In principle, China is not in favour of easily resorting to sanctions or of their repeated use. We have always maintained that sanctions should be adopted with great caution and prudence. Sanctions, as a tool available to the Security Council, are a double-edged sword, especially in cases where the…
Two months have elapsed since the most recent outbreak of conflict between Palestine and Israel, with casualties on both sides, but with heavy civilian injuries on the Palestinian side in particular. The Israeli blockade has subjected the large civilian population of Palestine to hardship in their d…
On the fifth anniversary of the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Council’s consideration of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is of special significance. In the past five years, with the assistance of the international community, and with the joint efforts of the three sides in Bo…
The Chinese delegation is very grateful to the Under- Secretary-General and to the Legal Counsel, Mr. Hans Corell, for his briefing just now, which has provided us with some very helpful information on United Nations activities in combating international terrorism.
Acts of terrorism represent an en…
The question of the Middle East has been one of the world’s longest-standing hot-spot issues. Despite some progress in the Middle East peace process, the peace negotiations between Palestine and Israel have experienced many twists and turns and millions of Palestinian refugees, who have suffered so …
I first wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Vieira de Mello, for his briefing. I am sorry that I did not hear it, but his briefings are always very useful and important.
We express our appreciation to the Security Council mission for the progress it made in its vi…
The past few days have seen a drastic escalation and broadening of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. There has been a large increase in the number of casualties on both sides, including many innocent children. Casualties on the Palestinian side have been more serious, the economy of Palestine has ex…
May I begin by thanking President Jorda of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia(ICTY), President Pillay of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the Chief Prosecutor for the two Tribunals, Ms. Del Ponte, for their briefings, which provide us with a useful…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank Mr. Kouchner for his briefing.
While many people are praising the municipal elections in Kosovo, we have taken note of the fact that the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia deems the election result null and void. The Serbs, Turks and other ethnic…
First of all, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the chairmanship of the Open-ended Working Group on the reform of the Security Council. I wish also to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to your predecessor, Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nami…
First, I wish to thank you, Sir, for having arranged this open debate. I want to make a few brief points. First, the issue of an exit strategy mainly concerns the connection between a peacekeeping operation and post- conflict reconstruction and the transition from one to the other. An exit strategy …
First of all, I should like to thank Ambassador Ward of Jamaica, who successfully presided over the meetings of the Working Group and made unremitting efforts to achieve consensus on the draft resolution in the Working Group. Today, on the basis of the work of the Working Group, the Security Council…
The Chinese delegation wishes to express its appreciation to you, Sir, for arranging this meeting, and we wish to express our gratitude to Mrs. Ogata for the briefing.
In the past 10 years, in her capacity as High Commissioner for Refugees, Mrs. Ogata has made positive efforts for resolving refugee…
Last June the leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea decided, with statesman-like vision and wisdom, to hold a historic meeting. That meeting led to positive results
and gave fresh momentum to the process of achieving peace and stability on the Korean peninsu…
At the outset, I wish to thank the President of the Security Council for the report he has submitted to the General Assembly at its present session. It contains comprehensive and detailed information about what the Security Council did in a working year that straddled two centuries. Today I take thi…
Like other members, I wish, Sir, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We believe that you will carry out your duties with success, as you have done over the past few days. I wish also to congratulate Ambassador Ouane on his outstanding contribution in Sep…
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and very informative annual report on the work of the Organization. The report covers in detail all aspects of the Organization’s work in the past year and deserves our careful study.
At the just-concluded Millennium Su…
The Chinese delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his report and is grateful for the briefing provided by the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Annabi.
There has been some gratifying progress recently in East Timor’s political life. After extensive consultations, the National Council was estab…
At the outset, Sir, I wish to welcome your presence among us and to express my satisfaction at seeing you preside over this meeting. I would like also to welcome
the Secretary-General’s important statement on conflict prevention.
It is the Chinese delegation’s long-held view that timely and effect…
The Chinese delegation is grateful to Mr. Prendergast, the Under-Secretary-General, and to Ambassador Olhaye, the Permanent Representative of Djibouti, for their briefings. We would also like to express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for having convened this public meeting. This is the firs…
