On behalf of the Indonesian delegation, I have the pleasure of welcoming the participation in today’s Security Council meeting of the President of the Republic of Djibouti, His Excellency Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh. We listened attentively to his statement and, of course, to the statement of the Perman…
Allow me to first express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this debate on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission and to thank the Commission for its second annual report. We would also like to thank Ambassador Yukio Takasu of Japan for his remarks and to commend the work of …
I wish to begin by joining previous speakers in thanking Mr. Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, for his briefing and the Secretary-General for his report.
In the past few months, the international community has recognized the increase in challenges to peace a…
Allow me first to express our appreciation to the President of the Assembly for convening this important joint debate on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/63/92) and the report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/63/218). We thank the Secretary-General for the presentat…
Indonesia has been consistent in expressing its preference for the path of dialogue and diplomacy in resolving the question of the final status of Kosovo. That principled position remains.
Indonesia has also been steadfast in upholding the rule of law and the Charter of the United Nations in govern…
Let me first of all join previous speakers in thanking Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe for his briefing, as well as, of course, the Permanent Representative of Brazil Ambassador Viotti, as the Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, for he…
Allow me first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month and also to express our profound appreciation to Ambassador Kafando and his able delegation for their sterling stewardship of the Council last month.
My delegation’s favourable vote on…
My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization. We very much value his overview of the United Nations during the past year. We appreciate his highlighting of the critical factors that need to be addressed if we are to realize a future that is prosp…
I begin by thanking the President for convening this midterm review to address the special needs of landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) and their transit developing countries.
The review takes places at an important juncture, when Member States have reiterated their firm commitment to the Mille…
May I first congratulate Mr. D’Escoto Brockmann on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I am sure that he will lead our deliberations with great wisdom and skill. I also wish to congratulate his predecessor, Mr. Srgjan Kerim, for ably guiding our sixty…
Indonesia’s principled position with regard to the issue before the Council remains. First, it is imperative to find a peaceful solution to any question related to nuclear non-proliferation.
Secondly, any solution must be guided by the need to protect the integrity of multilateral
arrangements, in…
I wish to begin by expressing the appreciation of our delegation to you, Sir, for convening this pertinent and timely meeting on such an important subject.
The conflict in the Middle East is not only protracted but also complex. On the Israeli-Palestinian track alone, the conflict is awash with div…
Mr. President, at the outset I wish to commend you for organizing today’s important debate. I am sure that this meeting, under your able guidance, will be fruitful.
We live in a world torn by conflict. Conflicts are raging in the Middle East, in Afghanistan, in the Americas and in Central Europe, a…
At the outset, allow me to associate myself with the statement made by the representative of Thailand on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and with the one to be made by the representative of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the G77 and China.
Indonesia would like to commend the …
Let me first express my delegation’s deep appreciation to the President for convening this meeting on the responsibility to protect. We also appreciate the informal thematic dialogue held earlier this morning on the issue. Likewise, Indonesia wishes to express its appreciation to the Secretary- Gene…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
In accordance with resolution 62/29, adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 2007, the Open- ended Working Group to Consider the Objectives and Agenda, including the possible establishment of the pre…
My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/62/898), which reviews the activities of the United Nations system in implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Indonesia would also like to extend its sincere appreciation to Ambassador Gert Rosenthal of …
I wish to thank the representatives of the Secretariat for the information they have shared with the Council.
Over the past weeks, Indonesia has been following closely, with considerable disquiet, the situation unfolding in Georgia, in particular the development of recent days, namely, in relation …
As a country that has consistently advocated reform of the working methods of the Security Council, Indonesia naturally strongly supports the convening of the present debate. We welcome, in particular, its open nature, as the Council can thereby benefit from the views of the wider membership of the …
Over the past few days and on several occasions here in the Council, my delegation has expressed its profound concern over the escalating violence in South Ossetia, Georgia.
Today, that concern has been greatly magnified. We do not wish to repeat what is already widely known of the serious deterior…
