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Liu Guijin

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2012-01-12
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  1. “China highly values its friendly relations and cooperation with the AU. The development of our friendly relations has gained momentum in recent years. China appreciates and fully supports what the AU has done to resolve hotspot issues in Africa, and has provided financial and material assistance to the AU. China will continue to work with the international community to support the close strategic and cooperative relationship between the United Nations and the AU, and make its contribution to African peace and security.”

    2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source

  2. “The AU, however, is constrained by insufficient capacity in human resources, material and financing. The UN and the international community should respond sincerely to the legitimate requests of the AU and strengthen cooperation with the AU in personnel training, institutional development, the sharing of information and experience, the management of resources, logistic support and other areas. In the meantime, the United Nations should enlist other countries in providing assistance. In recent years, the United Nations has undertaken some active exploration and gained positive experience in providing assistance to the African Union Mission in Somalia and the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur. Such exploration and experience merit timely study, assessment and dissemination.”

    2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source

  3. “They are more likely to accept peace and mediation efforts from fellow Africans. In that regard, the international community should have faith in the wisdom and experience of African people, take into full account the opinions of the AU and provide all manner of support to the AU in its efforts to carry out mediation, good offices and peacekeeping missions. We encourage the United Nations and the AU to increase communication and coordination so as to give full play to their comparative advantages. Thirdly, we should assist the AU in strengthening capacity-building. As a Chinese saying goes, it is better to teach one the skill of fishing than to offer him fish. In the long run, peace and development in Africa mainly relies on the efforts of the AU and African countries themselves.”

    2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source

  4. “The United Nations should continue to mobilize funds, optimize the allocation of its resources and give priority to efforts aimed at building peace and security in Africa. Secondly, African efforts to resolve African issues should be strongly supported. In recent years, African countries have actively engaged in settling conflicts in Africa. The relevant African countries and the AU have played their role in the settlement of the Libyan crisis. China highly commends the leadership of South Africa and of His Excellency President Zuma in that regard. We believe that many African issues have complicated causes and involve the interests of many parties. As a regional organization built and led by Africans, the AU has a better understanding of those situations. Moreover, African parties are generally very cautious about external interventions.”

    2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source

  5. “In recent years, the United Nations and the international community have increased their investment in Africa, but it still falls short of the huge demand from Africa. Against the backdrop of a bleak global economy, with countries facing fiscal contraction, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the international community to increase assistance to Africa. Nevertheless, we should still View Africa from a strategic and long-term perspective and fully understand the significant impact of African peace and development on the prosperity and security of the world as a whole. We need to address African issues with a greater sense of urgency and continue to increase input in Africa. The United Nations and the international community should heed the views of African countries and earnestly address their concerns.”

    2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source

  6. “Helping Africa to deal with global challenges is not only the unshirkable responsibility of the international community, it is also in the common interests of all parties. As the most universal, representative and authoritative intergovernmental organization in the world, the United Nations has a unique role to play in supporting and assisting Africa. It should work hand in hand with the AU to build on the results of, and increase, the existing cooperation in order to make a greater contribution to peace and development in Africa. In that connection, China wishes to make the following proposals. First, we should take full account of the importance of Africa and continue to increase input in the continent.”

    2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source

  7. “Faced with a plethora of interconnected traditional and non-traditional security threats, constrained by its capacity and lack of resources, the AU finds itself unable to cope with all the challenges alone. It is of even greater concern that some AU peace efforts in recent years have not received the timely and effective support of the international community and failed to achieve the anticipated results. That is detrimental to the long-term development of the United Nations-AU partnership. The international situation is now undergoing complex and profound changes. The prosperity and future of countries have never been as closely interlinked as today. Under such circumstances, peace and security in Africa have a direct impact on the interests and well-being of each and every member of the international community.”

    2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source

  8. “Over the past three years, thanks to the concerted efforts of all parties, cooperation between the United Nations and the AU has increased and yielded effective results. Various forms of exchange and cooperation mechanisms have been established between the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council and between the United Nations Secretariat and the AU Commission. With the assistance of the United Nations, the AU has strengthened its internal mechanism and capacity-building, and cooperation between the two sides has led to progress on issues such as Darfur and Somalia and enhanced peace and security in Africa. However, it should be noted that Africa remains the continent with the highest number of conflicts and the most fragile security situation.”

    2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source

  9. “Mr. Liu Guijin (China) (spoke in Chinese): China appreciates the initiative of South Africa to hold today's high-level meeting on the United Nations- African Union (AU) partnership. We are convinced that this meeting will further strengthen the strategic partnership between the United Nations and the AU, build consensus and bolster efforts to resolve conflicts in Africa and to achieve peace and security on the continent. In June 2008, during its presidency of the Council, South Africa convened a high-level meeting on strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations, in particular the African Union (see S/PV.5868), at which broad consensus was reached on establishing a strategic partnership between the United Nations and the African Union.”

    2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source