I should like, on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, to express our deepest condolences to the people and the Government of Kuwait on the passing of His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait.
The international community has lost an outs…
My delegation endorses Finland’s remarks on behalf of the European Union delivered at the start of this High- level Dialogue, in which one of the most important phenomena of our time is being discussed. The phenomenon of immigration and its link with development in this interdependent world has a gr…
I would like first to express support for the statement made by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom on behalf of the European Union.
I express my delegation’s sincere appreciation for the tireless efforts that you, Sir, have made as President, with the effective cooperation of the Pe…
I am particularly gratified to be speaking under Mr. Jan Eliasson’s presidency, and I would like to start by fully associating myself with what was said this morning by the United Kingdom in its capacity in the presidency of the European Union.
The Spanish delegation welcomes the opportunity to spe…
Sixty years ago at San Francisco, the United Nations Charter was adopted. It was an event that set the path for the future of nations and peoples. It was an event at which intelligence was resolutely dedicated to peace and justice, and willpower was used for the common interest.
With the adoption o…
On behalf of the Spanish delegation, I wish to support the request made by the delegation of Costa Rica regarding agenda item 160 of the present General Assembly session. Since this item could not be fully considered during the present session, we would like the opportunity to consider it during the…
The people of Spain have traditionally demonstrated deeply rooted feelings of international solidarity, which have grown ever stronger in recent times. Responding to that widespread and noble sentiment, my Government has made development cooperation one of its hallmarks and one of the paramount valu…
The Spanish delegation is grateful, Mr. President, that
today’s open debate on Afghanistan is being held under your expert guidance. We wish you every success in the presidency of the Security Council this month.
I wish to thank Mr. Arnault, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afgh…
On behalf of the Spanish delegation, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening these plenary meetings of the General Assembly to debate the issue of Security Council reform, enabling us to carefully consider the various proposals that have been put before us thus far.
First of all, I …
I would like to begin by stating that the Secretary-General’s report and the outstanding work of his team will serve
as a great help in moving ahead decisively in the coming 10 years.
We would also like to associate ourselves with the statement made by the presidency of the European Union (EU). It…
As this is the first time that I have spoken before the Security Council in May, I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Madam, and Denmark on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and to wish you every success in guiding its work. I also wish to thank you for convening this publ…
Allow me at the outset, Sir, to express my pleasure at addressing the Council on behalf of Spain in this important debate under the presidency of China, a country for which we have great admiration.
I endorse the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European…
At the outset, like preceding delegations, I wish to pay profound tribute to the lasting memory of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, whose message of peace to the world still rings in this Hall. We also join in the condolences expressed to the Principality of Monaco and the Monegasque people on the de…
The Spanish delegation believes that the term
“human life”, used in the resolution just adopted, is imprecise and could be subject to various interpretations. Spain has a clear preference for the expression “human beings”, which is usually employed in scientific and political debates on cloning and…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having given me the floor at this very special meeting — the last such meeting to be held during the presidency of Algeria and the last Council meeting at which the departing non-permanent members have an opportunity to speak.
The item on our agenda is …
I wish at the outset to thank Ambassador Muñoz for his endeavours as Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution
1267 (1999) concerning Al Qaeda and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities. He has contributed to maintaining the fight against terrorism a…
First, on behalf of the Spanish delegation, I would like to thank the Algerian presidency, in particular the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Algeria,
Mr. Belkhadem, for convening this meeting of the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Your presence, Mr. Minister, at t…
I would first of all like to thank Ambassador Motoc for the concise briefing he has just made and for his excellent work and great efforts at the head of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004).
Spain shares the concern of those who believe that the possibility that non-State a…
We believe that the Algerian presidency of the Security Council deserves praise for having organized this open meeting of the Council on the recent mission that we carried out to Central Africa, which gives us a possibility of assessing the results of the mission and to think together with other Mem…
I too would like to thank Ambassador Danforth and the entire delegation of the United States of America for the remarkable role they played in the presidency of the Council during the month of November. I would like also to say, Sir, how pleased we are to be working under your able leadership. We ca…
