The delegation of Belarus is pleased to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, who is participating in today’s meeting.
For many decades, the overwhelming majority of States Members of the United Nations have spoken in the General Assembly to demand an end t…
In the history of humankind, remembrance and reconciliation, the bitter memory of past wounds and losses, are often an insurmountable wall in the minds of individuals and entire peoples. However, sometimes the very same memory leads to repentance and forgiveness, peace and agreement.
My country los…
I would like first of all to offer our condolences on the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II and of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
The United Nations is not merely on the verge of reform — it is already in the process of reform. I would like to take a slightly different ap…
There are watershed events in life, and the tragedy in the Indian Ocean is set to become such a watershed for the whole of humankind. The tremendous scale of the resulting devastation and human suffering makes us question the limits of what is possible for humankind. It may also teach us a few impor…
On behalf of the Group of Eastern European States, I have the sad duty of expressing a deep sense of grief and compassion on the passing away of President Yasser Arafat.
The life and work of President Arafat were inseparably connected with the struggle of the Palestinian people for their inalienabl…
It is with deep sadness that the Member State of the Eastern European Group of States learned about the passing of His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi.
We all pay tribute to His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s tir…
Today, the General Assembly is once again considering the item entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”. Despite repeated appeals in the past, the Government of the United States has still not taken any steps t…
Belarus believes that this year represents an important stage on the way towards restoring the former role and influence of the Economic and Social Council on the organization of the activities of United Nations bodies in the economic, social, ecological and humanitarian spheres. We are generally sa…
The Republic of Belarus takes note of the increased activities of the Security Council during the past year in the area of the maintenance of international peace and security. We favour maintaining the momentum in improving the working methods of the Security Council. We also favour more openness in…
The Republic of Belarus views the past year as having been a period of difficult and intensive work by our Organization, its agencies and its institutions. The Secretary-General has repeatedly drawn our attention to the fact that the range of challenges facing the Organization is constantly expandin…
The delegation of the Republic of Belarus attaches great importance to strengthening and reforming the United Nations. On the eve of its sixtieth anniversary, the Organization’s relevance with respect to the modern realities of international politics and its capacity to play the central role in over…
For decades now we have been hearing very disturbing questions from this rostrum: Where is our world heading?, Where is the United Nations going? At the dawn of the millennium those questions are becoming increasingly burning issues. The world has changed. The pendulum of history has swung to the ot…
It is my great honour, on behalf of the member States of the Eurasian Economic Community — the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan — to present draft resolution A/63/L.13 on cooperation between the United Nations…
This year has been a difficult one for the international community. The weakness of existing coordinating mechanisms for economic development at an international level has led to the emergence of a multifaceted global crisis in energy, food and finance. Countering that crisis, as shown by the result…
The Belarus delegation is pleased to note the positive changes that are occurring in the work of the Economic and Social Council. The organizational and deliberative innovations of this year cannot fail to promote a more focused and fruitful consideration of the problems on the agenda of the Council…
I would like to thank the leadership of the Economic and Social Council for presenting the report on the work of the Council (A/66/3). Belarus commends the work of the Council in the reporting period and recognizes the skilful leadership of the Ambassador of Zambia, Mr. Lazarous Kapambwe.
We believ…
On behalf of the Republic of Belarus, I first thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting and for providing this opportunity to address the Security Council on the problem of terrorism, which is of concern to the entire international community and which has been the focus of the Council’s constant at…
I should like to thank all the delegations that have voted in favour of the Republic of Belarus, but I wish to announce that the Republic of Belarus is withdrawing its candidacy from the fourth round of balloting.
We are entering a very important juncture in the Ottawa process. In a year’s time, Nairobi will host the first Review Conference of the States Parties to the Mine Ban Convention, which will take stock of what has been achieved so far and introduce mechanisms to ensure the broader universality of the…
During the previous session Belarus, together with the overwhelming majority of Member States, voted in favour of resolution 57/11 to end the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba. At the same time, our delegation is concerned that, since tha…
