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Ma Zhaoxu

lines on the record: 707
first: 2018-02-06
most recent: 2019-07-09
sittings or episodes: 120
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“We support the countries concerned in their efforts to enhance coordination, formulate common strategies and mechanisms, and combat transnational organized crime at sea, thereby promoting development and prosperity in the coastal States and regions. 1 would like to highlight the following points. First, we should assist the capacity-building efforts of coastal States, while respecting their sovereignty. That involves supporting coastal States in improving their domestic legislation and in establishing and strengthening maritime security forces.”
2019-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8457 (2019) · source
“Maritime trafficking in arms, drugs and persons continues unabated. Illegal funds flow into terrorist organizations, extremist forces and criminal groups, exacerbating national and regional instability and threatening international peace and security. In recent years, pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden have significantly decreased thanks to the concerted efforts of the international community. However, the situation of maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, off the west coast of Africa, remains grim and has severely affected the economic and social development of coastal States in Africa. China always actively supports mutual, pragmatic and win-win maritime security cooperation and abides by the new common, comprehensive, integrated and sustainable maritime security strategy.”
2019-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8457 (2019) · source
“Mr. Ma Zhaoxu (China) (spoke in Chinese): I thank Equatorial Guinea for its initiative in convening this open debate under the rotating presidency of the Security Council for this month. I welcome His Excellency Mr. Oyono Esono Angue, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Equatorial Guinea, to New York and would like to thank him for presiding over this meeting. I also thank Mr. Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and Mrs. Ukonga, Executive Secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC), for their briefings. Oceans are a fount ofthe resources on which we rely for our survival and development. They are instrumental to international peace and security, interconnectivity and free trade. Pirate attacks and armed robbery at sea still occur frequently.”
2019-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8457 (2019) · source
“Finally, I wish to emphasize that China will continue to support Africa in achieving peace, stability and development, and will work with Africa to build a stronger Sino-African community with a shared future.”
2019-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8456 (2019) · source
“China supports African countries and peoples in their pursuit of peace, tranquillity, prosperity and development. We successfully convened the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in September. It was agreed that China and Africa should strengthen peace and security cooperation. Cooperation in the field of nuclear security was identified as one of the eight priority areas for cooperation between China and Africa. In addition, China supports Africa's implementation of the African Union's Agenda 2063 and its Silencing the Guns by 2020 initiative. China has also decided to establish a China-Africa peace and security cooperation fund with a View to supporting peace, security, stability and peacekeeping cooperation between China and Africa.”
2019-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8456 (2019) · source
“Countries of the region can cooperate in the areas of border control, information-sharing and countering the illicit trafficking of weapons, in particular small arms and light weapons. Thirdly, integrated policies should be in place. As a phenomenon that is closely linked to terrorism, human trafficking and resource plundering, mercenary activity has become an important factor that threatens peace and stability in Central Africa. Therefore, resources in various fields should be pooled in order to strengthen coordination and law enforcement so as to generate strong synergies in combating terrorist activities. The international community should support African countries in accelerating development, reducing poverty, eliminating the root causes of conflict and turmoil and stepping up socioeconomic development.”
2019-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8456 (2019) · source
“The international community should coordinate its efforts to assist African countries in properly responding to and, ultimately, eliminating the threats posed by mercenary activities. We should continue to improve cooperation and partnership between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, such as the African Union, and scale up efforts in conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict reconstruction. Through bilateral and multilateral cooperation and based on the willingness of countries, the international community should assist African countries in enhancing their security capacity-building in training, equipment and resources.”
2019-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8456 (2019) · source
“First, it is imperative to abide by the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and the basic norms governing international relations, implement General Assembly resolutions on countering mercenary activities and adhere to the principle of sovereign equality and non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries. We must support African countries in their efforts to maintain their sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, fully respect the leadership of African countries in regional affairs and support the approach of African solutions to African problems. Secondly, we should strengthen international and regional cooperation.”
2019-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8456 (2019) · source
“Such activities exact a heavy toll on human life and on property and seriously affect the social stability and economic development of African countries. This is therefore an issue to which the international community must pay rapt attention. Mercenary activities violate the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, interfere in the internal affairs of developing countries, including in Africa, and encroach on their sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. Such activities lead to tensions and armed conflict among countries. Recruiting, using, financing and training mercenaries are clear violations of international law. China is firmly opposed to such activities. In that respect, I would like to address the following three points.”
2019-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8456 (2019) · source
“Sezibera, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Rwanda and current Chair of the African Union, for their briefings. I also wish to thank C6te d'Ivoire and Gabon for sending their Foreign Ministers to today's meeting. China supports Equatorial Guinea's initiative to convene today's meeting and appreciates the country's efforts in fighting mercenaries. We are confident that today's meeting will serve to galvanize international consensus on jointly addressing the threats and challenges posed by mercenaries. Mercenary activities threaten international peace and security and jeopardize peace and stability in developing countries, especially those on the African continent.”
2019-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8456 (2019) · source
“Mr. Ma Zhaoxu (China) (spoke in Chinese): Today is the eve of the Chinese new year. First of all, I would like to convey my best new year greetings to you, Sir. At the same time, I wish peace and tranquillity to the people of the world. I am speaking in my capacity as Special Representative of His Excellency President Xi Jinping of China. At the outset, I thank Your Excellency President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo for attending and presiding over today's high-level meeting. China congratulates Equatorial Guinea on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February and will fully support its work. I also congratulate the Dominican Republic on its exemplary work as President of the Council in January. I thank Secretary-General Guterres, Mr. Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and Mr.”
2019-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8456 (2019) · source
“The international community should take advantage of the current window of opportunity, firmly support the role of the United Nations as the primary mediator, lend its support for the work of the newly appointed Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, respect Syria's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, push the Syrian parties to uphold the Syrian-owned and Syrian-led principle, abide by resolution 2254 (2015) and seek a solution through negotiations i one that enjoys the consensus of all parties. Council members should engage in thorough consultations and create conditions conducive to a political settlement of the Syrian issue.”
2019-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8454 (2019) · source
“Operations in that respect should be placed under the oversight of the United Nations throughout the process, with greater transparency and due attention accorded to stronger coordination with the Syrian Government. Support for Syrian refugees and their host countries should be scaled up to facilitate the return of refugees and the reconstruction of infrastructure. It has been China's consistent position that political negotiations are the only way to resolve the Syrian issue. The fundamental easing of the humanitarian situation on the ground will require further progress in the establishment of a serious political process.”
2019-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8454 (2019) · source
“The Syrian parties should proceed by taking into account the future of the country and the well-being of their people, continue to abide by Council resolutions, implement the previously reached agreements, safeguard the increasingly improving security situation and create conditions for further alleviating the humanitarian situation. The international community should further increase funding and material assistance to the Syrian people. In the light ofchanges in the severity of humanitarian needs, humanitarian aid operations should be dynamically adapted and improved. It is imperative to observe the United Nations guiding principles on humanitarian relief and the relevant provisions of international law, as well as to ensure that the people in need of humanitarian relief across all areas in Syria have timely access to it.”
2019-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8454 (2019) · source
“As large numbers of displaced persons have returned home to Syria, repairing and rebuilding housing, the water supply, the electricity system and other infrastructure, as well as removing land mines and other explosive remnants of war, have become a pressing priority. At the same time, as the overall situation in Syria, particularly the security situation, continues to stabilize, a more favourable environment exists for improving the humanitarian situation on the ground. United Nations agencies and other actors will require security guarantees to continue assessing the humanitarian situation on the ground, deliver humanitarian supplies and carry out other activities.”
2019-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8454 (2019) · source
“Mr. Ma Zhaoxu (China) (spoke in Chinese): Ithank Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for his briefing. China attaches great importance to the humanitarian situation in Syria. We commend the United Nations and all other actors for their efforts to improve the humanitarian situation in Syria. Today, out of the nearly 20 million people living in Syria, up to 12 million still require humanitarian assistance. The north-west and north-east of the country remain fragile. The conditions in the refugee camps in Rukban are worrisome. The humanitarian situation, particularly grave now that it is winter, faces a risk of further deterioration.”
2019-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8454 (2019) · source
“China does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. We hope the country that accuses others of doing so will practice what it preaches.”
2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source
“Venezuelan affairs must be handled and dealt with by the Venezuelans themselves. We call on all the relevant parties to respect the will of the Venezuelan people. Maintaining stability and development in Venezuela serves the interests of all parties. We hope that all parties can contribute more to the stability of Venezuela and that the international community can together create favourable conditions to that end. The representative of the United States just made unreasonable accusations against the position held by China. China is firmly opposed to such accusations. It is well-known that China has always been committed to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and respect for the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of all countries.”
2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source
“China maintains that all countries should abide by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, especially the norms governing international relations and the principles of international law, such as non-interference in the internal affairs of States, mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity and refraining from the threat of the use of force. China always upholds the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other States, and therefore opposes foreign interference in Venezuela's domestic affairs. The situation in Venezuela is a domestic matter. It does not constitute a threat to international peace and security and is not on the agenda of the Security Council. China is opposed to adding the situation in Venezuela to the Council's agenda.”
2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source
“Mr. Ma Zhaoxu (China) (spoke in Chinese): At the outset, I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing. We have been closely following the situation in Venezuela. We call on all the relevant parties in the country to be rational and calm, taking into account the fundamental interests of the country and its people in seeking a political solution to the issues through peaceful dialogue, within the framework of the Venezuelan Constitution. China supports the efforts made by the Venezuelan Government to uphold national sovereignty, independence and stability.”
2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source
“China stands ready to work with the international community to build a word of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness and inclusiveness - a world that is clean and beautiful.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“Developed countries should continue to spearhead emission reductions and help developing countries, in particular small island developing States, to upgrade their capacity in adaptation, mitigation, management and financing. China has been actively engaged in the global response to climate change. We have been a contributor to this cause. We have been earnestly fulfilling our international obligations under, inter alia, the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, while making active contributions to the global fight against climate change to the best of our ability and on the basis of our national conditions. China will continue to implement our South-South cooperation commitments on climate change and support developing countries in addressing related challenges.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“We need to pursue sustainable development and its drive to address through common development such climate-change-related issues as food insecurity, humanitarian crises and mass migration. Thirdly, we should acknowledge and respect countries' differences, especially in developing countries, and take seriously the daunting challenges facing small island developing States and least developed countries. The international community should implement in earnest the Paris Agreement on Climate Change under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and uphold the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“The relevant United Nations agencies should properly address and respond to climate-change-related issues in line with a division of labour and their respective functions. Secondly, we need to explore green and low-carbon transitional and sustainable development pathways tailored to national specificities. Peace and development are interconnected and mutually reinforcing. The international community needs to embrace a Vision of global governance hinged on consultation, contribution and benefits-sharing and advance the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development across the board, give priority to poverty reduction, and tackle development imbalances and inadequate development.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“In facing this global challenge, the international community needs to step up cooperation and respond together. In this regard, from the perspective of maintaining international peace and security, I would like today to share with participants the following three points. First, it is necessary to uphold multilateralism and foster a sense of community and shared future for humankind. In the face of climate change, no country can stay aloft by itself. Countries should strengthen exchanges and cooperation on climate change, adhere to multilateral mechanisms and earnestly fulfil their international obligations. It is important to increase funding and technical support to developing countries to assist them in coping with climate change and improving their ability to adapt to it.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“Mr. Ma Zhaoxu (China) (spoke in Chinese): China welcomes you to New York, Sir, to preside over today's meeting. China highly appreciates the initiative of the Dominican Republic to convene this open debate. I also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Administrator Steiner, Mr. Kabat and Ms. Getschel for their briefings. Climate change is a major challenge that affects the future and destiny of humankind. Climate change induces natural disasters, wreaks havoc in many parts of the world and poses grave threats to food security, water resources, the ecological environment, energy, human life and property. These issues have even become disruptive factors in certain regions, undermining peace and stability. Easing the impact of climate-change-related disasters obviously serves global stability.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“China will step up its communication and cooperation with countries of the region and work to maintain peace and stability, uphold fairness and justice and promote common development in the Middle East, thereby playing a proactive and constructive role for peace in the region.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“Parties that can bring serious influence to bear on the Middle East issue should also play a constructive role. China has always been committed to moving the Middle East process forward and has been supportive of the Palestinian people's just cause, that of regaining their legitimate national rights. We support the establishment of an independent and fully sovereign State of Palestine based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. We support Palestine's greater integration into the international community. In line with His Excellency President Xi Jinping's four-point proposal promoting a political settlement of the Palestinian question.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“The parties should act with prudence and follow the principles of respecting historical pluralities, upholding fairness and justice, implementing international agreements, striving for peaceful coexistence and adhering to the relevant United Nations resolutions and international consensus so as to reach a solution through negotiations that accommodates the interests of all sides. The international community should stay united in advocating for a resumption of peace talks between the two sides as soon as possible. The parties should meet halfway, avoid any action or rhetoric that might exacerbate the situation and refrain from any unilateral measures that could undermine trust, with a view to creating the necessary conditions for a resumption of dialogue and expediting the intra-Palestinian reconciliation process.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“The international community should adhere to the relevant United Nations resolutions, the principle of land for peace and the Arab Peace Initiative, among other things, in working to intensify efforts for a resumption of talks and for achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian question. Any new initiative should be aimed at making a two-State solution a reality. Concrete action should be taken to implement resolution 2334 (2016) and to end all settlement activities in the occupied territories and the demolition of Palestinian homes and property. Steps should also be taken to prevent violence against civilians. The question of the final status of Jerusalem is a complex and sensitive one. It underpins any future settlement of the Palestinian question as well as the future of a two-State solution.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“We hope that the relevant parties will lift the blockade of Gaza quickly and entirely. China regrets Israel's decision to close schools run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in East Jerusalem, and we call on the international community to increase funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and help Palestine improve its economic circumstances. The fundamental path to resolving the Palestinian- Israeli conflict is through a two-State solution.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“Efforts to achieve a resumption of the dialogue between Palestine and Israel show no progress, while the risk of escalation of the conflict cannot be ignored. China is deeply worried about the current developments. The Council and the international community should maintain a united front and adopt a long-term perspective in advancing a political settlement of the Palestinian question. Using violence to quell violence will not solve any problems. China strongly opposes any acts of violence against civilians. We urge the parties concerned to bear in mind the security and safety of the local populations and the crucial importance of peaceful coexistence by exercising restraint and thereby preventing the situation from escalating. The grave humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip does not serve regional stability.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“Mr. Ma Zhaoxu (China) (spoke in Chinese): I thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing. I have listened carefully to the statements by the representatives of Palestine and Israel. I warmly welcome Mrs. Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, and thank her for her presence here today and her statement. The question of Palestine is at the core and root of the Middle East issue. Its resolution is crucial to achieving peace and development in this region. At the moment, the conflict in the Gaza Strip continues. The West Bank is frequently attacked, and settlement activities are still going on, while Palestinian homes continue to be demolished. At the same time, we are seeing challenges to the possibility of a two-State solution.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“China calls for vigorous support from various quarters of the international community. The Ebola epidemic in the country's north-east remains dire and requires the continued support of the international community for the work of the World Health Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross in order to enable them to effectively respond to the outbreak and contain its further spread. China has been a staunch and long-standing supporter of the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is actively involved in United Nations peacekeeping operations in the country. We will continue to provide medical, food and other humanitarian assistance, remain actively engaged in its economic and social development and do our part for peace, stability and development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2019-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8443 (2019) · source
“Secondly, in order for the international community to continue to assist the Government in maintaining internal peace and stability, we are keen to see the AU, SADC and other regional organizations continuing to lead the mediation efforts. We encourage the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to continue to help the Government as and when it is needed. Thirdly, we should maintain active humanitarian assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Last year, as the security situation in certain parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo improved, approximately 1 million displaced people returned home. Nonetheless, the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to face challenges and the level of food insecurity is especially serious.”
2019-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8443 (2019) · source
“We see elections as a country's internal affair. We believe that the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have the ability and wisdom to resolve the issues involved in their own way, and we hope that the Congolese parties will remain calm, show restraint and resolve their differences through dialogue and negotiation with a view to maintaining peace and stability. We believe that the international community should focus on the following three priorities. First, the international community should show full respect for the country's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and for the authority of the Commission electorale nationale independante.”
2019-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8443 (2019) · source
“Regional organizations such as the AU and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) sent observers, and on the whole the election process was peaceful, stable and smooth. The Electoral Commission announced the preliminary results on 9 January. All this testifies to the strong desire of the Government and the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to safeguard peace and stability based on Congolese ownership and on their aspirations to achieve a smooth transfer of power through peaceful elections. China commends the Government and the Commission for their efforts. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is now at a historic juncture. A peaceful handover of power is in the interests of its people and will be conducive to peace, stability and development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Africa as a whole.”
2019-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8443 (2019) · source
“Mr. Ma Zhaoxu (China) (spoke in Chinese): I would like to begin by thanking Ms. Zerrougui for her briefing and for her efforts to promote peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I also listened attentively to the briefings by Mr. Nangaa Yobeluo, President of the Commission electorale nationale independante, Ambassador Mohammed, Permanent Observer of the African Union (AU) to the United Nations, Mr. Malanji, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Zambia, and Monseigneur Utembi, representing the Conference episcopale nationale du Congo. On 30 December, the Democratic Republic of the Congo held its presidential, National Assembly and provincial assembly elections, in which nearly 20 million people voted.”
2019-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8443 (2019) · source
“All parties must safeguard the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Yemen and - based on resolution 2216 (2015) and other resolutions, the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative and its implementation mechanism, as well as the outcome document of the National Dialogue Conference - support efforts to reach a broad and inclusive political solution through dialogue and consultation. Together with all the parties concerned, China is ready to continue to play a constructive role in promoting the settlement of the Yemen issue.”
2019-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8441 (2019) · source
“The international community must step up humanitarian assistance to Yemen, help the country improve the humanitarian situation in a sustained manner, meet the basic needs of the Yemeni people and continue to create conditions that are conducive to negotiations. The Yemeni parties must work more closely with the United Nations to effectively guarantee the safety and security of international personnel in Yemen. Political means are the only way to resolve the Yemeni issue.”
2019-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8441 (2019) · source
“Under the auspices of the Redeployment Coordination Committee they should agree on confidence-building measures without delay, including by making progress on the prisoner-exchange agreement and other issues. We look forward to seeing the next round ofpeace talks convened without incident so that consensus can be reached on the framework document for the political negotiations and an inclusive solution arrived at as soon as possible. Thirdly, it is essential that the United Nations continue to play its role as the primary mediator. We would like to see the Yemeni parties working more closely with Mr. Griffiths and remaining engaged in the negotiating progress.”
2019-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8441 (2019) · source
“We have noted the Secretary- General's proposal to establish a mission in Yemen to facilitate and monitor the implementation of the agreement, and China is ready to engage with all parties on the matter. We hope that the Secretariat will strengthen consultations with Council members on specific arrangements pertaining to the proposed mission while giving the views of the host country and the countries of the region full consideration and respect. Secondly, it is imperative to push for a sustained and effective process of dialogue and negotiation, while preserving the gains achieved so far. The Yemeni parties should meet each other halfway and demonstrate greater goodwill towards one another.”
2019-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8441 (2019) · source
“However, while the overall situation in Yemen is heading in a positive direction, challenges remain. Persistent crossfire continues in Al-Hudaydah governorate and the overall humanitarian situation across the country is still severe. The Yemeni parties agreed to reopen the Al-Hudaydah-Sana'a road, but the agreement has not yet been honoured. Impediments to humanitarian access remain. The parties concerned must implement the Stockholm Agreement and resolution 2451 (2018) in earnest and continue to work on the following three areas. First, the parties should strictly implement the Al-Hudaydah ceasefire agreement and complete the redeployment of their armed forces within the established time frame.”
2019-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8441 (2019) · source
“Mr. Ma Zhaoxu (China) (spoke in Chinese): Iwould like to thank Mr. Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for their briefings. We are pleased to note that the parties in Yemen have generally observed the ceasefire agreement, which has led to a lessening of hostilities in the past few days. The Redeployment Coordination Committee, which is led by the United Nations and includes all Yemeni parties, is working in an orderly fashion, with ongoing discussions on issues related to redeployment, such as the timetable, location and modalities of verification and supervision. Work has also begun on implementing the agreement on the exchange of prisoners and settling the situation in Taiz.”
2019-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8441 (2019) · source
“The political route is the only way to resolve the Yemeni issue. The international community should safeguard the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Yemen, and support efforts to reach an inclusive political solution through dialogue and negotiations on the basis of resolution 2216 (2015), the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative and its implementation mechanism, and the outcome of the Yemeni National Dialogue Conference. To that end, China stands ready to continue to play its constructed role.”
2018-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8439 (2018) · source
“The Yemeni political process is entering a crucial stage. The Council should fully consider and respect the views of the countries concerned and of those of the region, and support the Yemen political process and the good offices of the United Nations. The international community should increase its humanitarian relief measures for Yemen and support the country in efforts to continue to improve the humanitarian conditions there and meet the basic needs of its population. We have taken only the first step in a 10,000-mile journey. The Stockholm agreement and resolution 2451 (2018) are just the beginning but not the end. In the next stage, the parties should focus on implementing the outcome of the Sweden peace talks and, on that basis, promote a sustainable and effective process of dialogue and negotiations.”
2018-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8439 (2018) · source
“Mr. Ma Zhaoxu (China) (spoke in Chinese): China has consistently advocated a political solution to the issue of Yemen to support the political process there, with consideration for the long-term interests of the Yemeni people. China voted in favour of resolution 2451 (2018), on Yemen. The adoption of the resolution safeguards the unity of the Council and has provided new momentum for the solution of the Yemeni issue. Recently the Yemeni parties fully demonstrated their political will and accomplished a breakthrough in the peace talks in Sweden. China welcomes this and commends and supports the Secretary-General and Special Envoy Griffiths for their tremendous efforts. The international community should doubly cherish the outcome of the Sweden peace talks and effectively facilitate its implementation.”
2018-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8439 (2018) · source
“China will follow the four-point proposal of President Xi Jinping to promote the political settlement of the Palestinian issue and continue to work with the rest of the international community to explore innovative mechanisms to facilitate of peace in the Middle East, to promote an early resumption of peace talks between the two sides and make tireless efforts to realize comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the region.”
2018-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8429 (2018) · source
“All parties should proceed with caution and refrain from imposing a solution that could lead to new confrontations. Relevant United Nations resolutions and international consensus should serve as the basis for finding a solution through negotiations that accommodate the interest of all parties. China firmly supports and promotes the Middle East peace process, the just cause of the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate national rights, and the establishment of an independent State of Palestine with full sovereignty based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. We support the greater integration of Palestine into the international community.”
2018-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8429 (2018) · source
“Secondly, there is a need to uphold the two-State solution and address the root cause of the Palestinian- Israeli conflict. The international community should adhere to the relevant United Nations resolutions, the principle of land for peace and the Arab Peace Initiative, and persevere in resolving the issue of Palestine in a comprehensive, just and lasting manner through negotiations. Resolution 2334 (2016) should be implemented in earnest. China hopes that the Secretary-General will submit a written report on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016). Thirdly, there is a need to properly address the final status of Jerusalem. This issue is complex and sensitive and concerns the situation the future of the two-State solution and the peace and security of the region.”
2018-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8429 (2018) · source