At the outset, my delegation would like to say that it is pleased to see you, Sir, the First Deputy Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic, presiding over this meeting of the Security Council.
The Indonesian delegation would like to express its sincere and heartfelt condolences to the people and Go…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its deep condolences for the recent terrible loss of the two French soldiers in
The Indonesian delegation is deeply concerned by the continuing fighting in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in violation of the agreements of 23 and 31 December…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its appreciation to the Argentine delegation and the other sponsors for their endeavours in initiating the draft resolution before us, aimed at addressing the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Iraq, which has created concern among the internat…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its sincere appreciation to the Secretary-General for his most useful report (S/1995/279) of 10 April 1995, the tenth in the series of progress reports on the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL). We also commend and express appreciat…
Allow me to begin by expressing my delegation’s congratulations to you, Sir, upon your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We are convinced that your diplomatic skill will guide the Council effectively.
My delegation would also like to express its sincere appreciation to Amb…
Let me begin by expressing my delegation's congratulations to you, Sir, on your country's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, which will end today. Ambassador Li Zhaoxing's leadership and wisdom have indeed been evident during his tenure. I would also like to express…
My delegation welcomed the request for this urgent meeting of the Security Council by the Group of Arab States in response to the rapidly worsening situation in the occupied territories. My delegation is hopeful that our consideration of the situation in Palestine will lead to the elimination of the…
I should like first of all to join other colleagues in welcoming the presence in our midst of the Foreign Minister of Mozambique, His Excellency Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão. My delegation would like to thank him for enlightening us, in a very comprehensive and detailed manner, on the recent important …
It is a distinct honour and privilege for me to deliver this statement on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (NAM).
Let me begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to the Secretary-General for presenting his “Supplement to an Agenda for Peace: position paper of the Secretary-General…
My delegation, at the outset, would like to register its sincere appreciation for the succinct and useful report of the Secretary-General
We also commend and express appreciation to the Secretary-General and his former Special Representative, Mr. Trevor Gordon-Somers, for the untiring efforts to br…
I should like at the outset, Sir, to extend my delegation’s congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We remain fully confident that with the wisdom and diplomatic skill you have shown in the past you will provide the Council with effective leadership.
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The Indonesian delegation sincerely welcomes the Assembly’s consensus adoption of the draft resolution entitled “United Nations conference on South-South cooperation”, sponsored by the non-aligned countries, the Group of 77, China and Japan and contained in document A/49/728/Add.10. I would
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It is a distinct pleasure for me to speak on behalf of the of non-aligned countries.
I should like, first, to express our deepest condolences on the passing away of Mr. Bradford Morse of the United States, a former Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme.
We welcome the consensus…
I should like first to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December.
It is a distinct honour and privilege for me to make this statement on behalf of the non-aligned countries on an issue to which the Non-Alig…
For the reasons I described earlier, my delegation wishes to make a motion for no action on the amendment proposed by France. This is for the simple reason that a decision has been made at two Ministerial Meetings of the Non-Aligned Movement. If, for example, a country intends to come up with compro…
Like others who have spoken before me, I wish, on behalf of my delegation, to say that we appreciate the motion for no action on the draft resolution, as proposed by the delegation of France. However, it a matter of principle for non-aligned countries to uphold the decisions of the Ministerial Meeti…
Allow me at the outset to join previous speakers in expressing our sincere appreciation to the Secretary-General for his insightful and lucid statement delivered earlier, and to associate my delegation with the statement of the Permanent Representative of Algeria, which was delivered on behalf of th…
The entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea last month is a historic milestone in consolidating law and order governing oceans and the seas. Indonesia was indeed pleased to participate on that auspicious occasion of the first meeting of States parties, which was conve…
In a situation marked by fluidity, as in the Middle East over the past year, it can be said that the only thing that is certain is change itself. Indeed, the period since our last consideration of this agenda item has been conspicuous by the remarkable political and strategic transformation which ha…
Events in the Middle East during the past year, indeed the past few weeks, dramatically illustrate the current transition from a situation of violent conflict to one of uneasy peace; when news of breakthroughs towards a just and comprehensive settlement of the Palestine question simultaneously bring…