Croatia aligned itself with the statement made by the representative of Finland on behalf of the European Union and associated countries. Therefore, I shall limit my remarks to a few issues of particular interest to my country.
First, let me stress that Croatia was honoured and pleased to be electe…
It is our great pleasure to welcome to the General Assembly Judge Philippe Kirsch, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and to thank him for presenting the Court’s annual report (A/61/217).
Today, it may seem almost natural that our debate on work of the International Criminal Court…
At the outset, allow me to join other delegations in congratulating the President of the General Assembly on her election and to express my deep conviction that, under her skilful leadership, this session will achieve remarkable results.
Allow me also to extend my country’s sentiments of deepest ap…
Allow me to join preceding speakers in expressing satisfaction at participating in this High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. It gives us an excellent opportunity for an exchange of views on this complex issue, providing new insights into the global phenomenon of migration.…
Allow me, Mr. President, to thank Judge Fausto Pocar, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte for their assessments pursuant to Security Council resolution 1534 (2004), of the work of the Tribunal. I also take this oppor…
Croatia welcomes the Report of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to this sixtieth session of the General Assembly. We have aligned ourselves with the statement made on behalf of the European Union by the United Kingdom.
I would like to extend my thanks to Judge Me…
My name is Matej Peretin, and I am a youth delegate and a member of the Croatian delegation to the sixtieth session of the General Assembly. I am 14 years old and a first-year student at the Petar Preradović grammar school in Slatina, a town in northern Croatia. I was recently elected President of t…
Allow me, Sir, to express the pleasure of the Republic of Croatia at your election to the post of President of the General Assembly. At this crucial moment in the history of the United Nations, we are gratified that a friend of multilateralism will be guiding the work of the Assembly. May I also com…
It is a great pleasure and privilege to address this timely High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development here in New York, the place where our heads of State and Government shall meet in September in order to review the Millennium Declaration. Croatia has fully aligned itself with the statement …
Allow me first to commend the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Judge Theodor Meron, and the Chief Prosecutor, Mrs. Carla Del Ponte, for their dedication and distinguished service, and to thank them for their detailed reports on the activities of the Tribuna…
Thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting of the plenary and for preparing the calendar of work on United Nations reform leading up to the summit to be held in September. The Croatian delegation also extends its thanks to the Secretary-General and to the Secretariat for the report “In larger freedo…
On behalf of the Group of Eastern European States it is my solemn duty to express sincere sympathy upon the sad passing of the President of Togo, His Excellency Mr. Gnassingbé Eyadema; the Prime Minister of Georgia, His Excellency Mr. Zurab Zhvania; and the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the…
I would like to thank the President of the Tribunal, as well as the Chief Prosecutor, for their very noble work and for their annual reports on the work that the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has
accomplished in the past year. I would also like, on behalf of my Government,…
Croatia has aligned itself with the statement of the European Union on this significant agenda item. In addition, I would like to emphasize in brief several points of particular importance for my country.
Croatia highly commends the report of the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for…
I will try to be brief in my statement and go straight to the point. Croatia welcomes the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly as an informative and comprehensive document. Through its actions, the Council is further strengthening its relevance, not only in the field of inte…
This is my first address to this body in my capacity as the Prime Minister of Croatia. I feel privileged to be able to present the Assembly with the Croatian Government’s strategic priorities in the domain of foreign policy.
I would like at the outset to congratulate Minister Jean Ping on his assum…
Croatia will join the consensus in adopting the draft resolution before us and has aligned itself with the statement of the European Union.
At the same time, my delegation would like to join those who have expressed their concern with the way the process of consultations has been conducted. The pro…
I will deliver a shortened statement, the full version of which is being circulated and is available on the Croatian Mission’s web site. Let me begin by joining others in thanking Lord Ashdown for his comprehensive, substantive and encouraging briefing.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has been on the Securi…
At the outset, allow me to commend the Secretary-General’s report (A/58/260) on assistance in mine action, which constitutes an important element of a more systematic and coordinated approach to the subject. We also welcome the outcome of the fifth Meeting of the States Parties to the Ottawa Convent…
Croatia strongly advocates the reform of the our Organization, especially with regard to the enlargement of the Security Council and the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly. Along those lines, we express our firm support for the ongoing efforts to enhance the
authority of the General…
