I wish to thank High Representative Inzko for his briefing. Bosnia and Herzegovina has maintained stability and achieved positive progress in economic development and the rule of law, which China welcomes. Bosnia and Herzegovina is an important Balkan country. Maintaining peace and stability, promot…
China appreciates the initiative of the United Kingdom in convening today’s meeting. We wish to thank Secretary of State Hammond for presiding over today’s meeting and welcome the presence of Prime Minister Sharmake of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
China listened carefully to the briefings by Pr…
The Chinese delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting. We welcome your appointment of Ambassador Lucas, Permanent Representative of Luxembourg, as Chair of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform. We encourage her to be objective and fair in her work, …
China would like to thank Spain for its initiative to hold this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, and we welcome the presence of Foreign Minister José Manuel García Margallo here in New York to preside over this meeting. I listened carefully to the briefing given by Deputy Secretary-G…
China thanks Spain for its initiative in holding today’s open debate. We have listened carefully to the statements of Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson, the President of the General Assembly Mr. Lykketoft and Ambassador Jürgenson, Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council.
Thanks to the joi…
I would like to thank Jordan for convening this meeting on behalf of the Arab countries, and Assistant Secretary- General Zerihoun for his briefing.
Recently, the conflict between Palestine and Israel has further escalated, leading to a worsening security situation in East Jerusalem, the West Bank …
China supports the statement made earlier by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, and it is also International Development Year. Last month, leaders of countries gathered at the U…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization (A/70/1).
This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. Over the past 70 years, the United Nations has borne witness to the endeavours of Member States to explore …
The Chinese delegation welcomes Spain’s initiative in convening this open debate. We welcome Prime Minister Rajoy Brey to preside over today’s meeting. I wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing, and the Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Mlambo-Ngucka, for hers as well. China h…
China voted in favour of resolution 2240 (2015) on the question of illegal migration in the Mediterranean region just adopted by the Security Council. China understands the gravity and urgency of this question and hopes that the adoption of the resolution will contribute to an appropriate resolution…
China voted in favour of newly adopted resolution 2241 (2015) on adjusting the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Under the active facilitation efforts on the part of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and other international partners, parties to the co…
Mr. President, I thank you for organizing today’s meeting. I also listened attentively to Special Representative Honoré’s briefing.
Thanks to the strong support of the international community and the preparations made in all walks of life in Haiti, the first round of the legislative elections took …
Mr. President, I wish to thank you for convening today’s debate on the situation in Afghanistan. We also wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his briefing, and the Executive Director of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mr. Yury…
The General Assembly has just adopted a technical roll- over decision to move forward the question of the
reform of the Security Council for consideration at the next session of the General Assembly. Since intergovernmental negotiations started in 2009, the General Assembly has adopted similar deci…
China appreciates Nigeria’s initiative to convene today’s open debate on regional organizations and contemporary challenges of global security. I thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his presence at this meeting, and listened carefully to his briefing.
The United Nations is at the heart of the …
China appreciates Nigeria’s initiative to convene today’s meeting on Ebola. I thank Dr. Margaret Chan, Director- General of the World Health Organization (WHO), and Dr. David Nabarro, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General on Ebola, for their briefings. I listened carefully to the statements made b…
China welcomes the Council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2235 (2015). China’s position on chemical weapons is clear and consistent. We resolutely
oppose the use of chemical weapons by anyone in any circumstance. We express our concern over the use in Syria of chlorine gas as a weapon, as verif…
China welcomes the initiative of New Zealand to hold this open debate on the security and peace challenges facing small island developing States (SIDS). China welcomes Foreign Minister McCully to New York to personally preside over the meeting. I am grateful to Prime Minister Malielegaoi, Prime Mini…
A year ago, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17 crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people aboard. China is deeply saddened by that tragedy and wishes once again to express its sympathy to the bereaved families of the victims and to the countries concerned. We support, in accordance with resoluti…
A few minutes ago, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2231 (2015), on the Iranian nuclear issue, endorsing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action reached on that matter by the P-5+1 — China, France, the Russian Federation, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America…
