Belgium voted in favour of resolution 1747 (2007) and welcomes its unanimous adoption. Belgium regrets that Iran has not met the requirements of the Security Council by suspending its uranium-enrichment activities as well as its work on all heavy-water-related projects. Belgium deplores the lack of …
I should like at the outset to thank Mr. Koenigs, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, for his report and the very important information that he gave us. I also thank Mr. Costa of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Their briefings were very informative and very…
I should like first of all to say how honoured my delegation is by the presence among us of the Vice- President of Iraq, Mr. Adil Abdal Mahdi. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Qazi, for his briefing to the Council, and Ambassador Wolfe for the state…
Mr. President, I would like to thank you for organizing this informational meeting on a region in the heart of Africa that is dear to Belgium. I would also like to
thank Mr. Fall, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for the briefing he has just given us.
Last December, the Securit…
Belgium welcomes the organization of today’s open debate. We welcome, Mr. President, your country’s contribution to the efforts of the international community in that area. Belgium supports the
statement to be made shortly by our colleague from Germany on behalf of the European Union.
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I wish first of all to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your initiative to convene this thematic debate on security sector reform (SSR). The fact that you are here in person — and your person is an imposing one — illustrates the importance you attach to this critical issue. We are also honoured b…
Belgium supports the statement to be made shortly by
the representative of Germany on behalf of the European Union. We thank Mr. Alvaro de Soto for this briefing, which has enabled us to better understand the issue on the Council’s agenda.
We all find ourselves agreeing with the observation made h…
Permit me at the outset to welcome the presence of Prime Minister José Ramos-Horta and to congratulate him on a strong and courageous statement. His presence among us today is tangible proof of the spirit of cooperation that inspires relations between the United Nations and the Timorese Government.
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I wish at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative in organizing a debate on the work of the Peacebuilding Commission. My comments supplement those that our colleague, the representative of Germany, will make on behalf of the presidency of the European Union, with which my delegat…
Belgium regrets that the draft resolution submitted to us was not adopted. Belgium feels that the Security Council is legitimately seized of the question of Myanmar.
Belgium’s fundamental objective in voting in favour of the draft resolution was to support the Secretary-General’s efforts. Indeed, B…
I wish to thank Mr. Solana for his briefing to the Council, which shows once again the attention that the Council rightly pays to the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Belgium welcomes Operation EUFOR RD Congo, in which we took an active part, particularly by providing the Force wi…
I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this, the first month of the new year, and to assure you that you can rely on our full and effective cooperation. I would also like to pay tribute to Mr. Ban Ki-moon, our new Secretary-Gener…
Belgium, in its capacity as Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), highly values the cooperation between the United Nations and the OSCE.
In January 2006, my Minister, Mr. Karel De Gucht, briefed the Security Council on the programme of action of the B…
Just one year ago, our heads of State or Government gathered in this Assembly and reaffirmed that peace, security, development and human rights are closely interlinked. They also reaffirmed their faith in multilateralism and an international order based upon the rule of law. The mandate they entrust…
In deciding to host the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Brussels, with the European Union, Belgium showed its commitment to those countries. I am therefore particularly pleased with the holding of this high-level meeting, which will make it possible to review the …
Belgium has always taken an active part in the debates on Security Council reform. If we are doing that again today, it is because we believe, more than ever before, that the status quo is not an option. Furthermore, the lack of movement in this area is undermining the Council’s authority. Expectati…
First of all, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. I would also like to thank your
predecessor, Ambassador Løj of Denmark. Finally, let me indicate that Belgium fully aligns itself with the statement just made by the …
Madam President, I am most grateful for your kind invitation to participate in this debate on peace, security and development in the Great Lakes region. I commend you, Madam, and the other members of the Council for the importance the Security Council continues to give to this region and for the spe…
I would like first to thank and congratulate the Secretary-General for having taken the initiative to organize this Dialogue and his Special Representative for having prepared it so well.
This initiative testifies to vision and courage. Indeed, nobody could have foreseen in 2003, when the decision …
Belgium was not in a position to sponsor draft resolution I, entitled “International Year of Planet Earth, 2008”, when it was adopted in the Second Committee. My country would like to inform the General Assembly that it fully supports the resolution.
