It is for me a great honour to address the Assembly on behalf of His Excellency Mr. José Eduardo dos Santos, President of the Republic of Angola.
Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate the Co- Chairpersons and to reiterate how pleased we are to see them presiding over the High-level Plenary Meeti…
As in previous years, Angola voted in favour of resolution 65/6, which was presented to the Assembly by Minister for Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla of Cuba, whose presence in the Assembly today we welcome.
In his statement, he very vividly and clearly described to us the dramatic impact o…
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for providing us with a procedural framework and a clear road map for our exchange of views on the report of the Secretary- General entitled “In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all” (A/59/2005).
My delegation fully asso…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this debate on the work of the Al Qaeda and Taliban sanctions Committee, as well as Ambassador Muñoz, Chairman of the Committee, for his briefing on the activities of the Committee and the Monitoring Group.
Terrorism remains a global threat requiring a coordinated in…
We are grateful to the Algerian delegation for organizing this meeting. We welcome your presiding over this important debate, Sir, on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, and we thank Under-Secretary-General Jan Egeland for his valuable introduction to this debate.
We endorse the platform…
I would like to join previous speakers in expressing our gratitude to Ambassador Mihnea Motoc, Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), for his first report on the activities of, and results achieved by, the Committee since its inception.
By adopting resolution 1540…
I wish to start by thanking the Algerian presidency for convening this important meeting. I would also like to congratulate the Permanent Representative of France, Ambassador Jean-Marc de La Sablière, for the way he conducted the Security Council mission to the Central African region. The mission sp…
I should like to thank you, Madam, for convening this meeting on the situation in Kosovo. I should also like to thank Mr. Søren Jessen-Petersen for presenting the comprehensive report of the Secretary-General on the
United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). My delegation also…
I would like to start by thanking the President for convening this debate. Likewise, I wish to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda for their assessments and reports presented to the Security Council pursuant to resolut…
Mr. President, I wish to start by expressing my delegation’s gratitude to President Kibaki and to the Government and the people of Kenya for their warm welcome and legendary hospitality. Since our arrival in this beautiful city of Nairobi, we have been made to feel at home. We also commend you, Sir,…
My delegation is particularly grateful for and would like to express its satisfaction with the recent positive developments in the Somali peace process since the establishment of the transitional federal parliament and the election of the transitional President. We welcome this opportunity to hear d…
I would like to welcome and to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Timor-Leste, Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa, for his comprehensive presentation of the report of the Secretary-General. We express our heartfelt appreciation for the progress achieved by the Timorese people, as portra…
Today, we are dealing with the conflict prevailing in one of the key countries of our continent: Côte d’Ivoire, a country described in the past as a symbol of prosperity and stability in Africa and an important Member of the United Nations. We therefore have the moral obligation to contribute to its…
Like previous speakers, the Angolan delegation regrets with great sadness the death of President Yasser Arafat, historic leader of the Palestinian people. We express our condolences and solidarity to the Palestinian people in this hour of pain and grief, in the expectation that they will overcome th…
On behalf of my delegation, I am pleased to convey to you, Mr. President, our warm congratulations on your well- deserved election. We are happy to see you presiding over the work of the General Assembly at its present session. Your election is a recognition of your high diplomatic skills and wide e…
Today, the Security Council is meeting four years after the adoption of its important resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security. It is an occasion on which to assess the progress achieved and the gaps and challenges remaining in the implementation of the resolution. The presence of dis…
My delegation is very grateful to you, Sir, for scheduling this open debate on the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). In particular, we thank Ambassador Andrey Denisov, Chairman of the CTC, and Executive Director Javier Rupérez for their respective briefings on the work of the Committee.…
We thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report contained in document A/59/206, entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: second consolidated report on progress in implementation and international support”. It is our view that that report provides useful insight into the progre…
Angola has voted in favour of resolution 1556 (2004) and we did so with a sense of having accomplished a duty.
Terrorism is a common threat to peace and security and a common challenge to the international community as a whole. Therefore it is only logical that the Council has unanimously voted for…
Your presence here, as you preside over this session, Sir, proves the importance and relevance of the theme under consideration today by the Security Council. In fact, the issue of justice and the rule of law is at the core of the United Nations activities and focuses the objectives of the internati…
