China voted in favour of resolution 1984 (2011), which extends the mandate of the Panel of Experts of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). As a component of the Council’s Iranian sanctions regime, the Panel shall work in strict accordance with the mandate established by reso…
I would like to thank Gabon for its initiative in organizing today’s meeting, and to welcome President Bongo Ondimba in coming to preside over it. I also wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Mr. Michel Sidi…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank France for its initiative to hold this meeting on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We thank Secretary General Sellal for making a special trip to host today’s meeting. We also welcome Mr. Tshibanda, Minister for International and Regional Cooperation o…
I wish to thank the French delegation for having convened this open debate. I also wish to thank Under- Secretaries-General Amos and Le Roy and Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović for their statements.
China is deeply concerned about the safety of civilian lives and property during armed conflict…
I, too, would like to thank Mr. Moreno-Ocampo for his briefing.
The Chinese position on the International Criminal Court remains unchanged. We attach great importance to combating impunity and achieving justice. China has always believed that the pursuit of justice should be premised on the core va…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his briefing.
China is closely following the unfolding situation in Syria. Syria is an important country in the Middle East. We hope that the various parties there will resolve their differences through political dialogue and address the current crisi…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing. I, too, have listened carefully to the statements made by the Permanent Observer of Palestine and the representative of Israel. China has always advocated for the settlement of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict by political diplo…
On behalf of the Chinese delegation, I should like to welcome the convening of this special meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of human space flight.
On 12 April 1961, astronaut Yuri Gagarin of the former Soviet Union made the first space flight on Vostok-1, thu…
I appreciate Colombia’s initiative to hold this open debate on the question of Haiti. I would also like to thank President Santos Calderón for his presence today to preside over this meeting. I also listened carefully to the statements made by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Special Envoy of the Secr…
China is deeply concerned over the turbulent situation in Libya. In our view, it is of the greatest urgency to secure the immediate cessation of violence, avoid further bloodshed and civilian casualties, restore stability and normal order as soon as possible, and resolve the current crisis through p…
I wish to thank Ms. Ameerah Haq, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor- Leste, for her briefing. I also welcome the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste and his participation in today’s meeting. I have listened carefully to his statement.
We take pleasure in seeing that the overall sit…
China voted in favor of the draft resolution drawn up by Arab States on the Israeli settlements. We deeply regret that the draft resolution was not adopted.
China has always firmly supported the just cause of the Palestinian people to gain legitimate national rights. At present, Israel continues to…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zannier for his briefing. I also welcome the presence among us today of Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia. I have listened very carefully to his statement, as well as that by Mrs. Vlora Çitaku.
Currently, th…
At the outset, I wish to thank Brazil for its initiative to convene this open debate on the important issue of the interdependence between security and development. I welcome the presence of His Excellency Foreign Minister Patriota in the Council Chamber to preside over this meeting.
I thank Secret…
Allow me to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haile Menkerios, President Mkapa and Ambassador Mahmoud Kane, speaking on behalf of President Mbeki, for their respective briefings. We welcome the presence of representatives from Northern and Southern Sudan at today’s meeting.
Than…
China welcomes the convening of this high-level meeting of the Security Council at the initiative of the United States. I am very pleased to see Vice-President Biden personally presiding over today’s meeting.
I also wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing and Foreign Minister Z…
It is deeply gratifying that Council members, representatives of Northern and Southern Sudan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Mr. Mbeki are today together discussing the question of the Sudan.
Maintaining peace, stability and development in the Sudan is in the interest of the Sudanese people and …
The Kosovo situation has a bearing on peace, security and stability in Europe as a whole, as well as in the Balkans in particular. The overall security situation in Kosovo is relatively calm at present, but tension in the north remains a cause for concern. China hopes that the parties concerned will…
This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement. The current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is generally calm. We welcome the smooth holding of the general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina in October and the progress made in security sector reform and the rule of law,…
The Chinese delegation welcomes you, Sir, to the Security Council to preside over today’s debate. We also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his report entitled United Nations support of African Union peacekeeping operations authorized by the Security Council (S/2010/514) and for his briefing.
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