Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly. This session will be one of the most decisive ones for the United Nations. In that spirit, I welcomed the call of the Secretary- General to heads of State and Governme…
Let me first of all thank the British Presidency for organizing an open meeting on the important issue of justice and the rule of law. I am convinced that this discussion will contribute to finding answers to a number of fundamental problems in our work.
Let me begin by recalling the words of a man…
I have the honour to address the Assembly today on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and to extend our hope that, through joint efforts at the individual, regional and international levels, Governments worldwide will commit themselves to the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Aware of the A…
Bulgaria abstained in the voting on the draft resolution, as it does whenever there is no unanimity on the
Council or, worse yet — like today, regrettably — there is an impasse.
Given the extremely grave situation in the Middle East, the Council should have made an extra effort to find consensus. …
I would like to thank Terje Roed-Larsen for his very thorough analysis and very useful suggestions.
As a country associated with the European Union, Bulgaria fully supports the statement that will be made shortly by the representative of Italy on behalf of the European Union.
Bulgaria deeply regre…
I wish to thank Mr. Annabi for his very factual and comprehensive briefing and to reiterate my country’s full support for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Holkeri. We again call on all parties to cooperate with him in his extremely complex and difficult task.
As a country as…
I also would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having chosen the very timely subject of peacekeeping operations as the theme of our meeting at this critical and tragic moment in the history of peacekeeping operations following the terrorist attack against the Baghdad headquarters of the United N…
Last Tuesday’s terrorist attack against the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad profoundly shocked and upset my country. On behalf of the Bulgarian Government, I should like to extend the sincerest condolences of the Bulgarian people to the families of those who were killed in the attack and our …
I wish to thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting of the Security Council, which offers us the opportunity to speak our minds about the atrocious acts recently committed in Kosovo.
I should also like to welcome the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Covic. I only regret t…
We appreciate the convening of this open meeting on the situation in Bougainville. I join the previous speakers in extending our gratitude to Ambassador Sinclair for his informative briefing. We also thank the Permanent Representative of Papua New Guinea for his presentation.
Bulgaria welcomes the …
Bulgaria welcomes the fact that it was possible to reach a consensus on the proposed text for the resolution just adopted. We would like to express our deep conviction that, on the basis of the resolution, both parties will work towards a mutually acceptable solution.
I wish also to take this oppor…
I should like to begin by joining others in extending a warm welcome to Sir Emyr Jones Parry, the new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom. We are confident that his extensive diplomatic experience will be a valuable asset for the work of the Council. We look forward to continued and activ…
I should like to thank you, Sir, for having organized this meeting and, in your capacity as Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), for the programme of work that has been developed under your leadership and which Bulgaria supports wholeheartedly.
As an associate member of the European U…
It is an honour and privilege, Madam President, for my delegation to participate in this meeting of the Security Council under Spain’s very effective and dynamic presidency during the month of July.
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First, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his participation in our d…
At the outset, I should like to wish a warm welcome to Mr. Javier Solana, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union, at the Council table. As a country associated with the European Union, Bulgaria fully associates itself with his statement. On a more person…
At the outset, let me convey my delegation’s gratitude to the Spanish presidency for the initiative taken in organizing this meeting. I would also like to join others in thanking Mr. Guéhenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Mr. Ramcharan, Deputy United Nations High Commissi…
Allow me first of all, Mr. President, to thank you for having convened this important meeting of the Council on the situation in Kosovo. I should like also to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Mr…
First of all, I would like to join previous speakers in extending our thanks to you, Mr. President, for organizing this timely meeting of the Security Council. We welcome this opportunity to exchange views on the situation in Guinea-Bissau. I would also like to thank the Representative of the Secret…
Allow me to associate myself, Mr. President, with the remarks that you made to Ambassador Wang and to tell him how much I have benefited from his wisdom and the clarity of his analyses, in particular, as well as his
human warmth over the past months in the Council. I personally thank him wholeheart…
We appreciate the holding of this open Security Council debate on an issue of particular importance for the entire international community.
We have listened carefully to the statements made before the Council. As a country associated with the European Union, Bulgaria endorses the statement earlier …
