France regrets the failure of attempts to reach consensus on this item. We are convinced that there is a clear consensus in favour of the prohibition of the reproductive cloning of human beings. The debate over the past three years, however, has highlighted key differences between States as regards …
I, too, wish to convey my country’s condolences to Bangladesh.
The Permanent Representative of Luxembourg will shortly be making a statement on behalf of the presidency of the European Union. My delegation fully associates itself with that statement.
Allow me also to thank Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa fo…
France welcomes the fact that the Benin presidency decided to convene this open debate today on the problems of West Africa, and we thank you for this, Mr. Minister. We would like also to thank the Secretary-General for his statement and for his presence, which attests to the importance of the issue…
At the outset, I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing, which is a useful supplement to the report of the Secretary-General. I wish to express to him once again France’s full support for his activities in Kosovo. His determination, his energy and his lead…
May I first thank you, Mr. Minister, and, through you, Benin, for having taken the initiative to convene this debate on children and armed conflict. As the Council is aware, France has for a number of years been deeply involved in this question at the United Nations and
with its European Union part…
France associates itself with the statement to be made later by the Permanent Representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union.
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Abe for the report that he introduced (S/2005/69) on the question of small arms, which goes right to the heart of…
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of the resolution. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) makes an indispensable contribution to stability and security in the region. The persistence of violent incidents and violations along the length of the Blue Line underlines the importance …
I would like at the outset to thank Ambassador Denisov, Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), for his report, and to say how much we appreciate his work as Chairman of the Committee.
I endorse the statement to be made by the representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union.…
At the outset, let me thank Minister Rafael Bielsa for having taken the initiative to hold this public debate to address the situation in a country that is particularly close to me and that is linked to France by history and by language. I also wish to commend the presence of the Foreign Minister of…
I would like to thank the Chairman of the Committee for his detailed and extremely interesting briefing. I would like to make two sets of remarks.
First of all, allow me to pay tribute to the remarkable way in which Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz and his assistants have steered the work of the Security C…
First of all, Mr. President, I would like to say how pleased my delegation is with the initiative you have taken. The fact that you have come to chair this debate in person shows very well the importance that Algeria accords to the question of protection of civilians. We are also pleased to see that…
I should like to thank Ambassador Motoc for his report to us on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). Thanks to his efforts, the Committee has now been able to establish itself and take all the administrative decisions it needed to ensure that its substantive work…
I had the privilege a few days ago of reporting to the Security Council on the mission we carried out in Central Africa. Today, at the outset of this meeting, I will go to the heart of the matter and touch on the recommendations the mission has made to the Council.
Members will find these recommend…
The resolution that we have just unanimously adopted extends the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB) for six months. It also sends an important message to the Burundian parties, in particular to the Forces nationales de libération of Agathon Rwasa.
The resolution gives the Sec…
I would like at the outset to express my gratitude for the very
comprehensive statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. I would also like to thank the representative of Serbia and Montenegro.
I would like to associate myself with the statement to be made later by the repres…
My delegation too warmly thanks the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Tribunal for the former
Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their briefings today on the implementation of their completion strategies and, more generally, for their endea…
My delegation is also pleased that this meeting has been held, which has enabled us to listen directly to President Ahmed Yusuf, the President of the Republic of Somalia, as well as authorities from the region.
It seems to me that this meeting demonstrates that there is growing interest on the part…
On your initiative, Mr. President, the Security Council has come to Nairobi to discuss peace in the Sudan with the principal participants in the Naivasha process. The exceptional nature of this meeting attests to how strongly the international community desires the return of peace to the Sudan.
The…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having referred to our forthcoming trip to Central Africa. We
leave on Sunday for Kigali, Kinshasa, Bukavu, Bujumbura and Entebbe, energized and eager to continue the course that you have set in organizing these very successful meetings here in Nairobi …
France would like to express its satisfaction with the information given us by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. In spite of the difficulties pointed out, developments in the situation in Timor- Leste have been positive ones. We would like to transmit our congratulations to the Ti…
