Mali will vote in favour of the draft resolution before the Security Council concerning the deployment of the second phase of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). The draft resolution expresses the commitment of the United Nations and the Organizat…
At the outset, I wish to join in the words of welcome and good wishes that have been expressed to you, Sir, and to convey to the delegation of Argentina our gratitude for its organization of today's meeting on the protection of United Nations personnel, associated personnel and humanitarian personne…
I thank Ambassador Greenstock and his delegation, as well as the
I wish to reiterate the very strong commitment of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and in particular of its current Chairman, President Alpha Oumar Konaré, to speedily bringing peace to Sierra Leone. I wish also …
Mali is pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council for the month of February. You may rely on my delegation's full cooperation. I would like to thank you for having convened today's meeting, which has provided us with an opportunity to hear Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Special R…
First of all, my delegation associates itself with the condolences addressed to the families of the victims of the Kenya Airways crash, which took place off of the coast of Abidjan.
I would also like, Mr. President, to reiterate to you and to your delegation the appreciation of the delegation of Ma…
In addressing the Security Council this morning, I am aware of what a privilege and great honour it is for me and for the Republic of Mali to express our views on the situation in Burundi. But what more can be said after the enlightening statement of the Secretary-General and the great and inspired …
I wish first of all to welcome to the Council the Vice-Minister of External Relations of Angola.
I wish also to thank the Secretary-General for the information and comments contained in his most recent report on developments in Angola, contained in document S/2000/23. My thanks go also to Mr. Kiera…
I should like to welcome Mrs. Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, among us. I should like to thank her for the very useful and frequently moving information that she has given us. We would also like to thank her for having devoted her initial thoughts to the millions of African ref…
Starting eight years ago, the General Assembly has adopted by an ever- growing majority resolutions on the necessity of lifting the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed against Cuba by the United States of America.
Similarly, the twelfth summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, held at Dur…
I wish first to congratulate you warmly, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. This does honour to your country, Namibia, and is a source of joy and satisfaction to all of Africa, and particularly to my country, Mali. You may count on the full s…
Following one of the darkest pages in the history of
This was not just an act of faith expressing the protestations of the human conscience at the horrors of the Second World War; it was also, above all, a founding act. By proclaiming basic universal and indivisible human rights for the individual,…
The item under consideration, entitled “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies”, is of particular importance to my country, Mali.
In this respect, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his instructive and analyti…
Allow me first of all, on behalf of the delegation of Mali, to extend to Mr. Didier Opertti my very warm congratulations on his outstanding election to guide the work of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly. To ensure the success of the lofty mission entrusted to him, I wish to assure him…
I wish on behalf of the Government of Mali to thank the members of the Security Council and the Secretariat staff for the minute of silence they just observed in memory of a man who was first and foremost the pride of the people of Mali and who died as he carried out his mandate.
I grow emotional a…
May I first of all congratulate you, Mr. President, most sincerely on your outstanding election to the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly at its fifty-second session. I have no doubt that thanks to your eminent qualities and your rich experience you will carry out remarkably well the …
Before I make my statement, I am duty-bound to express, on behalf of my country, Mali, our sentiments of friendship to the People’s Republic of China. I wish to convey once again to the representative of China our heartfelt words of condolence to him on the passing of Deng Xiaoping. China’s loss is …
Allow me to begin by expressing, on behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Mali, heartfelt congratulations to the President on his election to lead the fifty-first regular session of the General Assembly. His election reflects the trust and esteem he enjoys in this Organization because of his g…
We are meeting on the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations in order to assess, as we do each year, the progress made by our Organization, an institution which was built to uphold peace and solidarity among men.
To judge by its agenda, this session very much resembles past sessions,…
I am sorry to interrupt the voting process, but my delegation is not clear on what is at stake in these elections. It was our understanding that there were four candidates from among the Group of Western European and other States, and that Portugal and Greece were also added to the list. My delegati…
