Mr. President, I would first like to say how pleased my delegation is to see you presiding over the work of the Security Council in this month of June 2000. You may rest assured that you will have the full cooperation of the delegation of Mali.
I also take pleasure in paying tribute to your predece…
My delegation takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General of 22 May 2000, document S/2000/461. That report indicates that implementation of the United Nations settlement plan with a view to holding a referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara has been hampered for the…
First, I wish to express to the Secretariat my delegation’s great appreciation for the information provided and to reiterate our support for the efforts made by the Secretary-General in the context of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET).
At the briefing on East Tim…
I join preceding speakers in thanking not only you, Mr. President, for organizing this open meeting on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but also Ambassador Richard Holbrooke for introducing the report to us and for his leadership of the Security Council mission to the Democratic Republic of the…
My delegation would like to thank Mr. Ivo Petrov, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT), for presenting the report of the Secretary-
The Security Council will recall that, last 21 March, when it considered the repor…
I would like to associate myself with previous speakers in thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting on the situation in Kosovo, in order to consider the report of the Security Council mission that went to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in response to Mr. Kouchner's invitation to …
In my capacity as coordinator of the States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) and on behalf of my delegation, I should like to convey our deep appreciation to you, Sir, for having convened this important meeting of the Security Council on Sierra Leon…
I should like to join other delegations in thanking Mr. Wolfgang Petritsch for the introduction of his very detailed report. My delegation would like to make the following comments on the question of Bosnia and Herzegovina, under consideration today.
Despite certain difficulties in their implementa…
I would like to thank Mr. Annabi for his update on the situation in East Timor. I would also like to focus my statement on a few issues. First, I would like to express our serious concern, and our agreement with what Mr. Annabi has said regarding the lack of resources and the slow progress in making…
I would like first of all to express my delegation’s satisfaction at seeing on the Security Council’s agenda the issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Allow me to welcome the presence here today of the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). We wish to pay…
Mali is pleased that this important question of sanctions is being considered at an official meeting of the Security Council today under your presidency, Mr. Minister. My delegation is also grateful to the delegation of Canada, in particular to Ambassador Robert Fowler, for having taken the initiati…
I too wish to welcome Mr. Carlsson and thank him and the other members of the Independent Inquiry for the clear-sighted, courageous and informative report he submitted to us.
Let me recall that in this context the Organization of African Unity has also established an International Panel of Eminent …
The delegation of Mali extends its condolences to the people of Tunisia in connection with the death of President Bourguiba and associates itself fully with the tribute that you, Sir, paid to him at the beginning of this meeting. I would like also to express my delegation's satisfaction at seeing yo…
First, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report of 24 March and Mr. Prendergast for his supplementary briefing. In deference to the wishes of the President, I will be brief.
I would recall first that the holding of free, fair and transparent elections in Guinea-Bissau marked a maj…
I should like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, and, through you, the delegation of Bangladesh, for having devoted an open briefing to our consideration of the report of the Secretary-General of 10 March 2000 on the implementation of paragraphs 28 and 30 of resolution 1284 (1999) and paragrap…
Today, the Security Council is discussing the important issue of maintaining peace and security and post-conflict peace- building. The Secretary-General has laid a firm foundation for this debate by submitting a comprehensive report, entitled “The role of United Nations peacekeeping in disarmament, …
I wish first to associate myself with the words of welcome addressed to Ambassador Levitte; my delegation and I look forward to cooperating with him in continuing the excellent relationship between our two Missions, which mirrors that between our two countries.
I thank you, Mr. President, for havin…
I would first of all like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this briefing on the final report of the Panel of Experts created by resolution 1237 (1999) of 7 May 1999.
I would also like to welcome the presence at this meeting of the Minister for External Relations of Angola and of Minister…
Allow me at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this important briefing. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General for his report of 7 March and Mr. Annabi for his supplementary briefing and for the kind words that he, as well as the delegations of China and Jamaica, …
My delegation is pleased to see the Security Council convened under your authority, Sir, at this meeting devoted to the theme “Maintaining peace and security: humanitarian aspects of issues before the Security Council”. I thank the delegation
I also thank the Secretary-General for his important sta…
