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Wang Yingfan

lines on the record: 679
first: 2000-02-24
most recent: 2003-06-17
sittings or episodes: 130
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“As a matter of priority, the countries concerned in this region should, in accordance with the Programme of Action adopted by the 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, as well as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Moratorium on the importation, exportation and manufacture of small arms and light weapons, develop an update of their domestic legislation on the manufacture, possession, transfer and stockpiling of small arms in their countries, in light of their specific circumstances, and take effective and reliable measures to ensure their scrupulous implementation.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“In the absence of an effective resolution of this issue, peace will remain illusive in Africa, especially in West Africa. The international community should give greater attention to this issue and support and assist regional and subregional organizations in combating the illicit trade in small weapons and the use of mercenaries. The Chinese delegation believes that only an integrated approach, with a regional dimension, can effectively solve the question of small arms and mercenaries in West Africa. Therefore, better coordination and cooperation among members of the community, especially among the West African countries, are of critical importance.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): First and foremost, Mr. President, I welcome you to New York in presiding over this important meeting. I also wish to extend a welcome to other Foreign Ministers of African countries and the representatives of regional and subregional organizations. I wish to thank them for their important speeches. In recent years, the excessive accumulation of and rampant illicit trafficking in small weapons in Africa, especially in West Africa, have aggravated armed conflicts and turmoil in these regions. Through their prolonged presence in these regions, mercenaries have not only been involved in armed conflicts but also have been engaged in the trafficking of arms and the plundering of resources, thus further exacerbating and prolonging the conflicts.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“This could serve as a reference for the effective implementation of other sanctions imposed by the Council. Of course, the Council must provide guidance to the relevant sanctions committees, monitoring mechanisms and groups of experts. At the same time, there must also be greater communication and coordination among those bodies. Thirdly, any decision to implement sanctions must be based on the overall requirement to ease and resolve conflicts. In that way, sanctions can more effectively and accurately target those responsible for undermining peace and security.”
2003-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4713 (2003) · source
“Specific arrangements must be made in accordance with the situation at hand and exit strategies must be considered in order to limit the duration of sanctions and to avoid or reduce negative impacts as much as possible before a decision to impose sanctions is taken. The Council must also fully assess the possible humanitarian impact of the measures to be taken. Regular assessments relating to humanitarian impact must be carried out in the implementation of sanctions in order that sanctions may be adjusted and improved. Secondly, in addition to political will among countries, monitoring mechanisms are necessary for sanctions to be effective. Sanctions imposed by the Council against UNITA were relatively successful, in part because a reasonably effective monitoring mechanism was put in place.”
2003-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4713 (2003) · source
“At the same time, the grave humanitarian situations resulting from sanctions, and from comprehensive sanctions in particular, have led to general concern in the international community. Among the practical questions facing the Council and the international community are how the Council should use sanctions when deciding to impose such measures, how better to tailor sanctions, how efforts can be made to reduce the impact on civilians and on third countries, and how sanctions should be implemented and their effectiveness enhanced. First, the Chinese delegation believes that, in the light of the possible impact of sanctions on innocent civilians and on third countries, care must be exercised when a decision to impose sanctions is taken.”
2003-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4713 (2003) · source
“We also take note of the recommendations made by the Stockholm Process on the role and relevance of the United Nations with respect to targeted sanctions and on the Organization's capacity to implement such sanctions and deal with the evasion of sanctions. We thank the Government of Sweden and the participants in the Process for their efforts. Sanctions are one of the means of enforcement tools that the Charter provides to the Security Council in its maintenance of international peace and security. Judging from the implementation of Council sanctions in some regions during recent years - particularly in Africa: in Angola, Sierra Leone and Liberia - sanctions have played an active role in easing and resolving armed conflicts and in promoting regional peace.”
2003-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4713 (2003) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having expressed sympathy to China in connection with the earthquake that caused material and human losses. I will convey to the Government of China the sympathy expressed by the President and other speakers. I would also like to thank Mr. Hans Dahlgren, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, for his briefing about the Stockholm Process, and Assistant Secretary-General Danilo Tiirk for the briefing he made. The Stockholm Process represents a useful exploration of issues pertaining to sanctions in all their aspects.”
2003-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4713 (2003) · source
“The Chinese Government will continue to actively support and coordinate with the international community in its efforts to protect children and to make our due contributions to those efforts.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684 (2003) · source
“In debating the question of children and armed conflict, the Council and the international community as a whole must attach great importance to undertaking effective measures to protect children in those regions, especially Palestinian children. Moreover, in tackling this issue, the Council must respect and coordinate with other United Nations agencies in order to allow full play for the overall strength of the United Nations. We should like to pay tribute to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other United Nations agencies, as well as other organizations, for their efforts and achievements over the years with regard to protecting children from the harm of armed conflicts.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684 (2003) · source
“Only when the factors that lead to the abuse of children's lives and interests are eradicated and when an environment that allows their growth and development is created can the protection of children be guaranteed. We agree that the Security Council should continue to be concerned about the protection of children from the perspective of safeguarding international peace and security. As far as the Council is concerned, taking effective measures to prevent, curb and eliminate armed conflicts is its major responsibility in the protection of children in armed conflicts. In certain regions today, including the Middle East, there are continuing armed conflicts whose most direct victims are children and women.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684 (2003) · source
“The parties to conflicts and the international community as a whole must work together to find an integrated and comprehensive solution. We urge all concerned parties to observe the relevant international laws, to implement in earnest the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocol, to abide by the provisions governing age limits for recruitment and conscription, to work together with the international community to put an end to the enlistment and use of child soldiers, and to carry out the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former child combatants. At the same time, the international community must step up its efforts to eliminate poverty, to promote universal education and development and to maintain stability.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684 (2003) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): The Chinese delegation is grateful to the Secretary- General for his report on children and armed conflict (S/2002/1299). In addition, we thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ambassador Olara Otunnu, and Ms. Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund, for their important statements. The causes and manifestations of the world's armed conflicts are myriad, but, whatever those causes and manifestations may be, as long as there are armed conflicts, children - as the most vulnerable group - will be affected by them to varying degrees. Therefore, the international community must work hard to find an effective solution to the problem. The protection of children in armed conflicts is an issue with many aspects.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684 (2003) · source
“In the coming year, the Working Group on African issues and the Security Council can consider in greater depth and reflect on ways of strengthening coordination and cooperation with the African Union, African regional organizations and concerned African countries, so as to adopt effective measures to promote the early resolution of African issues and consolidate the progress achieved. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to wish the President and other members of the Security Council, including the general membership of the United Nations, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.”
2002-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4677 (2002) · source
“That work has far-reaching impact. Regarding the Iraqi issue, the Security Council has made fruitful efforts, and continues to do so, for the disclosure of information on the destruction of weapons of mass destruction in order to settle the question politically within the framework of the United Nations and to avoid war. Here too, therefore, we believe that the work of the Security Council has been productive. It is worth mentioning that striving to achieve consensus through consultation has become a prominent characteristic of the work of the Council. We hope that that trend will be maintained. African issues have accounted for almost half of the Council's agenda items. Some progress has been made this year on African hotspot issues and, in some cases, it has been groundbreaking and very significant.”
2002-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4677 (2002) · source
“We believe that those countries will bring fresh vitality to the work of the Council. The Chinese delegation will cooperate closely with them. Throughout the year that will soon end, the Council has considered a series of questions in a timely manner, which has included anti-terrorism, Iraq, the Middle East and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has adopted more than 100 resolutions and presidential statements. When I say that, it does not mean that the more documents the Council can produce, the better. I merely want to emphasize that we have made substantive progress. For example, in the area of anti-terrorism, the Security Council and the Counter-Terrorism Committee have done an enormous job overall in cooperating and carrying out joint efforts to fight terrorism. We have laid a very solid foundation.”
2002-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4677 (2002) · source
“President, and that of the Colombian Mission. The President, in particular, gave detailed information to the members each day about the following day's work and the following stage of work, which was very useful in our preparation. I express my appreciation for that. I would also like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to the outgoing members - Colombia, Ireland, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore. In the past two years, they have actively participated in the consideration of various questions before the Council and have presided over the work of the Council's subsidiary organs in an outstanding manner. We will not forget their important contributions to the work of the Security Council. Once again, I wish to welcome Angola, Chile, Germany, Pakistan and Spain to the Council.”
2002-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4677 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): At the end of the year, five members of the Council will finish their term on the Council. It is very significant that you, Mr. President, have organized this wrap-up session, and we are very grateful to you for that. I also wish to congratulate you on the outstanding manner in which you have presided over the work of the Council this month. Although the Council's working days were reduced in December due to the holidays, the relevant items of the programme of work scheduled at the beginning of the month were discussed in depth. Some of the very complicated and difficult questions were also appropriately addressed. The fact that the Security Council has been able to carry out its task in a transparent, efficient and fruitful way reflects your hard work and thoughtful planning, Mr.”
2002-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4677 (2002) · source
“Many basic needs of innocent Palestinian civilians, such as water, medicine and education, cannot be met. Israel should lift its blockades and curfews against the Palestinians and facilitate international humanitarian relief work as soon as possible. Israel and Palestine should respond to the efforts of the international community to achieve peace and emerge from the cycle of violence as soon as possible. Otherwise, we cannot even begin to speak of the problem of protecting innocent civilians, both Palestinian and Israeli.”
2002-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4660 (2002) · source
“As far as the Security Council is concerned, if more can be accomplished in the prevention and the timely settlement of conflicts, that would be an important contribution to protecting civilians from being harmed in armed conflict. I wish to point out that the restoration of peace and stability to conflict areas in Africa is an urgent task before the Security Council. Among those tasks is the work of disarmament, demobilization, repatriation, resettlement and reintegration. That is very important with regard to former combatants. The international community should increase its input and participation in that regard. It must also be pointed out that, due to Israel's military actions, blockades and curfews, the humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territories continues to deteriorate.”
2002-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4660 (2002) · source
“To thoroughly resolve the question of the protection of civilians in armed conflict, we must eliminate the root causes of conflict, eliminate poverty, promote economic development and national reconciliation and safeguard national stability. It also needs to be stressed that the responsibility for protecting civilians lies mainly with the Government of the country concerned and the parties to the conflict. The parties to the conflict must strictly abide by international humanitarian law, strictly distinguish between civilians and combatants, prevent injury to civilians and allow humanitarian assistance to reach vulnerable populations in an unimpeded manner.”
2002-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4660 (2002) · source
“We commend the Secretary-General and the United Nations agencies for their efforts, including taking fully into account the impact on civilians when formulating and carrying out strategies and goals in the political, security and humanitarian fields, cooperating with regional organizations to widely publicize knowledge and experience in the area of protecting civilians and drawing up a road map covering work in the political, legal, humanitarian, disarmament and peacekeeping spheres. We encourage the United Nations agencies to continue to strengthen cooperation and coordination, further refine and improve the road map for protecting civilians, establish a relevant timetable at an early date and clarify the division of responsibilities between the various agencies.”
2002-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4660 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): At the outset, I wish to welcome the fact that you, Madam President, are personally presiding over today's meeting. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2002/ 1300) and statement. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Oshima and the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mr. Gnaedinger, for their statements. The Security Council has considered the question of the protection of civilians in armed conflict on many occasions. Security Council resolutions 1265 (1999) and 1296 (2000) and the aide-memoire adopted early this year have provided important guidelines.”
2002-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4660 (2002) · source
“The Nineteenth Summit Meeting of Heads of State and Government will continue to pursue efforts in that regard. I should like to raise only one question. Under these circumstances, what does the Deputy President think the Security Council should do to advance the peace process in Burundi, especially the signing of the agreement, and what can the Council do to cooperate with him in his efforts?”
2002-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4655 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): We should like to thank Deputy President Zuma for coming to New York and for his detailed and comprehensive briefing to the Council. We should also like to welcome our new colleague from France, Ambassador de la Sabliere, to the Council. We believe that the French delegation will continue to play a positive and active role in the Security Council, as it has in the past. China also supports and highly appreciates the South African Government, especially Deputy President Zuma, for its efforts to achieve peace and stability in Burundi. In Burundi's peace process, the ceasefire agreement is the key. We are very much pleased that the agreement has made important progress, but there are certain problems. As Deputy President Zuma pointed out, this is a very complicated question.”
2002-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4655 (2002) · source
“If I hear no objection, I shall now put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Colombia, France, Guinea, Ireland, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in Chinese): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1444 (2002). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 11.50 am.”
2002-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4651 (2002) · source
“The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2002/l278, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the Council's prior consultations. I should also like to draw attention to the following documents: S/2002/ll96, which contains a letter dated 21 October 2002 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, and S/2002/l296, which contains a letter dated 25 November 2002 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council transmitting a joint letter from the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Germany and the Netherlands. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it.”
2002-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4651 (2002) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Afghanistan in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In accordance with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Farhddi (Afghanistan), took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in Chinese): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2002-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4651 (2002) · source
“In favour: Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Colombia, France, Guinea, Ireland, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in Chinese): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1443 (2002). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 7.15 p.m.”
2002-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4650 (2002) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2002/1239, which contains the report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraphs 7 and 8 of Security Council resolution 1409 (2002). Members of the Council also have before them document S/2002/l293, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Bulgaria and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show ofhands.”
2002-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4650 (2002) · source
“The President (spoke in Chinese): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1442 (2002). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 6.20 p.m.”
2002-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4649 (2002) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that, in my capacity as President of the Security Council, I have met the representatives of the parties, who have confirmed to me that they maintain their well known positions vis-a-vis the item on the Council's agenda. On the basis of those meetings, as President, with the consent of the members of the Council, I have drawn the conclusion that the Council can proceed to take a decision on the draft resolution before it. If I hear no objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Colombia, France, Guinea, Ireland, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America.”
2002-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4649 (2002) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of item 2 on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2002/1243, containing the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations operation in Cyprus. Members of the Council also have before them document S/2002/1277, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it.”
2002-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4649 (2002) · source
“I thank Mr. Prendergast for the clarifications and answers he has provided. There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.35 p.m.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of New Zealand. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Fiji. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Australia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“China wishes to express its appreciation for that and we will, as in the past, support the efforts of the Office in this regard. I resume my functions as President of the Council. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Papua New Guinea, on whom I now call.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“Whether or not that task can continue to be carried out smoothly will have a great impact on the peace process. The United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB) has always played an important role in weapons collection. It has also won the trust of all sides. At the moment, the collection work has not been completed and the peace process is at a crucial point. In view of this, China supports full consideration of the request made by the parties concerned. We support the extension of the mandate of UNPOB for one year so that the Political Office can continue to play its proper role in the peace process. Over a long period, the Political Office, under the leadership of Ambassador Sinclair, has done very effective work.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“I should now like to make a statement in my capacity as the representative of China. First of all, I should like to thank Under- Secretary-General Prendergast for his briefing. Since the deliberations of the Security Council in August this year, the peace process in Bougainville has, with the cooperation of the new Government of Papua New Guinea, been steadily moving forward, and China is gratified by that. We hope that all sides will continue to take a positive and flexible position and advance the process of the eventual peaceful settlement of the Bougainville question. All sides are comprehensively implementing the relevant provisions of the Bougainville Peace Agreement. On the whole, significant progress has been achieved with regard to weapons collection, although some problems have cropped up in this work.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“The President (spoke in Chinese): In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Kieran Prendergast, Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs. It is so decided. The Security Council Will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Kieran Prendergast, Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs, to whom I give the floor.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Aisi (Papua New Guinea) took a seat at the Council table; Mr. Dauth (Australia), Mr. Naidu (Fiji) and Mr. MacKay (New Zealand) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“I now resume my functions as President of the Council. There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 11.40 a.m.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“We would also like to point out that the United Nations inspectors should draw lessons from the United Nations Special Commission. We trust that UNMOVIC and the IAEA will strictly abide by the mandate provided by the Security Council in its resolutions and faithfully fulfil its duties. Finally, we once again strongly appeal to all parties to continue to strive for a political solution to the Iraqi issue. That is the common aspiration of the entire international community, particularly the Gulf States and the Arab States. We sincerely hope that the adoption and smooth implementation of the resolution will be conducive to the effective carrying out of weapons inspections in Iraq and facilitate a final and comprehensive resolution of the Iraqi issue within the framework of the United Nations.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“The Security Council bears the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security - a responsibility that is entrusted to it by the Charter. Now that the Security Council has adopted this important resolution at this crucial moment, we hope that it will contribute to preserving the authority of the Council, facilitate a political settlement of the question of Iraq and enable an early return of United Nations inspectors to Iraq. It is our hope that Iraq will implement the resolution in good faith, fully cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors and fully comply with its disarmament obligations, so as to create conditions for an early and comprehensive resolution of the question of Iraq.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“According to the resolution that has just been adopted, only upon receipt of a report by UNMOVIC and the IAEA on Iraq's non-compliance and failure to cooperate fully in the implementation of the resolution, will the Security Council consider the situation and take a position. We are also pleased to note that, at the request of many members, including China, the resolution now includes other important elements, for example, reaffirming the commitment of all Member States to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq, Kuwait and other neighbouring States, commending the Secretary-General and members of the League of Arab States and its Secretary-General for their efforts and recalling its resolution 1382 (2001) and its intention to implement it fully.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“That would enable the Council to draw objective, fair and realistic conclusions and decide on the next steps in the light of the situation and the views of the various parties concerned. China supports the two-stage approach. The Chinese delegation actively participated at all stages of the consultations on the draft resolution, and put forward its views and suggestions in a constructive manner. We are pleased to note that, after many rounds of consultations, the sponsors of the draft resolution accommodated our concerns, and the Council members have finally reached consensus. As the sponsors pointed out in their statements earlier, the purpose of the resolution is to achieve the disarmament of Iraq through effective inspections. The text no longer includes automaticity for authorizing the use of force.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“We also welcome the announcement by Iraq in September that it would unconditionally accept a return of United Nations inspectors, and its subsequent talks with the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on practical arrangements concerning inspections. We are in favour of strengthening the effectiveness of inspections. At the same time, we believe that relevant provisions relating to the inspections should be practical and feasible. We appreciate the work done by UNMOVIC and the IAEA with regard to the inspections, and hope that they will be able to return to Iraq at an early date to conduct independent, fair, professional and effective inspections, reporting to the Security Council the result of their inspections in a truthful and timely manner.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“China has consistently held that, in seeking a comprehensive settlement of the question of Iraq, the sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as the legitimate concerns, of Iraq should be respected and that the Security Council should, depending on Iraq's implementation of relevant resolutions, consider suspending and eventually lifting the sanctions against Iraq, which have been in force for 12 years. We support dialogue between the Secretary- General and the Iraqi side in order to break the stalemate and welcome efforts by the Arab League and other organizations aimed at a peaceful resolution of the question of Iraq.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of China. First, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for attending today's meeting and for his important and wise statement. The Chinese delegation voted in favour of the resolution that has just been adopted. Our decision was based on the Chinese Government's consistent and clear-cut position on the question of Iraq. China stands firmly for a peaceful solution to the question of Iraq, through political and diplomatic means and within the framework of the United Nations. China has always urged Iraq to fully and strictly implement relevant Security Council resolutions and to cooperate fully with the United Nations with a View to thoroughly accounting for and destroying its weapons of mass destruction.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source