China welcomes the presence in the Security Council today of Mr. Angelino Alfano, Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, and we thank him for his briefing.
All over the world, a…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lowcock and Under-Secretary-General Feltman for their briefings. China commends the United Nations aid agencies for their humanitarian relief efforts in Syria. The security situation in various parts of Syria, including Damascus and eastern Ghouta, has e…
China would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov for his briefing, and the Secretary-General for his report (S/2018/80) on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (Da’esh) to international peace and security and the range of
United Nations efforts in support of…
China congratulates Kuwait on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the current month. We also commend Kazakhstan for its accomplishments during its presidency last month. I wish to thank the High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
China welcomes the progress achieved in the v…
I thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing.
China has listened carefully to the statements of the representatives of Palestine and Israel. The question of Palestine is fundamental to the Middle East issue and is crucial to the issue of achieving peace in the Middle East. The current Pale…
The delegation of China would like to welcome Foreign Minister Abdrakhmanov and thank him for convening today’s debate. We are also grateful to the Secretary-General for his briefing.
In the current context, ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan is crucial to the vital interests and long-term…
China thanks Kazakhstan for its initiative to convene today’s Security Council meeting on non-proliferation.
China thanks His Excellency President Nazarbayev for presiding over today’s meeting. We also welcome Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister back to New York.
We thank Secretary-General Guterres for …
China thanks Special Representative Salamé and Ambassador Schoulgin Nyoni for their briefings. China also listened attentively to the statement made by Ms. Sharief.
At present, Libyans are striving to restore peace and stability. However, the country still faces multiple challenges, including diffi…
At the outset, China congratulates Kazakhstan on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and welcomes the new members of the Security Council.
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun for his briefing.
The topic on today’s agenda is the situation of the Middle E…
Resolution 2397 (2017), adopted by the Security Council today, reflects the unanimous position of the international community in opposing the development of nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and in maintaining the international nuclear non-prolif…
China would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman, Ambassador Cardi and Ms. Anderson for their briefings and to express its appreciation for their work.
Since the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear programme came into
effect, nearly two years ago, its overall impl…
China is deeply concerned about the current humanitarian situation in Syria and attaches great importance to efforts to mitigate it. With the implementation of the de-escalation areas in Syria, the overall situation has improved, which has in turn created favourable conditions for such operations. T…
China voted in favour of the draft resolution (S/2017/1060) that was just put to the vote.
The question of Palestinian is at the core of the Middle East issue. It is a fundamental part of the Middle East peace process, within which the issue of Jerusalem is particularly complicated and sensitive an…
I would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, for her briefing.
The international security situation is currently undergoing profound and complex changes, with traditional and non-traditional security threats intertwined and …
China would like to thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing.
China firmly opposes the development by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, which are in violation of the relevant Security Council resolutions. China urges the Democratic P…
China listened attentively to the briefing by Under-Secretary- General Feltman and noted his positive evaluation of the progress in the situation in Rakhine state and the efforts of Myanmar and Bangladesh. China also took note of the briefing by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Patten…
China is opposed to the Security Council’s proposed consideration of the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. China has consistently opposed the Council’s involvement in the human rights issues of other countries. The Charter of the United Nations has clear provisions…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this emergency public meeting. I also thank Mr. Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing.
The question of Palestine is at the heart of the issue in the Middle East and is fundamental to achieving peace …
The draft resolutions that we are about to adopt on oceans and the law of the sea (A/72/L.18) and on sustainable fisheries (A/72/L.12) present a fair overview of the relevant work carried out during the past year and thus are of great importance to the development of global ocean affairs and the law…
China welcomes your initiative, Mr. President, to convene today’s open meeting on the prevention of the destruction and trafficking of cultural heritage by terrorist groups and in situations of armed conflict. We would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Director-General Azoulay, Executi…
