I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group. Our Group would like to associate itself with the statement made this morning by Ms. Joanne Massiah, Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Marine Resources and Agro Industry of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The Afri…
Allow me at the outset to join those delegations that have spoken before me to firmly condemn, on behalf of my Government, the terrorist attacks yesterday in Algiers. My delegation expresses its profound sympathy and deep condolences to the victims of those hateful attacks and their families, and to…
My delegation wishes to express its disapproval of this latest attempt to include an additional item related to Taiwan’s representation to the United Nations. My delegation reaffirms that the Democratic Republic of the Congo recognizes the People’s Republic of China, with its capital in Beijing, as …
First and foremost, allow me to warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, on behalf of my delegation for the effective manner in which you are guiding the work of the Security Council during this month of July. I wish to thank you in particular for taking the initiative to organize this debate on the …
Allow me, first of all, to express my pleasure at seeing you, Mr. President, preside over the Security Council for the month of January, as well as to thank you for convening this important meeting of the Council devoted to the European Union-led force (EUFOR) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Mr. President, allow me first of all to convey to you the heartfelt congratulations of my delegation for the great work you have accomplished as President of the Security Council throughout this month of December. I would like to thank you for having convened this meeting on the Great Lakes of Afric…
At the outset, I should like to confirm my delegation’s support for the statement made earlier by the representative of South Africa on
behalf of the States parties to the Rome Statute belonging to the Group of African States.
Notwithstanding the possible success of the elections now under way in …
Mr. President, let me begin my statement by telling you how pleased my delegation is to see you presiding over the Security Council during this month of July 2006, and to express the sense of
honour that I have in taking part in this important debate, which I predict will be successful.
I would li…
Permit me at the outset to carry out a pleasant duty — that of saying what a pleasure it is to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council during
the month of July. I should also like to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Denmark, and to congratulate her on a successful m…
As I address this plenary meeting of the Security Council, allow me to extend my congratulations and encouragement to your country, Madam, and, like the representative who spoke before me, to highlight the outstanding role played by the United Republic of Tanzania in the search for solutions to the …
Madam President, the head of the delegation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the sixty-first session of the General Assembly will soon have the opportunity to convey to you our Republic’s warm congratulations on your election to the presidency of the Assembly.
Speaking in the context of …
After more than five years of occupation of the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an occupation marked by massive, systematic and clear violations of the basic norms of international humanitarian law and by grave violations of human rights that resulted in the deaths of
more tha…
Two days ago, the General Assembly heard Mr. Sam Kutesa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda, describe at length his country’s view of the situation in the Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. My delegation deeply regrets the fact that Mr. Kutesa’s comments…
It is a pleasure to join preceding speakers in congratulating Mr. Jan Eliasson on his election as President at the sixtieth session of the General Assembly. In particular, I welcome the fact that the international community has given him the honour of being elected President of the General Assembly,…
I should like at the outset to express, on behalf of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, my feelings of support and solidarity to the American people, who have been hit hard by a natural disaster. I welcome the movement of solidarity in the international community, in conjunction with the efforts …
Mr. President, allow me first to convey heartfelt congratulations on behalf of my delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December and for the effective way you are conducting the business of the Council.
My delegation is honoured to take part in thi…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo wishes to extend its warm thanks to the representatives of brotherly and friendly countries that voted for our national candidate. However, given the results of the first, second and third rounds of balloting, the Democratic Republic of the
Congo has decided to …
Mr. President, as your term as President of the Security Council draws to an end, may I congratulate you on the very able, skilful and competent way in which you have chaired the Council. I would also like to thank you for having included Central Africa, our subregion, as one of the main concerns du…
I am pleased, as we address agenda item 22, entitled “Assistance in mine action”, to express, on behalf of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his detailed report (A/58/260) on the subject of mine
action and the progress achieved with regard to the six g…
With regard to the interaction between agenda item 11 and agenda item 56, my delegation felt that the two items could be taken up together.
Based on that understanding, the delegation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is grateful to Ambassador John Negroponte, Permanent Representative of the …
