My delegation also would like to welcome the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Mr. Covic. I would like to thank him for the views and considerations he has conveyed to the Security Council about the most recent events in Kosovo.
My delegation would like to take this opportunity to extend our support…
Mexico voted in favour of resolution 1500 (2003), convinced of the fundamental and decisive role that the United Nations should play in the process of rebuilding Iraq and in the efforts of Iraqis to recover full sovereignty.
My country considers this resolution to be a necessary technical step to e…
My delegation would like to thank the representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB), Ambassador Noel Sinclair, for the information that he has just provided. Before the Peace Monitoring Group leaves Bougainville, I would also like to …
My delegation takes this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your speedy and effective assumption of the presidency for the month of August. Our thanks go to Ambassador Arias of Spain and his delegation for their effective work last month and for their good temper and sense of humour throughout…
The Security Council has reached consensus on a resolution regarding Western Sahara, an item that has been on the Council’s agenda for a very long time without agreement among the parties on a settlement. Having cast a positive vote, my delegation would like to reiterate what we believe to be the tw…
First of all, on behalf of my delegation, I wish to thank Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz for his briefing and to congratulate him on the very effective and expeditious manner in which he has handled the work of the Committee, continuing the work done by his country’s delegation since the beginning of this…
My delegation wishes the Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire and his delegation a warm welcome to New York and to this Security Council meeting. We believe that his presence here reaffirms his Government’s commitment to the tasks that the Council has been carrying out, most particularly the mission to W…
My delegation is grateful to you, Mr. President, for the work done since your assumption of the Chairmanship of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). We would like to associate ourselves with the comments made by the members of the Security Council — and in particular with those made by the Ambassa…
My delegation is especially pleased that you, Madam, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain, are presiding over the Security Council for this important meeting.
My delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his report to the Security Council and for his opening statement at this meeting. We wis…
We welcome the presence in our midst today of Secretary- General Kofi Annan. We thank Mr. Jean-Marie
Guéhenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Mr. Amos Namanga Ngongi, former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for their…
I would first like to thank your delegation, Mr. President, for including on the Council’s agenda such an important item relating to human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno and Mr. Ramcharan for the very detailed information t…
I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I am confident that the Spanish spirit will lead our efforts to success. Similarly, I would like to thank Ambassador Lavrov and his entire team for their work in guiding the Council’s affairs in the …
Mexico wishes to thank the Russian Federation for its timely initiative of convening this public meeting on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We also wish to express our appreciation to Mr. Oshima for the work he has accomplished in recent years in consolidating the humanitarian assista…
I would like to thank the Representative of the Secretary- General in Guinea-Bissau, Mr. David Stephen, for introducing presenting the report on the political situation in that country (S/2003/621). Mexico regrets the fact that since 5 March 2003, the date of the most recent Security Council consult…
I am grateful to Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno and to Executive Director Costa for the information they have given us, and I also thank your country, Sir, for having taken the initiative of convening this meeting on
Afghanistan, especially from the standpoint of drug production and trafficking.
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I am grateful to Mr. Hédi Annabi for the extremely complete and precise information he has provided us with today on the situation in Kosovo and the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
Like most members of the Council, Mexico cannot fail to express its sorro…
Since this is perhaps the last meeting over which you, Sir, will preside this month, I wish to take this opportunity to express to you my delegation’s gratitude for the effective way in which you have led the Council’s work during this very difficult month. I also express my delegation’s appreciatio…
My delegation, too, welcomes the presence of Secretary-General Kofi Annan here today. Mexico decided to vote in favour of the resolution and thus to join the near-unanimous agreement reached in the Security Council with respect to this important instrument, which sets in motion the process of Iraq’s…
Allow me at the outset, Mr. President, to congratulate you and your delegation for having taken the initiative of holding this meeting on the peaceful settlement of disputes. Allow me also to tell you how gratified my delegation is to see you, in your capacity as Foreign Minister of Pakistan, presid…
My delegation warmly welcomes the head of the Government of Spain, His Excellency Mr. José María Aznar. His visit is proof of his country’s commitment in the fight against terrorism, and the message that he has brought us reaffirms Spain’s leadership in this task — leadership that is now shown in Sp…
