’s meeting via video-teleconference.
We condemn the attack on a camp of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on 9 January and wish the w…
China offers its deepest condolences to Oman for the untimely passing of Sultan Qaboos.
China condemns the recent terrorist attacks in the Niger. We thank the Council presidency for the two minutes of silence observed in the wake of the terrorist attack in the Niger and on the occasion of the tenth…
China welcomes Estonia, the Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Viet Nam to the Security Council as its new elected members. We appreciate the work of the United States as President of the Council in December and congratulate Viet Nam on assuming the presidency of the Council this m…
