At the outset, I wish to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the two ad hoc Tribunals for their extremely detailed and interesting briefings.
I also congratulate Judge Fausto Pocar on his recent election to the presidency of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) a…
Three weeks following the return to New York of the mission to Central Africa that it was my honour to lead, I am pleased to welcome the holding of this further meeting, which provides an opportunity for representatives of the countries we visited to address the Council. I should first like once aga…
I am taking the floor with regard to paragraph 46 of the draft resolution A/60/L.22, “Oceans and the law of the sea”, under section VIII, on maritime safety and security.
France did not co-sponsor the draft resolution this year. France takes note of the concerns that the transportation of radioacti…
I should like to begin by thanking Lord Ashdown for his briefing. I would also like to pay tribute to the outstanding job he has done throughout his term in office. The progress we are witnessing today owes a great deal to his tireless dedication. I think we can state assuredly without mistake, that…
As other colleagues have done before me, I would like at the outset to convey our heartfelt condolences to the people and the Government of Jordan on the recent attacks in that country.
The report on the activities of the Security Council (A/60/2), which was introduced to the General Assembly by th…
France voted in favour of the resolution that the Security Council has just adopted unanimously. We participated in the discussions prior to the adoption in a spirit of consensus. I would like to make some specific remarks with respect to our approach.
Our first concern was to respond to the offici…
As I take the floor to speak in France’s name before this Assembly, allow me to say how moved I am. To speak of the Holocaust is neither a banal nor a trivial matter. As Primo Levi noted in his masterpiece, “If This Is a Man”, the Shoah is about man, his dignity and freedom.
We who have gathered in…
On 14 February 2005, former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others were assassinated in a cowardly terrorist attack in the heart of Beirut. We have solemnly gathered here today to reaffirm our resolve to seek the truth and to punish those guilty of this heinous act.
At the outset, on be…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having taken the initiative to hold this debate today.
At the outset, I would like to say that my country’s thoughts are with Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been prevented for far too long from playing her rightful role in contributing to peace and democ…
The Council has shown that it is capable of responding firmly to terrorist acts aimed at destabilizing States and jeopardizing international peace and security. It has done so by unequivocally condemning such acts, as well as by demanding that those responsible and their supporters be tracked down a…
I wish to thank Romania for having once again taken the initiative to convene a debate on the subject we are considering today. Given the growing needs in the area of peacekeeping, regional organizations have an essential role to play in both taking over from and supporting United Nations activities…
Last year at the General Assembly, we expressed the hope that 2005 would be the year of development, and thus the year of Africa. I believe that today we can say we were successful. The challenges are of course great, but we can be proud of what has been achieved in recent months. When I say “we”, t…
My delegation would like first of all to warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, on having organized today’s discussion. This meeting and the discussion we are embarking upon are a clear demonstration that the international community today values the contribution that players other than States can m…
Speaking for the first time from this rostrum, I wish to reaffirm here the importance France attaches to the multilateral system. Our common future cannot be envisaged without strengthening it.
The declaration adopted the day before yesterday is a milestone in that direction, even if it does not me…
The United Nations stands for the best that is in us: our aspiration to peace, justice and the freedom of individuals and peoples. Despite our divisions and our doubts, the time has come to adapt our Organization to the changes in the world in order to strengthen its
legitimacy and allow it to fulf…
On behalf of the President of the Republic, Jacques Chirac, I am pleased to bring France’s message to the Council.
In the face of discouragement and violence, our world needs unity more than ever before. It requires resolve and a collective endeavour. Such resolve can serve only the general interes…
Never has the world has been so prosperous. Yet never has inequality been greater. Five years ago we decided to break with the previous pattern of dependence and aid and instead establish a new international partnership for development, based on responsibility and solidarity. Clearly, we still have …
Allow me to thank Mr. Volcker for presenting the final report of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme. I also thank the Secretary-General for his statement.
France commends the submission of the report to the Security Council pursuant to resolution 1538 (…
I too would like to thank Mr. Jean Arnault for his briefing,
which supplements the report of the Secretary-General of 12 August 2005 (S/2005/525).
I would like to make a few comments in my national capacity to supplement the statement made by the representative of the United Kingdom on behalf of t…
Allow me also to welcome Ambassador Bolton, the new Permanent Representative of the United States of America. I assure him of my delegation’s readiness to cooperate closely with him, as it is our custom to do with the United States Mission.
France has fully supported the resolution just adopted. We…
