First, let me thank you, Sir, for having taken the initiative of asking the Council to reflect on this topic, which I believe to be very important. I would also like to welcome the presence of, and the statements made by, Ambassador Marjatta Rasi, President of the Economic and Social Council, and th…
I, too, should like to thank Mr. Lubbers for his briefing on the serious humanitarian situation of refugees confronting the international community. The briefing was an important one.
As questions are to be asked at this time, I should like to plunge into the heart of the matter and ask about a ref…
I too wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Harri Holkeri, for his introduction of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2004/348). We wish also to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro, Mr. Vuk Draskovic.
The report introduced this mor…
Let me first join in the condolences expressed with regard to the terrorist attack in Grozny which took the life of President of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation, Akhmad Kadyrov, and a number of other victims. We are prepared to work on a presidential statement to be made by the Counci…
Briefly, I wish to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the Council presidency and to express appreciation for the efforts of Ambassador Pleuger and his team last month.
I appreciate your convening this open meeting on the situation in Bougainville, Sir, which demonstra…
Chile resolutely supported this draft resolution, which has now been adopted unanimously. My Government believes that a vacuum exists in the international system with respect to the proliferation and control of weapons of mass destruction in relation to their possible terrorist use by non-State acto…
May I first of all express my delegation’s thanks to you, Mr. President, for having convened this open meeting, so that we can discuss, with the participation of all members of the United Nations that are interested in this subject, the issue of the non-proliferation of weapons on mass destruction i…
We regret the result of this evening’s vote. We had hoped for unanimity within the Security Council on so important and complex an issue. The Secretary-General’s favourable opinion was a relevant factor in our decision to vote in favour of the draft resolution contained in document S/2004/313. We ho…
Last Saturday’s extrajudicial execution of the Palestinian leader Mr. Abdel Aziz Al-Rantisi deserves our condemnation. As we have maintained in the Council, extrajudicial executions are reprehensible acts that not only violate international law but also hamper reconciliation between the parties and …
At the outset, may I thank Germany for taking the initiative to convene this open debate, with the participation of distinguished guests, on the role of the private sector — understood to mean not only corporations, but also civil society and non-governmental organizations — in conflict prevention, …
We are grateful for the briefing given us by the Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno. We have been made aware of the delicate situation of recent weeks in Kosovo. I should like, through him, to convey to Mr. Holkieri, Special Representative of the Secretary-…
Sir, we are delighted to see you presiding over the Security Council this month. We are certain that, under your competent leadership, our work will be productive. We wish also to acknowledge the outstanding work done by Ambassador de la Sablière and his team in the context of France’s presidency du…
We are pleased by the presence, at this Security Council meeting on West Africa, of the French Minister Delegate for Cooperation and Francophonie, Mr. Pierre-André Wiltzer, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, and the other officials who have taken the floor, including the…
Chile regrets the fact that it was not possible to reach unanimous agreement on this draft resolution. Chile voted in favour of the draft resolution because we feel that extrajudicial execution is an act of violence and therefore needs to be condemned. Although any State has the right to protect its…
Chile’s position on the Middle East conflict is based on strict adherence to the norms and principles of international law, in particular those relating to the peaceful settlement of disputes, the inadmissibility of the use or threat of use of force, good-faith fulfilment of international treaties a…
I would like first to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting to discuss the situation in Kosovo. This debate is of great importance, given the recent events that have taken place on the ground.
We welcome the presence among us of the Secretary-General, the Minister for Foreign A…
I thank the Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), Ambassador Inocencio Arias, for submitting the Committee’s programme of work for the tenth 90- day period (S/2004/32, annex) and particularly for his effective leadership of that important body. My delegation aligns itself with the state…
I am grateful for the comprehensive introduction to the report on Bosnia and Herzegovina made by Lord Ashdown, High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, pursuant to resolution 1031 (1995). I also thank Under- Secretary-General Guéhenno for the infor…
First, I would like to welcome the presence of the Secretary- General at this important discussion of a country in our region. I would also like to thank the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Jamaica and the Bahamas — The Honourable Keith Knight and Mr. Frederick
Mitchell — for their eloquent statem…
I wish thank the Permanent Representatives of the United States and the United Kingdom for the information they have provided, in accordance with paragraph 24 of resolution 1483 (2003).
Chile valued the agreement reached between the Governing Council and the Coalition Provisional Authority last 15 …
