First of all, I too would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I would also like to thank Ambassador Takasu for his 90-day report, as well as for his management of the Committee and the professionalism of his team. His briefing has described th…
I thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Fernandez-Taranco, for his presentation. I also thank the Permanent Representative of the State of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine for their statements.
I will begin with some words on Lebanon. We welcome the establis…
I thank Mr. Boris Tadić, President of the Republic of Serbia, and Mr. Skender Hyseni, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, for their presence and their statements. I welcome the actions of Special Representative of the Secretary-General Lamberto Zannier, who has effectively and pr…
I join my colleagues in offering my condolences to the people and authorities of Haiti. We must now mobilize to provide the Haitian people with all the help they need. France has already done so from the French West Indies and the metropolitan territory.
I also express my condolences to the Secreta…
First of all, I would like to express to the entire Council my best wishes for the new year. Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. Allow me also to pay tribute, as previous speakers have done, to the outstanding work carried out by…
First of all, allow me to thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing this meeting. I would also like to thank Ambassador Abulkalam Abdul Momen, whom the President designated as facilitator for the preparation of draft resolution A/64/L.69, on the review of the implementation of the U…
First of all, I would like to thank Ambassador Takasu for introducing the twelfth 90-day report. His briefing revealed quite clearly the extent of the Iran’s deliberate violations of the sanctions arising from resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007) and 1803 (2008), as reaffirmed by resolution 1835 (20…
I thank Burkina Faso for this opportunity for us to discuss the consequences of drug trafficking for international peace and security. I also thank Mr. Antonio Maria Costa for his briefing and take this opportunity to
reaffirm my country’s esteem and appreciation for his endeavours and those of the…
I thank Mr. Moreno-Ocampo for his biannual report in implementation of resolution 1593 (2005). Like previous reports, this report confirms the lack of cooperation on the part of the Government of the Sudan with the International Criminal Court (ICC): arrest warrants have not been executed, the Court…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate our Austrian colleague for the way in which he presided over the Council in November. I would also like to convey to you, Mr. President, our best wishes for your presidency for the month of December. We know that you will carry out these functions with the…
I would like to speak briefly on agenda item 96, especially with regard to resolutions 64/32, on the relationship
between disarmament and development, and 64/33, on observance of environmental norms in agreements on disarmament and arms control. My delegation wishes to specify that we did not parti…
France commends the organization of this debate, held a few months before the fifth anniversary of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). It is an opportunity to underscore the initial gains of the PBC and to focus on priority efforts that could improve the effectiveness of its work. The 2010 review sh…
First of all, I should like to thank the High Representative for the statement he has just made and to state that we fully agree with his analysis of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I also welcome the presence of Mr. Špirić, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina…
I would like to thank the President of the Assembly for having organized today’s debate, which comes at a particularly opportune time. I fully endorse the statement made this morning by the representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union, and I would like to add a few brief comments.
The P…
I should like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Ould Abdallah, for his briefing and for the work he is doing in Somalia.
The pirates are still a threat, first of all to the people of Somalia, since half of all Somalis are now dependent on international ai…
I would first of all like to express my delegation’s gratitude to Ambassadors Vilović and Urbina for their briefings on the work of the Committees over which they preside. I would also like to thank them for the important work they carry out as the Chairs of those Committees.
My delegation associat…
I would like to thank Austria for the opportunity it has given us to address once more in this open debate format the matter of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. France supports the statement to be made by the representative of Sweden, who will speak on behalf of the European Union.
As…
France associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union, and we would like to say how much we appreciate the German delegation’s draft resolution contained in document A/64/L.8, of which we are a sponsor.
May I associate France with those del…
I would of course like to thank Mr. Le Roy for his introduction to the report of the Secretary-General (S/2009/470). I should also like to welcome the presence among us of President Prodi.
My delegation would like to associate itself with the statement to be delivered shortly on behalf of the presi…
The Permanent Representative of Sweden will shortly deliver a statement on behalf of the European Union, with which France associates itself.
Allow me to make a few additional remarks. First, I wish to welcome presence of the Deputy Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, Mr. José Luís Guterres, among us an…
