The Czech Republic has been consistently concerned over developments in countries of the southern Slavs, and perhaps most of all in Croatia, for it is precisely there that a Czech mechanized battalion has been active for several years as part of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), which …
My delegation congratulates you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of May. Your energy and diligence have already left a splendid imprint on the Council’s work.
It is furthermore a great pleasure to welcome in our midst Foreign Minister Chikvaidze and his colleagues. We recall…
For the Czech Republic, the conflicts in the Republic of Croatia and in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina are of tremendous concern, and we follow them with the utmost attention, for a number of reasons. One is the cultural and historical affinity the Czechs have had for many decades — one migh…
My delegation has been following closely the activities of the Multinational Force in Haiti, and is delighted both with the substantial progress that has been attained and with the way in which it has been attained — that is, largely non-violently. Indeed, it is hard to recall many other changes of …
It is indeed a pleasure and an honour to have among us today His Excellency Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, the Foreign Minister of the new Mozambique Government, whom I most cordially welcome on behalf of my delegation. He epitomizes the success story of his own people and their political leaders, and o…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency. You certainly lost no time in exercising your firm, effective and businesslike leadership. I also congratulate Ambassador Bakuramutsa of Rwanda on the job he did last month.
Let me also thank the Security Council…
Today, we have little reason for optimism. The main problems of the crisis under review — namely, the humanitarian situation and the political process — have barely budged since our last meeting on this issue.
The humanitarian situation resulting from the conflict and the fate of Georgia’s one-quar…
My delegation shares the view expressed by a number of preceding speakers that some of the working methods of the Security Council are outdated and should be revised in order to enhance efficiency and achieve greater transparency in the Council’s decision-making process. We are also aware of the fai…
Mr. President, as this is the first time my delegation has spoken in the Council this month, allow me to congratulate you on your assumption of the office of the presidency of the Council. Let me also thank and congratulate Ambassador Albright for the remarkable skills she and her entire delegation …
As one of the sponsors of the draft resolution (A/49/L.2/Rev.2) on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), I wish to speak in favour of the no-action motion in respect of the proposed amendment to the draft resolution, which was submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran and is c…
I should like, first, to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative in convening this important debate. The delegation of the Czech Republic is deeply concerned about the difficult financial situation that in our view is undermining the effective functioning of the United Nations. We are fully aw…
These days, when the United Nations is so frequently forced to focus on dismal, even catastrophic events, it is refreshing and stimulating to note that some developments turn out well. Agenda item 26 is an example. The complete withdrawal of Russian military forces, first from Lithuania and, a year …
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its sincere appreciation for the Secretary-General’s comprehensive report on an Agenda for Development. In our opinion the Agenda for Development is a realistic document that appropriately draws upon United Nations experience in the field concerned …
This is the second time in so many weeks that the Czech Republic has had an opportunity to express itself on the matter at hand, having reviewed our position last week in the General Assembly. Still, a discussion in the Security Council allows us to elaborate further on some of its aspects. I will c…
The Security Council has not dealt this year with developments more dramatic than those in Rwanda or with a country more tragic than Rwanda. Today, its tragedy has abated a little. The genocide is over; killings these days take place out of sight, even out of the country. And we sit here today in or…
I should like, first, to congratulate you warmly, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November and, at the same time, to thank Sir David Hannay for his remarkable leadership of the Council during October.
The Czech Republic has almost 1,000 troops an…
The developments in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina have caused anguish in the Czech Republic from the very beginning of the war. The feelings of the Czech people have been repeatedly expressed in numerous statements by President Vaclav Havel and Foreign Minister Josef Zieleniec, and in this …
It is an honour and privilege for me, as Chairman of the Eastern European Group of States this month, sincerely to congratulate the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on its twenty- fifth anniversary and to express our sincere appreciation for all the achievements it has attained in defining and…
Let me be brief and to the point.
My delegation chairs the Eastern European Group of States this month, which is a great honour for us, but I am speaking here on behalf of my delegation only.
The Czech Republic is privileged to have co- sponsored draft resolution A/49/L.3, inviting the Internation…
On behalf of the Group of Eastern European States, allow me to congratulate warmly the South Pacific Forum on the occasion of its being granted observer status in the General Assembly. We
We are sure that this is an expression of the belief of the Member States that the South Pacific Forum’s contri…
