I wish to thank the President of the Security Council, Ambassador Wang, for having convened this open meeting to consider the situation in Haiti. We have listened attentively and with much appreciation to the statements made by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Jamaica and Bahamas, who shared wit…
First of all, I would like to express my country’s gratitude to Chile for having included this open meeting in the programme of work of the Security Council. This is a
debate that we had been hoping for since last November, to follow up on the implementation of the recommendations of the Council mi…
At the outset, my delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this public meeting on an issue of the utmost importance for my country. I should also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report to the Security Council, contained in document S/2003/1217, on ways and m…
It is an honour for the delegation of Mexico to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, the draft resolution on the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA), which is contained in document A/58/L.30/Rev.1. In addition to the countries listed in the version of the draft resolution tha…
First, on behalf of my delegation, I warmly welcome you, Sir, to the Chamber. It is an honour for my country to take part in a Security Council meeting presided over by you. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his briefing and for the information he has just given the Council on the si…
I wish first of all to thank Mr. Danilo Türk, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for the information he has given us.
Mexico believes that the successful completion of disarmament and the adoption of a constitution are essential to consolidating peace and laying the foundations for …
At the outset, Sir, I wish to express my delegation’s pleasure at seeing you preside over this meeting. We thank you for including the item of the protection of civilians in armed conflict on the Council’s agenda. Before I begin to read my country’s position on that subject, I should like to express…
The Mexican delegation wants first of all to express thanks for the information given to us by Mr. Jacob Zuma, facilitator of the peace process in Burundi, and to put on record our appreciation for the important work that he has accomplished in the process of reconciliation in that country.
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First of all, I am grateful for the inclusion in our programme of work of a meeting on the Central African region. We recognize the work and leadership of the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Kalomoh, who led the assessment mission to the region and produced the report before us today.
As the repor…
First of all, my delegation completely associates itself with the statement that was made by Peru on behalf of the Rio Group. In addition, we want to express our appreciation to the coordinators of the two draft resolutions, Ms. Elana Geddis of New Zealand and Mr. Colin McIff of the United States. W…
Mexico joined in the consensus for the adoption of resolution 1518, based on the following understandings: first, in connection with operative paragraph 2, regarding adoption of the guidelines and definitions for the implementation of the provisions of paragraphs 19 through 23 of resolution 1483 (20…
Mexico takes note of the report presented by the ambassadors of the United States and the United Kingdom, representing the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), concerning the situation in Iraq.
We are encouraged by the signature of the 15 November agreement between the CPA and the Governing Counc…
On behalf of the Government of Mexico, I express our condemnation of the cowardly terrorist act which has taken the lives of so many and has injured even more in Turkey. We express the solidarity of the people and Government of Mexico to the families of the victims and to the Governments of Turkey a…
Serving on the Security Council as Permanent Representative of my country has been an unparalleled honour and responsibility. The Security Council is the body which, on behalf of the United Nations and based on the United Nations Charter, takes the most important decisions for the preservation of pe…
First, I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, and Executive Director Mr. Peter Piot, of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), for their briefings on the actions taken to implement resolution 1308 (2000).
The AIDS epidemic has…
Sir, my delegation joins other speakers in congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and in particular for the initiative taken by your country, Angola, to convene this meeting of the Security Council on demining efforts and the question of anti-personnel landmines. Your…
I should like at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for the reports that he has submitted to us on the situation in Central America (A/58/270), the functions of the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA) (A/58/262) and the situation in that country (A/58/267). We have stud…
May I reiterate Mexico’s appreciation for the work done by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and in particular, by its Director General, Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, and the secretariat staff of the IAEA. The relevance of this Agency and its contribution to
international peace and stability …
Mexico comes to this highest international forum to reiterate its rejection of the application of unilateral laws or measures imposing an economic blockade against any nation. My country, moreover, has always rejected the use of coercive measures as a means of applying pressure in international rela…
At the outset, I should like to pay tribute to the memory of Ambassador Héctor Charry Samper, who unfortunately is no longer with us. The swift entry into force of the United Nations Convention against Corruption will undoubtedly be the best way to honour appropriately the work carried out by Ambass…
