France unreservedly supports the statement to be made later on by the Permanent Representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union. I should like simply to add a few more specific observations from my national perspective.
First, I should like to thank the Special Representative of the Secret…
It is a pleasure to welcome the presence in this Chamber of Mr. Shé Okitundu, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
My first words will be to thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno and Mr. Olara Otunnu for their brilliant presentations on the sit…
I join previous speakers in welcoming Ambassador Menkerios and the other members of the Committee of Experts and in congratulating them on the quality of their report, which was submitted most promptly. I also echo their praise for the leadership of Ambassador Valdivieso as Chairman of the sanctions…
The conclusions and recommendations drawn up by the 12 Ambassadors who were part of the Security Council mission are available in English, prior to being available in all the official languages.
I will address four points in my presentation. First I will make general comments about our mission; sec…
I wish at the outset to thank Mr. Annabi for his very clear briefing, which perfectly reflects the outstanding job being done by the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) under the effective leadership of Mr. Vieira de Mello.
I wish to welcome Mr. Xanana Gusmão and Mr. J…
I wish at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for your excellent initiative of holding this very comprehensive briefing on the situation in West Africa — a briefing which has brought together the head of Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno; Ms. McAskie, of the Office f…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting on a subject of particular importance. France’s best wishes go out to the United States presidency of our Council this month.
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his lengthy presence among us this morning. I would also like to welc…
Thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this debate. Mary Robinson has expressed brilliantly what we are all thinking. I fully subscribe to what has been said by previous speakers.
The Ambassador of Sweden, speaking on behalf of the European Union, will make the general comments called for b…
I, too, would like to thank Mr. Guéhenno for his statement, which contained some good news.
I shall confine myself to putting a question to him, echoing what Ambassador Kuchinsky has just said about the work of the Boundary Commission. In paragraph 6 of resolution 1344 (2001), which we adopted a mo…
The Ambassador of Sweden, Pierre Schori, will shortly express the views of the European Union. I would like to respond to the excellent statement made by Jean- Marie Guéhenno while developing a few points, which I hope will in no way contradict the perspective he has defined so well.
My first comme…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having made this meeting rather livelier than those in the past. There is still a great deal to be done, but you have definitely set the course.
I would like to thank Hédi Annabi for the information on the positive developments. It seems that things are…
For several very long days, the 15 members of the Security Council have worked in a particularly constructive spirit on the most difficult issue on its agenda: the conflict in the Middle East. They have done so by maintaining a positive and constant contact with the parties concerned.
All of the me…
I, too, should like to thank the High Representative, Mr. Petritsch, for his very comprehensive briefing on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Permanent Representative of Sweden will speak later on behalf of the European Union. My delegation naturally endorses his statement, and I should …
I should like, in my national capacity, to add a few comments to the statement that the Permanent Representative of Sweden will make on behalf of the European Union.
I wish at the outset to welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Hans Haekkerup, who is on his first visit to…
I should like to welcome Minister Kerim to the Council Chamber.
In addition to the statement which will be made in a few moments by the Ambassador of Sweden on behalf of the European Union, I should like to make a few comments in my national capacity.
The Council, as the Minister has emphasized, i…
At the outset, I would like to welcome here the Minister for External Relations of Angola, Mr. João Bernardo de Miranda, as well as the members of the Mechanism to monitor sanctions against UNITA, in particular its Chairman, Ambassador Juan Larraín. May I also pay tribute to the new Chairman of the …
I would like to thank most warmly Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno for his clear and precise briefing. The position of the European Union, which France entirely endorses, will be put forward by the representative of Sweden. I would just like to make a few comments to complete and supplement what Ambassador S…
It is an honour and a great pleasure to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council meeting today.
We are glad for the opportunity to hear President Kagame today, and we welcome the good proposals he has shared with us to settle the conflict. We have also noted with great interest the meeting…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized
this debate on a subject that is not at all theoretical. What is at stake is the success of actions carried out under the authority of the Security Council.
I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for attending this meeting to…
I wish at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for having placed the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the heart of the Security Council’s agenda for the month of February, during which you will be presiding over the work of the Council. I want also to thank the Secretary- General for the messa…
