I should like to associate myself with the sentiments expressed by the Ambassador of Venezuela and to thank first of all of those who have made it possible for us to find a solution to address a minor problem, a small obstacle that has arisen in the course of our discussions. I think that, in any ca…
I am delighted, Sir, to see you presiding over the Council today.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia …
The importance which the European Union ascribes to the issue under discussion today is underscored by the presence here of the High Representative for the European Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr. Javier Solana. I would request you, Sir, to grant him the opportunity to speak.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia — and the associated countries Cyprus, Malta and Turke…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The following countries align themselves with this statement: Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey.
This is the first time this year…
The Permanent Representative of Belgium has spoken in this debate on behalf of the European Union. My delegation fully associates itself with his statement. Nevertheless, I wish to make some additional comments because of the role Spain has played in recent years as a member of the Group of Friends …
First of all, I would like to congratulate Mr. Han Seung-soo on his election as President of this fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Likewise, I would like to congratulate the Organization itself and its Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, on having been awarded this y…
As has been reiterated on so many occasions, the most ceremonious of which was the Millennium Summit over a year ago, the majority of Member States advocate a Security Council that is more transparent, democratic, representative and accountable. Those who want a change for the better are in the majo…
It is an honour for me to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Kingdom of Spain to thank the International Court of Justice for its report and, in particular, the President of the Court, Judge Gilbert Guillaume, for his statement, as well as to reaffirm the trust that Spain places in the In…
Allow me, first and foremost, to congratulate the five newly elected members of the Security Council —
Bulgaria, Cameroon, Guinea, Mexico and Syria — which will begin their mandate on 1 January 2002.
Furthermore, I would like to thank Ambassador Ryan, the President of the Council for the month of …
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election and wish you great success.
Spain fully endorses the intervention of the representative of Belgium on behalf of the European Union.
The terrible, cowardly and inhumane terrorist attacks of 11 September have shocked the whole world. …
Occupying the presidency of the Group of Western European and other States brings with it the special honour today of warmly congratulating the Secretary-General on his re- election to a second term.
The unanimous support shown by the regional Groups reflects the recognition of the various qualitie…
The delegation of Spain supports the statement of the United Kingdom and that of Sweden on behalf of the European Union. I am speaking in my national capacity
to explain and clarify Spain’s position in connection with the fourth preambular paragraph of the resolution we have just adopted.
The Gove…
My delegation aligns itself fully with the statement made earlier in this debate by the representative of France, speaking on behalf of the European Union.
I should like, however, to make a few additional comments, given the part played by Spain in recent years as a member of the Group of Friends o…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union on
agenda item 37, on the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict. Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey align themselves with this statement.
The tr…
The recent Millennium Summit emphasized once again the importance of Security Council reform. It has often been mentioned that 150 delegates reaffirmed its importance. Spain was one of them. It is obvious that there is practically unanimity among Member States that Security Council reform is essenti…
I wish sincerely to congratulate the President on his election to preside over the work of the Millennium Assembly. I would also like to express my appreciation for the work of his predecessor, Foreign Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab, which culminated in the recent Millennium Summit.
I also welcome Tuval…
My delegation wishes to refer to the mentions made this
morning to the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla and to other parts of Spanish territory in the speech that was made to the plenary by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco, a country with which Spain mai…
How will history rate the performance of the United Nations? It seems most fitting at this time to pose this and many other questions: Has the United Nations effectively preserved humankind from the scourge of war? Has the United Nations clearly and positively influenced economic development around …
