Madam Chair,
China notes that the reports issued by the Agency in recent years have all indicated that no new information has been obtained on this issue and that there has been no substantive progress in the relevant field. Under these circumstances, China believes that it is notpractically meaningful for the Board to keep discussing this issue as a separate agenda item. For this reason, China supports the proposal of the countries concerned that this issue no longer be included as an agenda item for the board's session. At the same time, China encourages Syria to earnestly fulfill its obligations under the safeguards agreement and to continue to strengthen cooperation with the Agency.
Thank you, Madam Chair.