At the outset, I would like to apologize to the Security Council for asking for the floor at this late hour.
I did not really want to deviate from the topic under discussion. However, the representative of the Syrian delegation referred to Kuwait more than once, and presented some documents that ar…
At the outset, we reiterate our support for the statements made by the representative of Germany on behalf of the penholders at the first meeting this morning (see S/PV.8622), as well as at this meeting.
We regret and express our disappointment that the Council has failed to shoulder its responsibi…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Shearer for his valuable and comprehensive briefing. I would also like to very briefly touch upon three main points — political developments, the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the humanitarian situation.
In relation to po…
At the outset, I join previous speakers in condemning the two terrorist attacks in Afghanistan yesterday. We express our heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of Afghanistan and wish those who were injured a speedy recovery.
The State of Kuwait voted in favour of resolution 2489 (2…
At the outset, we would like to express our sincere thanks to the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Martin Griffiths, for his briefing. We assure him of our full support in his efforts. We would also like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Mark Lowcock, for …
At the outset, I would like to thank all the briefers — Mr. Yamamoto, our colleague Ambassador Djani, Permanent Representative of Indonesia, and Mr. Yury Fedotov — for their comprehensive briefings. I would also like to thank our colleague Ms. Adela Raz, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, for …
At the outset, we would like to thank Ms. Keita, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, and Ambassador Vieira for their valuable briefings. We also thank Mr. José Viegas Filho, former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, for his efforts during his term as Head of the U…
At the outset, I join the representative of Côte d’Ivoire in offering our condolences to the Government and the people of Burkina Faso as well as to the victims’ families. We condemn the terrorist attack that took place recently. We also thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Pea…
I wish to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and to wish you every success in managing its work for the month of September. We also wish to thank Poland for its distinguished presidency of the Council during the month of August.
At the out…
I hope that this is the last time that I ask for the floor. Honestly, it is unacceptable for the Syrian representative — or others — to say implicitly or explicitly that Kuwait is accused of being involved in terrorism.
I would like to correct the information that the Syrian representative mentione…
I apologize for requesting the floor again. As I mentioned before, I have genuinely tried not to respond to the representative of Syria, so that we do not start an argument for one reason: we need to focus our discussion on the agenda item. We should not divert our attention to other issues that are…
The representative of Syria mentioned Kuwait while levelling many accusations against Kuwaiti parties and institutions. He usually makes such accusations during his statements, and he has the right to do so. However, it is also our right to reply.
Those accusations are baseless. He mentioned that t…
At the outset, I would like to welcome Special Envoy Mr. Geir Pedersen following his recovery from his illness, and to thank him for his valuable briefing on the developments on the Syrian political track. We also thank Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for his brie…
At the outset, we welcome the adoption of resolution 2485 (2019), which renews the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for one year without amendment of the mandate or a reduction of forces. We thank France, the penholder, for its professionalism and constructive cooperat…
At the outset, I wish to thank Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert for her valuable and comprehensive briefing. The State of Kuwait appreciates and supports the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) in accordance with its mandate and pursuant to the relevant Security Council reso…
At the outset, we thank Mr. Vladimir Voronkov and Ms. Michèle Coninsx for their valuable and comprehensive briefings on the threat posed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (Da’esh) to international peace and security. I will focus on three key issues.
First, with regard to the continuin…
At the outset, we would like to welcome you, Mr. President, to preside over this meeting. We also thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, for his comprehensive briefing. We look forward to the submission of at least two written reports per year on the …
At the outset, we very much thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Mr. Smaïl Chergui for their briefings.
We sincerely congratulate the leadership, Government and the brotherly people of the Sudan on the political achievements and the agreement reached by the Transitional Military Council and the Forces…
We thank Ms. Nakamitsu for her briefing.
The State of Kuwait attaches great importance to everything that could promote security and stability throughout the world and establish international peace and security. Today’s subject is a very important one and has a direct impact on international peace …
Allow me to welcome Mr. James Swan, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia. We wish him success in his new role and thank him for today’s important briefing. We also thank Mr. Francisco Madeira, Ms. Pramila Patten and the Executiv…
