We join others in commending Morocco for convening today’s ministerial meeting dedicated to the Sahel region. It is a timely initiative and will help maintain the international community’s focus on the challenges that the region is confronting. We thank Mr. Saad-Eddine El Othmani, Minister for Forei…
I join others in thanking Judge Meron of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Joensen of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Prosecutor Brammertz and Prosecutor Jallow for their comprehensive statements. Our thanks also go to Ambassador Rosen…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate. Let me begin by congratulating the Kingdom of Morocco on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for December. We commend the able manner in which India discharged its responsibilities as Council President for the previous month. We a…
Pakistan joins other Council members in thanking India for convening today’s important open debate on women and peace and security. The presidential statement on the subject (S/PRST/2012/23) is an expression of collective support
by all Council members for this common cause and of their strong comm…
I would like to thank the President for having convened this important debate, which provides the General Assembly an annual opportunity to review the progress made towards peace, stability and development in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan needs the continued and active engagement of the United Nations a…
My delegation thanks Mr. Farid Zarif for his briefing. We have taken note of the Secretary-General’s report on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (S/2012/818). We thank His Excellency Mr. Ivan Mrkić and Mr. Enver Hoxhaj for their statements.
Pakistan believes that U…
We join others in felicitating you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate. We also appreciate the concept note prepared by the delegations of Portugal and India (S/2012/853, annex).
Pakistan associates itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Iran on behalf of the No…
Mr. President, we thank you for having organized this Security Council open debate on piracy. This is a timely and important initiative. The concept paper (S/2012/814, annex) prepared by the Indian delegation and the presidential statement (S/PRST/2012/24) address piracy in a holistic manner, enrich…
We welcome the adoption of resolution 2075 (2012). Pakistan supports the peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues between the Sudan and South Sudan. We commend the decisions taken by the political leadership of both countries, resulting in the signing of several agreements on a number of conten…
I would like to thank Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri, President of the Security Council, for presenting the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/67/2) at the preceding meeting. I would also like to convey our appreciation to the delegation of Colombia for coordinating the prepara…
I thank the Chairs of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) for their briefings today. We appreciate the coordination among the three Committees and their efforts in promoting greater transparency and dialogue with Member States c…
I thank High Representative Valentin Inzko for his informative briefing today and for the comprehensive report submitted to the Security Council earlier (see S/2012/813). We appreciate the important role that he is playing. Mr. Inzko has given us some good and some bad news.
The good news is that t…
We welcome the Minister of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste to the Security Council. We thank the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) for his briefing. We are also gratefu…
We congratulate you, Mr. President, and India, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. We also thank Ambassador Rosenthal and his delegation for their able stewardship of the Council last month.
I would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou B…
We thank Director General Amano for presenting the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and congratulate Fiji, San Marino and Trinidad and Tobago on becoming the newest members of the Agency.
For over five decades, the IAEA has worked successfully as a catalyst for promoti…
We are grateful to the Guatemalan presidency for organizing this debate, and we thank you, Mr. Foreign Minister, for presiding over it. We thank the Secretary-General for
his important statement. We welcome Judge Sang- Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as well as Mr. P…
Thank you so much, Sir, for convening today’s meeting. We also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Augustine Mahiga for his briefing.
Pakistan welcomes Somalia’s progress over the past few critical months. Given the courage and resilience of the Somali people, such progress is no …
Since this is the first time I am taking the floor in the Security Council, I convey my warm greetings to you, Sir, and the other Permanent Representatives in the Council. I look forward to working closely with all of you. It is a privilege for Pakistan and for me to be part of this eminent body of …
We thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this debate, which deals with a subject of paramount importance for Member States. Pakistan pledges its full support and cooperation.
We appreciate the work done by the two co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of th…
Lest repetition create the illusion of veracity, I would just like to draw the attention of the Assembly to the exchanges we have had with the Indian delegation previously on this subject during the ongoing sixty-seventh session of the Assembly, which would bring out the truth of the matter. Again, …