I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council this month and to extend my gratitude to His Excellency Ambassador Masood Khan, who presided over the Council during the month of January. I wish also, like my colleague from the United Kingdom,…
First of all, I wish to welcome Mr. Riad Malki, Foreign Minister of Palestine, to the Council and to thank Robert Serry for his comprehensive briefing on the developments in the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine.
No one can disagree that the Palestinian question is in an extremely c…
First, I would like to thank you, Sir, for your initiative in organizing this debate on a multidimensional approach to United Nations peacekeeping. The debate, held in the presence of Mr. Ban Ki-moon and Mr. Jalil Abbas Jilani, Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, underscores his country’s image as an imp…
I would like first to express our deep appreciation to Pakistan for convening a special debate under its presidency of the Security Council on the important subject of a comprehensive approach to counter-terrorism. The Kingdom of Morocco shares Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening the internationa…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate. You could not have chosen a better topic to close the successful presidency of your friendly country, India, of the
Council this month. I would also like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Eliasson for…
I would first like to thank Ambassador Abdou Salam Diallo, Permanent Representative of Senegal, for his tireless efforts at the head of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. I would also like to commend the Division for Palestinian Rights at the United Na…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing on the most recent report of the Secretary- General (S/2012/818) on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I would like to take this opportunity to wi…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this thematic debate on the working methods of the Council. This annual gathering is of particular importance, as it offers the opportunity to the United Nations membership as a whole not only to evaluate the Council’s eff…
At the outset, I thank India for its initiative to organize this open debate on piracy, a historic challenge that has resurged in recent years to become a signifi cant and direct threat to the stability and security of many States, especially in Africa. Our consideration of this topic today has been …
I should like to thank you, Mr. President — the Permanent Representative of India — in your capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001). My thanks go also to the Ambassador of South Africa, Baso Sangqu, and to the Ambassador of Germany, Mr. Pete…
I would like, at the outset, to welcome Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to thank him for his comprehensive report (see S/2012/813) on the implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period 21 April to 26 October. We share his assess…
At the outset, I should like to welcome the presence and participation of His Excellency Mr. José Luís Guterres, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Timor-Leste, and to congratulate him on the significant progress made in his country with the assistance of the United Nations and the international commun…
I would like to make a brief but sincere statement expressing our appreciation and congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council this month, and to wish you every success in the implementation of the Council’s intensive programme of work. We address the s…
I would first like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on holding a debate on a subject that is so central to the United Nations peace mission. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his introductory remarks and to pay tribute to his personal commitment to strengthening the rule of law…
I would first of all like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on convening this debate at a time when Somalia is ushering in a decisive and promising phase on the path towards stability and national reconciliation. I would also like to commend the eloquent briefing of Special Representative Augustin…
At the outset, I would like to extend my thanks to Mr. Jeffrey Feltman for his comprehensive briefing on the developments in the Middle East, including Palestine. I am also pleased to welcome my colleague and friend, Ambassador Masood Khan, the Permanent Representative of Pakistan, to the Council an…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and its Prosecutor for having shared with us their assessments of the work and the record of the Special Court, as well as for having expressed to us here their passion for the noble mission that they were entru…
Allow me to begin by congratulating you and your country, Mr. President, at this important time for the friendly nation of Guatemala, on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council — as you said, for the first time in its history — for the month of October. Half way through Guatemala’s …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for delivering that important statement at the enf of our debate. I also thank you for your patience and perseverance in pursuit of ensuring the text’s adoption.
The presidential statement (S/PRST/2012/20) constitutes a plus for the United Nations and for t…
First of all, I thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany for his initiative in organizing this open debate on the issue of peace and security in the Middle East and cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States.
We commend the efforts of the Secretary-General of the …
