I wish first of all to say how sad I was to hear of the event that occurred this morning. We do not yet know the nature of that event, but I want to convey condolences to the city of New York, which has again been traumatized, and to the victims and their families.
The attacks of 11 September are a…
I would like to pay a tribute to the very professional and excellent work accomplished by the Panel of Experts chaired by Mr. Martin Ayafor. The other day Ambassador Mahbubani mentioned the cost of the Panel’s operation, which, we believe, appears to be entirely justified in view of the very substan…
Allow me, first, to reiterate the thanks of France to the President’s predecessor, President Harri Holkeri, and to the other members of the Bureau, who spared no effort to make more constructive and operational the debates in 2001 of the Working Group on Security Council reform. Their efforts contri…
Let me thank you, Sir, for honouring us with your presence at today’s meeting, which is taking place at a very important stage in the history of East Timor. We would like also to welcome Mr. Mari Alkatiri, who is ably guiding the work of the Second Transitional Government of East Timor.
France also…
We welcome Minister Léonard She Okitundu.
The French delegation associates itself with the statement that will be made by the permanent representative of Belgium on behalf of the European Union. However, I would like to make a few comments in my national capacity.
First, I would like, in the prese…
Today’s debate is extremely important. I would first like to thank Ambassadors Jenö Staehelin and Dieter Kastrup for their statements. I also congratulate them on the quality, detail and thoroughness of the results achieved in the Interlaken and Bonn-Berlin processes. The way in which they were carr…
I, too, warmly welcome the Prime Minister of Somalia, Mr. Ali Khalif Galaydh, whom we again had the pleasure of hearing in the Security Council. His last visit to New York, in January, gave us the opportunity to have a very constructive meeting.
The Transitional National Government (TNG) resulting …
I thank Hans Haekkerup for his briefing. Our heartfelt encouragement goes with him in the successful conduct of his mission.
The position of the European Union will be stated later by the Permanent Representative of Belgium. I wish to complement it with a few national comments.
The preparation for…
My delegation fully aligns itself with the remarks made this morning by the Permanent Representative of Belgium on behalf of the member States of the European Union and the associated Central and Eastern European countries.
I would like, however, to briefly recall the French position on some essent…
I wish to tell you, Sir, that we are very happy to have you as President for the second time in the course of this month. I would also like to say how happy we have been to work with the excellent Colombian presidency through the month of August, headed by Ambassador Valdivieso and all his team. I w…
I believe that Mr. Annabi’s briefing today was timely. As he reminded us, the Secretary-General will be visiting the region in a few days’ time, and last week the Gaborone meeting on national dialogue — to which he referred — took place.
I should like to make a few brief comments. The representativ…
France associates itself with the position that will be stated by Ambassador De Ruyt on behalf of the
European Union. I would just like to make several comments from our national perspective. First, we thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno for the briefing he has just given. I would like to focus on two is…
Belgium will speak later on behalf of the European Union. France fully associates itself with what will be said by the representative of Belgium.
The situation in the Middle East, including Jerusalem, is worrisome. The escalation of violence is tragic. Since our last debate, that violence has incre…
Mr. President, I would like to start by welcoming you to New York. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General for his statement.
Mr. President, I thank you for having organized this debate, following upon the adoption on 20 July in New York of the Programme of Action of the United Nations Co…
France associates itself with the statement that Belgium will make later on behalf of the European Union. I will merely make a few comments in my national capacity.
First, I wish to thank Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello and Mr. José Ramos-Horta for the clarity and the precision of their statements. With…
Belgium will speak later on behalf of the European Union, so at this point I would just like to offer a few comments.
First, I would like to thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno for the briefing he has given us on the situation in Kosovo. The adoption of the Constitutional Framework for Provisional Self-G…
This morning, in the presence of the Secretary-General, we are experiencing a moment of genuine emotion. The Ambassador of Belgium will soon express the views and the hopes of the entire European Union, but I should like to make a few comments in my national capacity.
First, I wish to express the r…
is pleased that a public debate in the Security Council open to all Members of the United Nations is being devoted to the question of Iraq. This is a useful first on an issue that has occupied the attention of the Council for 11 years now.
Maintaining the current status quo is not satisfactory. It …
The Permanent Representative of Sweden will state the European Union’s position later, and France of course endorses that position. I will simply make a few comments in my national capacity on points that we would like to stress.
As members of the Council all noted during the mission that you, Sir,…
It is an honour and a pleasure to see you, Mr. Foreign Minister, presiding today over this very important debate that has brought us together.
France welcomes the important report that the Secretary-General has transmitted to us. We also welcome the initiative taken last July by Jamaica. Given the …
