First of all, like previous speakers, I too would like to thank, Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his briefing.
The United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK) has been in existence for three years, and it is necessary for us to review and sum up the situation in order to further im…
Today, when science and technology are advancing at astounding speed, information and communication technologies (ICT) have brought tremendous digital opportunities for economic and social development throughout the world. The development of the Internet and of other information infrastructures has …
The Chinese delegation would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Prendergast for his briefing on the situation in Afghanistan.
The international community is greatly concerned about the emergency loya jirga to be convened in Afghanistan next month. Whether the loya jirga will be held as schedule…
Mr. President, I wish to welcome your presence in New York today to preside over today’s meeting.
For the East Timorese people, as well as for the United Nations, today calls for joyful celebrations. After more than two and a half years of preparation, the East Timorese people have at long last gai…
The Chinese delegation warmly welcomes President- elect Xanana Gusmão and Chief Minister Mari Alkatiri to New York to participate in our meeting today. We thank them for their statements.
We also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his statement and Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his br…
The Chinese delegation thanks Deputy Prime Minister Čović for his presence at the Council’s meeting and for his statement. We also warmly thank Special Representative Mr. Steiner for his briefing.
The Chinese delegation welcomes the recent progress made by the Provisional Government of Kosovo in in…
I would like to begin by thanking Ambassador Greenstock for his briefing on the work of the Counter- Terrorism Committee (CTC). Under his leadership, the CTC has done much fruitful work since its establishment. It has formulated a pragmatic programme of work, and its open, fair and transparent appro…
On 4 April, the Security Council adopted resolution 1403 (2002), demanding the implementation of resolution 1402 (2002) without delay. However, for three days, Israel has ignored the demands of the Council and the international community. Instead of withdrawing from the Palestinian territories, it h…
The conflict between Israel and Palestine has escalated, and the situation there has deteriorated to an extremely dangerous degree. The Chinese Government has
expressed its deep concern and preoccupation in this regard. We condemn the suicidal acts against Israeli civilians; such acts of violence b…
At the outset, like my colleagues who spoke before me, I should like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Hédi Annabi for his briefing.
The Chinese delegation welcomes the presence of Mr. Čović, Deputy Prime Minister of the Yugoslav constituent Republic of Serbia, and we thank him for his important…
My delegation welcomes your presence today, Sir, and we thank you for presiding over today’s meeting. Our thanks also go to Ms. Fréchette, Deputy Secretary- General, for her briefing and her introduction of the report of the Secretary-General.
Like other delegations, my delegation would like to exp…
Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Oshima for his briefing.
In armed conflicts throughout the world, innocent civilians represent a growing percentage of victims, generating widespread concern in the international community. In recent years, the Security Council has held many debates …
At the outset, I wish to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Somali Transitional National Government, Mr. Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim, to today’s meeting. I should like also to congratulate the newly appointed Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Tubman, head of the United Nations Polit…
At the outset, I would like to welcome you, Mr. President, as you chair this public meeting today.
Recently, the Security Council mission successfully visited Ethiopia and Eritrea and presented a report, thereby demonstrating the Council’s firm support of and commitment to the peace process in Ethi…
My delegation welcomes you, Mr. Minister, and expresses its pleasure at seeing you in the Chair at today’s meeting. We thank the Secretary-General for his statement, and our thanks go also to Mr. Petritsch and Mr. Klein for their comprehensive briefings. We welcome Mr. Solana, and we thank him for h…
In recent days there have been frequent incidents of violence in the Middle East. The continued escalation of the conflict between Palestine and Israel has not only inflicted more death and casualties on innocent civilians, it also threatens to plunge the region into even greater calamity at any mom…
I will be very brief. First of all, like other colleagues, I would like to thank Mr. Oshima for his briefing. We would also like to thank Mr. Georges Chikoti, Vice-Minister for External Relations of Angola, for his important statement.
The humanitarian situation in Angola is a source of great conce…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting. Like other delegations, we would like to thank Mr. Lubbers for his detailed briefing, in particular his overview of the situation in Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Bal…
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for the good wishes that you have expressed to me just now.
With regard to this month’s work, the month has been a very fruitful one. The President made a very comprehensive plan for the month’s work. While promoting transparency, he also tried his be…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank Mr. Vieira de Mello for his comprehensive and encouraging briefing. We also welcome the presence of Mr. John Howard, the Prime Minister of Australia, and thank him for his important statement. We also welcome the Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs and Coop…
