I welcome the presence here today of President José Ramos-Horta. His briefing was very encouraging. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Haq for her briefing and her work.
Since the Council’s review of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) late last y…
I wish to thank Mr. Gilmore, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, for his briefing on behalf of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
The OSCE is an important organization for the maintenance of international peace and security in Eu…
The General Assembly is the major United Nations organ for policy deliberation and one of the most important organs under the Charter. At the present time many and diverse new global challenges and threats are continually emerging. Member States, especially developing countries, expect the General A…
I would like to thank the Portuguese presidency for the initiative to hold this open debate on the working methods of the Security Council. It will not only help Council members to engage in in-depth consideration and discussion of the working methods but will also help them to hear the opinions of …
I thank Ambassador Osorio for his briefing on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) over the past 90 days. Under his outstanding leadership, the work of the Committee has been proceeding in a balanced and orderly way. China expresses its appreciation for this and a…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Zachary Muburi-Muita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union, for his briefing. I appreciate his hard work in promoting cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union. I wish to take this opportunity to make four comments.
The…
I thank Ambassadors Wittig, Puri and Sangqu for their briefings.
The Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) has recently made notable progress in the comprehensive implementation of resolution 1904 (2009). In June, the Council shall adopt a draft resolution renewing sanctions agai…
I wish to thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Chair of the Senior Advisory Group, and Under-Secretary-General Susana Malcorra for their briefings, as well as Ambassador Gasana for his comments.
Post-conflict peacebuilding is an important part of the United Nations work that is of great significance not …
I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Zannier, for his briefing. We welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Mr. Jeremić, and also listened attentively to the statement made by Mr. Enver Hoxhaj.
While at present the overall situation in…
I would like to thank High Representative Inzko for his
briefing. China welcomes the progress made in Bosnia and Herzegovina in such fields as security sector reform, enhancing the rule of law and economic recovery. We hope that all ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina will proceed on the basis …
I welcome the briefing by Baroness Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, on cooperation between the Union and the United Nations. China attaches great importance to cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations …
It is encouraging that today the Council members are joined by the representatives of Northern and Southern Sudan, Under-Secretary-General Le Roy and Mr. Mkapa to deliberate on important issues concerning the Sudan.
Maintaining peace, stability and development in the Sudan is in the interest the Su…
The Chinese delegation abstained in the voting on the resolution just adopted. China has serious concerns over the annual report submitted by the Panel of Experts on the Sudan, and believes that there is much room for improvement in the work of the Panel. We urge the Panel of Experts to conduct its …
We welcome the presence of the Foreign Minister of Turkey, Mr. Davutoğlu. We also appreciate the presence of Her Excellency the Deputy Secretary- General. I also wish to thank Mr. Fernandez-Taranco for his briefing.
China is shocked by Israel’s attack on the multinational convoy carrying humanitari…
