First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/59/285), which makes it clear that substantive progress has been made by African countries in terms of promoting peace and sustainable development.
The Government of Japan is particularly appreciative of the establishment o…
Let me begin by expressing my appreciation to the President of the Security Council, Ambassador Sir Emyr Jones Parry of the United Kingdom, for his presentation of the annual report of the Security Council on its work. I would also like to thank the former President of the General Assembly, His Exce…
The report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization (A/59/1) has been presented in order to remind us once again of the enormous and wide-ranging challenges that the United Nations is facing today. In view of the nature of those challenges, as well due to progressive globalization an…
Japan is greatly concerned about the recent clashes between the Israelis and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which have caused many casualties. We are deeply worried that such clashes will trigger another cycle of violence, making it still more difficult to bring about peace between the two part…
Today, the General Assembly is to discuss the critical issues of our time: the strengthening of the United Nations system and the revitalization of the General Assembly. I take it that placing these issues immediately following the close of the general debate indicates the importance that you, Mr. P…
Today, the international community is striving to meet challenges that the founders of the United Nations could not have envisioned sixty years ago. The fight against terrorism and efforts to ensure non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction are just a few examples of those challenges.
Japan …
First of all, I would like to thank Ambassador Muñoz for today’s detailed presentation.
As demonstrated by the recent cowardly terrorist attacks which took the lives of many citizens of the Russian Federation, including a large number of innocent children, and the terrorist bombing outside the Aust…
Mr. President, at the outset let me join previous speakers in offering sincere and heartfelt condolences to the Russian people and, in particular, to the families of the victims of the tragic accidents which occurred yesterday.
With the approach of the presidential election in October and the parli…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this public meeting concerning the situation in Timor-Leste. I also wish to offer my thanks to Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Annabi for his comprehensive briefing.
At the last open meeting on this issue, I expressed Japan’s view that if Timor-Leste is to be…
First of all, I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, for assuming the presidency of the Security Council. I begin today by expressing Japan’s sincere respect for the efforts of Mr. Harri Holkeri, former Special Representative of the Secretary-General, to improve the situation in Kosovo. We also …
Let me take this opportunity to pay tribute to the initiative of the Non-Aligned Movement, which proposed the draft resolution adopted as resolution 58/317, as well as to the coordinating role of the Malaysian delegation.
Japan shares the view that in this increasingly interdependent and globalized…
As the General Assembly has just decided to appoint Ambassador Tadanori Inomata as a member of the Joint Inspection Unit for a five-year term beginning on 1 January 2005, I would like to take this opportunity to express my delegation’s appreciation for that decision. I also wish to express my firm b…
The work of the Counter- Terrorism Committee (CTC) is a matter of great interest to all Member States of the United Nations, and I therefore would like to express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, and to the rest of the Security Council for providing interested States other than members with t…
The Government of Japan considers the consolidation of peace and the realization of human security to be the most urgent and essential agenda for the West Africa region. Japan continues to undertake various initiatives, mainly through the Tokyo International Conference on African Development process…
I should like, first of all, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your efforts leading to the adoption of resolution 58/316. I should also like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to your initiative in revitalizing the General Assembly. I would also like to express gratitude to the six facilit…
I would like to express my pleasure at the success of the High-level Dialogue that was held at the beginning of this month. It made clear once again that people of different races, religions, and cultures can coexist peacefully, both within and beyond national borders. It also provided participants …
Today, it is my pleasure to share Japan’s position under agenda item 40, on the report of the Economic and Social Council (A/63/3), and agenda item 44, on integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, s…
First of all, I would like to thank Ambassador Muñoz for his detailed presentation. It is truly regrettable that terrorist acts, such as that in Madrid in which hundreds of innocent
lives were sacrificed, have continued to occur even in the year 2004. Terrorism can never be justified for any reason…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this public meeting. I would also like to thank Mr. Harri Holkeri, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in Kosovo.
As I stated at the previous public meeting on this item (see S/PV.49…
Let me begin by expressing our deepest condolences to the Government of the Russian Federation for the lives that were lost, including that of President Kadyrov, in the bombing incident that took place in the Republic of Chechnya on 9 May. Such terrorist acts should never be tolerated on any grounds…
