Let me begin by welcoming Mr. Enver Hoxhaj, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, and Mr. Ivan Mrkić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, to the Council. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing and comprehensive report (…
It is an honour for my country to introduce this year’s draft resolution on the situation in Afghanistan (A/67/L.16).
The past year has seen a number of important milestone events for Afghanistan that have redefined and reinvigorated the long-term partnership between Afghanistan and its regional an…
I thank you, Mr. President, for scheduling today’s open debate and for the useful concept note (S/2012/853, annex). We are also very grateful for the work undertaken by the Chairman of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, the Ambassaor of Portugal, as well as f…
Let me join previous speakers in thanking the Indian presidency for organizing this important open debate, and Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson for his very insightful briefing.
Today I would like to make three points, first, on the lessons learned in dealing with piracy in various regions and the…
I would like to join my colleagues in thanking Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri of India for having introduced the report of the Security Council (A/67/2) and Ambassador Néstor Osorio of Colombia and his team for having compiled the report presented today. Having completed the same task last year as Se…
In today’s briefing, I would like to provide an update on the activities and achievements of the Security Council Committee
pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, since my most recent briefing in May (see S/PV.6767). In my r…
Let me begin by thanking Ambassador Inzko for his comprehensive and informative briefing. Germany aligns itself with the statement to be delivered later by the observer of the European Union (EU).
I should like to focus my remarks on three key points today.
First, and most importantly for the Secu…
Let me begin by welcoming His Excellency Mr. José Luís Guterres to the Council. I would also like to join colleagues in thanking Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General Finn Reske-Nielsen for his briefing today.
As the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) will com…
I would like to thank the Prosecutor for presenting her report. Since this is the first time that Ms. Bensouda has briefed the Council, please allow me to congratulate her on the assumption of the post of Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We are convinced that the Office of…
Let me in turn congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. I join in the thanks that have been expressed to Ambassador Rosenthal and his team for their presidency last month.
Germany voted in favour of resolution 2073 (2012). My country continues to strongly support …
I am very grateful to the presidency of Guatemala for having taken the initiative of convening this very important debate. We welcome your personal presence in the Council today, Mr. Minister.
(spoke in English)
I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, as well as the President of the Inte…
Let me start by joining other speakers in thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Augustine Mahiga for his briefing. Let me also thank him for his efforts in the past years in support of Somalia. We commend him and his team for the part they have played in moving the political proce…
Allow me to thank Under- Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman for his insightful briefing.
Last month, the Council met for a high-level debate on peace and security in the Middle East. The Secretaries-General of the United Nations and of the League of Arab States both called for a fresh and united app…
I thank the Guatemalan presidency for having organized this briefing with representatives of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. We are also very grateful for the presentations made today by the Court’s President and Prosecutor. I would like to take this opportunity to commend them once again for th…
I would like to congratulate you and your country, Mr. President, on you assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the first time, as well as to thank you for having convened this important debate. I wish you and my friend Ambassador Rosenthal and your very able team every success thi…
Freedom, dignity, self-determination and the hope of a better life were the driving forces behind the movement for change in the Arab world.
As Germans, we know from our own bitter experience that freedom is not a gift. It has to be won and constantly defended. Freedom is more than just freedom of …
I would like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson and High Commissioner Guterres for their briefings. I would also like to thank the French presidency for its initiative in calling for today’s meeting, which comes at a very important moment.
The Syrian people are in urgent need of our support…
First and foremost, allow me to welcome His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, Prime Minister of Serbia; His Excellency Mr. Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister of Kosovo; His Excellency Mr. Enver Hoxhaj, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kosovo; and His Excellency Mr. Ivan Mrkić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ser…
Germany aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union.
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his remarks (see A/66/PV.124). It is with great regret that we have learned of the Joint Special Envoy’s resignation. We are grateful to him for the excellent work he…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the members of the Group of Western European and other States. I wish to convey to the people and Government of the Republic of Ghana our deepest condolences for the loss of their Head of State, His Excellency John Evans Atta Mills. With the death of President…
