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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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“The ideas contained in the report of the Secretary-General are well thought out and meet the urgent needs of post-independence Timor. We agree with his proposal, and we hope that the Council will adopt a relevant draft resolution as soon as possible so as to ensure that UNMISET can carry out its work in a timely manner. In discussing UNMISET's mandate, we would like to express our profound appreciation and gratitude to UNTAET for the outstanding contribution it has made to the independence of East Timor. We would especially like to thank Special Representative Vieira de Mello for his outstanding leadership and tenacious spirit. The experience of peacekeeping and peace- building accumulated by UNTAET in East Timor will be a valuable asset for the United Nations. We welcome the new assignment of Ambassador Sharma, and we wish him success.”
2002-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522 (2002) · source
“In light of the development of the East Timorese situation, the Secretary-General proposed the establishment of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) as the follow-up mechanism of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), and he has elaborated in detail on the scale of its mandate and its structure. He has put forward a mandate implementation plan and specifically identified three major tasks for UNMISET. He also sets out a very clear exit strategy for UNMISET. Emphasis is placed on enhancing East Timor's capacity-building, with a view to helping East Timor undertake, as soon as possible, nation-building in the areas of administration, justice and security.”
2002-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522 (2002) · source
“We wish the East Timorese people every success, under the leadership of Mr. Xanana Gusmao and the East Timorese Government, in overcoming the difficulties that lie ahead of them, so that newly born East Timor can embark on the path towards stability, democracy and sustainable development. As a fledgling State, East Timor will face multiple challenges in terms of political, economic and social development for an extended period of time, even after its independence. It will require continued attention and assistance on the part of the international community. Therefore, the United Nations must maintain a certain level of presence in East Timor. This is now the common view of all members of the Council.”
2002-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): The Chinese delegation warmly welcomes President- elect Xanana Gusmao and Chief Minister Mari Alkatiri to New York to participate in our meeting today. We thank them for their statements. We also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his statement and Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his briefing and introduction of the Secretary- General's report. Like other colleagues, we warmly congratulate Mr. Gusmao on his election as the first President-elect of East Timor by an overwhelming majority in the balloting held on 14 April. The successful holding of the election was a landmark in East Timor's progress towards independence and a vivid demonstration of the fact that the East Timorese people have taken their destiny into their own hands.”
2002-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522 (2002) · source
“We also hope that UNMIK and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia will continue to strengthen their high-level cooperation so as to facilitate the settlement of a number of problems such as that of missing persons, the return of refugees and border stability.”
2002-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4518 (2002) · source
“At the same time, we are deeply mindful of the legitimate concerns of people of various ethnic groups in Mitrovica. We hope that the rights and interests of all ethnic groups in that city will be duly respected and addressed fairly. We hope that UNMIK will make positive efforts truly to accommodate the concerns of minorities, to promote ethnic reconciliation in Mitrovica and to create favourable conditions for the return of refugees in order to lay a solid foundation for a multi-ethnic society and for long-term stability in the city and throughout Kosovo. The Chinese delegation appreciates the positive efforts of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to solve the problem of Albanian prisoners of war. We hope that the Common Document signed by UNMIK and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia will be effectively implemented.”
2002-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4518 (2002) · source
“We believe that ensuring basic rights and interests, freedom of movement and normal life for ethnic groups, especially minorities, is essential to the creation of a society ruled by law. We hope that UNMIK and the provisional Government will make further efforts to ensure local security and to improve the living conditions of minorities. The Chinese delegation is concerned by recent developments in the situation in Mitrovica in northern Kosovo. We hope that UNMIK will deal appropriately with the situation, in full consultation with the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The attacks on United Nations personnel are a matter of concern. We support UNMIK in fully implementing resolution 1244 (1999). All parties and factions in Kosovo are obliged to accord adequate respect and cooperation to UNMIK.”
2002-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4518 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): The Chinese delegation thanks Deputy Prime Minister Covie for his presence at the Council's meeting and for his statement. We also warmly thank Special Representative Mr. Steiner for his briefing. The Chinese delegation welcomes the recent progress made by the Provisional Government of Kosovo in including representatives of various ethnic groups. We welcome the positive attitude demonstrated by minorities, including Serbs, in participating in the political life of Kosovo. We hope that this will assist the provisional Government's efforts to establish effective and fair administration throughout Kosovo and, gradually, a multi-ethnic society under the rule of law, with the assistance of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).”
2002-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4518 (2002) · source
“We hope that Israel, Palestine and the international community will respond positively and constructively to the Secretary-General's proposal and will establish without delay a third-party mechanism to create conditions favourable to the implementation of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 1397 (2002).”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We call upon Israel and Palestine to assist the work of that group. We express our deep concern at the plight of the Palestinian civilians. We call upon the international community to increase its humanitarian assistance. We call upon Israel to provide assistance and to facilitate the work carried out by international humanitarian relief agencies. The international community has reached agreement that third-party involvement is necessary to end the vicious cycle of violence. We appreciate and support the efforts made in this regard by the Secretary-General, Kofi Annan. Yesterday, he put forward a proposal for the deployment of a multinational force. China will thoroughly study that proposal.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The immediate withdrawal of troops by Israel is the deciding factor that will determine whether there can be a real change of course in the conflict. We support all efforts urging Israel to withdraw its troops. The escalation of violent activities has created an extremely grave humanitarian situation. We find Israelis and Palestinians, as well as Chinese nationals, among the victims of the suicide bombs. Such acts of violence must be condemned. However, to the world's great dismay, the humanitarian tragedy caused by the Israeli army's brutal military attacks continues. We favour an investigation of the humanitarian situation in Palestine, particularly of what has actually occurred in the Jenin refugee camps. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights has already adopted a resolution on this issue and has created an inquiry commission.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): The international community has recently made efforts to halt further escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as demonstrated by the three Security Council resolutions and the statement by the "quartet". Additionally, United States Secretary of State Powell went to the region to carry out mediation activities. Many countries, including China, have in their own fashion called on the parties to implement the Council's resolutions. However, to our regret, there has not been any satisfactory change in developments in the occupied Palestinian territories. The Israeli army still refuses to withdraw and has intensified its siege of the Palestinian leader, Mr. Arafat, and of the Church of the Nativity. Bloodshed among innocent civilians continues.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The question of whether the CTC should, at an appropriate time, respond to certain problems, and the form that such a response should take, merits our consideration. States Members of the United Nations hope that the Council will continue to play its central role in the international fight against terrorism.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“Secondly, we should always keep in mind the fact that the main objective of the CTC is to assist Member States so that they can improve their own legislative and administrative capacity to fight terrorism and take part more effectively in international cooperation against terrorism. To that end, the review should be focused; that will help the CTC to conclude its consideration of the national reports within the appropriate time frame. The current international fight against terrorism has been continuing for more than seven months - since last September. Some practical problems have emerged during that fight that have raised concern on the part of the international community, and the Council should give due attention to those problems.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“It can also be attributed to the efforts of the experts and of the Secretariat. Like other members of the Council, we endorse the work programme for the third 90-day period approved by the Committee, and we view favourably the current composition of the Bureau. We believe that two points merit the attention of the Committee. First, there should be a focus on questions relating to assistance to Member States in implementing the resolution. We hope that, as soon as possible, an assistance fund will be set up, within the framework of the United Nations, that will help Member States to enhance their ability to implement resolution 1373 (2001).”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): I would like to begin by thanking Ambassador Greenstock for his briefing on the work of the Counter- Terrorism Committee (CTC). Under his leadership, the CTC has done much fruitful work since its establishment. It has formulated a pragmatic programme of work, and its open, fair and transparent approach has met with the appreciation of the membership at large. In its current consideration of national reports, the Committee is guided by the relevant provisions of resolution 1373 (2001) and the relevant working guidelines. With good cooperation and coordination, its Subcommittees have made good progress. We believe that this is all due to the able leadership of its Chairman and Vice-Chairmen, who have the active cooperation and support of the other Members of the United Nations.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“We support all international efforts aimed at easing the crisis. The leadership and the Government of China have been working hard to ease the conflict between Israel and Palestine. We will continue to conduct consultations in cooperation with all parties concerned.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“In order to put an end to the violent conflict between Israel and Palestine and to promote the Middle East peace process, the most urgent task today is to urge Israel to implement Security Council resolutions 1402 (2002) and 1403 (2002), to withdraw its troops immediately and unconditionally from all Palestinian cities, and to guarantee the safety and freedom of Chairman Arafat. Our condemnation of Israel's military attacks and our explicit demand that Israel withdraw its troops do not mean that we accept suicide bombings. The killing of innocent civilians in Israel can only add to fuel to the fire. It cannot help the just cause of the establishment of an independent Palestinian State. The international community must take concerted action to prevent the situation in the Middle East from continuing to deteriorate.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“Such acts have also seriously violated the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people and have led to a grave humanitarian situation. The wilful acts of the Israeli authorities are an obstacle to all the efforts of the international community, including the United Nations, to stop the escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine and to promote peace in the Middle East. Such acts have also made it more difficult to realize the hope for the peaceful coexistence of Israel and Palestine. The military attacks of the Israeli authorities against the Palestinians, carried out in the name of anti-terrorism, have led to serious losses of Palestinian lives and property. Such military attacks also interfere with and undermine the international community's effort to combat terrorism.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): On 4 April, the Security Council adopted resolution 1403 (2002), demanding the implementation of resolution 1402 (2002) without delay. However, for three days, Israel has ignored the demands of the Council and the international community. Instead of withdrawing from the Palestinian territories, it has stepped up its military actions. That has led to a deepening of the conflict between Israel and Palestine. We are deeply concerned, and we express our regret over the situation. The Israeli authorities have carried out military attacks against Palestinian cities and have conducted searches in a barbaric manner, in violation of relevant Security Council resolutions, including those relating to the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“All peace-loving countries should work together to stop the deterioration of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to promote the momentum for peace in the Middle East.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We call for an early end to the vicious cycle of countering violence with violence, so as to prevent extreme and violent activities by a handful of people from disrupting the early restoration of all the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. In the current situation, the United Nations, and the Security Council in particular, should play a more active and effective role to avoid the evolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into an all-out confrontation and to prevent the situation from sliding into an irreparable state. Yesterday, the Council held separate meetings with the Israeli and Palestinian sides. We hope the two sides will take practical steps to immediately stop all violent activities.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We oppose and condemn Israel's invasion of Palestine, and we call upon Israel to immediately implement resolutions 1397 (2002) and 1402 (2002), to unconditionally withdraw all its troops from Palestine, to guarantee the personal safety of President Arafat, and to lift the blockade and the relevant restrictions on the Palestinian sides so as to create the necessary conditions for the Palestinian side to be able to stop the extreme and Violent activities by a handful of people and to make possible a ceasefire between the two sides. At the same time, we also condemn the violent activities targeting innocent civilians in Israel.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The deterioration of the situation in the Middle East in recent days has proven once again that Israel's approach of achieving security through military high- handedness will go nowhere. It must be pointed out that Israel's continued siege of President Arafat and its threat to force him into exile are very dangerous. Should President Arafat be harmed, the consequences would be extremely grave.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): Since the Security Council adopted resolution 1402 (2002) on 30 March, the conflict between Israel and Palestine has continued to escalate. Instead of improving, the situation has deteriorated further. In particular, the economic and social life of the Palestinian people has been seriously disrupted, and the humanitarian situation is in deep crisis. We express our serious concern and worry over these developments. A resolution to the question of the Middle East can only be based on the relevant resolutions of the Security Council and the principle of land for peace. Resorting to military occupation and violence will not bring peace to either side; rather, it will make the road to peace more difficult.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Given the present circumstances, the United Nations, and the Security Council in particular, should play a more active and effective role so as to prevent the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from escalating into a full-fledged confrontation. Peace must be restored to the region. Only through peace can Israel and Palestine live side by side. To this end, it is imperative to implement Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 1397 (2002) and the principle of land for peace. We strongly appeal to Israel and Palestine to exercise the utmost restraint, immediately stop all acts of violence, return to the negotiating table and work with the international community to advance the momentum for peace in the Middle East.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“The Arab League summit, which has just concluded, adopted an Arab peace plan, inspired by the Saudi peace proposal for the Middle East, which has facilitated and contributed to the efforts aimed at peace in the region. The Chinese leader and the Chinese Government have expressed their appreciation and congratulations in that regard. In his statement today, the Secretary-General said that the summit has created a new opening for peace. The international community - including, of course, Israel and Palestine - should take advantage of this new opportunity for peace in the Middle East and take practical steps to cooperate with all the peace initiatives.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“As some commentaries have pointed out, such actions are no different from a declaration of war against Palestine, which will bring very serious consequences. The Secretary-General, Mr. Annan, also pointed out, very wisely, that destroying the Palestinian Authority will not bring peace; it will bring the region even closer to war. We oppose and condemn the barbaric aggression of Israel against Palestine and call on Israel to immediately stop its military actions and withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories. Events have demonstrated time and again that countering violence with violence does not help but, rather, that it will lead to an escalation of tensions and fuel hatred between the two sides.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): The conflict between Israel and Palestine has escalated, and the situation there has deteriorated to an extremely dangerous degree. The Chinese Government has expressed its deep concern and preoccupation in this regard. We condemn the suicidal acts against Israeli civilians; such acts of violence by a few individuals run counter to the aspirations of the Palestinian people for peace and to the efforts of the international community to promote peace in that region. Yet still more alarming are the massive military offensives by Israel against Palestinians, in which the compound of Chairman Arafat was attacked, his guards wounded and innocent Palestinian civilians killed.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“Two days ago, the Security Council adopted resolution 1397 (2002) on the issue of the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, in which it demanded immediate cessation of all acts of violence and a political settlement through negotiation. We believe that this is an important step by the Council and one that is long overdue. Apart from the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, many armed conflicts around the world continue to endanger the safety and security of innocent civilians and thus threaten regional and international peace and security. The Council should make further efforts to mitigate and seek solutions to these conflicts so as to establish conditions conducive to the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“All the mandates of United Nations peacekeeping operations have, to varying degrees, incorporated the protection of civilians. The main responsibility for protection, however, rests fundamentally with the Governments and parties to the conflict concerned. The Council must urge all parties concerned to seek a solution through dialogue and peaceful means and strictly to abide by international humanitarian law so as to avoid making innocent civilians suffer. For the United Nations, the Security Council in particular, the prevention and early cessation of armed conflicts are the most effective ways to protect civilians.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Oshima for his briefing. In armed conflicts throughout the world, innocent civilians represent a growing percentage of victims, generating widespread concern in the international community. In recent years, the Security Council has held many debates and adopted a number of resolutions and presidential statements on this issue. It is our hope that today's discussions and the aide-memoire to be adopted will facilitate the efforts of the international community to protect civilians in armed conflict. The protection of civilians in armed conflict is a multifaceted mission in which the international community, including the humanitarian relief agencies, has done a great deal.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“We call on the Somali factions to ensure the freedom of movement and safety and security of humanitarian personnel and provide them with the necessary facilities. Effective implementation of the arms embargo on Somalia can play a positive catalytic role in the peace process. We hope that the long-standing situation of ineffective implementation of the sanctions will soon be reversed. We will continue to support the work of the sanctions Committee, and we hope that countries and regional organizations concerned will actively cooperate with it.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“As pointed out in the report of the Secretary- General's, the Somali peace process will require not only political will on the part of the Somali political leaders and the sustained encouragement and support of Somalia's immediate neighbours and of the wider international community, but also greater unity of purpose and coordination of the initiatives of the international community. This is the only way to contribute to the establishment of a broad-based and all-inclusive Government, on the basis of the maintenance of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia. We appreciate the tremendous amount of humanitarian relief work done by the United Nations system and other organizations in very harsh conditions on the ground.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“Allow me to point out that the responsibility for national reconciliation and durable peace in Somalia lies, in the final analysis, in the hands of the Somali parties themselves. Without the participation and support of all parties in Somalia, even the best peace initiative will remain on paper - an exercise in armchair strategizing. We endorse the Secretary-General's view that only Somalia's leaders can decide to end the suffering of their people and that only they can decide to negotiate an end to the conflict. Therefore we urge the Somali parties, in the supreme interest of national reconciliation, to demonstrate the necessary goodwill, attend the April Nairobi Conference without any preconditions and endeavour to resolve, through dialogue and negotiations, problems that are not amenable to settlement by force.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): At the outset, I wish to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Somali Transitional National Government, Mr. Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim, to today's meeting. I should like also to congratulate the newly appointed Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Tubman, head of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia. In accordance with the decision taken by the lntergovernmental Authority on Development (lGAD) Summit and the IGAD Foreign Ministers Committee on Somalia, the Somali National Reconciliation Conference will be held in April in Nairobi. Preparations for the Conference are to be handled jointly by the three neighbouring countries and by the IGAD secretariat. We welcome and support the encouraging developments that have taken place in the Somali peace process.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“In conclusion, we would like to express our appreciation to High Representative Petritsch, who for more than two years has accomplished much in coordinating the work of the agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the reconstruction of that country. We welcome the European Union's designation of a new High Representative and hope that he will also play a constructive role in the reconstruction of Bosnia and Herzegovina and in promoting peace and stability in the region.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“We believe that the urgent tasks for reconstruction and for the restoration of peace and stability in the region are to eliminate differences among ethnic communities, ease social tension and promote national reconciliation. Here, the international presence faces difficult tasks and has a long way to go. We hope that through reasonable streamlining, the international presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its work and speed up the process of national reconciliation there. The peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina is at a critical stage. We welcome the European Union's decision to send a Police Mission following the end of UNMIBH's mandate. China will continue to support UNMIBH in its work, and we favour the adoption of a Security Council resolution in this respect.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“We hope that all the international agencies active in Bosnia and Herzegovina will work to enhance their coordination and cooperation so that, together, they can create the conditions necessary for the orderly departure of UNMIBH when it has fulfilled its core mandate. With the help of the international community, Bosnia and Herzegovina has made remarkable progress in the political, economic, social and development spheres. The general elections, which will mark the people's true ownership of Bosnia and Herzegovina, are to take place in October. Yet there are still differences on key issues among the various ethnic communities and the main political parties.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): My delegation welcomes you, Mr. Minister, and expresses its pleasure at seeing you in the Chair at today's meeting. We thank the Secretary-General for his statement, and our thanks go also to Mr. Petritsch and Mr. Klein for their comprehensive briefings. We welcome Mr. Solana, and we thank him for his statement. In recent years, the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) has made progress in police reform and training, and in the judicial field. This has laid a good foundation for the reconstruction and development of Bosnia.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“He also said that security has to be addressed alongside key political issues - particularly the question of land - and the economic and social issues, including the increasingly critical desperate situation of the Palestinians. Just as the Secretary-General pointed out, under the current circumstances there is great need for the Security Council and the international community to increase their attention and input vis-a-vis the Middle East. The Security Council should play its due role in easing the situation in the Middle East and in resuming the Middle East peace talks. We hope that Council members will make efforts in a constructive spirit so that the Council will contribute to easing tension in the Middle East and ending the violent conflict between Palestine and Israel.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“China has always maintained that the key to a resolution of the question of the Middle East lies in the termination of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and in the restoration of the Palestinian people's legitimate national rights on the basis of the relevant United Nations resolutions and the principle of land for peace. At the same time, the security of Israel should also be guaranteed. In his briefing to the Security Council on 21 February, Secretary-General Annan made a number of important points. Among other things, he said that the lack of mutual confidence between the two sides makes the role of a third party essential and that there needs to be new thinking and imaginative ideas for the resolution of the violent conflict between Palestine and Israel.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“The continued escalation of the violence between Palestine and Israel has long since demonstrated clearly that the approach of stopping violence with violence leads nowhere and that peace talks represent the only hope for the eventual realization of peace. The Chinese Government has repeatedly pointed out recently that maintaining the authority of the Palestinian National Authority, headed by Mr. Arafat, will be conducive to easing the current tension in the Middle East and to promoting the resumption of peace talks between Israel and Palestine. To isolate Arafat and to restrict his freedom is unwise and will, in fact, backfire.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): In recent days there have been frequent incidents of violence in the Middle East. The continued escalation of the conflict between Palestine and Israel has not only inflicted more death and casualties on innocent civilians, it also threatens to plunge the region into even greater calamity at any moment. China opposes the Israeli military attacks and its economic blockade against Palestine, as well as its actions to jeopardize the security of the lives and property of Palestinian civilians. China also opposes all acts of violence against innocent civilians.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“We are of the view that the Secretary-General's analysis is based on an objective assessment and that his proposals are practical, since they provide us with a good basis for our future work on the mandate and the configuration of the successor mission. We support the relevant proposals of the Secretary-General. We also agree with his view that the successor mission needs to ensure that all operational responsibilities are fully transferred to the East Timorese authorities as soon as is feasible without jeopardizing the stability and progress achieved. Finally, we can agree with the Secretary- General's recommendation of extending the present mandate of UNTAET until 20 May 2002. We are looking forward to the specific ideas and recommendations of the Secretary-General regarding the successor mission.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source
“Therefore, in order to ensure continued stability and development in East Timor and the successful completion of the United Nations Mission, it is necessary to maintain an appropriate presence in post-independence East Timor and to devise a comprehensive and sophisticated exit strategy. This is the consensus reached by the international community, including the members of the Security Council. The Secretary-General in his report has provided a detailed description of the post-independence international presence, which includes three components: military, police and civilian. It proposes a framework for UNTAET's successor mission.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source
“Vieira de Mello and UNTAET under his leadership in helping the people of East Timor achieve independence. We also admire the tireless efforts of the people of East Timor aimed at controlling their own destiny. On the other hand, as pointed out by the Secretary-General in his report, the situation in East Timor is by no means all peace and prosperity. As a nation State, it has only a very limited pool of professional and administrative expertise, and it still has some security problems. East Timor's development in all its aspects will continue to require international assistance.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source
“After the Constituent Assembly announced that the formal declaration of independence would take place on 20 May 2002, Mr. Vieira de Mello announced, a few days ago, that the presidential election will be held on 14 April. We hope and believe that, like the election of the Constituent Assembly last August, the presidential election will also be held in a free, fair and orderly manner and that the outcome will be accepted by all sides, which is extremely important for a smooth transition and for lasting peace and stability after independence. We noted with satisfaction that the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), in the light of the development of the situation, has reduced its presence there in a planned manner. We appreciate the huge amount of work done by Mr.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wang Yingfan (China) (spoke in Chinese): The Chinese delegation would like to thank Mr. Vieira de Mello for his comprehensive and encouraging briefing. We also welcome the presence of Mr. John Howard, the Prime Minister of Australia, and thank him for his important statement. We also welcome the Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of East Timor, Mr. Jose Ramos-Horta, for his presence at the Council's meeting. Since our last meeting on the situation in East Timor, more progress towards independence has been made. The East Timorese Public Administration continues to play an increasing role in running the daily affairs of the country. The defence and police forces are developing according to schedule, and the security environment is improving.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source
“By now, more than 20 countries have signed a protocol with China on debt reduction and cancellation. The Chinese Government also decided recently to raise the level of China's participation in standby arrangements for United Nations peacekeeping operations. This means that China will take a more active part in peacekeeping operations in Africa. The Chinese Government will, as always, continue to strengthen its cooperation with African countries and work for solutions to regional problems in Africa.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source