Since the beginning of this year, Iran’s nuclear issue has attracted more and more attention in the world. Regrettably and disappointingly, Iran has yet to respond positively to the requirements of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Security Council and show flexibility on the sus…
I would like to welcome you to the Council, Mr. Minister, to preside over today’s meeting. I also welcome the presence of Secretary-General Annan and thank him for the report (S/2006/956) he submitted to us yesterday.
As a cradle of human civilization, the Middle East is the birthplace of the Mesop…
Maintaining international peace and security is a solemn responsibility entrusted to the Security Council by States Members of the United Nations under the Charter. Over the past year, the Security Council has remained committed to addressing various regional and international hot spots and made vig…
During the debate held at this time last year on the situation in the Middle East, nearly all of the delegations present were filled with hope for peace in the Middle East and were looking forward to seeing a year of opportunities for the Middle East gradually materialize. However, as we meet here o…
The Security Council has just adopted a resolution on the nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
On 9 October 2006, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea flagrantly conducted a nuclear test in disregard of the common opposition of the international community. This is not con…
First, I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Egeland for his briefing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The historic general election in the Democratic Republic has become the most important event in the political life of that country. Thanks to the considerable efforts by the Un…
I wish to emphasize the following points on the question of the inclusion in the agenda of the Security Council of an item concerning the situation in Myanmar.
First, we should objectively evaluate the relationship between the situation in Myanmar and international peace and security. According to …
The Chinese delegation is firmly opposed to the inclusion of items 41 and 155 in the agenda of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly. We believe that the overwhelming majority of the Members of the United Nations are similarly opposed to the inclusion of those items. I therefore consider t…
The Darfur issue has attracted world attention and remains one of the top items on the Security Council’s agenda. The African Union, at the request of the Government of the Sudan, has invested enormous energy and efforts in helping to stabilize the situation in Darfur. China has, all along, highly c…
I should like at the outset to thank the Secretary- General for his report as well as Mr. Søren Jessen- Petersen for his supplementary briefing. We wish to express our regret at Mr. Jessen-Petersen’s upcoming resignation. Over the past two years, he has made an outstanding contribution to the work o…
The Chinese delegation would like to welcome the Foreign Minister of the Argentine Republic to the Council to personally preside over today’s important open debate. We would also like to welcome His Excellency the President-elect of Haiti, Mr. Préval, who has travelled here specifically to attend th…
At the outset, let me once again congratulate Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on her election to the presidency of Liberia. I also thank her for her important statement.
In recent times, the new administration of Liberia has taken a series of reform measures in all areas in its tireless effort towards e…
The Chinese delegation welcomes Mr. Tom Koenigs to the Security Council to give his first briefing to the Council in his capacity as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan. We congratulate him again on his assumption of this important post. China will continue to fully suppo…
Let me at the outset thank the Secretariat for its briefing.
The Chinese delegation would like to make three preliminary comments.
First, peacekeeping operations are one of the most effective measures used by the United Nations to maintain peace and achieving collective security. In recent years, …
The Chinese delegation would like to thank Ambassador Mayoral, Ambassador Løj and Ambassador Burian for their presentations on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), the Counter- Terrorism Committee (CTC) and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2…
I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jessen-Petersen, for his briefing. We also welcome the presence of President Tadic of the Republic of Serbia and thank him for his important statement.
We offer our condolences on the passing of Mr. Rugova. At the same time, w…
The Chinese delegation bids a warm welcome to President Xanana Gusmão, and we welcome his important statement. We would also like to thank Mr. Hasegawa, the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his presence at this meeting and for his briefing.
China is very pleased to note that, t…
The Chinese delegation supports the statement by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The emergence of migration and the development of human society are closely linked. Currently, the number and scale of international migration, as well as the range of countri…
First of all, I wish on behalf of the Chinese Government and people to express our condolences to the victims of the terrorist attack in Jordan. We also strongly condemn this attack.
The Charter of the United Nations entrusts the Security Council with the primary responsibility for the maintenance …
I wish at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for initiating and organizing today’s meeting. I thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his report on the United Nations system-wide action plan (S/2005/636). Our thanks go also to Under-Secretary- General Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Ms. Rachel Ma…
