In the course of the open debate of 26 March, regarding today’s agenda item, we noted the need for a comprehensive assessment, possibly to take place in July, under the United Kingdom presidency. We are gratified to note that this open debate, with the presence of the Special Representative of the S…
I would like to thank you very much, Madam President, for having organized this meeting. I shall heed your appeal to be a bit more interactive by making use of an inductive thinking process to offer some very specific ideas. I will not speak specifically about the Mano river region, but will instead…
My delegation is grateful for Mr. Oshima’s briefing to this meeting of the Council.
The picture of the humanitarian situation in Angola that he has painted continues to present some disturbing aspects. We feel deeply the suffering undergone by the people of Angola, and we share their hopes for a be…
Given the impossibility of extending the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH), my delegation would like to make the following statement.
Colombia has participated in this process with a constructive attitude, taking into account three aspects.
The first aspect concerns our rel…
Let me also begin by expressing my gratitude for the considerable efforts and great dedication of Ambassador Greenstock as Chairman of the Committee. We would like also to thank him for his briefing. I wish also to say that we endorse the statement that will be made by Ambassador Niehaus of Costa Ri…
I would also like to thank Mr. Guéhenno for his briefing. It is important that this public meeting follow through on one of the United Nations’ most worthy efforts, specifically that of accompanying a process that depends on the efforts, in this case, being promoted by the Kosovars themselves, in or…
I, too, wish to thank Sir Kieran Prendergast for his briefing at this meeting. We note with great interest the important progress that has been made in the political process and in the implementation of the Bonn Agreement and other political aspects. We also wish to highlight the importance of compl…
Welcome, Mr. President, Minister-Professor Jayakumar, to this celebratory meeting of the Security Council. Your presence here among us today confirms the serious approach that Singapore has taken to the consideration of this subject.
We extend a warm welcome to the people of East Timor, to its Pres…
My delegation is very gratified to be here in the Security Council at this extremely important moment in the history of East Timor. Allow me to thank the Secretary-General for having addressed us on this historic occasion as we welcome Mr. Xanana Gusmão, President-elect of East Timor, and thank him …
Allow me at the outset to welcome the report submitted to us by the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), as well as the introduction provided to us by his Special Representative, Mr. Steiner, who, since assuming his duties on 14 February, has work…
My delegation associates itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the Rio Group by the Ambassador of Costa Rica.
I wish to begin by thanking Ambassador Greenstock for his briefing in his capacity as Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and for his tireless efforts to maintain …
Since 12 March, the Council has adopted three resolutions. The latest, resolution 1403 (2002), was adopted unanimously. That makes three resolutions in three weeks, in contrast to the earlier period, when 18 months elapsed with no convergence on how to register a conclusion reflecting the deteriorat…
The delegation of Colombia would also like to welcome the presence of Ms. Catherine Bertini, the Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), and to thank her for her very informative briefing. My delegation would also like to express its heartfelt thanks to her and her co-workers in WFP fo…
We would like to express our deep concern over the escalation of violence in the Middle East. The situation has spun out of control, as recent events demonstrate. We emphatically condemn the terrible act of terror in Netanya and other recent acts that have caused the death of an excessive number of …
We would like to begin by welcoming Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister Čović and Mr. Annabi, and by thanking them for the information they have given us. That information has provided us with a more comprehensive picture of what is taking place on the ground.
Several important events have taken place i…
Mr. Minister, your presence at this meeting honours us and also attests to your country’s commitment to the subject that we are considering today.
May I begin by expressing our solidarity with the Afghan people in these painful times as a result of the severe earthquake. We would request the Ambass…
I want to begin, Mr. President, by thanking you and your delegation for having included this briefing on the programme of work for this month. We want to express special gratitude to the Government of Norway for its high standing in addressing the subject of protection of civilians in armed conflict…
I too should like to extend a warm welcome to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Mr. Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim, and to thank him for the information he provided in our previous private meeting. We should also like to acknowledge your initiative, Mr. President, to convene this open meeting of th…
My delegation wishes to express its pleasure at seeing you, Sir, preside over this very important meeting of the Security Council. We also express our gratitude to your country for focusing the Council’s attention, in an open format, on the current peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea. We part…
Let me begin by welcoming you, Mr. Jan Petersen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway. We are honoured that you are in the Chair at this meeting. Let me also reaffirm Colombia’s support for your delegation during its presidency; we know your leadership is a guarantee of success.
We also welcome M…
