At the outset, let me join the previous speakers in thanking Ambassador Natalegawa, the Permanent Representative of Indonesia, for presenting the report of the Security Council (A/62/2) to the General Assembly. This document is a testament to the increasing challenges that the Security Council, the …
The Czech Republic fully aligns itself with the statement made by the European Union presidency, and I would like to make a few additional observations.
The creation of the Peacebuilding Commission was one of the most important results of the United Nations reform foreseen by 2005 World Summit Outc…
First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election and to assure you that my delegation will cooperate with you for the benefit of the current session. Secondly, my delegation supports the recommendation of the General Committee not to include item 165 of the draft agend…
The Czech Republic aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the representative of Portugal on behalf of the European Union.
Over the centuries, the inhabitants of the territory of the Czech Republic, a country at the very centre of Europe, have witnessed the disastrous consequences of many …
The Czech Republic, too, was very pleased to participate in the debates leading to the eventual establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission. We believe that the Commission is one of the real major achievements of the process of United Nations reform. That is why we were among the first countries t…
Let me just briefly comment on what the representative of Cuba said moments ago.
The statement this morning by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic merely stated obvious facts. We cannot but regret such an overreaction to it. It is our sincere hope that the international system fo…
Let me start by congratulating you on your election, Madam President, and by wishing you every success in the coming months of hard work. The outgoing president of the General Assembly, Mr. Eliasson, left an impressive track record of progress on a number of reform issues. It is my expectation that …
For more than 10 years, the United Nations has been engaged in attempts to adjust its Security Council to new geopolitical realities — and so far, to no avail. The core structure of the Council still reflects the situation of the end of the Second World War, some 60 years ago. Since then, not only h…
I am speaking in my capacity as Vice-Chairman of the Second Committee.
It has been brought to my attention that a small editorial change needs to be made to the draft resolution. In operative paragraph 12, a colon should be inserted after the words “the promotion of”.
I should like first of all to express sincere sympathy and condolences, on behalf of the Czech people and the Czech Government, to the people and the Government
of Jordan in connection with the terrorist attacks that took place the day before yesterday in Amman. We condemn terrorism in all its form…
Let me briefly comment on what the representatives of Zimbabwe and Cuba have just said in reply to the address of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic this morning.
My delegation would like to express its regret that the mere statement of the obvious facts on the lack of cooperati…
Let me begin by congratulating Mr. Eliasson on his election to the
presidency. He is at the steering wheel of one of the most challenging sessions of the General Assembly in history — not only because it is the sixtieth anniversary of our Organization but mainly because of our agenda and the gravit…
As my country fully endorses the statement delivered here yesterday by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on behalf of the European Union (EU), I would like to share with the Assembly just a few additional observations and comments.
Five years ago, world leaders here in New York agreed on a s…
We consider ourselves a real reform-minded country and we have no vested interest in the reform, except one — the better functioning of the whole United Nations system.
As for Security Council reform, after 10 years of dialogue, which has strangely resembled parallel monologues in which divisions o…
My country fully shares the ideas expressed in the statements made by the representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union and by the representative of Estonia on behalf of the Eastern European Group.
The Czech Republic welcomes the Secretary- General’s report (A/59/2005), and greatly a…
Since the Czech Republic has been actively involved throughout the years in the discussions on Security Council reform, I should like to make a few points with regard to that topic.
More than 11 years after the discussions on Security Council expansion began, the Open-ended Working Group on the Que…
Let me briefly comment on what my colleague from Cuba just said in reply to the statement of the Czech Foreign Minister.
I have two remarks. First, the reply by our colleague was apparently an overreaction to a simple statement of fact — an overreaction which is often symptomatic of a fear of chang…
Let me first congratulate Mr. Jean Ping on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session and wish him every success in this important position. I would also like to thank his predecessor, Mr. Julian Hunte, for his relentless efforts and leadership throughout the year.
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At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. ElBaradei, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his informative and comprehensive opening statement highlighting the Agency’s achievements during the period under consideration.
I would like to reaffirm that the Czech Republ…
Let me congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over the fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly, and to wish you every success in your important position. It is a pleasure to see as President a representative of Saint Lucia, the smallest country ever to hold the office. Tha…
