I just want to add my voice to the voices of the other sponsors. With this resolution, we have wanted to demonstrate a strong support for the Government of Lebanon, a strong support for the sovereignty and independence of Lebanon, and a belief that justice is a condition for the reconciliation and t…
Allow me to begin by reiterating Italy’s unwavering commitment to the implementation of all Security Council resolutions aimed at preventing terrorist organizations from committing acts that, sadly, still pose tremendous threats to international peace and security. In voicing our convinced support f…
I wish to thank Under- Secretary-General Holmes for his comprehensive briefing on the humanitarian dimension of crisis situations in the Great Lakes region and the Horn of Africa, a dimension that, for Italy, is as crucial as the political and peacekeeping dimensions.
I should also like to commend …
As the first Council member to speak at this meeting, let me address a very warm welcome to the High Representative, Mr. Schwarz-Schilling, and to the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Nikola Špirić. I wish to thank both of them for their statements, which have prov…
In taking the floor for the first time this month in a public meeting, Sir, I sincerely wish you all success as you discharge your responsibilities as President of the Security Council. I also thank your predecessor, Ambassador Jones Parry, for the wisdom and effectiveness with which he conducted th…
Mr. Howells, I first wish to welcome you and thank you for being with us in the Council today and presiding over this meeting. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing.
Recent weeks have recorded promising developments in the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. Following the est…
Allow me to begin by thanking the United Kingdom, in its capacity as President of the Security Council, for having organized today’s debate, and to thank its Foreign Secretary, whose presence here attests to the importance of the issue under discussion.
Italy associates itself with the statement to…
First of all, allow me to subscribe to the statement made by the representative of Portugal on behalf of the European Union.
Seven years ago, we promised to halve poverty by 2015. We are now half-way to 2015, but we are not half-way to reaching our goals, as clearly shown by the 2007 report on the …
I, too, welcome Under- Secretary-General Holmes and thank him for his briefing, which has helped us to better understand the sources and the dynamics of the instability prevailing today in the regions bordering Darfur.
Let me say at the outset that Italy joins other delegations in expressing deepes…
Let me first express my warmest welcome and heartfelt thanks to you, Madam Minister, for convening this meeting, which gives us a precious opportunity to focus on a very crucial issue. We welcome the South African initiative, and we hope it will be a first step towards a constructive discussion on h…
My delegation was honoured to coordinate the process that has led to the adoption by consensus of this resolution. I wish to thank all delegations and, above all, you, Mr. President, and your team, for the invaluable contributions that we received from each and every one of them throughout the proce…
Let me first of all join my colleagues in welcoming the Vice-President of the Republic of Iraq, Mr. Adil Abdal Mahdi. I listened very attentively to his remarks, which I believe gave us all important elements to consider. I should like also to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- Gener…
First of all, I would like to thank as our partner the Special Representative, Ambassador Fall, for his comprehensive and detailed briefing and for his tireless work in these years of valuable changes for the Great Lakes region.
I wish to commend the positive developments in the region, such as the…
Allow me at the outset to express my deep appreciation for the timely opportunity that this open debate offers to discuss the role of international organizations in fostering the implementation of resolutions 1540 (2004) and 1673 (2006).
The importance for international peace and security of preven…
I would like to thank Slovakia, which holds the presidency of the
Security Council for this month, for having organized this important debate on security sector reform. I would also like to welcome your presence, Mr. Minister, which bears witness to the importance of the issue. This meeting provide…
My delegation shares the views expressed by the representatives of France and the United Kingdom and would like to make a few remarks.
Italy voted in favour of the resolution to provide full support to the current efforts of the African Union and to authorize the urgent deployment of the African Un…
I would like first of all to thank the Special Coordinator and Personal Representative, Alvaro De Soto, for his very interesting and informative briefing. I would like to recall that he said in his message that “reasons to sound more hopeful” are stronger today that they were in the past. This means…
As I am taking the floor for the first time this month in a public meeting, I would like to wish you, Sir, every success in discharging your responsibilities as President of the Security Council. At the same time, I fully support your comments about and share your feelings towards your predecessor, …
I think the timeliness of this debate is reflected in the food for thought it is generating. At the outset, I would like to express deep appreciation and support for what Ambassador Gaspar Martins, Chairman of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission, said earlier in this meeting…
Italy voted in favour of the draft resolution because it profoundly shares the concerns expressed in the text on the grievances that so deeply affect the people of Myanmar. Those concerns are reflected in the European Union’s common position on Myanmar. Italy believes that it is now time to call for…
