My delegation is equally unanimous, Madam: in congratulating you on this
My delegation would also like to express its respects and welcome to the representative of Haiti, who sits at the Council table today, and to congratulate him on the successful achievements which he outlined to us.
The story …
My delegation is grateful for this opportunity to explain its position on the Working Capital Fund resolution, resolution 50/218, on which my delegation joined a consensus in the interests of concluding agreement on a hard-won budget settlement.
With hindsight, my delegation would have preferred, a…
The representative of Spain has spoken on behalf of the European Union. My delegation fully endorses his statement and we wish to add some brief remarks on behalf of the United Kingdom about the reports of the Secretary-General on the law of the sea.
As is mentioned in paragraph 200 of the report o…
It is my Government’s firm hope and belief that the Basic Agreement on Eastern Slavonia signed on 12 November 1995 represents a watershed, opening the way for the reintegration of Eastern Slavonia into Croatia and thereby restoring that country’s territorial integrity. Since 1992, when United Nation…
I too wish to respond to comments made this morning by the Permanent Representative of Libya. The British delegation does not accept the Libyan Ambassador’s anachronistic view of Britain’s relationship with its dependent Territories, or his false claims regarding the bombings of the Pan Am and UTA f…
We have been discussing the issue of Security Council enlargement in the Open-ended Working Group for two years now. The positions of delegations are well known. The United Kingdom delegation has set out its position in some detail in the Open-ended Working Group. Suffice it for me to say today that…
My delegation would also like to address remarks made earlier today by the Iraqi Foreign Minister.
In his statement, the Foreign Minister of Iraq made the familiar claim that others are to blame for the problems of Iraq, and in particular for the maintenance of sanctions imposed after Iraq’s unprov…
In his speech earlier today, the representative of Libya referred at length to the bombings of Pan Am flight 103 and UTA flight 772. I would like to take this opportunity to restate my Government’s policy on this issue.
We regret the fact that Libya has failed to comply with the provisions of Secur…
The British Government, as members of the General Assembly will be aware, is working closely with the Government of Ireland to advance the peace process in Northern Ireland. I would just like briefly to set out the British Government’s position on one aspect of the negotiations to which the Foreign …
My delegation would like to respond briefly to the remarks made by the Foreign Minister of Argentina concerning the Falkland Islands.
My delegation welcomes the Foreign Minister’s accent on the increasing cooperation between the United Kingdom and Argentina which characterizes our bilateral relatio…
Allow me first to congratulate you, Madam President, on presiding over this historic meeting of the Security Council.
The world in which the United Nations Charter was drafted 50 years ago was very different from the one in which we now live. But the Charter and the Security Council have stood the …
May I first congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency in this most important year for the United Nations.
It is nearly half a century since the General Assembly of the United Nations first met, in London. King George VI told the visiting representatives of 50 countries that no mor…
Like other speakers before me, and on behalf of all of us in the British delegation, I should like to pay tribute to Ambassador Mérimée, with whom we have all worked so closely, and whose contribution to the work of the Security Council has been immeasurable. We wish him bon voyage and bonne chance …
Firstly, my delegation would like to thank Ambassador Wisnumurti and his delegation for the wise and effective way in which they conducted the presidency of the Security Council in August, and to pledge to you, Mr. President, our full cooperation in helping you fulfil your responsibilities this mont…
The adoption of today’s resolution marks another step forward in Haiti’s progress towards a fully functioning democracy. The resolution pays well deserved tribute to the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH), to the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and to those countries which have contr…
The actions of the Bosnian Serbs over the past few days in the Srebrenica area represent the latest in a long line of failures by them to keep faith with the international community. Their actions, both in their attacks on the civilian population in Srebrenica and in their intimidation and violence …
May I first extend to you the congratulations of my delegation, Sir, on your assumption of the Presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. We look forward to working with your delegation.
I should also like to express our appreciation for the way in which your predecessor, Ambassador …
Mr. President, allow me first of all to congratulate you, on behalf of my delegation, on your assumption of the presidency this month, and to thank Ambassador Mérimée of France for his distinguished and efficient conduct of the Council’s work last month.
We welcome the adoption of the resolution ex…
My delegation would also like warmly to welcome you to the Council, Mr. President, and take the opportunity of your presence to express our appreciation of your country’s presidency of the Council in what has been a very busy month so far.
The United Kingdom also expresses its shock and sympathy wi…
My Government condemns without reservation all attacks on the personnel of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) and shares in the grief of France at the loss of two of their valiant peace-keepers. The death of these two French soldiers last week amounts to deliberate murder. The parties co…
