We welcome President Guelleh and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Djibouti, as well as Ambassador Desta of Eritrea, and thank them for being with us today and for their briefings.
We view Eritrea’s presence and participation in today’s meeting, and Mr. Ping’s visit to Asmara on behalf of the Afr…
Allow me to first of all thank the Chairman of the Peacebuilding Commission, Ambassador Yokio Takasu, for his briefing. I would also like to thank each of the Vice-Chairs of the Commission for their commendable leadership.
Likewise, we would like to recognize the work done by Ms. Carolyn McAskie as…
First of all, allow me to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kai Eide, for the briefing he has just presented. We would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan for his presentation to the members of the Council.
The picture painted by the Secretary…
Panama has decided to vote in favour of draft resolution A/63/L.2, whereby the General Assembly would request an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice concerning the legality of the unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo, because we believe in the peaceful settlement of di…
First, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency. Of course you can count on our support throughout the month. We would also like to thank Ambassador Kafando and all the delegation of Burkina Faso for all their work last month during their presidency. Above all, we would like to th…
Panama recognizes the importance of this meeting, which was convened at the request of Saudi Arabia with the aim of briefing the Security Council on the extension and consequences of the occupation of Palestinian territories by Israel.
In that regard, Panama is aware that the situation in the Middl…
First of all, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/62/898) on the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, as well as to acknowledge the efforts of Amb…
First of all, I would like to express my thanks for the briefings we have heard from the Secretariat today and for the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Georgia.
Throughout its history, Panama has lent its support to peoples striving for self-determination, but that should not be un…
First of all, permit me to thank you, Mr. President, and your delegation for the holding of this public debate on a topic of particular importance to my delegation. We are confident that your dedication and leadership will ensure that our deliberations today will have concrete results that will opti…
First of all, allow me to express my gratitude for the briefings that were given to us by Under-Secretary-General Pascoe and Assistant Secretary-General Mulet.
Panama has listened very closely and with great concern to the views expressed in this Chamber over the past few days by the Permanent Repr…
Like other delegations that have taken the floor, the delegation of Panama is concerned at the situation of violence prevailing in South Ossetia and other regions that are part of Georgia.
But of greatest concern is the fact that the Security Council has been unable to reach agreement and understan…
My delegation joins in the congratulations extended to you, Sir, and to your country as you assume the presidency. We also join in the congratulations extended to Ambassador Le Luong Minh of Viet Nam, his delegation and his country for the excellent way in which he presided over the Council in July.…
I should like at the outset to welcome Mr. Lamberto Zannier, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), to thank him for his briefing and to congratulate him on his appointment. We wish him every success in his ne…
First and foremost, I would like to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe for the briefing that he has just given us and the representatives of Israel and Palestine for their respective statements.
Allow me to take this opportunity to bid farewell to Ambassador Dan Gillerman, to convey to him the gratitude of Pana…
First and foremost, we would like to thank you and the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and leader of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), Ian Martin for his report. The delegation of Panama is deeply grateful to Mr. Martin and to all the UNMIN staff for the laudable work tha…
First and foremost, I wish to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on taking this initiative. The two issues before us are closely related to each other and to the ominous issue of climate change. The food
and climate change issues are largely the consequence of the energy issue.
My …
First and foremost, Sir, may I extend a welcome to you in the Council and express the honour and satisfaction we feel at seeing you chairing this important debate, the theme of which is of great significance to us. Likewise, we wish to acknowledge the Secretary-General’s contribution and those of th…
We are all aware of the deplorable economic situation in which the people of Zimbabwe find themselves and the serious and widespread violations of their human rights being committed, primarily by their Government. That issue did not give rise to a great deal of discussion during the debate on the dr…
At the outset, I wish to thank the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mr. Rangin Dâdfar Spantâ and Mr. Shah Mehmood Qureshi respectively, for their presence and statements here today.
I also wish to express my gratitude for the briefings given by Mr. Kai Eide, Special Repres…
I should like to join in welcoming to this Council His Excellency Mr. Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti, and in acknowledging the presence here of the Permanent Representative of Eritrea and the representatives of the African Union and of the League of Arab States. I should also li…
