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Zhang Jun

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first: 2019-08-02
most recent: 2023-12-19
sittings or episodes: 311
sources: un-security-council

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“Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi today put forward a six-point proposal on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. First, humanitarian operations must strictly abide by the basic principles of humanity, neutrality and impartiality, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 46/182, and prevent the politicization of humanitarian issues. Secondly, full attention should be paid to all displaced persons inside and outside Ukraine, in particular in order to provide humanitarian assistance to the main countries that are hosting them and helping them with adequate shelter. Thirdly, the effective protection of civilians, particularly the rights and interests of vulnerable groups, such as women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities, must be ensured.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): First of all, I thank Under-Secretary-General Griffiths and Executive Director Russell for their respective briefings. We remain concerned about the rapidly changing situation in Ukraine and deeply deplore the increasing number of civilian casualties. We call for maximum restraint and the intensification of diplomatic efforts so as to put an early end to the fighting, ensure the protection of civilians, their property and their basic needs and prevent a large-scale humanitarian crisis. Russia and Ukraine have reached a consensus on the establishment of humanitarian corridors through negotiations. We hope that the two sides will overcome the difficulties encountered in the implementation process so as to ensure the safety and smooth functioning of those humanitarian corridors.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“Any action must contribute to de-escalation and a diplomatic settlement, rather than add fuel to the fire of further escalation and the deterioration of the situation.”
2022-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8986 (2022) · source
“China welcomes this and hopes that it can facilitate better protection of civilians and the safe evacuation of all foreign nationals, including Chinese nationals. We encourage Russia and Ukraine to remain committed to stick to the overall direction of a political settlement and reach a negotiated solution that accommodates the legitimate concerns of the two parties and contributes to Europe’s lasting peace and security. China welcomes all diplomatic efforts conducive to political settlement and has played and will continue to play a constructive role to this end. The international community should stay cool- headed and rational and adopt a responsible, impartial and objective approach to creating a sound atmosphere and conditions for direct talks between the parties concerned.”
2022-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8986 (2022) · source
“China attaches great importance to nuclear safety and security and hopes the relevant parties concerned will act with great caution and, with specialized technical assistance from the IAEA Technical Secretariat, work to jointly ensure the safety of relevant nuclear facilities inside Ukraine. The Ukrainian crisis is still undergoing complex changes. The most important thing right now is to ease tension, avoid more civilian casualties, intensify diplomatic efforts and return as soon as possible to the track of political settlement. Russia and Ukraine have held two rounds of direct dialogue and negotiations and have reached a preliminary consensus on setting up a humanitarian corridor.”
2022-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8986 (2022) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): I listened attentively to the briefings by Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Grossi. China is closely following the recent developments in Ukraine and expresses its concern about the relevant report about the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. According to the information the IAEA received from the Ukrainian nuclear authority, the main equipment of the nuclear power plant remain intact and the level of radiation unchanged. We also note the information and clarification provided by Russia on relevant matters.”
2022-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8986 (2022) · source
“China will work closely with countries in the region and make good- neighbourly contributions to Afghanistan’s long- term peace and stability through mechanisms such as the Foreign Minister’s meeting on the Afghan issue among the countries neighbouring Afghanistan. We will also actively participate in various Afghan-related multilateral mechanisms, promote coordinated actions by all parties to create synergies and help Afghanistan embark upon a path of sound development.”
2022-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8984 (2022) · source
“The top priority is to push the international community to increase assistance to Afghanistan, support the country’s efforts to improve people’s lives, maintain stability, restore socioeconomic development and better integrate into the greater international community. The United Nations work in Afghanistan goes hand in hand with the cooperation of the ruling Afghan authorities. Therefore, it is important to take into account their reasonable views and concerns to pave the way for cooperation between the two sides. China will remain closely engaged with Council members to make the proper arrangements for the extension of the mandate. As a friendly neighbour of Afghanistan, China has always been committed to supporting the country’s peace, stability and development.”
2022-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8984 (2022) · source
“Only in that way can Afghanistan gradually achieve lasting, peace and stability and eliminate the breeding ground for terrorism, and Afghan women and children can thereby achieve better development. China supports the United Nations continuing to play an important role in assisting with Afghanistan’s peaceful reconstruction. The Security Council will discuss the next phase of the mandate renewal of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) this month. China believes that UNAMA’s next mandate should be realistic, feasible and in line with the current situation and actual needs. It should focus on key priorities, appropriately control the scope and not try to do everything.”
2022-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8984 (2022) · source
“Afghanistan has been experiencing many trials and tribulations and is at a critical stage of reconstruction. We have seen that Afghanistan is working hard to improve its political structure, restore order in production and life and actively conduct foreign exchanges and cooperation. An increasing number of countries are engaging with the interim Afghan Government in various forms, which is a good trend. The international community should continue to adhere to the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned principle, step up engagement with the Afghan Taliban through an equitable, rational and pragmatic approach and patiently guide it to respond to the expectations of the international community.”
2022-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8984 (2022) · source
“As the United States executive order indicates, some of those assets were unfrozen because the humanitarian and potential economic crisis in Afghanistan poses a major threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. Supporting the Afghan people is clearly not the real motive. Returning other people’s money in full is not a virtue of generosity, but a matter of course. Paying back half and deducting half of other people’s money is not gifting, but stealing. That is the simplest truth. What the United States did is neither legal and reasonable or humane. China once again calls on the relevant countries to immediately and unconditionally return those assets in full to the Afghan people and not to make matters worse, let alone apply double standards with regard to humanitarian issues.”
2022-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8984 (2022) · source
“It is a breach of Afghanistan’s national sovereignty and property and is a serious contravention of international law. Those assets are the only few available assets owned by Afghanistan and are crucial to the stable order and development of the country. For the Afghan people, those assets are their life-saving money and hope for survival. When the Afghan people need it the most, the ruthless freezing and misappropriation of those assets are a secondary injury to them and are completely against the true spirit of morality and justice. If there is genuine sincerity about supporting the Afghan people, there could definitely have been more and better ways to return those assets.”
2022-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8984 (2022) · source
“The international community should actively inject liquidity into Afghanistan and help the country to restore its domestic market and economic system, reintegrate into regional and international economic cooperation and gradually embark on the path of peaceful development. Any economic blockade or unilateral sanctions against Afghanistan should immediately be stopped. In such a grim humanitarian and economic situation, last month the United States Government decided to divert the frozen $7 billion worth of Afghan assets for other purposes, triggering protests and demonstrations in many parts of Afghanistan. Those assets belong to the Afghan people and the sovereign State of Afghanistan. The practice of arbitrarily handling other countries’ overseas assets under domestic law has no precedent.”
2022-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8984 (2022) · source
“The briefing delivered by Special Representative Lyons also illustrates the severity of the Afghan humanitarian situation. At this critical juncture, helping Afghanistan to ease its humanitarian crisis and stabilize the economy should be the most important and urgent priority. The international community, especially major donor countries, should increase their assistance. There should not be any political conditions attached to humanitarian aid under any circumstances. At the same time, it is important to recognize that humanitarian aid alone is far from sufficient to resolve the problem.”
2022-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8984 (2022) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): Let me start by congratulating the United Arab Emirates on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month and thanking Russia for its tremendous work as President last month. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Lyons and Ms. Safi for their briefings just delivered. As is often said, if winter comes, can spring be far behind? This cold winter is now coming to an end. However, for the Afghan people, hunger and cold have not yet receded, and hope and spring still seem far away. As data from the World Food Programme show, 22.8 million Afghans face severe food insecurity, and 3.2 million children under 5 years of age are severely malnourished. Afghanistan is facing an avalanche of hunger and poverty.”
2022-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8984 (2022) · source
“In our view, the United Nations and the international community should provide humanitarian assistance in accordance with the principles of humanity, neutrality and impartiality, as set forth in General Assembly resolution 46/182, in order to prevent the politicization of humanitarian action. The most important thing for the time being is to return to the track of diplomatic negotiations and a political settlement as soon as possible, and to promote a de-escalation of the situation. China supports holding direct dialogue between Russia and Ukraine, which is the way to ultimately resolve the crisis. The international community should foster favourable external conditions for dialogue and a political settlement, and refrain from exacerbating the situation.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8983 (2022) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Griffiths and High Commissioner Grandi for their briefings. What is now unfolding in Ukraine is indeed heart- wrenching. We call on all the parties to exercise restraint, de-escalate the situation and prevent civilian casualties. The safety and security of the lives and property of all civilians, including foreign nationals, and their humanitarian needs, should be effectively guaranteed. Preventing a large-scale humanitarian crisis is of the utmost importance. We welcome the remarks by the Secretary-General indicating that the United Nations will play an active role in coordinating the humanitarian assistance.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8983 (2022) · source
“We would like to reiterate that the Panel of Experts should conduct its work in strict accordance with the mandate conferred upon it by the Security Council, uphold objectivity and impartiality and provide information that is accurate and mutual.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8981 (2022) · source
“We keep a close eye on the impact of sanctions measures and hope that resolution 2624 (2022) can lead all parties to the conflict to renounce the military option and actively support the mediation efforts of the Special Envoy so as to return to the right track of political negotiations as soon as possible. China supports the Special Envoy’s active efforts to stay engaged with all parties in order to promote the Yemeni peace process. In the meanwhile, the United Nations and other agencies should continue to carry out humanitarian operations across Yemen in order to alleviate the suffering of its people.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8981 (2022) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): Since the beginning of the year, the situation in Yemen has continued to deteriorate, conflicts and confrontation have intensified and hostilities have continued to escalate. China is deeply concerned about those developments. We condemn all attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, call for an immediate stop to the cross- border attacks on, and security threats to, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia and support the two countries’ efforts to defend their national security. Using the opportunity of this renewal resolution and given the new developments in the situation, the Security Council just updated sanctions measures and the mandate of the Panel of Experts on Yemen. China’s position on the issue of sanctions has always been consistent.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8981 (2022) · source
“China believes that the Security Council should give priority to regional peace and stability and the universal security of all countries, and play a constructive role in resolving the Ukraine issue. Actions taken by the United Nations should help calm the situation and facilitate diplomatic solutions to avoid an escalation of tensions.”
2022-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8980 (2022) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): We are currently witnessing dramatic changes in the situation in Ukraine. China has on many occasions made its position clear on the issue of Ukraine, and it remains unchanged. We believe that the top priority now is for all parties to exercise the necessary restraint to prevent the situation in Ukraine from deteriorating. China supports and encourages all diplomatic efforts conducive to the peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis and welcomes direct dialogue and negotiations between Russia and Ukraine as soon as possible. At the same time, China supports discussions on an equal footing between the European Union and Russia on European security issues and upholding the principle of indivisible security to eventually establish a balanced, effective and sustainable European security mechanism.”
2022-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8980 (2022) · source
“We urge all parties to return immediately to the track of diplomatic negotiations and political settlement; show sincerity and goodwill; reach a political decision; and engage in dialogue and consultation for a comprehensive settlement of the Ukraine issue.”
2022-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8979 (2022) · source
“Against the backdrop of five successive rounds of NATO expansion, Russia’s legitimate security aspirations should receive attention and be addressed properly. Ukraine should become a bridge between the East and the West, not an outpost for confrontation between major powers. We strongly call on all parties concerned to exercise maximum restraint, ease tensions and avoid civilian casualties. The final settlement of the Ukraine crisis requires the Cold War mentality to be abandoned and that full attention and respect be paid to the legitimate security concerns of all countries, as well as that negotiations be held to build a balanced, effective and sustainable European security mechanism.”
2022-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8979 (2022) · source
“It may completely shut the door to a peaceful solution and ultimately vast numbers of innocent people would be the victims. We must draw profound lessons from the extremely painful experiences of the past. For those reasons, China abstained in the voting today. I wish to stress that the issue of Ukraine is not something that only emerged today and the current situation did not develop suddenly overnight. It is the result of the interplay of various factors over a long time. China advocates a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security concept, in the belief that the security of one country cannot come at the cost of undermining the security of other nations, and that regional security cannot be secured through the strengthening or expansion of military blocs.”
2022-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8979 (2022) · source
“In the past week, the Security Council has held two emergency meetings (see S/PV.8970 and S/PV.8974) and all parties have fully elaborated their positions and concerns on the current situation. At present, faced with the highly complex and sensitive situation, the Security Council should make the necessary response. At the same time, its response should also be undertaken with great caution. All actions should be truly conducive to defusing the crisis rather than adding fuel to the fire. If not handled properly — or if managed only by exerting pressure and imposing sanctions — there could be more casualties, more property loss and a more complicated and chaotic situation, while it could also become more difficult to resolve differences.”
2022-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8979 (2022) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): China is deeply concerned about the latest developments of the situation in Ukraine. Now it has come to a place that we did not want to see. China always forms its own position on the basis of the merits of the matter at hand. We believe that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all States should be respected and that the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations should be jointly upheld. We have always called on all parties to seek reasonable solutions to address each other’s concerns through peaceful means on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. We welcome and encourage all efforts for a diplomatic solution and we support the Russian Federation and Ukraine in resolving the issue through negotiations.”
2022-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8979 (2022) · source
“We hope that all parties concerned will remain cool- headed and rational and commit themselves to enhancing dialogue and consultation to resolve the relevant issues properly through negotiations and address each other’s legitimate security concerns, in line with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. It is especially important at the moment to refrain from fuelling tensions. China will continue to promote peace talks in its own way and welcomes and encourages all efforts aimed at a diplomatic solution.”
2022-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8974 (2022) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): The situation in Ukraine is at a critical juncture. China has been paying close attention to the situation. In the current context, all parties concerned should exercise restraint and refrain from any further escalation of tensions. We believe that the door to a peaceful solution to the Ukraine issue is not fully shut, and neither should it be. China has repeatedly pointed out that the Ukraine issue is set against a complex historical backdrop and that the current situation is the result of the interplay of many factors. China’s position on safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all States has been consistent. The purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations should be jointly upheld.”
2022-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8974 (2022) · source
“China supports the peaceful coexistence of Palestine and Israel, as well as the common development of the Arab and Jewish peoples. China is ready to work with the international community to promote a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement of the Palestinian issue so that security, stability, development and prosperity in the Middle East can be achieved at the earliest opportunity.”
2022-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8973 (2022) · source
“We expect Palestine and Israel to maintain the positive momentum of the recent high-level contact, gradually build up mutual trust and resume dialogue on an equal footing at an early date towards achieving a two-State solution. We hope that all Palestinian factions will be able to unite and achieve internal reconciliation through dialogue and consultation. We support broader and more effective peace efforts by the United Nations, the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. We also expect the Security Council to demonstrate greater responsibility. China supports the establishment of a fully sovereign and independent State of Palestine, based on the 1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
2022-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8973 (2022) · source
“It is necessary to take a long-term perspective by strengthening the Palestinian Authority and empowering it to exercise its sovereign functions in fields such as security and finance. We support the necessary coordination between Palestine and Israel in the economic and civil fields and reiterate our call to lift the blockade and siege of Gaza as soon as possible. Earlier this month, Secretary-General Guterres said that piecemeal approaches to the question of Palestine will ensure only that the underlying issues perpetuating the conflict remain unaddressed. We cannot lose sight of the long-sought-after goal of ending the occupation and realizing a two-State solution. We urgently need to intensify collective efforts to resolve the conflict and end the occupation. We fully endorse the Secretary- General’s views.”
2022-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8973 (2022) · source
“Improving the Palestinian economy and ensuring people’s livelihoods are also matters of urgency. The international community should provide assistance to Palestine through multiple channels to help it alleviate its financial crisis, guarantee public services, fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and speed up the reconstruction of Gaza. At present, China and Egypt are jointly donating 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Gaza Strip to help people there fight the pandemic and to improve the humanitarian situation on the ground. We must also pay attention to the situation of Palestinian refugees and support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in carrying out its relief work.”
2022-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8973 (2022) · source
“Since the beginning of the year, Israeli military and police operations have led to many Palestinian casualties, gravely intensifying the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Escalating settler violence has continued to cause the Palestinian people physical injury and property loss. We urge Israel, the occupying Power, to fulfil its obligations under international law, to guarantee the safety and legitimate rights of the people in the occupied Palestinian territories and to thoroughly investigate incidents of violence and human rights violations. We also call on the parties concerned to stop inciting violence and to refrain from provocative rhetoric and acts in order to prevent the situation in Jerusalem spiralling out of control. The ceasefire in Gaza must also be consolidated.”
2022-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8973 (2022) · source
“It is estimated that, in the Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan communities of East Jerusalem, 218 Palestinian families face the threat of forced eviction from their homes, where they have lived for generations. Nearly 1,000 Palestinians live in fear every day, including 424 children. In 2021, the number of Palestinian structures demolished reached a high not seen since 2016. Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories constitute a violation of international law. We urge Israel to stop evicting Palestinians, expanding settlements and demolishing Palestinian homes and instead create conditions conducive to the development of Palestinian communities in the West Bank. Equally worrisome is the security situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.”
2022-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8973 (2022) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): At the outset, I would like to thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing. Entering the new year, the international community had genuine hopes for a new outlook for peace in the Middle East. Regrettably, however, since the beginning of the year, the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories has remained tense and the plight faced by the Palestinian people has continued to deteriorate. In his briefing just now, the Special Coordinator once again relayed similar information on the situation. China is deeply concerned by Israel’s escalating settlement activities. Recent stories of the fate of the Salem family and other families in East Jerusalem have tugged at the heartstrings of many.”
2022-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8973 (2022) · source
“At this new juncture, we sincerely hope that Iraq and Kuwait will further develop future-oriented neighbourliness and friendship, deepen cooperation, improve the well-being of their peoples and jointly promote regional stability, peace and prosperity.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source
“The international community should work actively to help Iraq to rebuild its infrastructure, accelerate its social development and restore peace and happiness to the Iraqi people. We appreciate Kuwait’s constructive participation in the relevant work of the Commission and its communication with the Government of Iraq to ensure a smooth compensation process. As noted in the Commission’s report, the Gulf War resulted in a major environmental disaster of historic proportion. The international community should also continue to provide strong support for Kuwait’s environmental remediation and restoration projects.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source
“We welcome the Council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2621 (2022), affirming that Iraq has fulfilled its international obligations to compensate all claimants awarded compensation by the Commission and terminating the Commission’s mandate. China appreciates the fact that the Government of Iraq has overcome enormous difficulties and completed its payment of compensation in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions and the decisions of the Commission. The Iraqi people, like the people of Kuwait, are victims of the erroneous policies of the previous Iraqi regime. They have suffered immensely as a result of more than a decade of international sanctions, in addition to the war in 2003, which circumvented the Council’s authorization, and the subsequent foreign occupation.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): I would like to thank Ambassador Michael Gaffey, Chair of the Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission for his briefing, and the Commission for its considerable work. I also welcome Iraq’s Foreign Minister, Fuad Mohammad Hussein, and the Permanent Representative of Kuwait to today’s meeting. China welcomes the decision adopted by the Commission at its special session on 9 February, and takes note of its final report submitted to the Council (S/2022/104, annex). Over the past 31 years, the number, scope and complexity of cases handled by the Commission have been quite remarkable, and its completion of its work is very significant.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source
“We believe that all countries should resolve international disputes by peaceful means, in line with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2022-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8970 (2022) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): China has paid close attention to the most recent developments of the situation in Ukraine. We fully elaborated on our position at the previous two meetings of the Council on this topic (see S/PV.8726 and S/PV.8968). At present, all parties concerned must exercise restraint and avoid any action that may fuel tensions. We welcome and encourage every effort for a diplomatic solution and call on all parties concerned to pursue dialogue and consultation and seek reasonable solutions to address each other’s concerns, on the basis of equality and mutual respect. The current situation in Ukraine is the result of several complex factors. China always adopts its own position based on the merits of the matter in question.”
2022-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8970 (2022) · source
“What it is doing will only sow division and turmoil in the Asia-Pacific region and seriously threaten the region’s peace and stability, to the detriment of the countries in the region and with no benefit to itself. China urges the countries concerned to learn from history, subscribe to the notion of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, adhere to the approach of enhancing mutual trust and settling disputes through dialogue and consultation and do more to contribute to world peace and regional stability.”
2022-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8968 (2022) · source
“NATO’s enlargement is an issue that cannot be overlooked when dealing with the current tensions related to the current issue. NATO’s continual expansion in the wake of the cold war runs counter to the trend of our times, that is, the maintenance of common security. One country’s security cannot be obtained at the expense of that of another one. By the same token, regional security cannot be guaranteed through the strengthening or even expansion of a military bloc. That applies as much to the European region as to other regions of the world. One country refuses to renounce its cold war mentality. It says one thing and does another in order to seek absolute military superiority. It has been clanning up in the Asia-Pacific region, creating trilateral and quadrilateral small circles or cliques bent on provoking confrontation.”
2022-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8968 (2022) · source
“China supports all efforts conducive to easing the tensions and notes the Russian Federation’s recent diplomatic engagement with France, Germany and other European countries at the leadership level. A negotiated, balanced, effective and sustainable European security mechanism will provide a solid foundation for lasting peace and stability across Europe. We trust that European countries will take independent and strategic decisions in line with their own interests. In his most recent public appeal, Secretary-General Guterres said: “There is no alternative to diplomacy. All issues... can and must be addressed and resolved through diplomatic frameworks”. We support the Secretary-General’s good offices aimed at reducing tensions and subscribe to his views. Everything happens for a reason.”
2022-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8968 (2022) · source
“We hope that all parties concerned will take a constructive posture and resolve through dialogue and consultation whatever differences may arise in the implementation of the agreements and draw up a road map and timetable to implement the agreements to the letter without delay, so as to pave the way for a political solution to the Ukraine crisis. Concerning the tensions on the eastern border of Ukraine, China believes that in the current context all parties concerned should let reason prevail, adhere to the overarching goal of a political solution and refrain from any act that may provoke tensions or hype the crisis. The parties should fully consider each other’s legitimate security concerns and show mutual respect, and, on that basis, properly resolve their differences through consultations held on an equal footing.”
2022-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8968 (2022) · source
“The agreements, which are universally recognized, are a fundamental and binding political document for the settlement of the Ukraine issue and were unanimously endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution 2202 (2015). They therefore deserve complete and effective implementation by all the parties concerned. Regrettably, however, to date the majority of the agreements’ provisions have yet to be truly implemented. New ceasefire violations have occurred on the line of contact. China believes that efforts to resolve the Ukraine issue must go back to the starting point, that is, the implementation of the new Minsk agreements.”
2022-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8968 (2022) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): I thank you, Sir, for presiding over today’s meeting. My thanks also go to Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo; Ambassador Mikko Kinnunen, Special Representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group; and Ambassador Halit Çevik, Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, for their briefings. I also listened carefully to the remarks made by Ms. Tetiana Montian. This year 12 February marked the seventh anniversary of the new Minsk agreements. The consideration of the implementation of the new Minsk agreements is the subject of this Security Council meeting.”
2022-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8968 (2022) · source
“We will also step up foreign policy communication and coordination with the CSTO member States and carry out close corporation on multilateral platforms, such as the United Nations, so as positively contribute to the maintenance of international order, based on international law, and safeguard the central coordination role of the United Nations in international affairs.”
2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source
“We will explore effective means to fully unleash the cooperation potentials of mechanisms, such as the CSTO and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, to firmly crack down on terrorism, promote sustainable peace and common prosperity in the region and build a closer community with a shared future. In their interventions, some Council members have referred to the situation in Afghanistan. The top priority for the international community in Afghanistan now is to do everything possible to avoid a humanitarian crisis. To that end, massive efforts must be made to provide humanitarian relief, and the overseas assets that belonged to Afghanistan should be returned quickly and in full to the Afghan people.”
2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source