I wish at the outset to thank Ambassador Sinclair, the representative of the Secretary-General, for his very comprehensive briefing. I also appreciate the briefing by the representative of Papua New Guinea.
On 29 July, Ambassador Sinclair submitted to the Government of Papua New Guinea a report ver…
At the outset, I should like to welcome the presence of the Secretary-General at our meeting today. I should also like to warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August. I am confident that, under your leadership, the Council will b…
The Chinese delegation has always believed that the authority of the Security Council stems from its unity. We are therefore pleased to note that, in the spirit of compromise and cooperation, and after numerous consultations, we have finally adopted the present resolution on Western Sahara. That onc…
Before making my statement, I would like to extend my congratulations to the new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sir Emyr Jones Parry, on his assumption of his post. We will be cooperating closely with him. I trust that the cooperative and friendly relations that we have h…
I wish first of all to comment on Ambassador Greenstock’s departure from the Council.
Ambassador Greenstock will be leaving us to take up his new responsibilities. He was involved in the drafting of resolution 1483 (2003) on Iraq — indeed the United Kingdom was a sponsor of that resolution. He ther…
I wish to thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting and for your briefing, in your capacity as the Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), on the work of the Committee.
Under your leadership, the work of the CTC over the past three months has made further progress. The CTC has con…
At the outset, I welcome you, Madam, and thank you for your personal presence in New York to preside over today’s important meeting.
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his recent report on Iraq and for the supplementary briefings which he and his Special Represe…
I would like first of all to thank Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno and former Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ngongi for their respective briefings.
The Security Council has held two public meetings this month on the question of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is clear …
First, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his briefing on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As usual, his briefing was very descriptive and clearly explained the situation on the ground. But I think the situation that he described today is different from …
I wish to congratulate your country, Madame, on presiding over the Security Council for this month. The Chinese delegation will fully support your work. I also wish to take this opportunity to express our thanks to the Russian delegation for presiding over the Council last month. I thank Ambassador …
As previous speakers have covered many of the points I had intended to cover, I shall refrain from repeating them and shall be brief.
At the outset, I should like to thank Mr. Oshima for his very detailed briefing. We wish to express our appreciation for what he has accomplished on behalf of the pr…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. David Stephen, and the Permanent Representative of South Africa, Ambassador Kumalo, for their briefings.
I listened very closely to the statement made by the representative of Guinea-Bissau. The report of the Se…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the Secretary- General for his report as well as Assistant Secretary- General Annabi for his additional briefing.
Since the beginning of this year, some progress has been made in the overall situation in Kosovo. The Provisional Institutions are now relatively …
In the view of the Chinese delegation, the Kimberley Process is closely related to the discussions on African conflicts that have taken place in the United Nations, including in the Security Council. The Process has also been endorsed by the relevant General Assembly and Security Council resolutions…
I listened very attentively to the detailed and informative briefing of Mr. Morris. It has been very helpful in providing us with a better understanding of the food situation in Africa. However, it must be acknowledged that the picture he presented to us, in which 40 million people lack food and fac…
I wish at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for his report and Assistant Secretary-General Türk for his briefing.
Since our consideration of this item last November, the Security Council, on the basis of progress achieved in the peace process in Bougainville, finally reached agreement on ex…
Before I begin my formal statement, I wish to convey our condolences to the Republic of Korea for the loss of five of its peacekeepers and to the bereaved families.
The Chinese delegation thanks the Secretary- General for his special report and Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno for his briefing.
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Allow me at the outset to join previous speakers in expressing my deep condolences to the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan over the tragedy that has struck them.
China listened carefully to the statements made by this morning’s three briefers. They were extremely detailed and very helpful to…
I would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Vieira de Mello, for their briefings. Their briefings on the security and humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were very specific and informati…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his detailed report (S/2003/113). We also welcome the presence of Mr. Steiner at our meeting today, and we thank him for his statement.
At the end of last year, the Security Council mission, led by Ambassador Kolby of Norway, made…
