I would like to thank Ambassador Chowdhury for presenting the report of the Panel of Experts, and I congratulate the members of the Panel of Experts, who are sitting behind him here in the Chamber.
First of all, I would like to say that my delegation associates itself fully with the statement to be…
I should like to thank the Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Cheikh Tidiane Sy, for his statement, which clearly sets out the current situation in the Central African Republic. I should like also to thank for their statements Mr. Frederick Lyons, Acting Deputy Director of the Regional Bu…
France associates itself in advance with the statement to be made later in our debate on behalf of the European Union by the Ambassador of Sweden, the current President of the European Union.
On behalf of France, I would like to thank Jean- Marie Guéhenno and Dr. Piot for their statements and for t…
The Permanent Representative of Sweden will shortly be expressing the views of the European Union on the situation in Kosovo. France subscribes to the statement
that he will make. I should like simply to offer a few additional comments.
Last Saturday, after a remarkable stint of 18 months at the h…
I note from the Secretary-General’s smile that he is particularly pleased that we are discussing this item on our agenda. We, too, are pleased. We have left the conference room used by the Fifth Committee, which through long nights gradually became a souk, then a dormitory and eventually a torture c…
On behalf of the European Union, I would like to express our support for the statement just made by the representative of Nigeria on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We share the concern of the Group of 77 on the problem of the rental rates charged to the United Nations Institute for Training a…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The countries of Central and Eastern Europe associated with the European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia — and the associated countries Cyprus, Malta and Turk…
The French delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution before the Security Council today. We associate ourselves with the appeal this draft resolution makes to the Taliban to abide by Security Council 1267 (1999). We hope that it puts an end to all support for terrorist activity. With reg…
Several weeks ago, France proposed that an observer mission be sent to the Palestine territories to contribute to ending the violence and to protecting civilians. The violence has claimed far too many victims, most of them Palestinians. I want to repeat here how moved we are by that tragic toll, and…
I have the honour, on behalf of the European Union and the other sponsors, to introduce the draft resolution entitled “Assistance to the Palestinian people”, contained in document A/55/L.63. Since its publication, the following States have joined as sponsors of this draft resolution: Cyprus, the for…
On behalf of the European Union and all the sponsors, I have the honour to present the draft resolution entitled “Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel”, contained in document A/55/L.64.
May I first of all inform the Assembly that the following cou…
I should like to welcome Senator Biden. Like all members of the Council, I am pleased to see him sitting at the table. We welcome him to the Security Council. He is sitting in the midst of an Organization that is doing better. We have a Secretary-General whose exceptional success is acknowledged by …
Allow me to thank the Legal Counsel, Mr. Hans Corell, for his very clear account of the actions undertaken by the United Nations to combat international terrorism.
The French delegation, like many that have already spoken, would like first to reaffirm its absolute
and unconditional condemnation of…
On behalf of the European Union and all of the sponsors, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/55/L.44/Rev.2 and Corr.1, “Assistance in mine action”.
I shall not go back over the substance of the text, which was covered during the earlier debate in plenary meeting. I simply want to say …
The Security Council will be extending the humanitarian programme in Iraq for a ninth phase. France will vote in favour of the text for two reasons.
First, France is deeply committed to the continuity of the programme, for the long-suffering
Iraqi population, after 10 years of sanctions, needs it …
There are corrections needed for the French version of draft resolution III. I note that the English version is correct, so perhaps it is just the French version where corrections need to be made.
It is my honour to take the floor on behalf of the European Union with reference to the draft resolution entitled “The situation in Central America: procedures for the establishment of a firm and lasting peace and progress in fashioning a region of peace, freedom, democracy and development”. The cou…
I have the honour of explaining the votes of the European Union on the resolutions entitled “Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People” and “Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat”, contained in documents A/55/L.45 and A/55/L.46, respectively.
Signifi…
I have the honour of explaining the vote of the European Union on the draft resolution contained in document A/55/L.50.
The European Union would like to reiterate here its firm commitment to a just, lasting and comprehensive settlement in the Middle East on the basis of Security Council resolutions…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia — and the associated countries Cyprus, Malta and Turke…
