The new millennium is dawning. At this juncture, when the world is drawing up plans for the new era, we are all the more concerned over the future and the destiny of the Palestinian people, who have long been deprived of a home. But we are heartened to see that, thanks to concerted efforts by variou…
China will vote in favour of the draft resolution, because we have always believed that the implementation of the oil-for-food programme is conducive to improving the humanitarian situation in Iraq and to easing the unjustifiable sufferings of the Iraqi civilians living under sanctions. We have alwa…
The Chinese delegation would first of all like to thank you, Mr. President, for arranging this timely open meeting so that the Security Council can discuss the situation in Burundi and hear the views of the membership at large.
We would also like to thank Assistant Secretary- General Fall for his c…
First of all, I should like to thank Ms. Carla Del Ponte, Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, for her briefing today.
We have taken note of the achievements registered by the two Tribunals over the past year. We a…
Today, we are at a historic juncture. The Security Council is about to authorize the establishment of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), fully demonstrating United Nations commitment to the people of East Timor.
China, Indonesia and East Timor are all in the same…
First of all, I wish to thank Mr. Otunnu for his very detailed briefing.
Since the signing, last 7 July, of the Lomé Peace Agreement by the Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front, the situation in Sierra Leone has, on balance, remained calm and the ceasefire agreement has bee…
Since the Security Council adopted resolution 1159 (1998) last year, which authorized the establishment of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA), the situation in the Central African Republic has remained peaceful and stable. National reconciliation has achieved positi…
The Chinese delegation supports the statement made by the
In 1992, at its forty-seventh session, the General Assembly adopted a resolution designating the year 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons. This was indicative of the fact that the problem of population ageing has become a major g…
After a quiet winter, large-scale military conflict has broken out again on the battlefield in Afghanistan. The vicious circle of negotiating in the winter and fighting in the summer has been rolling on in that country for 20 years now. How to effectively push the peace process forward and put an ea…
The Chinese delegation thanks the delegation of Malaysia for its efforts in convening this important meeting.
The Chinese delegation also thanks Ambassador Fowler for his very detailed briefing; for having paid two
The situation in Angola has deteriorated in recent days. The fighting between the G…
The Chinese delegation attaches importance to the desire of Nauru to be admitted to membership in the United Nations, and has carried out serious study with regard to its application. In considering the admission of Nauru to the
On the basis of this principled position, the Chinese delegation canno…
The flames of war which have been raging for 79 days on the soil of Yugoslavia have finally died out.
More than two months ago, without authorization from the Security Council, the United States-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) blatantly launched military strikes against the sovereign …
This has been a troubled year for Afghanistan, with a multitude of major incidents and events taking place in the country. China is deeply concerned by the fact that fighting has continued in Afghanistan and that a political solution to the conflict remains elusive. We condemn the harm done to Unite…
Thanks to the concerted efforts of the Palestinian and Israeli sides, as well as the extensive support of the international community, marked progress has been made in the Middle East peace process since the Madrid Conference. Last October, Palestine and Israel reached an agreement on the second pha…
The United Nations peacekeeping operation in Haiti has been going on for more than five years. In this
China has always supported the United Nations efforts to provide necessary assistance to the people of Haiti and has always been in favour of the relevant resolutions. We still believe that the Un…
First of all, Mr. President, allow me to extend, on behalf of the Chinese delegation, our congratulations to you on your assumption of the chairmanship of the Open-ended Working Group on Security Council reform. I would also like to express our gratitude to Ambassador Breitenstein of Finland and Amb…
The Chinese Government has always paid much attention to humanitarian concerns in connection with the question of landmines and is very concerned at the indiscriminate maiming and killing of innocent civilians by landmines. We therefore appreciate the work of the Secretary-General. The United Nation…
In principle, the Chinese delegation supports the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. At the same time, our reservation, expressed at the time the Council adopted resolution 827 (1993), remains unchanged.
The Council established the Tribunal on the Former Yugoslav…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of
Over the past year or so, under the leadership of Mr. Vieira de Mello, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee and the Executive Committee on …
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the President of the Security Council, the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Ambassador Greenstock, for submitting this annual report to the General Assembly. The report has duly reflected the Council’s work in the year from mid-1997 to mid-1998.
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