At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your presidency of the Security Council and to wish you every success.
The Albanian delegation welcomes the presence of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Harri Holkeri, at this Security Council meeting and commends the work…
Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you, Sir, on your presidency of the Security Council and to wish you every success.
I would also like to thank Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno for his comprehensive briefing and substantive remarks.
The violent events in Kosovo last month, already strongl…
The Albanian Government is following with great concern the latest developments in Kosovo. We deeply regret the recent escalation in the situation there and the loss of human lives. In response to the recent deplorable events, I should like to reiterate the firm position of the Albanian Government a…
At the outset, on behalf of my delegation, I would like to express to the people and the Government of the Russian Federation our sympathy and our most sincere condolences with respect to the terrorist acts that took place earlier today in Moscow. We strongly condemn such brutal terrorist attacks.
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Allow me to extend my delegation’s appreciation, Sir, for your presence here today, and in particular for your presiding over this very important meeting. Allow me also to thank Mr. Guéhenno for his very comprehensive briefing.
Let me state here at the very beginning that the Albanian Government fu…
Allow me, Sir, to express our sincere congratulations on your excellent work and the results achieved by the Security Council during the month of your presidency.
The Albanian delegation welcomes the presence of Mr. Harri Holkeri, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and wishes him succ…
HIV/AIDS is a very serious and troublesome issue of our world today. It is emerging as one of the great economic, social, security and development challenges of this new century because of its dramatic and devastating impact. The world community has to face it with courage and dedication. It is a bi…
At the outset, Sir, allow me to express our delegation’s appreciation for your commitment to the problems of our region and to commend your work as the President of the Security Council for the month of September.
Let me also thank Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his comprehensive briefing t…
Our delegation welcomes the presence of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Steiner, at today’s very special meeting.
At the very outset, allow me to express the support of the Albanian delegation for the report of the Secretary-General (S/2003/675) on the democratic…
Allow me at the very beginning to thank you, Sir, for your excellent management of the Security Council’s agenda for this month and for convening this meeting. Let me also
congratulate the Secretary-General on his latest report and Assistant Secretary-General Annabi on his briefing here today.
I w…
We are very concerned about the difficult humanitarian situation in Iraq, which has resulted from the dictatorial policies of a regime that acts against its own people and that, even in its final days, has shown a willingness to sacrifice everything, its own people and country, in order to maintain …
For quite a long time now, the Security Council has been fully committed to disarming Iraq of weapons of mass destruction. Resolution 1441 (2002), unanimously adopted, demonstrated not only the determination of the international community to fully disarm the Iraqi regime, but also its resolve to pen…
Let me state at the very beginning how appropriate my delegation finds this open debate on the very important issue of combating terrorism. We thank you for this, Mr. President, and feel deeply motivated to make our contribution here.
Let me also pay tribute to the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC)…
Allow me to extend my best wishes to Mr. Kavan on the occasion of his election to the office of President of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly, as well as to congratulate his predecessor, Mr. Han Seung-soo, for presiding with competence over the proceedings of the last session. At th…
The Albanian delegation welcomes the presence of, and the presentation made by, the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Michael Steiner, at today’s meeting. We also support the report of the Secretary-General on the
activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission i…
I have the honour to convey, on behalf of the States members of the Eastern European Group, our most sincere congratulations to Her Excellency Ambassador Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain on her election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session.
Ambassador Haya…
Let me first congratulate you, Sir, on the enormous amount of excellent work being done by your delegation during your presidency of the Security Council this month with regard to the situation in the Middle East, as well as to other matters.
At the same time, let me welcome the presence of the Spe…
It is my honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Eastern European Group on the adoption of draft resolution A/60/L.58 and to congratulate the Republic of Montenegro on its admission today to membership of the United Nations. On this occasion, let me warmly welcome His Excellency Mr. F…
Mr. President, please allow me to thank you for the professional way in which you have conducted the work of the Security Council. We
appreciate the close cooperation and contribution that you and your delegation have provided to all United Nations delegations. In addition, I would like to commend …
The terrorist attack of 11 September against the people of the United States, committed by a criminal organization and barbarians who killed thousands of innocent people, was an attack against the entire civilized world, freedom and democracy. Albania strongly condemns this criminal act, unprecedent…
