At the end of your presidency, I take great pleasure in congratulating you, Sir, on the prudent leadership and wisdom with which you have conducted our work during the month of June.
Germany fully supports the statement made by the representative of Italy on behalf of the European Union. We also we…
Let me begin by saying that Germany fully supports the statement made by the representative of Italy on behalf of the European Union and the States that have again associated themselves with another important statement of the European Union.
Today’s meeting of the Security Council provides an impor…
Allow me, too, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of your high office. The German delegation trusts that you will lead the Council successfully through this month and pledges its support. Allow me, at the same time, to express my delegation’s thanks to Ambassador Qin Huasun and h…
Let me begin my remarks by stating the obvious: we fully associate ourselves with the statement made by Italy on behalf of the European Union.
Since its first days, we have consistently supported the United Nations peace-keeping mission in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. We were and we a…
The present situation in Liberia is a matter of deep concern to all of us. We welcome this open debate, which gives members of the Council, as well as other Member States of the United Nations, an opportunity to express their views on a conflict which affects many countries. We wish to offer our vie…
Like other delegations, we would like to express our pleasure at seeing you in the chair of the President of the Security Council, Sir, the Council needs good Presidents, if it wants to do its work properly. You have already demonstrated that we are in good hands, and I pledge full cooperation.
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We are very grateful to the International Commission of Inquiry for the intensive and thorough work it has carried out and for the report delivered to the Council.
This is the reason why we have voted for the resolution adopted today. Germany sees the work of the Commission as part of the endeavour…
For the second time in four days, the Security Council is discussing the situation in Lebanon. This is not only justified but necessary, taking into account the extent to which the situation in Lebanon has deteriorated in the meantime.
During this Council’s formal meeting on Lebanon held last Monda…
Many of the previous speakers have already stressed the importance of effective and efficient public administration for the promotion of a country’s development and its prosperity. In the excellent documentation for this resumed fiftieth session of the General Assembly, crucial aspects have been hig…
I should like to thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting regarding the agenda item “The situation in the occupied Arab territories”. We, of course, support what Italy will say on behalf of the European Union. To that I would like to add the following.
At the same time, it is obvious that lasting…
I want to thank you, Mr. President, for having called this meeting at the request of our Lebanese colleague. Germany supports what will be said by Italy on behalf of the European Union. Like all other members of the European Union, we are also concerned about the security of the United Nations peace…
Like those delegations that have spoken before me, and probably like those that will speak after me, I want to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of your high office. Your wealth of ideas and your readiness to take initiatives and to shoulder responsibility are well known…
On 11 October 1991, the Council adopted resolution 715 (1991). In its paragraph 7, the Council requested the Committee established under resolution 661 (1990), the Special Commission and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to jointly develop a mechanism for monitori…
Let me state at the outset that Germany supports the statement made by the representative of Italy on behalf of the European Union.
When the public order in Somalia collapsed in 1991, when the Somali people suffered from fighting and famine and when more than a million Somalis fled to neighbouring …
Germany of course supports the statement Italy made on behalf of the European Union, and I do not wish to duplicate it.
In his last report on UNAMIR the Secretary-General says:
“When Rwanda emerged from civil war and genocide with the establishment of the Government of National Unity on 19 July 19…
I want to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. Your proven skills, your realistic attitude and the down-to-earth way in which you conduct business make us look forward to working successfully under your guidance.
Let me take thi…
Let me first join other speakers in thanking you, Madam President, for the way in which you have directed the work of the Council in the month of February. You have demonstrated an admirable combination of patience, drive and perseverance, which did not prevent late-night meetings, but which was alw…
On behalf of my delegation, I too would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We have full confidence in your leadership, and are convinced that your great skill will serve you well in conducting our business and will …
Over the past six weeks, the Security Council has been seized with the serious matter of the attempted assassination of the President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, on 26 June last year during the Summit of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in Addis Ababa. My Government has strongly condemned this t…
Germany is extremely concerned about the situation in Burundi. There is reason to fear that there may be a dramatic escalation. We are therefore satisfied that the Security Council, in the resolution it has just adopted, gives a clear and strong signal to those who are encouraging ethnic violence in…