May I first express the satisfaction of the Argentine delegation at the holding of this debate on the prevention of armed conflict. We hope and expect it will be the starting point for joint work by the various organs of this Organization. We should like to express our thanks to the Secretary-Genera…
The Argentine Republic participated in the consensus. We wish nonetheless to state for the record our position on the contents of the fourth preambular paragraph of the resolution we have adopted and of the fourth preambular paragraph of the Protocol annexed to it.
The Argentine Republic reiterates…
Argentina supports, and actively participates in, the work and activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency. In this regard, we regret that it was not possible on this occasion to adopt a more substantive resolution, along the lines of the draft resolution contained in A/55/L.25, of which we…
On September 7 last year, the heads of State of the members of the Security Council met to exchange views on mechanisms to strengthen the collective security system, and they raised several concerns that were reflected in resolution 1318 (2000). As President De la Rúa stated at that time, if the Sec…
I wish again to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the very effective way in which you are guiding the work of the Security Council. I also welcome the presence and the contribution of the Minister for External Relations of Angola, Mr. João Bernardo de Miranda.
I should like to thank Ambassador Ri…
I wish to express my delegation’s pleasure at seeing you, Sir, presiding over this debate. I congratulate your country for having raised this subject for discussion by the Security Council. I also take this opportunity to commend my friends, representatives in this Council, with whom I had the privi…
We appreciate the Secretary-General’s report, as well as Mr. Annabi’s briefing. We also welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Mr. Goran Svilanovic.
Between 16 November last, when we had Mr. Bernard Kouchner with us, and now there have been some developments…
My delegation supported the ideas presented by France here in the Council regarding the establishment of an
observer force in the West Bank and Gaza that would have three objectives. First, that force would monitor in the field the development of the tragic events that have been taking place withou…
I am grateful for the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2000/1137) and for the oral briefing by Mr. Jacques Paul Klein, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Coordinator of United Nations Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We…
I thank Mr. Hans Corell for his briefing. I wish also to thank the Russian Federation for its proposal to devote today’s meeting to consideration of the implementation of resolution 1269 (1999), adopted more than a year ago. That resolution unequivocally condemned all acts, methods and practices of …
I wish at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, and to express my appreciation to Mr. van Walsum for his excellent leadership in November. I also wish to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for preparing and introducing the draft resolution under consideration.
We support the text o…
The Argentine Republic voted in favour of draft resolution A/55/L.50 on the Syrian Golan because we believe that the basic thrust of the resolution is related to the illegal acquisition of territories by force. Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Charter of the United Nations prohibits the threat or use …
We thank the delegation of South Africa for its introduction of the important draft resolution contained in document A/55/L.52. Our thanks go also to the States members of the Kimberley Process and to those that are participating in related initiatives.
It is ironic that sometimes the possession of…
The peace process in the Middle East has entered a most delicate and sensitive stage. Since the end of September, violence has intensified in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and in Israel. Tensions have also increased at the Israel- Lebanon border.
The Argentine Republic has noted these developments …
I wish to thank you, Madam Minister, for presiding over our
deliberations, your delegation for its initiative to convene this debate and the Secretary-General for the information and comments he has shared with us on the situation in Guinea-Bissau. I also wish to welcome the Vice-Prime Minister of …
It is a source of great satisfaction for me to introduce draft resolution A/55/L.39 on behalf of the members of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic.
Since it was established, in 1986, the zone has been an excellent forum for carrying out discussions and expanding the links of co…
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction is a valuable legal instrument in the context of international security, non- proliferation and disarmament.
Argentina fully shares the purposes and principles underly…
First of all, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Vieira de Mello, for the full briefing he has just given us. I would also like to thank Ambassador Andjaba for his excellent and skilful leadership of the Council’s mission.
As a member of the Security Coun…
I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open briefing, and I should like also to thank Ms. Carolyn McAskie for the important information
that she has shared with us, both orally and in writing, on the serious humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Th…
At the outset, the delegation of Argentina wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his reports on strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations (A/55/82), safety and security of United Nations personnel (A/55/494) and the scope of legal protection und…
