First, I wish to join in the expressions of farewell to Ambassador Greenstock through his alternate representative present here. We wish Ambassador Greenstock the best of luck in his tasks. We are certain that we will have the pleasure to witness his kindness and professionalism in the tasks that he…
Allow me at the outset, Sir, to congratulate you for guiding our work in your dual capacity as President of the Council and as Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC).
My country appreciates the useful introduction you gave us in your latter capacity as well as your presentation of the Co…
I wish to welcome the presence among us of the Spanish presidency and the Secretary-General and to convey my delegation’s gratitude for the detailed briefing on the work carried out by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello. We have listened attentiv…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to express thanks for the useful and detailed briefing of Mr. Javier Solana, High Representative of the European Union (EU), as well as for the information provided by the Under-Secretary- General of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhen…
At the outset, I wish to express appreciation for the briefing by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, on the tragic events that occurred in Mambasa and for the briefing by Mr. Ramcharan, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the events that occur…
At the outset, we congratulate you, Sir, and express our confidence in your presidency. Our thanks go to Ambassador Lavrov and his team for their excellent work in guiding the work of the Security Council last month.
We thank Mr. Michael Steiner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for…
First of all, I wish to convey my best wishes to Ambassador Traoré of Guinea as he leaves the Security Council. I also wish to express my gratitude to Mr. Oshima for the vital work he has done in the humanitarian field, and in particular in the area of the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
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We welcome the report of the Secretary-General on Guinea-Bissau (S/2003/621). Its introduction today was very timely, given the imminent departure of the Security Council’s mission to Western Africa.
We regret the import of the report insofar as it relates the deterioration of the political and eco…
Since this is the first time that I am taking the floor in the Security Council in my capacity as Permanent Representative of Chile, I should like at the outset to thank you, Sir, for your words of welcome and to congratulate you on the excellent way you are conducting the work of the Council. Throu…
We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open meeting of the Security Council — the first on this subject since 23 April. Chile once again expresses its support for what we believe could prove to be one of the most important peace-building enterprises in the history of the…
The resolution that has just been adopted, with the support of Chile, contains important provisions concerning the political process in Iraq, the role of the United Nations,
with specific instructions for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and for the supervision of the Development…
Allow me at the outset, Sir, to thank the Pakistan presidency for having convened this meeting. We are honoured to have you presiding over our debate.
This is an opportunity for us to discuss in the Security Council a topic of ongoing importance and relevance: the role of the Council in the peacefu…
Allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity provided us to have here in the Council this afternoon with us the President of the Government of Spain, Mr. José María Aznar. He honours us with his presence. We welcome the very insightful proposals and suggestions that Mr. Aznar has put fo…
Allow me, first of all, to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting, which gives us an opportunity to discuss in the Security Council a matter of great importance and relevance for the international community as a whole with representatives of various regions, namely, the role of the Uni…
First of all, Sir, allow me to congratulate you on the excellent way in which you have conducted our work during this month. I would like to express the gratitude of the delegation of Chile for having convened this meeting to consider the Secretary-General’s report (S/2003/449), dated 21 April, on t…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having called this public meeting of the Security Council.
Chile reiterates its support for the greatest undertaking in the area of peace-building in the history of the United Nations, namely, the United Nations Interim Administration Miss…
Allow me at the outset to thank you, Sir, and the delegation of Mexico for convening this very important meeting. As has already been said, it falls within the best traditions of regional approaches and visions in Latin America since the foundation of the United Nations. This meeting is taking place…
I thank Mr. Morris for his briefing and for the valuable information he has given to the Council today.
As previous speakers have mentioned, one can only be powerfully struck by the dimensions of the task, by the severity of the crisis and by the difficulties faced by the World Food Programme (WFP)…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on presiding over our work for this month. I wish also to express our admiration for the intelligent and dignified manner in which Ambassador Mamady Traoré conducted the work of the Council during a particularly difficult month.
My country welcomes t…
Allow me, first of all, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the manner in which you have guided our work this month. I also wish to thank you for convening this open meeting to consider the report of the Secretary-General on the work being done by the United Nations Political Office in Bougainvil…
