The Chinese delegation wishes wish to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Annan for his report on the work of the Organization. The report provides an overview of the work of the United Nations during the past year and contains an array of views and recommendations on ways to address the challenges fac…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Mr. Qazi, and Ambassador Bolton of the United States for their briefings. We have carefully read the report submitted by Secretary-General Annan (S/2006/706), which contains comprehensive information…
At the outset, I wish to thank the Secretary-General
for his report (S/2006/707) and the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Rücker — whom I congratulate on his assumption of that important post — for his briefing. We also welcome Ms. Raskovic-Ivic, President of the Coordinatio…
Mr. President, may I start by expressing my deep appreciation to you for your efforts to convene this meeting. This meeting provided the parties with a useful platform for exchanges and cooperation on the question of the Sudan. We wish also to thank the Secretary-General for his presence and for his…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank Under- Secretary-General Gambari for his briefing.
In the past month the Middle East region has undergone two bloody conflicts. The peoples of Palestine, Lebanon and Israel all incurred heavy and saddening costs. We are deeply distressed and gravely concerned …
The Chinese delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2006/628) and Special Envoy Ian Martin for his briefing. We would also like to welcome His Excellency Mr. José Luis Guterres, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste, who is here among us once agai…
We wish to welcome you, Sir, and to thank you for personally presiding over today’s meeting. We would also like to welcome Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the foreign ministers who are participating in this meeting.
Since the Lebanon-Israel conflict broke out on 12 July, China has repeatedly calle…
I wish at the outset, Sir, to welcome you and to thank you for coming to New York to preside over today’s meeting. We are grateful also to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his presence at our meeting. I wish further to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Afri…
Since the beginning of this year, the Iran nuclear issue has attracted increasing international attention. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has conveyed to the Security Council a number of reports and resolutions related to the Iran nuclear issue.
China has all along indicated that pur…
At the outset, the Chinese delegation would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Coomaraswamy; the Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Veneman; the representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Mr. Melkert; and the World Bank representative, Mr. B…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank Mr. Nambiar, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General, and
Under-Secretary-General Egeland for their briefings this morning.
In recent weeks the Security Council has been seized of the worsening situation in the Middle East. The Council convened an emerge…
Since the beginning of this year, various United Nations reforms, such as the establishment of the Human Rights Council and the Peacebuilding Commission, have all enjoyed positive progress. Many new measures have been adopted for Secretariat management reform and the ongoing consultations on mandate…
I wish at the outset to thank Under-Secretary-General
Egeland for his briefing. We appreciate the enormous efforts made by the United Nations agencies over the years in the field of the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
In recent years, the Security Council has paid increasing attention t…
It gives the Chinese delegation great pleasure to speak on the agenda item under discussion.
At the outset, allow me, on behalf of the Chinese delegation, to thank Judge Shi Jiuyong, President of the International Court of Justice, for his report on the work of the Court.
In the view of the Chines…
The Chinese delegation attaches great importance to the General Assembly’s discussion of the item on oceans and the law of the sea. Over the past year, we have witnessed the achievements, challenges and developments in the field of the oceans and the law of the sea. The Chinese delegation wishes to …
The Chinese delegation deeply appreciates the Secretary-General’s report on the oceans and the law of the sea (A/61/63 and Add.1). The past year has witnessed further progress in the implementation of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the relevant agreements. We wish to ex…
