At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing on nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament and security. I would also like to thank him for his leadership in that important area over the years.
Non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control play a key role in Germany’s f…
This is the first Security Council resolution on Syria since the violent repression by the Syrian security forces started. We welcome the unity of the Council today. It comes deplorably late but, hopefully, not too late. Thanks to the commendable efforts of Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan, the cessat…
I thank Ambassador Osorio for his briefing and for his work as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006).
The E3+3 and Iran have expressed their willingness to engage in talks. We acknowledge that Iran has finally responded to the European Union High Representative’s let…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, for his briefing. My delegation appreciates the courage and the energy with which he has taken up his new position, and we would like to assure him of our support — for him, for his office and for the m…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for this initiative and for your leadership. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
Change has come to the Arab world. It has come because the peoples in the region, especially the youth, have stood up for freedom, participation and dignity. I…
Germany aligns itself with the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union. I thank the Secretary-General for his report and Special Representative Mariano Fernández for today’s briefing.
At the outset, let me underscore our continued willingness to help and support the Haitian Gover…
I would like to warmly welcome the Prime Minister of Libya and thank him for his statement. I want to assure him of Germany’s support for his Government and for the Libyan people.
I want to respond to my Russian colleague about the NATO operations. As is well known, my country did not participate i…
Let me thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting on the future of Somalia and welcome you personally back to New York. We congratulate the United Kingdom on assuming the Council’s presidency and assure its of Germany’s support, while thanking our friends from Togo for their ste…
At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his very useful briefing, as well as the United Nations assessment mission on piracy in the Gulf of Guinea for its report (see S/2012/45). I equally thank Mr. Abdel Fatau Musah of the Economic Community of West African States (E…
I would like to thank Togo, as the holder of the presidency of the Security Council, for organizing today’s open debate on this important issue. My thanks also go to the Secretary- General, his Special Representative Margot Wallström, Ms. Amina Megheirbi and Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous for…
My delegation would like to convey a particularly warm welcome to President Ramos-Horta. We also wish to congratulate him on the upcoming anniversary of Timor-Leste’s independence. His statement shows the commitment with which both the Timorese people and the Government are working towards shaping a…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General O’Brien and Executive Director Fedotov for their comprehensive briefings, as well as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS), which…
Germany has always been supportive of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and its troop contributors. We commend the Mission, which operates under very difficult circumstances and has sacrificed and achieved a lot. It is the determination and commitment of these African Union forces that h…
Mr. President, we thank you for convening this important debate and for your personal presence today.
Germany attaches great importance to the fight against organized crime. We highly appreciate the efforts of the delegation of Togo in this regard. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General …
Germany aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union earlier today (see A/66/PV.95).
While we are talking here in New York, a repressive regime continues to kill, wound and maim its own people. There can be no doubt that the Syrian people need our help.
Three m…
I join my colleagues in warmly welcoming Mr. Eamon Gilmore, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, to the Council today. I also thank him for his comprehensive briefing setting out Ireland’s priorities as it assumes the chairmanship-in-office of the Organization…
Let me at the outset welcome His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Foreign Minister of Serbia, and His Excellency Mr. Enver Hoxhaj, Foreign Minister of Kosovo. Many thanks also go to Assistant Secretary-General Edmond Mulet for his comprehensive briefing and Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the …
Germany and the overwhelming majority of Council members supported the draft resolution that was submitted by Morocco on behalf of the Arab States. However, two permanent members of the Council chose to exercise their veto. That is to say that, after more than 11 months of brutal violence and repres…
I would like first to thank His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani and His Excellency Mr. Nabil Elaraby for their briefings. I commend the efforts of the League of Arab States towards resolving the crisis in Syria. It was important for the Council to listen to them today.
The Arab…
First of all, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefings to the Security Council on the situation in the Sahel. I would also like to welcome the report of the assessment mission to the region (see S/2012/42).
The report confirms a worrying picture of the situation in the…
