In recent years, the overall security situation in Liberia has remained stable. Economic development has resumed and the Liberian Government, under the leadership of President Johnson-Sirleaf, has made positive efforts in maintaining stability and economic development. China appreciates the efforts …
China has followed closely the situation in South Sudan. My country is committed to expeditiously restoring peace and stability to South Sudan so that the people there can enjoy peace dividends as soon as possible. Recently President Salva Kiir announced the launching of a national dialogue and the …
China was deeply shocked by the fatal shooting of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey and by the terrorist incidents that have occurred in other countries, including Germany and Yemen. We offer our deepest condolences to the victims and strongly condemn those acts of terrorism. China takes a firm stand…
China thanks the delegation of Spain for convening this open meeting on the situation in Afghanistan. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Yamamoto, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Mr. Yury Fedotov, and Ambassador Gerard …
I thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing. China applauds the Secretary-General’s tireless efforts to advance the Middle East peace process.
The issue of Palestine lies at the heart and at the source of the larger Middle East question. Today, the situation in Palestine is dire. The pea…
China has very closely followed the situation in South Sudan. President Salva Kiir of South Sudan announced the initiation of the nation-wide dialogue. The South Sudanese Transitional Government of National Unity has unconditionally accepted the deployment of the Regional Protection Force. It also a…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain, Mr. Alfonso Dastis Quecedo, for presiding over today’s open debate. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, Mr. Kim Won-soo, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. and the two other for their respective…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
China remains deeply concerned about the situation in various parts of Syria, including Aleppo, and would like to express its profound sympathy for the Syrian people, who have suffered dire misery as a result of the conflict there.
The …
The Chinese delegation congratulates Mr. António Guterres on his taking office as Secretary-General. We express our gratitude to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his dedication and outstanding work in the service of the United Nations.
The Chinese delegation welcomes the report (see A/71/322) pres…
We commend Spain’s initiative in convening this debate on enhancing international judicial cooperation in countering terrorism. We welcome Justice Minister Rafael Саtalá to New York to preside over the meeting. We thank Mr. Jean-Paul Laborde, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Exe…
Intertwined traditional and non-traditional security threats, protracted and regional conflicts in some places, natural disasters, climate change, food crises, refugee and migrant issues and other global challenges have come to the fore in recent years, resulting in a generally grim international hu…
The past year witnessed remarkable achievements in the work of the three institutions that are based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, namely, the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) and the International Tribunal f…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Sidikou and Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun for their briefings.
The political process in the Democratic Republic of Congo is at a critical junction. President Kabila and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo are committed to…
We have recently been witnessing a steady escalation of the situation in some parts of Syria, including Aleppo, with the humanitarian situation there steadily worsening, triggering the international community’s widespread concern. China feels for the people who are suffering in Syria and condemns an…
At the outset I wish to thank the briefers for their presentations.
The recent situation in South Sudan remains complex. On the one hand, the security situation in Juba is easing. President Kiir is continuing to implement the joint communiqué (S/2016/776, annex) issued by the Transitional Governmen…
I wish to thank Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, for his briefing. I welcome Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, and thank him…
We would like to thank Mr. Hervé Ladsous, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and the Police Commissioners of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS), the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in…
China has been closely following the situation in the Horn of Africa and welcomes the progress made by the Federal Government of Somalia in promoting the political process and reconstruction. We commend the African Union and the countries of the region for their contribution to the fight against the…
I thank the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Inzko, for his briefing.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is an important country in the Balkans. It is in the interests of the international community in general, and of regional States in particular, that it maintain peace and stability, advan…
First, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your efforts and contributions in the presidency of the Council to promote the Council’s work. I would also like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed; the Under-Secretary- General for Humanita…
