In reference to the item under consideration, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his exhaustive report contained in document A/56/398. In my capacity as president of the Group of Islamic States at the United
Nations I would also like to welcome the continued strengthening of relations …
Madam President, I, too, would like to express our deep gratitude to you and to your delegation for having convened this wrap-up meeting. You have discharged your duties very well during this busy and eventful month, during which we considered in open meetings many important subjects, particularly f…
I should like to welcome to the Council the Minister for Justice of Rwanda and to thank Judges Jorda and Pillay and Ms. Del Ponte, the Prosecutor of both Tribunals, for their comprehensive briefings on the work and activities of the Tribunals and the indictments of those responsible for serious crim…
First of all, I would like to thank the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Hédi Annabi, for the very useful information he has shared with us about the ballot organized on 17 November 2001 in Kosovo, by which the province provided itself with democratic institutions. It is clear that this vote, design…
Thank you, Madam President, for having organized this interactive debate with Mr. Oshima, whom we thank for his briefing. We have taken due note of the progress being made on the important issue of protecting civilians in armed conflict.
Through you, Madam, I would like to ask a question of Mr. Osh…
The problem of children in armed conflict is of increasing concern to the Security Council in the exercise of its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. This is also a crucial question for the countries of West Africa, which, for more than a decade, have been…
The delegation of Mali, which attaches great importance to transparency in the work of the Council, would like to thank you, Madam, for convening this open meeting to consider the situation in Angola. I would also like to welcome the presence at our discussions of His Excellency Mr. João Bernardo de…
Mr. President, it is a pleasure for the delegation of Mali to see the Security Council meeting under your presidency to consider the situation in Afghanistan. I wish to welcome the presence of Secretary-General Kofi Annan and to thank him for his important statement at this important meeting of the …
I would like to join my colleagues in conveying the sympathy and condolences of the Government of Mali to the families of the victims of the tragic aeroplane crash this morning.
Mali welcomes our examination of the important question of threats to international peace and security caused by terroris…
At the outset, I would like to express our condolences to the Governments of the United States and the Dominican
Republic, and to the families of the victims of this morning’s tragic plane crash.
I express my warmest congratulations to Mr. Han Seung-soo on his election as President of the fifty-si…
The delegation of Mali is grateful to you, Madam President, for having convened this public debate on the report of the Panel of Experts on Liberia. We welcome the fact that Mr. Captan, Liberia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, is participating in the debate.
We would like also to thank Ambassador Ki…
Mr. Minister, the delegation of Mali is pleased that the Security Council, under your guidance, is studying the Secretary-General’s report on the situation in East Timor.
It is a pleasure once again for my delegation to welcome Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the Secretary-Gen…
First and foremost, I wish to welcome the presence of the Secretary-General at this important meeting on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the holding of which my delegation appreciates. I associate myself with the words of welcome that were addressed to the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Re…
My delegation is grateful to you, Mr. President, for organizing this public meeting to consider the situation in Somalia, thereby giving us an opportunity for an open discussion of a matter that has led to criticism of the Security Council has been criticized for lack of proper attention.
I am plea…
I, too, would like to thank Ambassador Richard Ryan, Permanent Representative of Ireland and President of the Security Council for the month of October, for his presentation of the fifty-sixth annual report of the Council to the General Assembly.
My delegation attaches great importance to this agen…
Like previous speakers, I would like to thank the Secretary- General for his report of 2 October 2001 on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I also wish to thank Mr. Hans Haekkerup, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of UNM…
Allow me first to convey to the President heartfelt congratulations in his election to the presidency of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. I would like to take this opportunity to assure him of the full support of my
delegation in the performance of his duties. Allow me also to take …
I would like at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized an open meeting of the Security Council on the situation in the Central African Republic.
Mali, as you know, has worked hard to bring about a settlement of the situation in Central African Republic, in particular through t…
On behalf of the Government and people of Mali, I would first of all
like to convey to the people and Government of the United States of America our deepest condolences and sympathies on the tragic events that took place in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, 11 September 2001.…
I, in my turn, would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this morning’s meeting, which is devoted to consideration of the outcome of the elections of 30 August 2001 for the first Constituent Assembly in East Timor — a decisive step on the road towards the creation of an independen…
