More than four months ago, during the month of July, there was a city called Srebrenica with more than 8,000 inhabitants, mainly Bosnian Muslims. Both the city and its inhabitants
This is another heavy price which has to be paid by the Bosnians for their freedom and independence and for having reli…
Allow me, Sir, on behalf of the delegation of Oman, to congratulate you and your delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We assure you of our cooperation at all times. We also appreciate the kind words addressed to me and my delegation.
My delegation received …
My delegation fully shares the opinion expressed by the delegation of France. Due to the order that appears in the document before us, my delegation mistakenly participated in the voting. You said, Mr. President, that delegations can still change their positions because the machine is open. But in o…
My delegation mistakenly participated in the voting on this draft resolution. We should like to correct that. Oman wishes not to participate in the voting and asks that this be reflected in the proceedings of this meeting of the General Assembly.
At the outset allow me, on behalf of my country’s delegation, to congratulate Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral on his election to the presidency of this important session of the General Assembly. His unanimous election to this high office attests to the role that his friendly country, Portugal, with whic…
At the outset, allow me to convey my sincere congratulations to you, Madam President, and to your friendly country, Italy, on presiding over this important Security Council Ministerial meeting. I would like to take this opportunity to convey to your Excellency, the honourable Foreign Ministers, and …
Since this is the first time I have addressed the Council under your presidency, Sir, allow me, on behalf of my delegation, to extend sincerest congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. There can be no doubt that your diplomatic skills and knowledge of the i…
The Security Council is meeting today to consider a very important matter, the situation in Burundi, and to establish an international commission there.
The history of Burundi since independence has been one of a power struggle between the two main ethnic groups there. This struggle has led to the …
Allow me at the outset to express on behalf of my delegation our appreciation and gratitude to the Secretary-General for his progress report on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) as well as for his latest visit to Rwanda, which has reflected the international community’s conce…
Oman reiterates its commitment to the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of all States in the region under consideration, including the Republic of Croatia. Stemming from this commitment, we have supported all efforts aimed at ensuring the rights of all the citizens of Cro…
Once again, the Security Council meets today in order to discuss the situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina — a situation, in our opinion, caused by the continued and systematic aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a Member State of this Organization, namely, …
At the outset, Sir, allow me to congratulate you most warmly on your assumption of the presidency for the month of August. Knowing you personally, and knowing your vast diplomatic experience and skills, we are fully confident that we are in good hands and that your presidency will yield successful r…
My delegation is very grateful to the Contact Group for its initiative on this draft resolution.
It has been nearly three years since the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared its independence and joined the United Nations, in May 1992. But since then the Bosnian Serbs’ aggression has continu…
On behalf of my delegation, allow me to convey to you, Sir, and to your friendly country, Honduras, our congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. I should also like to reassure you of my delegation’s full support and cooperation in trying to …
We too wish to join the representative of the United States in congratulating you, Sir, on a smooth month during your presidency. We would like also to wish you the very best on your way towards retirement.
Oman has joined the consensus and voted in favour of the resolution just adopted, extending …
Today’s deliberations on the situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina represent a new twist in the course of events in that region. The latest escalation of attacks by the Bosnian Serbs on the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), ranging from sniping to detention and including the …
At the outset, allow me, Sir, to extend, on behalf of the delegation of Oman, our sincere thanks to the Secretary-General for his lucid report on the situation in Tajikistan. We take this opportunity to extend our support to him and to his Special Envoy, Mr. Píriz-Ballón, for the role they are playi…
At the outset, Sir, I should like, on behalf of my delegation, to extend to you our congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We are convinced that your diplomatic experience and skills augur well for the success of the work of the Council. I should like also to p…
My delegation, in its statement delivered before the Council on 12 May 1995 during the general discussion concerning the issue under consideration, has already illustrated very clearly that the goal of the draft resolution before us, which was subsequently submitted by my delegation in its capacity …
Mr. President, allow me at the outset to take this opportunity to extend to you my sincere congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council during the current month of May, and to express our confidence that your competence and diplomatic skills will guide the deliberations of the…
