Let me first discharge the pleasant duty of congratulating you, Mr. President, on the skilful manner in which you are guiding the work of the Security Council during this month. I would also like to take this opportunity to extend to the Permanent Representative of Greece and the rest of the Greek d…
On behalf of the Pakistan delegation, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting to introduce draft resolution A/59/L.68, which contains the proposal for Security Council reform submitted by the Uniting for Consensus movement.
Pakistan fully supports the introductory state…
On behalf of the Pakistan delegation, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting of the General Assembly.
When the Charter of the United Nations was adopted in San Francisco, President Harry Truman of the United States said to the assembled delegates,
“You have created a …
Our debate on the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus on financing for development is important and timely to ensure the success of the High-level event to be held in September. The September summit can be a success only if our leaders can agree on a concrete plan of specific actions to achiev…
Mr. President, first, we would like to thank you for your efforts in steering draft resolution A/59/L.60 towards adoption by consensus. We congratulate you on those efforts and trust that the consensus that we have reached on this resolution will be a strong precedent for our continuing to use the p…
We welcome the General Assembly’s adoption today by consensus of the Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. We wish to thank the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee, Mr. Rohan Perera, and the coordinator, Mr. Albert Hoffman, for their efforts in ensuring the consensus adoption of …
Let me start by expressing, on behalf of Pakistan, our deep condolences on the passing away of His Holiness Pope John Paul II and on the demise of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
Mr. President, I thank you for convening this important meeting. We admire the manner in which you are…
Mr. President, I would like to congratulate you and the able Brazilian team for the skilful manner in which you have guided the Security Council this month. Let me also offer my felicitations to Ambassador Adechi on the outstanding Beninese presidency last month and convey my best wishes in advance …
The delegation of Pakistan associates itself with the previous speakers in expressing our deepest condolences and solidarity with regard to the victims of the tsunami disaster in the affected countries. The people of Pakistan are shocked and saddened by this natural calamity, and it is our
utmost d…
I would like to join my colleagues in expressing our gratitude to Ambassador Muñoz, Chairman of the Al Qaeda and Taliban sanctions Committee, for his briefing to the Council on the work of the 1267 Committee and the Monitoring Team and in commending him and his Mission for the exemplary manner in wh…
I have asked for the floor to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, the draft resolution entitled “Promotion of religious and cultural understanding, harmony and cooperation”, contained in document A/59/L.17/Rev.1.
All religions and cultures share a common set of universal values. Religion and cult…
Mr. Foreign Minister, we are grateful to the Algerian presidency for organizing this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and warmly welcome your personal participation in, and your presiding over, this important meeting. We are also thankful to Under-Secretary- General Jan E…
We join our colleagues in thanking the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) for presenting the first report on the activities and results achieved by the Committee during the period from 11 June to 5 December. We express our deep appreciation to A…
This week marks the third anniversary of the historic Bonn Agreement, which was the turning point in Afghanistan’s transition from war to peace. Pakistan has worked very closely with the international community in the implementation of the Bonn process. During the last year, two important benchmarks…
The Pakistan delegation would like first of all to extend its congratulations to Ambassador Baali and the Algerian delegation upon assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. We would also like to express our appreciation and thanks to the successful American presidency last month un…
The problem in the Middle East and Palestine is a problem created by the use of force and foreign military occupation in contravention of the Charter.
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his reports under agenda items 36 and 37.
I should like to take this opportunity to reiterate our h…
I wish to welcome Mr. Jessen-Petersen to the Security Council and to thank him for introducing the report of the Secretary- General and for updating the Council on the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). Pakistan will continue to offer its fullest support to …
We would like first of all to congratulate the newly elected and re-elected judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) after what became a hard-fought election.
Pakistan attaches great importance to the role played by the International Tribunals set up by the Uni…
We thank the Secretary-General for his reports aimed at facilitating discussions on the interrelated subjects of follow-up to the Millennium Declaration and the outcomes of major United Nations conferences and summits.
Four years ago, when the Millennium Declaration was adopted, there was an aura o…
On 29 October 2004, the General Assembly approved the inclusion of a new agenda item, “The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan”, on the agenda for its fifty-ninth session. Pakistan believes that the Assembly took the right decision, as any Member State has the right to request the co…
