My delegation firmly supports the proposal of the General Committee that has been brought to our attention by the President of the General Assembly at this important meeting.
Paragraphs 51 and 59 of the report of the General Committee reflect the political will of the overwhelming majority of the O…
I should first of all like to express the regret of His Excellency Mr. Mamady Condé, Minister of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, who, for reasons beyond his control, was unable to make this trip. He, therefore, entrusted me with extending his greetings and best …
It is a great pleasure and privilege for the delegation that I have the honour to lead to take the floor at the High- level Dialogue that brings us together here and the importance of which is clear to us all.
I should like in particular to pay tribute to the Secretary-General, whose daily, persist…
Allow me at the outset, on behalf of my delegation, warmly to congratulate Mr. Eliasson on his outstanding election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. My country, Guinea, assures him of its full cooperation as he carries out his important mission.
I also pay well-des…
On behalf of His Excellency General Lansana Conté, President of the Republic of Guinea, I would like first and foremost to express the compassion of the Government and the people of Guinea to President Bush and the American people for the enormous material losses and lose of life caused by Hurricane…
I should like to take this opportunity, Sir, to warmly welcome the holding of this open debate and to say how much we appreciate the outstanding manner in which you have been presiding over the Council. This meeting is another opportunity for us to consider ways to combat subregional and cross-borde…
I have the honour and the great privilege to speak on behalf of the Group of African States in my capacity as its Chairman for the month of January.
At the outset, I should like to express to you, Mr. President, our full gratitude and appreciation for the swift convening of the General Assembly in …
At a time when we are commemorating the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, this debate on agenda item 37, entitled “Question of Palestine”, is profoundly marked by the passing on 11 November 2004 of President Yasser Arafat, the symbol of the Palestinian people. My delegatio…
I would first of all like to convey the condolences of my delegation to the Palestinian people and to the family of the deceased President Arafat. We hope that God will be merciful on him and that his soul will rest in peace.
Allow me to thank the Secretary-General for his reports (A/59/93 and A/59…
My delegation is pleased to participate in this important debate to discuss the second report of the Secretary- General on progress in implementation and international support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) over the past year. We thank the Secretary-General for the high qua…
More than a decade ago, we, the Member States of the United Nations, started discussions to decide on ways and means that could improve the working methods of, and introduce reforms into, the functioning of the Security Council — a body which under the Charter is responsible for the maintenance of i…
Mr. President, I am taking the floor for the first time before the Assembly at its fifty-ninth session and would like to congratulate you upon your election as President.
The present debate provides me with the opportunity to express yet again to the Secretary- General the great appreciation of the…
My first words are to congratulate you, Sir, on your election and to tell you how gratified the delegation I have the honour to lead is, seeing you preside over the work of our august Assembly. Your great human qualities and great experience in international relations, to which you have devoted a gr…
I should like at the outset to express to you, Mr. President, Guinea’s congratulations on your country’s assumption
of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July 2004 and on the excellent way in which you are guiding our debates. My thanks go also to your predecessor, Mr. Lauro Ba…
First, on behalf of my delegation, I would like to welcome you, Mr. President, and say how pleased we are that you are presiding over our work on the question before us. I would also like to thank Mr. Guéhenno for his briefing, which sheds new light on recent developments in Kosovo.
The constant at…
I would like to join previous speakers in thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing this public meeting, which, although it goes without saying, is a clear demonstration of the Security Council’s interest in the issue of Bougainville. Allow me also to thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Poli…
As this is the first time that I take the floor since you assumed the presidency of the Security Council, allow me, Mr. President, to convey my heartfelt congratulations to you. I know that our Chargé d’affaires has already done so, but I too would like to express to you my delegation’s full coopera…
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to thank Deputy President Zuma of South Africa for his very comprehensive and relevant account of the situation in Burundi, in his capacity as facilitator. We would also like to thank the President of the Economic and Social Council, who explained the role of…
This meeting on the situation in Central Africa, in connection with the report of the multidisciplinary assessment mission, is extremely timely. It complements the views and observations we heard just four days ago, on 20 November, on the situation in the Great Lakes region, of which several countri…
I would like to thank Ambassador John Negroponte of the United States of America and Ambassador Sir Emyr Jones Parry of the United Kingdom for their important briefings.
My delegation is pleased to welcome the progress made in the process of rebuilding Iraq, especially as regards the restoration of…
