I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing.
China has taken note of the presidential election held in Ukraine on 25 May and respects the choice made by the people of Ukraine. At present, he continuing problems and occasional outbreaks of armed conflict and violen…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing. I welcome the presence of the President of Serbia, His Excellency Mr. Tomislav Nikolić, in today’s meeting and his statement. I also listened carefully to the statement made by Ms. Atifete Jahj…
For over three years, the escalation of the conflict in Syria has inflicted deep suffering on the Syrian people and posed a serious challenge to the countries of the region and the international community. China has always maintained that all parties in Syria should respect human rights and internat…
I thank High Representative Inzko for his briefing.
China welcomes the positive progress achieved by Bosnia and Herzegovina in enhancing national reconciliation, promoting economic development and building and strengthening the rule of law. Meanwhile, we note that Bosnia and Herzegovina continues t…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Moussa, for his briefing.
The general situation in the Central African region has recently been mixed. While China welcomes the clear improvement in the Great Lakes region and the progress in regional integration, the si…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank Nigeria for the initiative of organizing today’s open debate. I wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Special Representative Bangura for their briefings. We also listened carefully to the statement just made by the representative of the non-government…
The Chinese delegation thanks the Nigerian presidency for convening this meeting. I thank Deputy Secretary- General Eliasson for his briefing. I also listened attentively to Mr. Keating’s statement.
Twenty years ago, the people of Rwanda were subjected to unprecedented carnage in which hundreds of …
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez- Taranco for his briefing.
China is deeply worried about the recent escalation of the situation in Ukraine. We hope that the relevant parties will remain calm, exercise restraint and avoid any further deterioration of the situation.
Settl…
I would like to thank Ambassador Quinlan for his briefing and commend him for the enormous efforts he has made to push forward the work of the Security Council
Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) .
China has always attached great importance to the work of the Committee and sta…
China commends Lithuania for its initiative in convening this open debate on the rule of law. We welcome Mr. Linkevičius, Lithuania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, to preside over today’s meeting. We listened carefully to the briefing by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Building the rule of law is es…
China welcomes the Lithuanian initiative to convene this meeting on cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union in maintaining international peace and security. China welcomes Foreign Minister
Linkevičius presiding over today’s meeting. We thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and B…
I wish to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif for his briefing. I welcome the presence of His Excellency Prime Minister Ivica Dačić of Serbia at this meeting and thank him for his statement. I also listened carefully to the statement of Mr. Hashim Thaçi.
We respect the…
Currently, the international situation continues to undergo profound and complex changes so as to effectively respond to the myriad global threats and challenges. The international community generally expects the United Nations to play a greater role in maintaining world peace, enhancing cooperation…
China welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on
Afghanistan (A/68/609) submitted to the General Assembly. We welcome the imminent adoption by consensus of the draft resolution on Afghanistan (A/68/L.11).
China associates itself with the statement made on behalf of the Shanghai Cooperation Or…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the briefing by Mr. Amano, Director General of the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on the work of the Agency.
Over the past year, the IAEA has been earnestly fulfilling its duties in line with its statutory mandate and has made substantial achievements in…
China thanks Azerbaijan for convening today’s meeting. This is the sixth time that the Security Council has held an open debate on its working methods. This fully demonstrates the importance that the Security Council attaches to improving its working methods.
The Charter of the United Nations entru…
At present, peace and development in Africa have entered a new, critical stage. With its booming economy, Africa has one of the fastest growth rates in the world. United and resolute, African countries have kept taking new steps to advance integration and sustained stability and development. Much he…
I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing. I also listened attentively to the statements made by the observer of Palestine and the representative of Israel.
The Palestinian issue lies at the core of the Middle East question. The only way out lies in resolving the dispute thro…
China aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Fiji on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (see A/68/PV.29).
We are facing a complex global economic situation. While the overall situation is looking up, the negative effects of the international financial crisis linger on,…
I would first like to thank Argentina for its efforts in presiding over the Council for the month of August. And I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency for September, and to wish you success in our work this month. I would also like to thank you, Sir, f…
