My delegation, too, welcomes this open debate on this very important item.
I shall refrain from reading out my full text.
I should like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Fréchette, and also Mrs. Robinson for her introduction and very active involvement in our discussion. We also welcome the Secret…
We welcome the fact that Ethiopia and Eritrea have cooperated constructively with the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) since the signing of the Algiers peace Agreement. We are encouraged by the latest progress; certainly, the establishment yesterday of the Temporary Security Zo…
I, too, would like to thank Mr. Guéhenno for his briefing. We note that work on the legal framework is progressing and that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General intends to hold Kosovo-wide elections this year. We are encouraged by Mr. Guéhenno’s information about progress towards ensu…
My delegation would like to thank the Secretariat for its most useful briefing on the situation in East Timor.
For many years, Norway has attached great interest to East Timor, both at the political level and within Norwegian civil society. Norway is now in the process of planning our long-term eng…
the situation in the Middle East is tense and gives us reason to fear a further deterioration. At this critical time it is important that the international community, and the Security Council in particular, behave with caution and in a constructive manner.
Norway therefore felt it to be of crucial …
It is a pleasure to welcome High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch to the Council and to hear his comprehensive briefing on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I can assure him of my Government’s continued support in his efforts to implement the Dayton/Paris Accords.
Norway commends the High R…
Let me first of all say how pleased I am to see you, Mr. Hans Haekkerup, in this Council. We look forward to working even closer with you when Norway takes over as Commander of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) next month. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report.
My Gov…
We, too, are very pleased to have this opportunity to meet with the Foreign Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and to hear his views on the issues of peace and security in the region, which are important to the Council.
First of all, Norway would like to commend Macedonian author…
My delegation joins others in welcoming the Foreign Minister of Angola to this meeting. We also thank Ambassador Ryan for his presentation.
Norway commends the Monitoring Mechanism for its thorough work and welcomes its report and recommendations on improving adherence to the sanctions regime again…
Let me join others in thanking the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Guéhenno, for his excellent briefing. I reiterate Norway’s full support for
the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Hans Haekkerup, and for the main priorities he has outlined for the furthe…
My delegation highly appreciates the fact that you, Sir, are presiding over this important meeting. My delegation joins the others in welcoming President Kagame to this meeting and wishes to thank him for his important statement. Norway has closely followed the developments in Rwanda after the genoc…
Norway welcomes the initiative of the Tunisian presidency for this debate on the concept of peace-building.
Peace-building is a theme of concern both for the United Nations and for regional organizations. We therefore welcome the fact that cooperation for peace- building is the main issue on the ag…
I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency, and I thank Ambassador Mahbubani for his excellent presidency last month.
My delegation joins others in welcoming His Excellency President Joseph Kabila to this meeting. We commend him for his diplomatic initiatives and for his very imp…
We commend Ambassador Chowdhury and the Panel of Experts on their thorough work, and we welcome their report and their recommendations on improving adherence to the sanctions regime. The report is a vital follow-up to the adoption of resolution 1306 (2000) last year, and it is important that the rep…
Allow me, like others, to thank the Representative of the Secretary-General, the representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the representative of the World Bank. Furthermore, my thanks go to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mauritius for his very interesting interventio…
It is a pleasure to see you, Mr. Foreign Minister, presiding over this important meeting. I would also like to join in the tribute to Ambassador Holbrooke. Norway greatly appreciates the dedication of Ambassador Holbrooke on the HIV/AIDS issue and other crucial issues. His eloquent farewell speech i…
The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) has come a long way since the adoption of Security Council resolution 1244 (1999). Major developments have taken place both in Kosovo itself and in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
I would like to thank the Under-Secretary- Gene…
I refer to the draft resolution entitled “Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees”. To date, such draft resolutions have always been adopted by consensus. The main purpose of the draft resolution is to express the support of all Member countries for the work of the High Commissio…
Norway is deeply concerned about the escalating violence in the Middle
East. Norway also mourns the loss of life. Violence is threatening to overtake the logic of peace. Fear, resentment and hatred on both sides are now impeding a return to the difficult task of achieving peace through political me…
Landmines endanger the safety and well-being of individuals. They prevent people from exercising basic human rights such as the right to freedom of movement, the right to food and the right to health. They ruin the prospects for economic and social development. It is important to realize the humanit…
