The Czech Republic fully associates itself with the statement delivered earlier by Italy on behalf of the European Union. Let me, however, add a few words on the specific situation of my country, the Czech Republic.
I must admit that the Czech Republic is still a very fortunate country as far as th…
Allow me, on behalf of the regional Group of Eastern European States, to congratulate the newly elected President of the fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly, The Honourable Mr. Julian Hunte. At the same time, let me also express our thanks to the current President for all the achievements o…
On behalf of the Government of the Czech Republic, I would like once again to convey our sincere thanks to the Governments that have extended their support to the candidate of the Czech Republic. My Government has decided to withdraw that candidacy.
On behalf of Mr. Robert Fremr, the Czech Republic would like to thank all the countries that supported him in the first round and all those that intended to support him in the second round. Given the circumstances, and to save the time that withdrawal would require to undertake technical amendments …
I take the floor to inform the General Assembly that a few days ago my country signed the list of sponsors for the draft resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe. Therefore, I ask that the Czech Republic be considered as a sponsor of draft resolution L.23/Rev.1.
The Czech Republic fully associates itself with the statement delivered earlier by Denmark on behalf of the European Union (EU). Like those of the EU countries, the competent bodies in the Czech Republic paid great attention to the International Year of Volunteers, proclaimed by the United Nations i…
Allow me to start by complimenting the Secretary-General and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) for their work relating to the overall process leading to the adoption of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (see resolution S-26/2) during the twenty-sixth special session, on…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. ElBaradei, IAEA Director General, for his informative and comprehensive opening statement highlighting the achievements of the activities of the IAEA in the course of the most recent period.
As the Czech Republic associates itself with the statement delivere…
I should like at the outset to express appreciation for the idea of organizing a joint debate on the report of the Security Council and the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Council. There are commonalities in these two agenda items and we can save time as…
Let me start by saying how pleased I am to see a representative of my own country presiding over this session of the General Assembly. It is the first time that the Czech Republic has had the honour of chairing this supreme body of the United Nations. I am grateful to all who made this possible by s…
It is a great honour and privilege for me to be elected President of the General Assembly at its the fifty-seventh session. I am really very grateful to all Member States, particularly the group of Central and Eastern European countries, for the confidence they have placed in my country and in me in…
The Czech Republic aligns itself with the European Union statement presented by the representative of Belgium earlier today, and that allows me to confine myself to the few following remarks.
The Millennium Summit was an important milestone for the United Nations. It set up or reframed its agenda f…
Let me congratulate Mr. Han Seung-soo on his election to the presidency of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly and wish him every success in this important post. At the same time, I take this opportunity to offer my most sincere congratulations to the Secretary- General, Kofi Annan, and …
While we may continue to clarify the notion of dialogue among civilizations, and while we may choose to speak of only one civilization embracing all the astonishing diversity of humankind, there is little doubt about substance and relevance of our current discussion. Indeed, dialogue between represe…
The representative of Belgium yesterday presented the joint position of the Group of Ten on issues related to enlargement and reform of the Security Council, and he also spoke on behalf of my delegation. This allows me to be very short.
The response by the international community to the terrorist a…
Since the Czech Republic has joined the position presented by Belgium on behalf of the European Union and the associated countries, I would like to touch upon only some topics that are of particular importance to my Government.
At the outset, I would like to thank Director General ElBaradei for his…
Allow me at the outset to express heartfelt sympathy on behalf of the Czech Government and the Czech nation to those who lost their loved ones in the terrorist attack on 11 September 2001 and to all the American people. We are deeply moved by this unspeakable tragedy and share their grief. We expres…
As this is the first time I have taken the floor at this session as the representative of my country, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on behalf of my Government, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session, and to pledge our full support to you in yo…
Mr. President, I have the honour to speak here today on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States.
The purpose of today’s plenary meeting was to open the new session of the General Assembly. However, under the shadow of the horrifying tragedy that has struck New York; Washington, D.C.; and the…
There is a simple reason why the Czech Republic takes the floor again
and again in our ongoing debates on expansion and reform of the Security Council. It is that our silence in such a debate could be seen as a sign of resignation, and this is not the case. Obviously, for the reform- minded country…
