I would like to thank Mr. Victor Da Silva Angelo, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his very comprehensive briefing. Let me also commend him for his management of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) in
difficult times, particularly durin…
I too would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez- Taranco for his update on recent developments in the Middle East. We welcome the presence at the table of the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine.
Austria aligns itself with the statement t…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Le Roy for his briefing.
I would also like to express our happiness at seeing the presence here today of the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Council of Federation and Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation, …
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Justice Renate Winter, and its Prosecutor, Mr. Stephen Rapp, for their very informative briefings. Allow me to add that we are honoured that an Austrian national, who previously distinguished herself as an inte…
I wish to thank the Secretary-General for joining us here today, for the briefing he gave us today and, above all, for his active engagement on Myanmar as well as for that of his Special Adviser, Mr. Ibrahim Gambari. Allow me to also acknowledge the presence of the Permanent Representative of Myanma…
Let me first thank Under-Secretaries-General Pascoe and Malcorra for their briefings today. Let me also add that we highly welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Somalia and the Permanent Observer of the African Union.
Austria aligns itself with the statement that the represen…
On this very special day for you and for the Security Council, I would first like to join other colleagues in thanking and congratulating you, Mr. President, on the way you have conducted the work of the Council. In the past six months, I have greatly appreciated your outstanding professionalism, sh…
At the outset, allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate, which gives us a timely opportunity to continue our discussions on this important matter. We particularly welcome the participation of major troop and financial contributors. Allow me to also thank Under-Secretary- Gene…
At the outset, Mr. President, let me thank you for organizing this debate and Under-Secretary-General Sir John Holmes for his important briefing, as well as for the constant commitment of Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in this area. Austria associates itself with the statement t…
Let me first of all thank you, Your Excellency, for assuming the presidency of this very important meeting. I would also like to thank Special Representative De Mistura for his briefing and commend the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for its unwavering commitment to assist the peo…
I would like to welcome Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Foreign Minister of Serbia, and thank him for his statement. I would equally like to welcome Mr. Skender Hyseni, Foreign Minister of Kosovo, and thank him for his statement. Moreover, allow me to express our deep appreciation for the work of Mr. Lamberto Zann…
Austria regrets that the Council was not able to agree today on the draft technical rollover resolution before us. We firmly believe that the United Nations Mission monitoring and verifying a security regime continues to be crucial for stability in the region and therefore is in everybody’s interest…
Austria has condemned the nuclear test of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of 25 May 2009 in the strongest terms as a direct violation of resolution 1718 (2006). The unanimous adoption of the present resolution is a clear, fully appropriate and unequivocal response by the Council and the in…
First of all, I would like to express our gratitude for the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sierra Leone, Mrs. Bangura, and to thank the Executive Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Michael von der Schulenburg, and Ambassador McNee of Canada for their briefings.
The recent…
At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to congratulate you and Turkey on taking over the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June. I would also like to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the Internatio…
Let me first welcome the presence in the Council today of Mr. Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I would also like to extend a very warm welcome to my countryman and my friend of long standing, High Representative Valentin Inzko. He knows that he can count…
I had the honour to take over the chairmanship of the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee in January 2009. I would like to thank my predecessors, Ambassadors Johan Verbeke and Jan Grauls of Belgium, for their excellent work in steering the Committee in 2007 and 2008.
In today’s briefing, I wou…
On behalf of the Chairmen of the subsidiary bodies of the Security Council established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004), which deal with the issue of terrorism, I would like to give an update on the continued cooperation among the three Committees and their experts gr…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing on the developments on the ground, and Minister Lavrov for his initiative of bringing us together.
Four and a half months ago, with the tragic violent confrontation in and around the Gaza Strip ongoing, we met here facing an…
First of all, Sir, let me congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of May. We look forward to close cooperation with you. I should also like to thank Ambassador Heller of Mexico for his presidency last month, under truly challenging circumstances.
I wish to…
