People’s Republic of China
Ambassador Zhang Yesui
China has been a member of the UN since October 24, 1945. It is a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Zhang Yesui has served as China’s Permanent Representative to the UN since September 2008. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Zhang’s statement during UN Security Council debate on December 23, 2009. The Security Council has just adopted Resolution 1907. China abstained in the vote on that resolution. In that regard, I wish to make three points. First, China has always firmly supported the peace process in Somalia. China has maintained friendly relations and cooperation with successive Transitional Federal…