My delegation would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting in this format. We are also grateful to Mr. Annabi for his important and useful briefing.
Since the announcement of the results of the popular consultation, the United Nations, together with the Governments concerned, has made e…
At long last, the much- heralded “solution” resolution on the question of Iraq is before us. Your delegation, Sir, deserves commendation for all the effort that was put into it. We are confident that with the adoption of this draft resolution, the Council will succeed in breaking the logjam that cas…
My delegation would like to thank you and your delegation once again, Mr. President, for organizing this important meeting of the Security Council. The meeting on partnership with Africa, held yesterday under your presidency, was clear testimony of your Government’s commitment to peace and stability…
The Gambian delegation is extremely grateful to the United Kingdom delegation for reserving a slot devoted to Africa in the Council’s programme of work for this month. We are also honoured to see you, Mr. President, a son of Africa, presiding over today’s meeting. There could not have been a more su…
Mr. President, first of all my delegation would like to commend you for arranging this open briefing on the situation in Sierra Leone. We are also grateful to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report and to Mr. Bernard Miyet for the update.
It is gratifying to note that progress has been …
My delegation would like to join previous speakers in expressing its gratitude to you, Mr. President, and your delegation for arranging this open debate on such a broad and important topic, “Role of the Security Council in the prevention of armed conflicts”. We are also grateful to the Secretary-Gen…
We support the draft resolution before us in the conviction that, if we are really concerned with and committed to the alleviation of the suffering of the Iraqi people, we should aim at a more comprehensive and integrated approach to the whole question of Iraq. That is why my delegation believes als…
Mr. President, our meeting today takes on particular importance for several reasons, and it does not require a major leap of the imagination to understand why. First, we are honoured to see you, Sir, preside over our deliberations, and my delegation would like to express its most profound gratitude …
My delegation is grateful to the Prosecutor, Ms. Carla Del Ponte, for her comprehensive briefing and for the amount of work she has done so far since taking office. We anxiously look forward to her visit to Rwanda, and we will reserve our comments on the work of the Rwanda Tribunal until she has the…
Prior to the conclusion of negotiations resulting in the draft resolution before us, most
We are therefore most grateful to the delegation of the United Kingdom for its initiative and, indeed, for its constructive approach to the proposals made by various delegations with a view to improving the te…
Let me at the outset express my delegation’s appreciation to the delegation of the Netherlands for organizing this important debate on small arms. The holding of this debate during the Netherlands presidency of the Council reflects the importance the Government of the friendly Kingdom of the Netherl…
My delegation would like to pay tribute to you, Mr. President, for according such a high priority to the subject under consideration by the Security Council today. In recent times, the Council has devoted a considerable amount of time to the question of civilians in armed conflict and other related …
Mr. President, when I came to see you for the bilaterals, I told you one thing. I said, “Please keep the flag flying.” You have been doing so admirably well. Thank you for doing so, and I hope you will continue to keep the flag flying for the rest of your mandate.
My delegation would first of all l…
Let me begin, Mr. President, by commending you for organizing this open briefing, which is a step in the right direction in our common endeavour to bring greater transparency to the work of the Security Council.
My delegation would like to join previous speakers in expressing our sincere gratitude …
Our meeting today is taking place when the continent of Africa and the Arab world are mourning the sad and irretrievable loss of an illustrious son, a statesman of exceptional stature, a great and generous leader, a freedom fighter and a peacemaker: King Hassan II of Morocco. We offer our heartfelt …
My delegation extends to you, Sir, a very warm welcome to New York and thanks you for organizing this open debate on such an important issue. We are honoured to see you presiding over this meeting of the Security Council, Mr. Minister.
In the discharge of its mandate for the maintenance of internat…
The tragic humanitarian situation in and around Kosovo, which has been at the top of the international agenda for some time now, continues to unfold. Meanwhile, the policies and practices of ethnic cleansing and deportation also continue unabated. Worse still, there appears to be no end in sight to …
The situation in Kosovo, in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, is a cause of great concern to my delegation. Like all peace-loving nations, we in the Gambia are very much attached to the sacrosanct principle of the peaceful settlement of disputes, as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.
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Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a view to finding a way forward in that seemingly intractable conflict. Let us hope that at the end of the day the voice of reason will prevail over the logic of…
Please allow me, Mr. President, to also seize the opportunity at this first formal meeting of the Council following the untimely demise of the Amir of the State of Bahrain, His Highness Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, to express my delegation’s heartfelt condolences to the delegation of Bahrain, t…
