I welcome Lord Ashdown and thank him for his uplifting briefing. We also thank Judge Meron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, for his presentation to the Council today.
In the early part of the past decade, Bosnia and Herzegovina became a victim of a brutal…
We thank the Secretary- General for his reports on the work of the Organization and on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration, respectively. We are equally grateful for his statement during the inaugural session of the General Assembly on 23 September. These reports and statements will con…
As this is the first formal meeting of the Security Council for this month, may I take this opportunity to extend to you, Sir, the warm felicitations of the delegation of Pakistan on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the current month. We will extend our full cooperation to you to…
I would like to thank Mr. Kalomoh for the update he has given on the situation in Guinea-Bissau and we are also thankful for the briefing provided by His Excellency Mr. Ramos Horta on behalf of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries. We commend the work being done by you, sir.
We agree with…
The Permanent Representative of Pakistan, in his first intervention in
exercise of the right of reply, has already dilated on Pakistan’s position. I would merely like to add a few more points which are pertinent to this discussion.
Over the past several years, India has been pursuing a sophisticat…
In his address before the Assembly yesterday, the President of Pakistan offered an action plan for peace between Pakistan and India. He invited India to open a dialogue with Pakistan. He offered a reciprocal ceasefire along the Line of Control in Kashmir. He offered to encourage a ceasefire within I…
At the very outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I also wish to thank you for your timely initiative in organizing today’s ministerial meeting. The issue of justice and the rule of law is both important and most releva…
Two years ago, at the twenty-sixth special session of the General Assembly, we adopted the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. Some of the Declaration’s time-bound commitments were due to be met in 2003. It is therefore appropriate to evaluate the level of their implementation. The statistics, un…
Pakistan sponsored and voted in favour of the draft resolution in document S/2003/891. We did so because we believed that it was important to send a message to all concerned that any contemplated act of deportation of Mr. Arafat would be illegal and inconsistent with the objectives of the Middle Eas…
First, I would like to thank Mr. Roed-Larsen for his lucid and comprehensive briefing.
It was not very long ago that the international community assisted the parties to the conflict in Palestine to adopt the Quartet’s road map, which contained a clear objective: an end to occupation; a permanent se…
I will start right away. First of all, I thank Mr. Annabi for his briefing.
During last month’s meeting on this subject we welcomed Mr. Holkeri’s assumption of the post of Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo. He has taken over his responsibilities at what no doubt is a difficu…
When the Syrian presidency commenced, we were promised that this would be a slow month, enabling us to take vacations. Unfortunately, Mr. President, it has been anything but slow. We, of course, know that this is not your responsibility. But I would like to congratulate the Syrian presidency, as wel…
This meeting had been scheduled to hear the briefing by the representatives of the United States and the United Kingdom, in accordance with the provisions of resolution 1483 (2003). We thank them for the report they have presented, which will be studied carefully by our authorities.
Sadly, this mee…
Like other speakers, I would like to welcome the participation in this debate of Deputy Prime Minister Covic of the Republic of Serbia. We have heard his statement with great interest.
I would also wish to add my voice to express the profound sadness of the Government and people of Pakistan at the …
Pakistan voted in favour of resolution 1500 (2003), on Iraq. It contains two important elements: first, acknowledgement of the Governing Council of Iraq and, secondly, the establishment of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
At every stage of the Council’s deliberations on Iraq …
At the outset, I would like to thank Ambassador Sinclair for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in Bougainville. I would like also to welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Papua New Guinea at this table and to thank him for his statement.
Pakistan supports the work of the…
Our position on the question of Western Sahara is well known. Pakistan attaches great importance to this issue and its early resolution, involving, as it does, countries with which Pakistan enjoys traditionally close and fraternal relations.
The Western Sahara issue has long been on the agenda of t…
We would like to join others in extending a warm welcome to Ambassador Jones Parry. We look forward to working closely with him in a spirit of friendliness and the traditional cooperation which characterizes our bilateral relations.
I would also like to thank Ambassador Muñoz for his first briefing…
First, I would like to join others in conveying our warm sentiments of friendship and best wishes to Ambassador Greenstock. His contribution to the deliberations of the Security Council was no doubt valuable and will be long remembered. I am sure that his many outstanding qualities will be an asset …
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for your briefing on the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). We also appreciate your efforts to maintain and improve the
performance of the CTC since assuming the chairmanship in April.
Pakistan shares the international concern about terrorism. We con…
