People’s Republic of China
Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing
China is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. It joined the UN on October 24, 1945. Li Zhaoxing has served as China’s foreign minister since March 2003. From 1993 to 1995, he was the Chinese permanent representative to the UN. The following is excerpted from Minister Li Zhaoxing’s speech at the 5,297th meeting of the United Nations Security Council on October 31, 2005.The assassination of Rafik Hariri last February was indeed distressing. Today’s ministerial meeting of the Security Council has positive significance not only for the search for the truth and for bringing the perpetrators to justice,…
