My delegation would like to join previous speakers in thanking Tribunal Presidents Pocar and Byron and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their very precise and detailed briefings. We also, of course, associate ourselves with the statement to be delivered by Slovenia on behalf of the European Unio…
Allow me to thank the presidency of the Council for this timely meeting and also to thank John Holmes for his introduction to our debate.
This debate is taking place in a very particular context. The Secretary-General and Mr. Holmes have just returned from Burma. Clearly, the situation of the civil…
On behalf of France, I would of course like to join my colleagues in expressing to China and Myanmar our sadness at the humanitarian catastrophes they are currently experiencing.
Turning to our meeting today, I should like to warmly thank Mr. Miliband and the United Kingdom for presiding over the C…
I would first like the welcome the presence among us of Mr. Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to whom we listened with great attention. I would also like to thank the High Representative, Ambassador Lajčák, for his briefing on the situation in Bosnia and …
I would first like to recall the commitment of France to the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders.
France firmly supports the right of all refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) to return to Abkhazia. We also reaffirm…
France fully supports the statement to be made by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the European Union.
Despite what the term “small arms” might suggest, vast damage is caused by the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons and their ammunition. The report of the Secretary-General (S…
With the adoption of resolutions 1754 (2007) and 1783 (2007), the international community unanimously welcomed the end of the stalemate on Western Sahara, with the commencement of negotiations without preconditions and in good faith. The lack of progress in the Manhasset negotiations undermines the …
I should like at the outset to thank Mr. Pascoe for his presentation and the United States Ambassador for his briefing. I should also like to welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Iraq.
Today, Iraq continues to face immense political, security, humanitarian and economic challenges…
I would first like to thank South Africa and President Thabo Mbeki for having organized this meeting on a subject that is at the heart of the Security Council’s mandate and work.
In an age when the destinies of peoples and nations are linked, peace and security on the African continent are challeng…
France endorses the statement made this morning by the Slovenian presidency on behalf of the European Union.
In 2000, our heads of State and Government recalled their conviction that the major challenge ahead was to ensure that globalization became a positive force for all humankind, in particular …
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his introductory comments and to thank Mr. Pascoe for his presentation. Their statements underline the highly worrying character of the upturn in violence between the Palestinians and the Israelis in the past month. Once again, the civili…
I would like to thank the Executive Director of the Counter- Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate for his briefing, the first he has given to the Council. I would also like to commend the Permanent Representative of Croatia, who from now on will be chairing the work of the Committee.
France no…
As just stated by the representative of the United States of America on behalf of the Co-Chairs of the Minsk Group, France, along with the other two Co-Chairs, will vote against the draft resolution that has been unilaterally presented by Azerbaijan. Our country would reaffirm at the same time our f…
The Permanent Representative of Slovenia will soon deliver a statement on behalf of the European Union, with which France fully associates itself. I would now like to make a few comments in my national capacity.
First of all, like previous speakers, I would like to thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno for…
France welcomes the adoption by a very large majority — indeed, by near unanimity — of resolution 1803 (2008). The resolution is the outcome of a collective approach that led its three authors — France, the United Kingdom and Germany — as well as China, the Russian Federation, the United States and …
First of all, I too would like to thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno for his briefing on the situation in Timor-Leste, which the Security Council has followed with particular attention since the attacks against President José Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão 10 days ago. I would also like to …
I would like to join others in thanking the Secretary-General for being with us here and for his very clear presentation of the situation in Kosovo. I would also like to thank Mr. Tadić, President of the Republic of Serbia, for being here. We salute his firm commitment to democracy and to his countr…
The tragedy of child soldiers forces us to be determined and uncompromising. In spite of the countless and inevitable difficulties, of which we are all aware, our sole objective should be the eradication of this barbarous phenomenon. That is why I am pleased that I could come from Paris to be here t…
France aligns itself with the statement made by the presidency of the European Union.
First of all, I wish to welcome the initiative taken by the President of the General Assembly. Our meeting today is particularly appropriate. In other words, it is
dealing with the right subject, in the right pla…
Allow me, in turn, to thank Mr. Eliasson and Mr. Guéhenno for their briefings. They have both emphasized the tireless efforts of the Secretariat and the African Union, which my delegation would like to welcome, but they have also shown that there is still a long way to go to achieve peace in Darfur …
