My delegation joins other Council members in expressing our sincere congratulations to you, Sir, as you assume the presidency. We would also like to reiterate our appreciation and congratulations to the Permanent Representative of Romania, the previous President, for the work he accomplished.
We wo…
The gravity of the situation we are facing in Darfur calls for a clear and urgent response by the Security Council. We believe that the text just adopted, which Spain sponsored, fulfils those requirements. In a balanced manner, the resolution reminds the Sudanese
Government of the responsibilities …
I would like to thank the Romanian presidency of the Security Council for having organized this public debate. I especially want to thank the Prime Minister and you, Mr. Minister, for being with us today. We believe the holding of this debate to be particularly timely, as a year has passed since a s…
I should like at the outset to express my appreciation for the detailed briefing presented by Ambassador Alexander Konuzin of the Russian Federation on behalf of the Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). I am pleased also to congratulate him on his election as Chairman of the Committ…
I wish to thank you, Madam, most especially for being here with us today and for your guidance of this important debate.
The delegation of Spain thanks the Philippines presidency for having taken the very timely step of convening this debate on the vital role of civil society in post-conflict peace…
We thank the Philippine presidency for the opportunity to discuss the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We welcome the report of the Secretary-General (S/2004/431) and are particularly grateful to Under-Secretary-General Egeland for introducing it; we congratulate him on the work of his Off…
Spain has voted in favour of Security Council resolution 1546 (2004), thus joining the consensus expressed by the members of the Council. The Spanish delegation has cooperated actively in the formation of that consensus, offering ideas and contributions to the process of drafting the text of the res…
In this first public meeting of the Security Council under the Philippine presidency, we express our best wishes for the success and the positive outcome of the Council’s work. We pledge our delegation’s support. As well, we express our esteem and gratitude for the work done by Ambassador Munir Akra…
At the outset, Sir, let me welcome the initiative taken by your country’s presidency to convene this open meeting of the Security Council. This provides an excellent opportunity for joint reflection on United Nations response to so-called complex crises.
As the presidency emphasizes in the paper th…
We thank Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz of Chile for his very comprehensive and detailed briefing on the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999).
The representative of Ireland will later make a statement on behalf of the European Union. As we fully associate …
The Spanish delegation has also joined in the adoption of Security Council resolution 1544 (2004), which from our point of view represents a swift, united, firm and balanced response by the Council to the very worrisome situation that has been developing in the last few days in Gaza. That situation …
I wish to thank Mr. Holkeri for his excellent briefing. I also wish to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro, Mr. Draskovic.
My country fully endorses the statement that will be made by the Permanent Representative of Ireland on behalf of the European Union.
The detaile…
We wish in turn to begin by conveying our condolences to the Government and people of the Russian Federation for the terrorist attack committed yesterday.
We welcome the briefing provided by Ambassador Sharma and congratulate him heartily on his work as the Special Representative of the Secretary-G…
We too congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. We also thank the representative of Germany for his work as President last month. We thank Mr. Danilo Türk for his briefing. We also thank Mr. Sinclair, the Representative of the Secretary-General, and his team, and w…
Spain decided to co-sponsor this resolution because we believe it essential to act urgently in order to fill a legal vacuum. The context of the resolution is no other than the global struggle against terrorism, and therefore Spain views this exercise as part of that initiated by resolution 1373 (200…
My country endorses the statement to be made later by Ireland on behalf of the European Union. Spain has decided to co-sponsor this draft resolution because we
consider it essential to act urgently to fill a legal vacuum in which international disarmament and non- proliferation treaties and regimes…
Spain voted in favour of the draft resolution contained in document S/2004/313 because we fully agree with its contents. Moreover, as other speakers have said, that is true of the entire Council. The draft resolution was not adopted, but we hope it will be adopted next week in conformity with append…
We are concerned about the recent extrajudicial assassination of Mr. Al-Rantisi, following the murder of Mr. Yassin. In less than one month, that sort of action has taken place to do away with the latest leaders of Hamas. As the new Foreign Minister of Spain said yesterday, extrajudicial executions …
Preventive action and, in general, the maintenance and building of peace require a global approach that involves the international community as represented by the United Nations, regional organizations, affected Governments and their neighbouring States, as well as civil society — which must always …
Naturally, Spain also associates itself with the statement to be made by the Permanent Representative of Ireland on behalf of the European Union.
Very important events have taken place in Kosovo in recent weeks — the inter-ethnic violence, from 17 to 20 March, and the publication of the Standards I…
