The Security Council has been convened to analyse the problem of the construction of the separation wall by the Israelis in Palestinian territory. This is part and parcel of the broader situation in the Middle East, which recently began a new stage with the road map, which seemed to be a means for m…
At the outset, I thank Lord Ashdown, High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his report on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We appreciate his efforts. We also welcome the briefing given by Judge Theodor Meron.
Still fresh in our memor…
Allow me, first of all, Sir, to ask you to convey just how pleased we are to see the outstanding diplomat from Saint Lucia, representing the Caribbean, preside over the present General Assembly for a year.
The Secretary-General has submitted to us an important report on the implementation of the Mi…
We might have preferred a different meeting of the Security Council to congratulate you, Ambassador Negroponte, on your assumption of the presidency, to offer you our best wishes and to assure you of our cooperation, as well as to thank Ambassador Jones Parry for his excellent work during the month …
At the outset, we would like to thank Mr. Kalomoh for his thorough briefing on the current situation in Guinea- Bissau. We would also like to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Timor-Leste, Mr. Jose Ramos Horta, Special Envoy of the Community of Portuguese- Speaking Countries, for his excelle…
I congratulate Mr. Hunte on his election as President of this Assembly. As the Foreign Minister of St. Lucia, a member of the Latin American and Caribbean community, he can be especially assured of the full cooperation of the delegation of Chile.
The events of 11 September 2001, the crisis in Iraq,…
My delegation will not enter into a sterile debate with the delegation of Bolivia. International law is clear and conclusive on this issue, as is our determination to pursue cooperation and bilateral integration. Recent progress on the economic integration of our two countries speaks far more eloque…
In his statement in the general debate this morning, the Vice- President of the Republic of Bolivia made a reference to my country that deserves a brief comment.
Chile is working with Bolivia on a future- oriented bilateral agenda. Certainly, we are not anchored to the past. However, that bilateral…
Chile would like to thank the British presidency of the Security Council for its initiative in convening this meeting to deal with an issue vital to the work of the United Nations, namely, how to provide the world with more stability, peace and security.
The rule of law, democracy and human rights …
We thank the Secretary-General for his excellent report (A/58/184). I should also like to express our total
support for the statement made earlier by the Minister of Health of Peru on behalf of the Rio Group.
The spread of AIDS continues to have a devastating impact on all sectors and levels of so…
My delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution because it reflected our views. The Government of Chile unequivocally condemned the Government of Israel’s announcement with regard to the removal from the occupied territories of the President of the Palestinian National Authority. Such an actio…
I would first like to express my gratitude for the briefing given to us by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Terje Roed-Larsen, who has provided us with a detailed and sobering description of the situation in the region.
Following the official presentation by the Quartet of i…
Like previous speakers, I shall be brief. At the outset, I thank Mr. Annabi for his briefing, which informed us of Mr. Holkeri’s activities in Kosovo. At our last meeting on this item we expressed our satisfaction at the assignment of Mr. Holkeri, who had an outstanding term as President of the Gene…
I wish at the outset to congratulate the Syrian delegation on its leadership of the Security Council this month. In particular, I pay tribute to you, Mr. President, for your personal role and wish you every success in your new diplomatic post. We shall miss your professionalism,
your experience and…
I should like first to thank the Ambassadors of the United States and the United Kingdom for the information they have provided us on the unfolding events in Iraq. We feel that it is constructive for the members of the Security Council to receive such information and to make comments.
We fully unde…
Mr. President, I should like to thank you for having convened this meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro. I also welcome the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and Montenegro here today, although we regret the events that have …
At the outset, I should like to express my appreciation for the convening of this public meeting to inform the Council of the recent activities of the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB). In addition, I am grateful to Ambassador Sinclair for his briefing, and I thank the Permanen…
I should like to offer my delegation’s congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency, which, as is already evident, augurs well for the work of the Council this month. We would also like to express our appreciation for the work done by Ambassador Arias as President last month. We…
We have this morning adopted a resolution on the question of Western Sahara based on consensus — rather than imposition — regarding what we hope will be a real path towards a definitive resolution of the conflict in Western Sahara. We now have a clear and pragmatic resolution that leaves enough poli…
At the outset, I should like to welcome the presence in the Security Council of the new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Sir Emyr Jones Parry. We expect to have the best relations with him, as we had with his predecessor, and I am certain that his presence will make a concrete and eff…
