At the outset, I would like to welcome the presence of Mr. Sergey Vershinin, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. We also welcome the presence of the Secretary-General. Equatorial Guinea very much appreciates the convening of this meeting by the Russian Federation because i…
At the outset, our delegation thanks and commends Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the Secretary-General; Mr. Bédializoun Moussa Nébié, Special Representative of the African Union to the Central African Republic; and Brigadier General Hermínio Teodoro Maio, Force Commander of th…
At the outset, on behalf of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the Russian Federation’s second victory in the World Cup football championship this morning.
We would like to welcome and thank Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for her briefing on the twenty-sev…
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is grateful for the convening of this meeting and the comprehensive briefing provided by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix. We are also pleased to welcome once again to New York His Excellency Mr. Tiéman Coulibaly, Mini…
At the outset, I should like to thank you,
Sir, for having organized today’s meeting, and to welcome Judge Theodor Meron and the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism of Criminal Courts, Mr. Serge Brammertz, and thank them for their valuable, informative and enlightening briefings. We …
Despite the efforts made by the parties during negotiations to broker an agreement, Equatorial Guinea simply cannot support the draft resolution (S/2018/515)submitted by the United States. We believe that the annex to the draft resolution, which includes a list of individuals on whom sanctions will …
At the outset, my delegation would like to thank the United States for having requested this important meeting. We also express our appreciation to Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing.
Equatorial Guinea has been monitoring with great concern the escalation of violence and rhetoric in the region.…
Allow me to begin by welcoming the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Poland, Ukraine and the Netherlands. I would also like to thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs; Ambassador Ertuğrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europ…
I would like to begin by thanking Special Envoy Michel Kafando and Ambassador Jürg Lauber,
Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their illuminating briefings on the situation. We firmly believe that respect for the constitutional order of every country defines and …
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Bintou Keita, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Mr. Maman Sidikou, Permanent Secretary of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel), for their extensive and detailed briefings on the activities of the Group and the general situati…
First of all, allow me to commend the Republic of Poland for its skilful leadership since assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May, and express our gratitude for the holding of this fundamentally important open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I wo…
Allow me to begin my statement by expressing my delegation’s gratitude to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ghassan Salamé for the information provided on the report on the activities of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) (S/2018/429) and the report on the implementat…
First of all, I would like to present to the Security Council the apologies of His Excellency, Mr. Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, who was not able to participate in this important meeting due to previous State obligations. It is therefore my responsibility to …
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea welcomes the convening of today’s briefing and thanks Mr. Tayé- Brook Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General, for the very important information he has provided. We also thank Ambassador Mauro Vieira for his significant and strenuous efforts to carry out the duties e…
First of all, my delegation would like to thank Kuwait for calling this emergency meeting on the Middle East, specifically due to the gravity of recent events on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. We also thank you, Madam President, for the swift convocation of the Council. We also thank …
As on previous occasions and on behalf of the delegation I represent, I would first of all like to thank Mr. Michael Keating, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), and his team for the clear and detailed brie…
At the outset, our delegation would like to express its deep gratitude and appreciation to Peru, Kuwait and the United Kingdom, through their Ambassadors Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, Mansour Alotaibi and Karen Pierce, for the briefings they have just presented and for organizing the very important mission t…
I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for his briefing on the progress made over the recent months in Kosovo. I also wish to thank both His Excellency Mr. Ivi…
Allow me, at the outset, to extend my appreciation to Mr. Jeremiah Kingsley Mamabolo, Joint Special Representative for Darfur and Head of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), for the comprehensive and most relevant briefing he has just delivered.
We note with satisfaction th…
I would like to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his valuable briefing on his mandate. I would also like to thank Lieutenant General Leonard Ngondi, Force Commander of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID); Major G…
