Mr. Minister, I want to warmly welcome you to the Council and to thank the Beninese presidency for the initiative of organizing this public debate on this urgent and complex agenda item. We are also very pleased at the large number of ministers who have joined us today.
I would like to state that t…
Romania fully associates itself with the statement to be made by the representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union. In addition, I would like to make some specific comments on the topic under consideration today, but not before commending the Secretary-General for his comprehensive re…
I would like to join previous speakers in thanking Ambassador Denisov for his comprehensive presentation on the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and the challenges ahead. I take this opportunity to extend to him our appreciation for the impressive leadership he is displaying at the helm…
It is a privilege to see the Foreign Minister of Argentina playing such an important role in the preparation, convening and conduct of this important meeting of the Security Council. We are honoured by the presence of the Foreign Minister of Haiti, of the Special Representative of the Secretary- Gen…
I wish to express gratitude to our colleague, Ambassador Muñoz, for a very comprehensive oral report and to extend to him our warmest congratulations for the tremendous leadership he is displaying at the helm of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning…
We are very honoured by your presence, Mr. Minister, and we wish to thank you and the Algerian presidency for taking the initiative of holding this very important and timely meeting on a highly topical matter. We are also grateful to Under-Secretary-General Jan Egeland for his thoughtful briefing. I…
Romania fully associates itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of the Netherlands on behalf of the presidency of the European Union.
I would like to make a few brief remarks. First, I would like to thank Ambassador de La Sablière for the outstanding way in which he led the …
I, too, would like to welcome the presence before the Council the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jessen- Petersen, and to wish him every success in his challenging task. I must say that we were impressed by the briefing he gave the Council. Once again, I would like to assure hi…
I would first like to thank the Presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Judge Meron and Judge Møse, and Prosecutors Carla Del Ponte and Hassan Bubacar Jallow, for their highly informative presentati…
I would like to join my colleagues in expressing appreciation for the participation in this extraordinary Security Council meeting of the President of the Somali Transitional Federal Government, of representatives of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), of Member States Kenya, Djib…
Romania voted in favour of resolution 1574 (2004), which was just adopted unanimously at this extraordinary meeting of the Security Council in Nairobi. The resolution conforms to the policies and views that the Council has adhered to with regard to the question of the Sudan, including resolutions 15…
I join other members of the Council in welcoming the latest report of the Secretary- General on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) and in thanking Special Representative Hasegawa for his briefing.
As Romania aligns itself with the statement to be made shortly by the Perma…
Before I begin my statement proper, I, too, would like to express our sadness at the passing away of President Yasser Arafat, a symbol of the fight for independence of the Palestinian people. It is our hope that the memory of President Arafat will constitute an encouragement for the Palestinian peop…
At the outset, I wish to indicate that Romania fully associates itself with the statement to be made shortly by the Permanent Representative of the Netherlands on behalf of the European Union. My remarks will therefore be specific and brief.
Over the past four years, resolution 1325 (2000) has been…
Today we are addressing one of the main issues in the contemporary debate on international relations. Cooperation with regional organizations is a key issue for the United Nations with regard to maintaining world peace and security, ensuring opportunities for development and tackling the new threats…
I join others in thanking Ambassador Denisov for his comprehensive presentation of the work and the priorities of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) in the coming period. I take this opportunity to congratulate him on his assumption of the CTC chairmanship and wish him every success in his undert…
Since this is the first time since this session’s general debate that our delegation is addressing the General Assembly, allow me sincerely to congratulate the President and the members of the Bureau on their election and to convey to the President the assurances of the Romanian delegation’s full su…
I wish to begin by commending the delegation of the Russian Federation for the timely initiative that is now embodied in the
resolution that the Council has just adopted, namely, resolution 1566 (2004).
Romania shared in the shock and horror experienced by the Russian Government and people in the …
Romania fully associates itself with the statement to be made shortly by Ambassador Van den Berg of the Netherlands on behalf of the European Union. I shall therefore confine myself to brief remarks of a complementary nature.
I wish at the outset to thank the United Kingdom for carrying forward thi…
Romania could not support the draft resolution before the Council today and abstained in the vote just taken. The text, in our view, did not reflect amendments submitted, which fairly describe the facts and responsibilities on both sides — Israel’s and the Palestinians’ — with regard to both the rec…
