First, I wish to thank the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Türk, for his detailed briefing on the latest developments in the peace process in Bougainville. Since the signing of the Bougainville peace agreement, the peace process in Bougainville is going smoothly. Recently, the various parties to th…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the presence here of the Deputy President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, to brief the Council about the situation in Burundi. China greatly appreciates the important role played by the South African Government and His Excellency Deputy President Zuma, as facilitator of …
First of all, I would like to thank the Russian Mission for arranging this public meeting. I also wish to thank Mr. Guéhenno and Mr. Costa for their detailed briefings.
We are glad to note that with the support and assistance from the international community the Afghan Transitional Administration, …
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for your generous appraisal of my work in the Security Council. Indeed, today will be the last time that I will speak in this Chamber as the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations.
I wish to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank Mr. Annabi for his briefing on the latest developments in Kosovo.
Four years ago the Security Council adopted resolution 1244 (1999), laying the basis for a comprehensive settlement of the Kosovo question. Accordingly, the Provisional Institutions of Kosov…
We welcome the presence of the Secretary-General at today’s meeting.
China has always supported and attached great importance to the role of the United Nations on the issue of Iraq and, even more, in the area of post-
conflict reconstruction. Such involvement will not only contribute to long-term …
At the outset, I should like to thank Pakistan for its initiative to hold this open meeting. I should also like to welcome Foreign Minister Kasuri and to thank him for presiding over this meeting.
I also thank Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the other guests for their statements.
The pacific sett…
We welcome the Prime Minister of Spain, His Excellency Mr. José María Aznar, to the Security Council and thank him for his insightful statement.
Terrorism is a threat to all humankind. We should combat it resolutely whenever, wherever and for whatever motive it occurs. Since its inception, the Coun…
At the outset, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting. I welcome the participation of the Secretary-General and of the Presidents of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council in today’s discussion, and I thank them for their important statements.
Post-…
The Chinese delegation thanks you, Sir, for presiding over today’s meeting. We also welcome Secretary- General Annan and the participation of representatives of regional organizations, including the African Union, in this meeting.
According to the relevant provisions of the United Nations Charter, …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mexico on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. The Chinese delegation will fully support the presidency in its work. We are fully confident that under your leadership, Mr. President, the Security Council will dea…
First of all, I wish to thank Mr. Blix for his statement. I also wish to thank him and the representative of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the work programme submitted today.
The United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the IAEA strived to …
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having expressed sympathy to China in connection with the earthquake that caused material and human losses. I will convey to the Government of China the sympathy expressed by the President and other speakers.
I would also like to thank Mr.…
The Chinese delegation is grateful to the Secretary- General for his report on children and armed conflict (S/2002/1299). In addition, we thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ambassador Olara Otunnu, and Ms. Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of t…
At the end of the year, five members of the Council will finish their term on the Council. It is very significant that you, Mr. President, have organized this wrap-up session, and we are very grateful to you for that.
I also wish to congratulate you on the outstanding manner in which you have presi…
At the outset, I wish to welcome the fact that you, Madam President, are personally presiding over today’s meeting. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2002/1300) and statement. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Oshima and the Director-General of the International…
On the occasion of the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Chinese delegation would like to warmly congratulate, and pay tribute to, those who contributed to the negotiations and the signing…
We should like to thank Deputy President Zuma for coming to New York and for his detailed and comprehensive briefing to the Council. We should also like to welcome our new colleague from France, Ambassador de la Sablière, to the Council. We believe that the French delegation will continue to play a …
It is, indeed, timely and necessary that the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly proclaimed 2002 as the United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage. Cultural heritage bears witness to the development of human society and serves as an essential carrier of human civilization. It has played a vit…
Since it began in September 2000, the conflict between Israel and Palestine has continued for more than two
years. Not only has it caused a serious humanitarian crisis for both sides, aggravating mutual hatred and hostility and undermining economic development and social stability for both sides, p…
