At the outset, I should like to express to you, Mr. President, and to the delegation of Pakistan my delegation’s gratitude for the organization of this meeting on the role of the Security Council in the pacific settlement of disputes. Despite your busy calendar, you have found the time to preside. T…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for
convening this meeting. I would also like to take this opportunity to reiterate my delegation’s congratulations to you on your country’s accession to the presidency of the Council for the month of May 2003. I assure you of our full cooperation. We would…
At the outset, I should like to convey to you, Sir, my delegation’s gratitude for having organized this open wrap-up meeting of the work of the Security Council for April 2003. I also wish to thank our Secretary- General, who has taken time out from his heavy schedule to address the Council, reflect…
It is always gratifying for me to return to New York and to meet again with all my friends around this table. I wish also to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting with the members of the Security Council. We are very pleased to be able to have this exchange of views under your preside…
Mr. President, allow me to thank Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, Special Representative of the Secretary- General in Timor-Leste and head of mission, for introducing the report under consideration and for the useful information he has given us.
My delegation, in agreeing to the establishment of the United Nat…
I thank Mr. Hédi Annabi for his introduction of the report of the Secretary-General and for the additional information he has just given us.
I take this opportunity to reiterate my delegation’s condolences to the Government of Serbia and to the family of Zoran Djindjic, the late Prime Minister of S…
Mr. President, I wish to welcome you once again to the Council. I would like at the outset to thank the Mexican delegation for having convened this open meeting at a time when we really needed it. Secondly, I wish to thank the representatives of the various regional and subregional organizations for…
I would like to join preceding speakers in expressing my delegation’s full appreciation to Mr. James Morris for his very rich and instructive briefing on the food crisis in Africa. The last time Mr. Morris spoke to the Council on this issue was on 3 December 2002. The briefing that he has just given…
Allow me, Sir, to extend once again the congratulations of my delegation on your assumption to the presidency of the Council during the month of April and to assure you of our full cooperation.
As I have already said, I know that the legacy that I have left you to take up is a heavy responsibility.…
My delegation would like at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this public meeting on general questions relating to sanctions. We would like also to welcome the presence here of Mr. Hans Dahlgren, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, and to thank him for his import…
Like preceding speakers, I should like to extend to the representatives of Pakistan and Afghanistan the sincere condolences of my delegation on the air crash that took the life of the Afghan Minister for Mines and Industry and a number of Pakistani officials.
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-G…
My delegation is pleased that this additional Security Council meeting on the Iraqi question is open to all Members of the Organization. This welcome initiative offers the international community an opportunity to be directly associated with recent developments in the Iraqi situation, which is so wo…
My delegation welcomes the convening of this meeting on Kosovo and thanks the Secretary-General for his very detailed report (S/2003/113) and Mr. Steiner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing.
Concerned to ensure effective monitoring of the implementation of resolution …
At the outset, Mr. President, I should like to convey to you the apologies of your Guinean colleague, Foreign Minister François Fall, who, for reasons beyond his control, was unable to take part in this important meeting. I should also like, on behalf of the Government and the people of Guinea, to r…
Allow me at the outset to say how pleased my delegation is to see you, Sir, presiding over this meeting, and also to welcome the five new member countries of the Security Council.
The Security Council, through this meeting, is restating its determination to give high priority to the international c…
Sir, allow me to reiterate my delegation’s congratulations to you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for January. We assure you of our full cooperation. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General for his introductory statement, as well as his Special Representative, Mr. Olara…
First of all, Mr. President, I should like to convey the gratitude of our delegation for the initiative that you have taken in convening this end-of-year wrap-up meeting for the Security Council. It gives us yet another opportunity to engage in a wide-ranging exchange of views on our activities and …
I should like to welcome you, Madam, and to express my delegation’s satisfaction at seeing you preside over this meeting. I should like also to welcome the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway. My delegation
would like also to thank the Secretary-General for his introductory statement and …
I would like to warmly welcome Deputy President Zuma and to thank him for his important statement. I would also like, on behalf of my country, to thank the South African Government for the very commendable efforts that they have been making to restore peace and
stability to the Great Lakes region, …
I would like to take the opportunity of this public meeting to convey heartfelt congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of our Council for the month of December. We assure you also of our full support. On behalf of my delegation, I would convey to your predecessor heartfelt…
