At the outset, Sir, I would like to join previous speakers in congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. My delegation will fully support you in your work. At the same time, I also wish to thank the Permanent Representative of Spain for his outsta…
At the outset, allow me to thank you, Sir, for convening today’s meeting.
The revitalization of the General Assembly is an important part of the reform of the United Nations. The Chinese delegation has always supported the revitalization of the General Assembly with a view to expanding the influenc…
At the outset, I wish to congratulate the Secretary- General and his representative on completing, together with the representative of the International Criminal Court, the draft relationship agreement between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court, as requested by resolution 58/79.…
I wish at the outset to convey to the Government and the people of Russia the sorrow and condolences of the Chinese delegation at the two unfortunate aeroplane crashes that took place in Russia yesterday.
I thank Mr. Jean Arnault, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, for…
First, I thank the Secretary-General for his report on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) (S/2004/669). I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his briefing.
In the past several months, with the unflagging efforts of the Timorese Government and people, Timor- …
Before starting my formal statement, let me first thank Mr. Motoc of Romania, under whose able leadership the Council successfully completed its work in July.
I also wish to congratulate the Ambassador Denisov of the Russian Federation on his assumption of the presidency of the Council for the mont…
The humanitarian situation in Darfur, in the Sudan, has recently been a source of concern for the international community. The United Nations, the African Union and a number of countries are working actively to facilitate the resolution of the situation there.
We believe that the satisfactory resol…
Today’s meeting is very important and very timely. I wish to welcome you, Mr. Prime Minister, and to thank you for personally presiding over this meeting in New York. I should also like to welcome the presence of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mexico and representa…
First of all, I should like to thank Ambassador Konuzin, Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), for his briefing. With Ambassador Konuzin as Chairman, I believe we can have every confidence in the work done by the CTC. I support the points he made in his briefing.
I would like to make t…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the convening of
this meeting. I am grateful to Ambassador Jones Parry for his briefing, and to other countries for their statements.
The West African subregion is endowed with rich natural resources and a large population; it has a great potential for economic deve…
First, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (S/2004/348). I also thank Mr. Holkeri for his additional briefing, and welcome Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro to today’s meeting and thank him fo…
I should like to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council this month. I am confident that, under your excellent leadership, the Security Council will successfully complete its work. I wish also to thank Ambassador Pleuger and the German delegation for the…
At the outset, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s public meeting. We are deeply shocked by another Israeli assassination by means of the targeted removal of a Hamas leader, Mr. Al-Rantisi, in the Gaza Strip. We are deeply concerned about the prospects of tension betwee…
At the outset, I wish to thank you, Sir, for taking the initiative of convening this open meeting and to welcome the participation and statement of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan. I also welcome the presence of Mr. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, and Mr. von Pierer, President and Chi…
In observance of this year’s World Health Day, the World Health Organization and the World Bank launched the World report on road traffic injury prevention. The Chinese delegation takes this opportunity to convey its heartfelt thanks to the World Health Organization, the World Bank and experts from …
I would like first to thank Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his briefing on the situation in Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro.
The large-scale violent inter-ethnic conflict that took place in Kosovo last month seriously undermines the peace process in Kosovo and the international community’s effo…
First I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important meeting and for coming to New York to preside in person. At the same time, I welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ghana, Nana Akufo- Addo, and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States (EC…
I should like first of all to express my gratitude to you, Mr. President, for having convened this necessary and timely meeting.
The Chinese delegation would like to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany to today’s meeting.…
I should like to begin by thanking you, Sir, for convening today’s open meeting. I also thank the Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),
the Permanent Representative of Spain, Ambassador Arias, for his briefing.
China commends the CTC for its efforts to facilitate the implementation of…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting. I also thank the Secretary-General for his progress report on the recommendations of the Security Council mission to West Africa (S/2003/1147). In addition, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Kalomoh for his int…
