We welcome the convening of this open briefing on the situation in Burundi and in particular the presence of President Nelson Mandela.
The first step towards reconciliation is an immediate ceasefire and the cessation of all attacks on the civilian population by armed groups. These indiscriminate at…
I wish first to welcome to the Council Chamber the Vice-Minister of External Relations of Angola, who gave us a clear and persuasive briefing this morning. I am also grateful for the report of the Secretary-General, on which the Under- Secretary-General, Mr. Kieran Prendergast, briefed the Council; …
I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting to enable us to listen to the valuable information that Mrs. Ogata has provided, not only to the members of the Security Council but to all the States Members of the United Nations. We believe that this practice contributes …
I would like to thank Mr. Annabi. From the information he has provided and from the latest report of the International Force, East Timor (INTERFET), we note with satisfaction that the situation in East Timor has improved markedly. We commend the International Force and all the participating countrie…
The draft resolution whose adoption we are endorsing represents the final stage of an undertaking that is almost unprecedented in the history of the United Nations. The creation of the International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti (MICAH) is one of the final links in the process of coordinating th…
For more than a year now, the United Nations has been prevented from carrying out its Security Council mandate to monitor Iraq’s disarmament and to adopt permanent inspection and verification measures. The serious and complex causes of this state of affairs are clearly reflected in the fact that we …
Mr. President, we want to share with you what almost all of us have learned in the seven years during which we have been considering this vitally important question.
First of all, we have learned that the systems of 1945 are not, under today’s criteria, acceptable to the great majority of countries…
We thank Mr. Miyet for his important presentation, and we thank Ambassador Holbrooke for sharing his impressions from his recent trip, which included the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Unfortunately, the news is not very encouraging. Indeed, the ceasefire so laboriously crafted, and signed at Lu…
Mr. President, allow me to welcome you most warmly on
This debate should enable us to think about three specific things: first of all, cooperation between the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and subregional organizations; secondly, strengthening Africa’s capacity in the area…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this briefing. We believe this format marks a positive step towards greater transparency and openness in the work of the Council, particularly when high-ranking members of the Secretariat, as in the case of Ambassador Miyet today, delive…
It is an honour for Argentina, and for me personally, to intervene in this debate.
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report of 14 June 1999 on development in Africa.
As the Secretary-General has stated, despite the efforts being carried out by most African countries to strengthen…
It is an honour for Argentina to introduce on behalf of the sponsors the draft resolution on the participation of volunteers, “White Helmets”, in activities of the United Nations in the field of humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and technical cooperation for development.
My delegation would like …
I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report of 21 October 1999 on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity (OAU). This, and the report on the implementation of the recommendations in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the pr…
The Argentine Republic has always appreciated and strongly supported the work of the Special Decolonization Committee. Accordingly, my country has traditionally voted in favour of resolutions on the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples b…
The Republic of Argentina voted in favour of draft resolution A/54/L.41 on the Syrian Golan because it considers that the essential aspect of this resolution is related to the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force. Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Charter of the United Nations prohi…
At the beginning of this year, we noted a lack of progress in negotiations aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the Middle East question. Fortunately, the prospects at the end of this year are different now that the parties have resumed talks. Since the signing of the Sharm El-Sheikh Memorandum o…
We have adopted a primarily technical measure aimed at facilitating a smooth transition between the missions that are currently deployed. I am referring to the International Civilian Mission in Haiti (MICIVIH) and the Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH), and to the new International Civilian …
We wanted to join in this debate on new or restored democracies because Argentina considers the lessons learned from this process important. The follow-up mechanism provides valuable aid to countries that are restoring democracy or are taking the democratic path for the first time.
On 10 December 1…
The holding of an open debate on the “Role of the Security Council in the prevention of armed conflict” is highly timely. There is an urgent need to adapt to the new security environment, since today security is taken to mean more than arms regulation and disarmament. The concept of security is broa…
I take great satisfaction in introducing, on behalf of the members of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic, the draft resolution contained in document A/54/L.35.
Ever since its establishment in 1985, the zone has been a forum for discussion and an arena for building closer cooper…
