Italy fully aligns itself with the statement to be given by the Permanent Representative of France on behalf of the European
Union. I wish to make only a few comments on the challenges that we are facing at this juncture.
At the outset, I wish to warmly thank Special Representative of the Secretar…
I thank Mr. Honwana for his briefing. I join others in extending a very warm welcome to Prime Minister Dileita and to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Djibouti. We strongly appreciate that they have come from Djibouti to give us first-hand accounts. I wish to thank Prime Minister Dileita and the …
I warmly welcome Special Envoys Jan Eliasson and Salim Ahmed Salim back to New York, and I thank them for the very lucid briefings, as well as for their tireless efforts to achieve peace in Darfur. In fact, what we have seen today is a very disturbing and gloomy picture — indeed, the word “gloomy” w…
Let me first express our warmest welcome to President Tadić and President Sejdiu and thank them for their statements.
I would also like to extend a warm welcome to the Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, to whom goes our deepest and most sincere appreciation for his efforts and good offices with the pa…
First of all, allow me to fully align myself with the statement that will be delivered by Slovenia in its capacity as President of the European Union.
The issues that we are addressing today — women and peace and security — deserve the international community’s utmost attention and unequivocal supp…
I would like first of all to warmly welcome His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq, Mr. Hoshyar Zebari, and to thank him for his presence here today and for what he has told us. He has, indeed, offered us a very clear picture of where we stand today. The big picture is before us and…
Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the European Union.
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We recognize the inalienable human rights of people affected by HIV/AIDS. Women, girls and children are particularly subject to stigmatization and discrimination as a r…
We welcome the adoption by consensus of this important resolution on an issue of the greatest concern, related to counter-narcotics in Afghanistan, thanks to the initiative of the French delegation. We are confident that this step will give political impetus to the fight against the illicit traffick…
First of all, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to the Foreign Minister of Costa Rica, Mr. Bruno Stagno Ugarte. This is, for many of us, an opportunity to welcome Mr. Ugarte back to the Council for a day. As Permanent Representative of Costa Rica, Bruno Stagno left a very clear footprint th…
As this is the first time that I am taking the floor in this Chamber under your presidency, Sir, I want to express my most sincere and warm congratulations to you on your assumption of the presidency for this month. I am sure it will be very successful, and you can count on our full support.
At the…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate and once again bringing to our attention an issue that is and must remain, as the Secretary-General said to us last November in vibrant and powerful words, “an absolute priority” (S/PV.5781, p. 2) for the Security Council and for Member States.
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Through you, Sir, may I offer a very sincere welcome and express my strong appreciation to Mr. Miliband for his presence here. I must say that his presence here is intended to flag the fact that today is not business as usual. This is a very special debate, and we are grateful to the United Kingdom …
First of all, let me welcome the High Representative, Ambassador Lajčák, and the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Špirić. Let me also join others in thanking the High Representative for his very clear and focused report on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a…
Recalling the declarations of 18 April and 2 May 2008 by the presidency of the European Union on behalf of its member countries, Italy reiterates its firm commitment to the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders, as most recently …
I thank Ms. Hoppe for her briefing. While aligning ourselves with the statement that Slovenia is going to make on behalf of the European Union, we welcome the initiative by South Africa to hold this debate on small arms and
light weapons. The report of the Secretary-General — for which we are grate…
I join others in thanking Under-Secretary-General Pascoe and Ambassador Khalilzad for their very clear, informative and focused briefings. We welcome Ambassador Al Bayati. I think his presence is very important to all of us. I wish to express our equally strong appreciation for the latest report of …
I wish to begin by thanking President Mbeki for this initiative.
Strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations, particularly the African Union (AU), is a critical issue that I care about deeply. This initiative therefore has our full support.
We have already trave…
At the outset, I also wish to express my very sincere appreciation for the presence here of the Secretary-General and for his
thoughts and assessments. I think that it is a very important sign of the commitment of the United Nations as part of the Quartet. I also thank Under- Secretary-General Pasc…
I wish to briefly take the floor in order to thank all delegations for their very constructive, flexible and strong support during the consultations on this resolution, as well as to express our full satisfaction with the outcome. Once again, the Council is rallying strongly and united behind one of…
I join others in extending a very warm welcome to Mr. Smith, the Executive Director of Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), and in expressing our very strong appreciation for his briefing, which was very comprehensive, crystal clear and quite focused. His statement, together wit…
