I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for the information he has just shared with the Council on the situation in Kosovo since the unfortunate events of March. I also wish to welcome to the Council the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro.
The briefin…
I should like to begin by conveying our condolences to the Government of the Russian Federation. We condemn the terrorist attack carried out in Grozny on 9 May. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved families.
We also wish to welcome here the Minister of State of Timor-Leste, Ms. Ana Pessoa Pinto.
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Like preceding speakers, I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council.
I should also like to thank Ambassador Gunter Pleuger and his team for the excellent work done last month. I further thank Assistant Secretary-General Danilo Türk for his presentation and…
I would like to thank the States that have requested the holding of this open meeting, which makes it possible for us to open to all Member States the debate on the danger of the acquisition and use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by non-State actors. This danger relates above all to the emerge…
Benin voted in favour of the draft resolution in order to assure the Cypriot parties that the United Nations is prepared fully to assume its due responsibilities under the settlement plan, should the parties adopt it. My delegation is prepared to participate in negotiations with a view to the establ…
The critical situation prevailing in the Middle East and, in particular, on the Palestinian front has continued to deteriorate over the last few months.
During this crisis, my country has continually exhorted all parties to demonstrate the greatest possible restraint and to give a chance to the pea…
Thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this debate on the role of business in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and post-conflict peace-building.
It is worthwhile to note that the return on investments in Africa is the highest of the last five years, amounting to approximately 25 per cent. …
I wish to thank Mr. Guéhenno for the briefing he has just given us on the developments in the situation in Kosovo.
The violence that broke out in March this year show that the situation in the province is so fragile that the slightest incident can lead to an explosion of widespread inter-communal v…
I wish to express our satisfaction at seeing you, Sir, presiding over the work of the Council for the month of April and to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to Ambassador De La Sablière and his team for the remarkable work accomplished by the Council presidency in the month of March…
The subregion of West Africa has been threatened by destabilization and is at a crossroads. Three United Nations peacekeeping operations are presently deployed, which shows the extent to which the Security Council is concerned with the conflict situation in the subregion. Through managing crises in …
All States Members of the United Nations subscribe to the rules and principles of democracy and the rule of law. They are also committed to respecting international law and humanitarian law. The extrajudicial killing of Sheikh Yassin is contrary to international law and undermines the resumption of …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting to examine the tragic situation prevailing in Kosovo. My delegation expresses its full appreciation to the Secretary-General, whose presence among us at this critical moment for the future of Kosovo demonstrates his personal commitment to the in…
This public meeting enables us to assess the activities of the
Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and to discuss the paths to follow and the means to employ to make the international community’s fight against the scourge of terrorism more effective. The odious attacks of 11 September 2001 revealed, …
My delegation congratulates you, Sir, on France’s assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We pledge you our full cooperation in the search for appropriate solutions to the problems and challenges before the international community. We also express our full appreciation to the del…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting, which will enable us to explore the critical situation prevailing in Haiti. I warmly welcome the presence of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Jamaica and of the Bahamas.
We are very much concerned at the gravity of the situation in Haiti, wi…
Allow me to thank Ambassador Jones Parry and Ambassador Negroponte for their extremely useful briefings to us on developments in Iraq. We also welcome the practical approach taken by the Secretary-General in terms of the United Nations role in the normalization process in Iraq. We welcome in particu…
We would like to associate ourselves with previous speakers in warmly welcoming the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Timor-Leste, Mr. José Ramos-Horta. We would like also to thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guéhenno for his outstanding introduction of the report of the Secretary-General on th…
Africa is on the Security Council agenda for the fourth time in February — the fourth time in less than three weeks. That frequency — testimony to the importance that the Council attaches to African issues — is to the credit of the Council, and, in particular, to the credit of China, your fine count…
My delegation would like to congratulate you warmly, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to assure you of its cooperation. We would like also to congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Muñoz of Chile, who so ably and skilfully guided our work in January.
We liste…
We are delighted to see you, Madam, presiding over our work. We are grateful to you for having organized this open debate. We listened with great attention to the outstanding briefing given by Mr. Kalomoh, as well as to the statements by Mr. Malloch Brown and Ms. Carolyn McAskie.
There can be no do…
