The Netherlands supports the political objectives of the draft resolution before us. There can be no doubt whatsoever that we utterly reject and condemn international terrorism. The same goes for the illegal international trafficking of drugs, which, in the case of Afghanistan, provides the financia…
The Netherlands agrees with the principle objective of the present draft resolution, which is the establishment of the United Nations observer force in the Middle East. Such a United Nations presence could be useful, because it is clear that the parties themselves are not currently capable of bringi…
My delegation would also like to welcome Senator Biden. We share the views expressed by the representatives of France and the United Kingdom, but we also share what Ambassador Greenstock termed the United States
Congress’ fundamental intentions with regard to United Nations reform. It is precisely …
We join other delegations in thanking the Russian presidency for its initiative to discuss in the Council measures to eliminate international terrorism. We also thank the Legal Counsel, Mr. Hans Corell, for his comprehensive briefing on the significant developments in international law that have occ…
I thank Mr. Petritsch, the High Representative, for his report and briefing and welcome him back in our midst.
Much has been achieved in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the past five years since the Dayton/Paris Peace Agreements. And yet, as the High Representative has made clear, much remains to be do…
I would like to express my deep appreciation to the Secretary-General for having nominated a national of my country to the office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and to the Member States for having endorsed that nomination. I am sure that Mr. Lubbers will prove himself a worthy succ…
First of all I want to join others in congratulating you, Sir, and your delegation for your initiative in organizing today’s important and timely meeting. We welcome the
increased attention of the United Nations to the position of women in situations of conflict. Women and children constitute a dis…
I should like to seize this opportunity to express my great appreciation to the Member States for their positive response to the request by my Government for the inclusion in the agenda of an additional item 181, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibiti…
The Netherlands will vote in favour of the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) for a period of two months.
The extension of the mandate for a brief period will put the parties to the conflict on notice that for the Unit…
It is good to see you in the chair again, Mr. President, for the first time since August 1999.
Let me also pay tribute to Ambassador Ouane, who so ably chaired our Council during the difficult millennium month of September.
My delegation’s contribution to this debate is somewhat different from wha…
I join other speakers in thanking you, Mr. President, for calling this meeting, in welcoming Mr. Vieira de Mello and in thanking him for his informative briefing.
I have noted the strong emphasis in his statement on the security situation, especially in West Timor, and if I do not dwell on it exten…
I wish to thank Mr. Kouchner for an account which was at once frank and thought provoking. I appreciate his frank assessment of UNMIK’s achievements, but I would like to add that mistakes are a problem only if they are not corrected. In that sense, we have the fullest
confidence in Mr. Kouchner and…
“We, the peoples” is a powerful rendition of world affairs and a daunting portrait of life for future generations. It took intellect and diplomatic savoir-faire to state a complex case in such a concise and forceful way. We are grateful to the Secretary-General and his staff for producing it.
“We, …
First of all, I join the Secretary-General and others in expressing our profound condolences to the families and colleagues of the eight workers killed today in West Timor. It is exactly one year ago today that the Security Council desperately tried to prevail upon the Indonesian Government to act a…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his presence with us today, and Mr. Annabi for his very useful briefing.
The representative of France will make a statement on behalf of the European Union. Of course the Netherlands fully subscribes to that statement.
East Timor has come a long way …
I too would like to thank Mr. Annabi for his briefing on the state of play in Kosovo since our last briefing. He rightly focused on the registration process and on other relevant developments towards ensuring the largest possible participation in the forthcoming municipal elections. Like previous sp…
Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Miyet for his informative briefing.
Five years after Dayton, there is progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but the progress is slow and much remains to be done. One field of rather spectacular progress this year has been that of refugee return to mino…
First let me thank the Secretary-General for his report and Under- Secretary-General Miyet for his briefing on the modalities of a possible United Nations role in the implementation of the Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities signed by Ethiopia and Eritrea. I join other delegations in commending yo…
First of all, I thank Mr. Annabi for his briefing and the Secretary-General for his very comprehensive report.
I realize that many, if not all, issues related to the transitional process in East Timor and the United Nations mission there have already been touched upon. That is why I would like to h…
The delegation of France, which currently holds the presidency of the European Union, is inscribed to speak on behalf of the European Union in today’s important debate. My delegation will not, therefore, speak in its national capacity on this occasion. We wholeheartedly endorse the important points …
