I would like to extend my sincere thanks to you, Mr. President, and to the members of the General Assembly for observing a minute of silence on the occasion of the passing of Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al- Khalifa, the ruler of my country. I greatly appreciate the expressions of tribute given by the repr…
My delegation wishes to express its sincere thanks to you,
The subject of the peaceful settlement of conflicts is an important topic that is of particular concern for the Security Council. The Council encourages all the Member States of the United Nations to resort to peaceful means of settling con…
At the outset, allow me, Mr. President, to express to you and to the other members of the Security Council our deepest gratitude and appreciation for the heartfelt condolences and sympathy extended to us in our loss — a loss not only for Bahrain but for all the Arab and Islamic nations — of His High…
My delegation is gratified at seeing you, Sir, preside over the Council in the presence of the Secretary-General. We also wish to thank you for having convened this meeting and chosen this very important subject to be discussed openly; this reinforces the principle of transparency to United Nations …
At a time when my country must congratulate
In view of the fact that the Islamic religion bases itself on the principle of equality and interdependence among all human beings, whatever their race, and the principle of tolerance as a foundation for human relations, Bahrain is convinced that the Decl…
My delegation views the acknowledgement that the membership of the Security Council must be increased to reflect the increased membership of the United Nations, taking into account the significant changes that have taken place on the international scene, as one of the most important and gratifying c…
My delegation would like to thank you, Sir, for organizing and presiding over this open meeting, thus enabling us to
My delegation would like to speak about the humanitarian agencies. We in no way wish to diminish the importance of the refugees. In fact, what we see is enhanced interest in the refu…
My delegation would like at the outset to commend the strenuous efforts that were made so that we might have this draft resolution in its present form today. Many concerns raised by members of the Security Council have been dealt with by the sponsors of the draft resolution, with the result that the…
At the outset, I am pleased to extend to Mr. Opertti my sincere congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session. I am confident that his experience and skill will help ensure that we achieve the best results possible in our proceedings this session.
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I have the pleasure at the outset to commend the efforts that have led to the convening of this important ministerial meeting with a view to discussing the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. The painful events and the unstable conditions that…
My country condemned the Lockerbie incident, a terrorist act, just as we condemn all forms of terrorism and all perpetrators and abetters of terrorism as well as those who give them safe haven. We reiterate our condolences to the families of the victims, we reaffirm our sympathy with them, and we ho…
At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his detailed report and for his active and committed role in connection
Unfortunately, the report catalogues a number of negative aspects in the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol, which constitute obstacles to …
My delegation warmly welcomes the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia to this meeting. We also wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the manner in which you have been guiding the work of the Security Council over the past month.
We pay tribute to the efforts of the United Nations Observer…
Allow me at the outset to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for the detailed and extensive report in document S/1998/486. I would be remiss not to express our thanks to the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, to the United Nations staff in Sierra Leone and to the Economic Communi…
The delegation of the State of Bahrain wishes at the outset to express its great appreciation to all the members of the Security Council for responding to the Arab
Since taking power, the current Israeli Government has taken actions that are inimical to the Palestinian people in the occupied Arab t…
My delegation should like to extend to you, Sir, and to the delegation of Portugal its sincere thanks for convening this
I should like at the outset to express my delegation’s appreciation to all those who participated in preparing the presidential statement on children in armed conflict that we wi…
First of all, my delegation would like to express its profound appreciation for all the efforts made in preparing and drafting the text of this draft resolution, which culminated in the text before the Council today.
The State of Bahrain has a firm position regarding the humanitarian situation in I…
Allow me at the outset to express our deepest thanks to the Secretary-General for his useful report concerning the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH). We should also like to pay tribute to the Swedish delegation for drafting the draft resolution now before us.
The presence of…
The efforts to restore normalcy in Angola have gone forward a long way. Most of the provisions of the Lusaka Protocol have been implemented. What remains to be accomplished is little. Perhaps this little that remains is what those who do not want peace in Angola are clinging to, including UNITA. The…
At the outset, I wish to express the gratitude and appreciation of my country’s delegations to the delegations of Japan, Sweden, Slovenia and Costa Rica for their commendable efforts to achieve a consensus formula on the draft resolution before us today.
Bahrain, which is committed to international…
