We are meeting today at a momentous and perhaps tragic point in world history. We are meeting as hopes for a peaceful solution of the Iraqi issue are about to end. There is no doubt that this is a sad moment for the Security Council and for the United Nations, whose primary vocation is peace.
War, …
This is the first time that my delegation is speaking in the Council on the subject of Timor-Leste since the independence of that country last May. At that time, the Secretary-General summed up the sentiments of the entire United Nations membership when he said to the people of Timor- Leste:
“You s…
It is a pleasure to see the distinguished Foreign Minister of fraternal Guinea presiding over the deliberations of this historic and perhaps faithful meeting of the Security Council on Iraq. I would also wish to take this opportunity to congratulate Germany, Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer and my f…
At the outset, I should like to express the condolences of the Pakistan delegation to the Permanent Representative of China and his delegation with regard to the tragic loss of lives
and property as a result of the recent earthquake that afflicted the Chinese people.
I should also like to thank th…
First of all, I would like to thank the delegations that have extended their condolences over the tragic air crash. I wish to join all of them in extending our deep condolences to our Afghan brothers over the tragic loss of the Afghan Minister for Mines and Industry in that crash.
We also wish to t…
Everyone acknowledges that this is a decisive moment for the Security Council and for international peace and security. The importance of this meeting is evident, Sir, from your presence here to preside over the proceedings of the Security Council and from the participation of nine other Foreign Min…
We are grateful to Under- Secretary-General Guéhenno and the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, for their briefings on the horrendous events in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We condemn all abuses of human rights which have been perpetrated in the Democratic Repub…
Allow me to begin by thanking Mr. Michael Steiner, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Kosovo, for his briefing.
Pakistan attaches great importance to the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We support UNMIK’s five pillars, as well as the eigh…
I should like to begin by conveying condolences, on behalf of the Government of Pakistan and on my own account, to the Government and the people of the United States on the tragic loss of the space shuttle Columbia and of the lives of the seven astronauts.
Germany is presiding over the Security Cou…
It is a pleasure for me to participate in this important meeting of the Security Council under the presidency of France. We warmly
welcome the initiative of the French Government and Foreign Minister De Villepin to convene this special ministerial meeting. We believe that it is timely and essential…
Let me, in this open meeting, formally congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Council for this inaugural month of 2003. I wish also to express our admiration for Ambassador Valdivieso’s skilful leadership of the Council last month.
The Council’s consideration of thematic issues ha…
It gives me great pleasure to introduce draft resolution A/57/L.71 on information and communication technologies (ICT) for development.
The importance of information and communication technologies for development cannot be over emphasized. Acknowledging this importance, the leaders of the South, wh…
I have taken the floor to explain Pakistan’s position on resolution 57/145 entitled “Responding to global threats and challenges”. My delegation supported the draft resolution (A/57/L.6/Rev.1) in view of our support for its objectives, which are consistent with the purposes and principles of the Cha…
Today we are not only considering the latest report of the Secretary-General on Afghanistan but also commemorating the first anniversary of the Bonn Agreement. Pakistan attaches special importance to this historic Agreement, which set in motion a process for the rebuilding of political institutions …
We thank the Secretary- General and the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for their reports on the situation in the Middle East and on the question of Palestine.
For two years now, the Middle East has been in the grip of escalating and often brutal violen…
The promotion of social development and a better standard of life are among the fundamental objectives of every society. While primary responsibility for attaining social development rests with the Governments concerned, an inclusive endeavour by all segments of society towards that end cannot be ov…
This statement on behalf of the Pakistani delegation concerns cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). Pakistan has the privilege of being a founding member …
For the last many years, our discussions on the consequences of the indiscriminate use of landmines have had mixed results. Ironically, the use of landmines have mostly harmed the civilian population in various parts of the world. Over 70 developing countries, including Afghanistan, Angola, Azerbaij…
I have taken the floor to explain Pakistan’s position on the draft resolution entitled “Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency” as contained in document A/57/L.14. My delegation has abstained on preambular paragraph 3 and operative paragraph 5.
The language of preambular paragraph 3 links…
It is a great pleasure for me to extend our gratitude to Mr. ElBaradei for presenting the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the year 2001. The report is reflective of the dynamic leadership he has provided to the Agency’s staff and of their endeavours in promoting th…
