First, I would like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Malloch Brown, Mr. Morris, Mr. Nabarro, Mr. Kastberg and Mr. Kellenberger for their briefings. I would like to make a few comments and pose a few questions.
I think that the presentations we heard this morning make it clear that we are …
The resolution on Iraq that we have just adopted gives us a basis for practical steps on the ground in order to improve the conditions for the Iraqi people and to stabilize the political and economic situation.
This resolution is a compromise reached after intensive and sometimes difficult negotiat…
I would like to join other delegations in welcoming you, Sir, to the chair of the Security Council today. I thank your delegation for convening this important meeting.
I would like to make this statement in addition to the statement that Greece will deliver later at this meeting on behalf of the Eu…
I would first of all like to join other delegations in welcoming the presence of Prime Minister Aznar of Spain at this meeting. I would also like to say how much we appreciate his important statement, to which we listened with great attention.
The fight against terrorism remains one of the top prio…
Thank you, Sir, for convening this wrap-up meeting, which comes at an appropriate time and deals with a very important matter. With it, you are concluding a presidency whose challenges you have mastered with excellence and professionalism, and we should like to thank you for that.
We welcome the pr…
I should like to join other delegations in thanking the Secretary-General for his latest report on the situation in Timor-Leste (S/2003/449) and to thank Ambassador Sharma and his staff for the excellent work that they have done thus far. I should also like to pay tribute to the people of Timor-Lest…
My delegation wants to associate itself with the statement of the Greek presidency of the European Union, which will be delivered later in this meeting.
My delegation is grateful for the briefing by Assistant Secretary-General Annabi and for his introduction of the report of the Secretary-General (…
We very much welcome the initiative of the Mexican presidency to discuss questions related to Chapter VIII of the Charter. I would like to remind colleagues that this is in the tradition of the founding Conference of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945, where Mexico and the other Latin Ameri…
I thank Mr. Morris very much for a superb presentation and, in particular, for his continuous efforts to brief the Council. I would like to challenge somewhat one of the initial observations that he made in saying that we routinely accept a situation in Africa that we would not otherwise accept in o…
Let me first of all, Sir, join you in thanking Ambassador Traoré for his skilful handling of the presidency during the month of March and assure you of our trust and support for your own presidency.
Germany remains fully committed to the fight against terrorism and to maintaining and strengthening …
My delegation is grateful for the Secretary-General’s latest report on the situation in Bougainville and we also highly appreciate the very comprehensive briefing that Assistant Secretary-General Danilo Türk has given us.
Germany commends the success already achieved by Mr. Sinclair and his small t…
I did not intend to take the floor, but since other delegations have made their views known after the voting, I thought that, as we have been working hard over the past week under the Secretary-General’s mandate as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 661 (1991)…
I would like to thank the Security Council presidency for its excellent work at this difficult time.
The Security Council is meeting here today in a dramatic situation. At this moment, the world is facing an imminent war in Iraq.
The Security Council cannot remain silent in this situation. Today m…
I would like to thank you at the outset, Mr. President, for scheduling this open debate on small arms and mercenaries in West Africa. The world holds its breath in view of the imminent danger of a major military confrontation in the Middle East with potential global consequences that no one can fore…
At the outset, I should like to join other delegations in expressing my condolences to the Republic of Korea on the occasion of the tragic events of last week.
I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his latest report on the situation in Timor-Leste (S/2003/243) and Under-Secretary-General…
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Germany.
The excellent briefing by State Secretary Dahlgren on the results of the Stockholm Process, the comprehensive statement by Assistant Secretary- General Türk and the ensuing interventions of Council members have, in our vi…
We took note of the decision that the President just explained to us, and we very much appreciate the fact that, in this very difficult situation, he tried to take a decision truly aimed at upholding the principles of the Charter. On the other hand, we very much understand the reasons that were just…
I would like to congratulate the French Council presidency on initiating today’s meeting. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and Ambassador Greenstock for their reports.
The issue we are dealing with today is a top international priority, since the Sword of Damocles of international t…
“Helpless outrage is a characteristic emotion of the global age”, a journalist writing about child war amputees from Freetown recently observed. I think that all of us feel outrage at the devastating effect of armed conflict on children. We are outraged at the cynicism and cruelty of adults who stea…
I have the honour to introduce this year’s draft resolution on Afghanistan under items 37 and 21 (d) of the agenda of the General Assembly. Please allow me to underscore from the outset that Germany fully aligns itself with the statement of the European Union that will be made later by Denmark in it…
