Austria welcomes this first debate on cooperation between the United Nations and a number of regional and other organizations under a single clustered agenda item. This is a visible and effective measure towards the revitalization of the General Assembly. We are confident that the success of this in…
I am speaking here while still in shock over the terrible aeroplane crash in Queens, our immediate neighbourhood, especially since the area of Rockaway, where so many brave New York firefighters live, was already suffering in the aftermath of the earlier catastrophe. I wish to express my deep sympat…
Please allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election and thank you for the leadership with which you are guiding this Assembly at a time of unprecedented challenges to the United Nations and its Member States. It is a particular honour for me to address the Assembly on a subject whic…
I would like to express Austria’s gratitude to the President of the Security Council, Ambassador Richard Ryan, for his eloquent introduction of the report of the Security Council (A/56/2). My delegation also commends the excellent work of the Secretariat in compiling this invaluable reference source…
Three weeks ago, this city experienced horrendous terrorist attacks that shocked the world. The Austrian Government reaffirms its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, whatever its motives and origin. Terrorism constitutes a threat to internal and international s…
I have the honour today to take the floor in my capacity as representative of the Chair-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to introduce draft resolution A/55/L.69, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Coopera…
I have the honour to speak in Austria’s capacity as Chair-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). I am grateful for the opportunity to address the Council on the situation in Kosovo following the elections on 28 October.
Permit me at the outset to thank Mr. Kouc…
I have the honour to speak in Austria’s capacity as Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). My statement will be very brief.
Three days ago we witnessed peaceful and orderly elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The OSCE Mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina had…
I am truly honoured to have the opportunity today to address the General Assembly in my capacity as current Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). At the outset, I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his report, which gives an impressive a…
Austria highly welcomes this first General Assembly discussion on “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe,” especially in the presence of the Secretary General of the Council, Mr. Walter Schwimmer, and the parliamentarians of the Council of Europe. The Austrian Government a…
First of all, let me say how satisfied I am about this week’s decision of our 14 European Union (EU) partners to lift the measures implemented on 31 January against Austria. This is a victory for reason, and it is also a victory for
Europe. In the last seven and a half months — a very difficult tim…
I have the honour to speak in Austria’s capacity as Chair in Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the OSCE.
At the outset, permit me to thank the Jamaican presidency for scheduling this open debate. The presence of the Jamaican Foreign Minister clearly expresses the im…
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/54/L.86, entitled “Agreement concerning the relationship between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization”.
May I thank all the sponsors of this draft resolution for their support. …
I have the honour to speak in my capacity as the representative of the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Like previous speakers, I would like to thank the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, Mr. Ivo Petrov, for the excellent repor…
Austria is taking the floor today because it is convinced of the necessity of a reform that will make the United Nations fit for the next century. The legitimacy of the bodies of the United Nations is of primary importance in this context. We therefore regard Security Council reform as one of the pr…
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/54/L.48, on agenda item 167, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization”, which is now before the General Assembly. I would like to announce that Kenya an…
First of all, I wish to express my gratitude to the Secretary- General for the quality of his report, which reflects exhaustively the importance and necessity of promoting multilingualism at the United Nations.
It is also a great pleasure for me to welcome and support from this rostrum the promotio…
I would like to make a very short statement in my capacity as the representative of my country, the incoming Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). I am greatly honoured to address the General Assembly on this important agenda item concerning the relati…
As previous speakers have done, I would like to thank Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his report on the work of the Organization. The report demonstrates leadership and is thought-provoking.
We agree entirely with the Secretary-General when he states that the prevention of armed conflict is the hi…
Let me start by stressing that Austria fully endorses the statement which was delivered on this agenda item by the Presidency of the European Union.
The International Year of Older Persons has been and continues to be a welcome occasion for Austria to redirect
Austria defined the goals of the Inte…
