I would like to thank our colleagues from the United States and the United Kingdom for the briefings they have just given the Security Council, pursuant to resolution 1483 (2003).
I would like to make the following comments.
As my United States and United Kingdom colleagues have noted, significant…
I wish at the outset to reiterate your condemnation, Sir, of the odious terrorist attack on the British consulate and other targets in Istanbul. We offer our British colleague our most heartfelt condolences.
I thank Mr. Fall and those who spoke earlier for the information they have provided us on t…
I am grateful to you, Mr. President, for having organized this important debate under your presidency.
The Secretary-General has forcefully emphasized that the fight against AIDS must remain at the heart of our concerns. We unreservedly support the decisive effort he is making so that the United Na…
Allow me to say that we believe that the Council’s presidency has undertaken an excellent initiative in proposing this subject for our debate today. It is very useful to engage in collective soul-searching with regard to a problem that we are all aware is, on several levels, of crucial importance t…
The Special Representative has given the Security Council a briefing in which he referred to the tragic events he has witnessed since his appointment. I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that we are unfortunately all too familiar with the language of bombs and murder utilized by terro…
I welcome the initiative of the United States delegation in convening this public debate on women and peace and security.
I thank the Under-Secretary-General for his detailed briefing, and welcome his personal involvement in this issue. I listened with great interest
to the statement of Ms. Amy Sm…
I join others in vigorously condemning attacks such as those that took place yesterday, especially the one launched against the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross. As the Secretary-General rightly said, that attack was a crime against humanity. I also associate myself with the co…
Among the suggestions put forward with regard to the revitalization of the General Assembly is that we should avoid repetitive speeches. I will not, therefore, repeat the detailed comments of the Italian presidency of the European Union. France fully associates itself with the statement made by the …
At the outset, I welcome the presence among us of the Secretary-General at this important meeting.
France, Germany and Russia decided to support the resolution we have just adopted and to agree on the text of a joint statement to be issued here in New York.
With so much at stake, we feel that the …
France welcomes the high level of attention being given to Africa by the Assembly. Our debate today, like the resolution we adopted last year, attests to the importance assumed by the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) — an initiative of African countries — and the need to continue and…
At the outset, I recall that France associates itself with the statement which will be made by the presidency of the European Union.
The building of a separation wall, which deviates from the Green Line and encroaches on the occupied Palestinian territories, together with the continuation of the es…
The Charter of the United Nations has invested the Security Council with primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. As the President of France emphasized at the opening meeting of the current General Assembly session, it is desirable for the Security Council’s le…
France has just voted for the draft resolution that has been adopted as resolution 1510 (2003).
Afghanistan is now at a critical juncture for its future. We commend the determination of the international community to support the Afghan people and authorities to assist them to meet the immense chall…
I should like to begin by thanking the President Meron, President Møse, Ms. Del Ponte and Mr. Jallow for their interventions, which my delegation listened to most attentively. Once again, we reiterate my country’s support for the two Tribunals.
Like previous speakers, the French delegation has clos…
I would like to thank Lord Ashdown and President Meron for their briefings, which complement the report of the High Representative.
I would like to make three comments. First, I reaffirm France’s support for the action undertaken by Lord Ashdown in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We share the priorities th…
Since this is the first time I am taking the floor this month, like my colleagues who have spoken before me I should like to wish you great success, Sir, in your duties.
I also thank Ambassador Jones Parry for the way in which he conducted our work last month.
We are deeply concerned by the deteri…
I, too, would like to thank the Assistant Secretary- General for Political Affairs, Mr. Kalomoh, for his thorough briefing, which gave us much information on the situation on the ground, and the Special Envoy of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries, Mr. Ramos Horta, who made a very useful …
Justice and the rule of law are emerging as the cornerstones of building peace and democracy. They lie at the heart of United Nations action. That is why I am pleased that our debate today focuses on this question, and I thank the United Kingdom for its initiative.
The defence of justice and the bu…
France voted in favour of the text submitted to a vote, which seems to us to reflect the general message expressed yesterday in the open debate. Violence and terrorism must end. The decision to expel President Arafat is against the law, politically counterproductive and should not be implemented. Th…
I should like at the outset to say that France associates itself fully with the statement to be made later by the representative of Italy on behalf of the European Union.
I should like to thank the Secretary-General’s Special Coordinator, Mr. Roed-Larsen, for his briefing. France shares his analysi…
