I also wish to thank the Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Jean- Marie Guéhenno, for his briefing on the military situation. As usual, his briefing was very complete and very useful. We also thank the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Sergio Vieiro de Mello, for his briefing, particularly following…
I would first like to thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting of the Council on Kosovo. I also thank Michael Steiner for his briefing, which was very detailed and specific, as usual. It painted an uncompromising picture of the situation in Kosovo, though without any unnecessary pessimism. I also …
I should like first to congratulate Germany on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to thank France for its extraordinarily efficient presidency in January.
Allow me also to express the deepest condolences of the Bulgarian people with regard to the Columbia s…
Allow me first to express my gratitude to the French delegation and to Minister De Villepin for organizing this meeting, which gives us an opportunity to take stock of what has been achieved and to consider new measures and initiatives. I wish also to thank Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the Presi…
Mr. President, I would first like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. I join in the tribute you paid to the presidency of Ambassador Alfonso Valdivieso during the month of December and to the important contribution of the five me…
Allow me first of all, Mr. President, to join the previous speakers in extending to you and to the entire team of the delegation of Colombia our warmest congratulations on your able guidance of the work of the Security Council during the month of December. You have coped with the challenging tasks b…
The Republic of Bulgaria regrets that it was not possible to achieve unanimity among the 15 member States of the Security Council on the draft resolution just voted. We strongly believe that the division of the Council does not help in any way to find just solutions in favour of peace and security.
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Today we are celebrating an important international event of global dimensions. The adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and its opening for signature 20 years ago are among the most significant achievements in the process of the establishment of a new international legal …
I would like to express to the President that I am grateful for her presence in New York and grateful to the Colombian delegation for organizing this meeting on a problem so important and urgent, as the Secretary- General has said.
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I would also like to thank Under-Secretary- Gene…
Bulgaria, like other delegations, welcomed the Ceasefire Agreement signed in Arusha on 3 December last between the Government of Burundi and the main armed group, the Forces for the Defence of Democracy (FDD). That was an extremely positive development.
I should like to commend South Africa and the…
First, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and thank you for having convened this meeting. Allow me also to associate myself with all those who have welcomed Mr. James Morris, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP). We co…
Welcome, again, to New York. My country would like to hail the determination and the sense of political responsibility of the leadership of Papua New Guinea and also the peace efforts made, especially by Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, who are giving substantial assist…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his thorough and in-depth report on Timor-Leste. I also want to say how pleased I am to see Kamalesh Sharma, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET), at the Council table…
Bulgaria has voted in favour of resolution 1441 (2002), convinced that it offers a genuine chance to achieve peace. My country was among the first members of the
Security Council that declared themselves in favour of a resolution that would give Iraq one final chance to convince the international c…
I would like first of all to thank you, Mr. President, on behalf of my delegation, for having convened this meeting. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his most recent report on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo and Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno for his very det…
Thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this important meeting, which is not just an opportunity of noting the second anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000), a historic resolution, but also a moment for us to discuss the Secretary-General’s report on women, peace and security. I would like to a…
My delegation associates itself with the statement to be made later in the debate by the Danish presidency of the European Union.
I welcome the presence of Mr. Jacques Paul Klein and Lord Ashdown in the Council today and thank them for their briefings. I would also like to thank Mr. Jacques Paul Kl…
Bulgaria is grateful to you, Mr. President, for having organized this open meeting on small arms and light weapons. We also express appreciation for the document distributed by the Cameroonian presidency before our discussion today, which will allow us to focus on our discussions on the key question…
I should like to congratulate you very warmly, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of October. I should also like to thank you — and all previous speakers — very sincerely for the very kind words addressed to me.
As a country associated with the European Union, Bulgaria fully as…
First of all, on behalf of my delegation, I should like to thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting. I welcome Deputy Minister Čović and Mr. Michael Steiner to the Council, and I think that they have given us valuable input for our debate. I have to say that their statements have given us gr…
