The Chinese delegation would like to thank Mr. Vieira de Mello for his comprehensive and encouraging briefing. We also welcome the presence of Mr. John Howard, the Prime Minister of Australia, and thank him for his important statement. We also welcome the Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs and Coop…
Over the past year the United Nations and the international community at large have made fresh efforts in assisting Africa in preventing conflicts and promoting economic development. The Security Council has been giving priority to addressing hotspot issues and maintaining regional peace in Africa. …
Since the United Nations Millennium Summit in September last year, it has become an important task of the United Nations and the international community to achieve the series of goals set by the Millennium Declaration. Over the past year the United Nations has dedicated itself to strengthening its p…
First of all, Sir, I should like to welcome you and to express our satisfaction at seeing you preside over our meeting. We would like also to welcome the representatives of East Timor, the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme and to thank them for their statements. We also thank M…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his ninth report on the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). We welcome his presence and that of his Special Representative, Mr. Namanga Ngongi, whom we thank for his briefing. In addition, we warmly wel…
The Chinese delegation would like to welcome Mr. Galaydh, Prime Minister of the Transitional National Government (TNG) of Somalia, for his participation in the meeting. We thank him for his important presentation. We attach importance to his views and proposals, to which we will give serious conside…
The Chinese delegation was deeply shocked by and strongly condemns the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. The item on measures to eliminate international terrorism has been deliberated by the General Assembly for quite some years, but this year it has bec…
First of all, please allow me to extend my warmest congratulations to Mr. Han on his election to the presidency at this session of the General Assembly. My congratulations go also to the other members of the Bureau. I am confident that with the President’s wisdom and experience, as well as with the …
We are deeply shocked by and strongly condemn yesterday’s serious terrorist attacks against New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. China’s President Jiang Zemin and Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan have addressed messages to President Bush and Secretary of State Powell, expressing profound sympa…
We welcome you, Sir, as you preside over today’s wrap-up discussion. The Chinese delegation appreciates the work of Ambassador Valdivieso and congratulates him on his successful presidency this month.
The Security Council considered a number of agenda items in accordance with a well-prepared plan a…
There has been escalation recently in the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. Recent suicide bombings inside Israel have resulted in heavy civilian casualties. The Israeli side, however, has resorted time and again to the excessive use of arms, closing the Orient House by force, which houses the office o…
At the outset, I wish to extend our warm welcome to you, Mr. President, for coming to New York and personally presiding over this open debate. I would also like to thank you for your kind words addressed to me as President during July.
Ambassador Camilo Reyes Rodríguez, representative of Colombia t…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank you, Sir, for presiding over this meeting to review the report of the Secretary-General on the prevention of armed conflict.
The prevention of armed conflict involves political, economic, social, disarmament and other factors. This makes it both very timel…
Given the lateness of the hour, I would like to associate myself with the statements and assessments on this month’s work given by other colleagues.
I wish to touch on one point regarding the Council’s working methods concerning the month of June. During the month of June, Ambassador Greenstock hel…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the Russian delegation for its initiative in calling for a public meeting of the Security Council to consider all aspects of the Iraq question. We also appreciate your timely scheduling of this meeting.
The Iraq question is one of the important international q…
The Chinese delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his report, and we thank Mr. Jacques Paul Klein for his detailed briefing.
In recent years, the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) has made progress in such areas as police reform and training and the judicial system. It…
The Chinese delegation welcomes and thanks Mr. Okitundu, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for his statement on the current situation in his country.
We would like also to thank the Secretary- General for his eighth report on the…
The Chinese delegation appreciates the work done by the Committee of Experts headed by Mr. Menkerios. China attaches great importance to the Committee’s report. We will carefully study the report and its specific proposals. We are very grateful to Ambassador Valdivieso for the presentation he just m…
At the outset, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report. I also want to express my appreciation to
Deputy Secretary-General Fréchette and Mrs. Robinson for their statements.
In some regions of the world there are still ongoing armed conflicts causing untold suffering to millions of civ…
To date, this new round of violent conflict between Palestine and Israel has lasted for more than half a year. It has caused casualties among civilians, especially among a large number of Palestinian civilians. It has complicated the Palestinian question. It poses a direct threat to the Middle East …
