First of all, my delegation welcomes the initiative taken to discuss this important issue. We hope that this effort will help us in our debates, especially since at the dawn of the third millennium the international community hopes that the Council will put an end to disputes throughout the world by…
At the outset, my delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this Security Council meeting, as part of the remarkable efforts being made presently by your delegation.
My delegation would also like to welcome the personal presence of the Members of the Presidency of Bosnia and…
I should like at the outset to thank Assistant Secretary-General Ibrahima Fall for his excellent briefing on the situation in Burundi.
It is regrettable that the situation in Burundi in all its aspects — political, economic and humanitarian — is deteriorating in a most dangerous and adverse manner.…
Given the impressive number of mass graves and victims found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, the number of individuals indicted seems remarkably low. If we consider the massacres and the savage brutality of the acts that have been committed, the question that arises is, what seems to be the pr…
The draft resolution on which we are going to vote today is of particular importance because it is related to the establishment of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), which will assume, inter alia, full responsibility for East Timor and will be granted all the legi…
Allow me at the outset, Mr. President, to express my sincere thanks to you and to your delegation for your initiative to include the question of terrorism on our agenda for this month, as well as for the preparation of the draft resolution that aims at drawing the attention of world public opinion t…
(spoke in Arabic): Mr. President, I have the pleasure of congratulating you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty- fourth session. Confident that your experience and ability will strongly influence the successful outcome of the proceedings of this session, I assure you o…
I would like at the outset to express my thanks and appreciation to His Excellency President Frederick Chiluba for his valuable and detailed briefing on the situation in Africa, a topic of great concern for the Security Council. I would also like to thank the Gabonese Republic for its part in the in…
At the outset, allow me to express my thanks and appreciation to you, Sir, and to the delegation of the Netherlands for convening this meeting. This meeting undoubtedly will be an effective contribution to making the work of the Security Council more transparent. My delegation highly appreciates the…
Mr. President, I should like first of all to convey my gratitude to your delegation and to express to you our appreciation for having convened this plenary meeting to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan will be dealing for a long time with the consequences of the war and of the confli…
Sir, my delegation is very pleased at the fact that this meeting of the Security Council is being held under your presidency. My delegation would like to express to the delegation of Namibia its thanks and appreciation for its initiative to hold this meeting on one of the items on the Council’s agen…
I should like to join previous speakers in congratulating your country, Sir, for having presided over the proceedings of the Security Council for this month. I, too, wish to express my appreciation for the way in which you have guided our work.
I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his e…
I should like first of all to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this public meeting in the context of the overall effort by the Security Council to keep other members informed of the work of the Council with a view to ensuring transparency. My delegation would like also warmly to thank Ambassa…
With a great feeling of sorrow and sadness, my delegation extends its condolences on the passing of His Majesty Hassan II of the sister Kingdom of Morocco, who passed away in the afternoon on Friday, 23 July. At the time of this great tragedy, we extend condolences to the people and Government of th…
I should like to express my delegation’s satisfaction at seeing you, Sir, presiding over our meeting, and to thank the Malaysian delegation for taking the initiative, during its presidency of the Security Council this month, of choosing the very important issue of the disarmament and reintegration i…
In adopting this resolution on the situation in Kosovo, the Security Council today finds itself at a historic turning point. Through this action the Council is conferring the international legitimacy necessary to settle this situation, which is both tragic and complex.
The members of the Security C…
The situation in Kosovo was caused by a crisis: the displacement of many inhabitants of the region, people who for the most part are Albanians. These displacements were caused by destructive acts by Belgrade, the burning of the houses and property of Albanians, as well as acts of terror, rape and as…
My delegation profoundly regrets the strike on the Embassy of China in Belgrade because of the ongoing war in the Balkans in recent weeks, and we extend our sympathy to the delegation of China. On this occasion, we affirm that the crisis in Kosovo must be resolved by diplomatic means, as has been re…
This meeting has been convened by the Security Council in conditions of extreme urgency. The Belgrade authorities have been given one opportunity after another to reach a peaceful settlement to the problem of Kosovo. The party representing the Kosovar Albanians had agreed to a peaceful settlement at…
Our delegation regrets the recent developments in Kosovo, which have finally led to the use of military force against the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. We have long called for a peaceful settlement of the Kosovo crisis through serious and constructive dialogue between the parties to …
