After two years as a member of the Security Council, I wish to take the floor at today’s meeting, as it is the last on the Palestinian question that my delegation will be participating in as a member. I wish to assess the way in which the Security Council has dealt with this issue.
We have particip…
Permit me to take this opportunity to share with the Council some observations relating to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) on Liberia and the relevant sanctions regime. Libya has had the honour to chair the Committee over the past two years.
We are all …
At the outset, we should like to express our gratitude to Ambassador Takasu of Japan, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) for his briefing on the work of the Committee over the past 90 days.
Libya reaffirms the importance of stepping up internation…
I would first like to express my gratitude to you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting — the first Security Council debate of its kind — on the effects of illegal drug trafficking on international security, and for personally presiding over this important meeting. On behalf of the Libyan dele…
We listened attentively to the briefing by Mr. Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Libya follows with great attention the situation in Darfur, based on its eagerness to achieve peace and justice, and has participated actively in efforts aimed at the achievement of pe…
First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your delegation on the assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for December. We are certain that your African wisdom and skills will enable you to direct the work of the Council successfully. I would also like to thank A…
I should like at the outset to express our
appreciation to you, Mr. President, for having organized this debate on the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). I should like to extend my thanks to the Commission for its third annual report (S/2009/444). We also extend our thanks to His Excellency Ambassador…
I welcome Mr. Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and thank him for his statement. I also wish to commend Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative of the Secretary-General for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his comprehensive briefing.
Looking back at the early…
At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, for his briefing. We would also like to commend the significant and ongoing efforts that he and his team have been making to bring about security, peace and stabilit…
I wish at the outset to join previous speakers in thanking the Chairmen of the three Security Council Committees and in expressing appreciation not only for their extensive briefings but also for the efforts that they have made along with their fellow members of the Committees and their subsidiary b…
At the outset, I would like to associate ourselves with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone on behalf of the African Group. I would like to add some observations which Libya believes are important for Security Council reform.
There is no doubt that the Security Counci…
I should like at the outset to thank the delegation of Austria for having organized this important meeting and to thank you personally, Sir, for presiding over it. I wish also to thank His Excellency the Secretary-General for his presence among us and for his important contribution to the debate. No…
I would first like to thank the Secretary- General for his detailed and comprehensive report (A/64/364). We commend the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan for its remarkable work in that country. We wish to express our regret with regard to the incident that led to the death of United …
My country will join the consensus on draft resolution A/64/L.10, keeping in mind the general inclination of the majority of the Member States. However, Libya reaffirms its position on the Rome Statute and its reservations with regard to its content.
This is the last time that Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei will submit the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the General Assembly. Allow us, at the outset, to express to him our deepest appreciation and gratitude for the exemplary efforts he has made to enhance the role of the …
There is no doubt that this meeting is of particular importance, as it constitutes the first serious attempt to make the Zionist occupiers face their responsibilities. For more than 60 years, those occupiers have employed every method to inflict terror and oppression upon the Palestinian people. Thi…
I would like at the outset to welcome Mr. Romano Prodi and to thank him for his presence with us today. We wish also to thank him and his panel for their laudable efforts in preparing the report (A/2008/813) and drafting its recommendations. These efforts have enabled us to meet on several occasions…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the Deputy Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, Mr. Guterres, and to thank him for his valuable participation in this meeting. I would also like to express my gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Khare, for his briefing and for his ve…
I should like at the outset to welcome Mr. Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and Mr. Hyseni. I also thank Mr. Lamberto Zannier, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing.
It goes without saying that the changes in the situation on the ground since Kosovo’s dec…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this emergency meeting of the Security Council in accordance with the understanding reached within the Council.
I thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe for his briefing. We also welcome our brother, Riad Al-Malki, Minister for Foreign Aff…
