I welcome you, Sir, as President of the Security Council at today’s meeting.
Our delegation is grateful to the Secretary- General for his report on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and to the head of the Mission, Mr. Jessen- Petersen, for his com…
Mr. Minister, we are delighted to welcome you as President of the Security Council. We welcome the participation in this meeting of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand and the Secretary of State of Switzerland.
The topic proposed by the delegation of Denmark for our discussion today is …
We are grateful to the Assistant Secretary- General, Mr. Annabi, for presenting the report and for his briefing.
The United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) completed its work on 20 May, achieving impressive success. Its contribution to the establishment and development of Timor-L…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the delegations of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
In 2005, the whole civilized world is celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of …
We are pleased to welcome the presence in the Chamber of the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Africa, Mr. Aziz Pahad. We thank him for his thorough briefing on developments in the peace process in Côte d’Ivoire and on the mediation efforts made by the President of South Africa, Mr. Thabo…
At the outset, I wish to thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s meeting and Ambassadors Ellen Margrethe Løj, César Mayoral and Mihnea Motoc for their in-depth and substantive reviews of the work of the Committees which they chair.
We are pleased to note that, today, we have a clear definition of th…
The General Assembly has just adopted the international convention for the suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism. This decision is aimed at strengthening the international legal framework for the suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism and has particularly important political and legal consequen…
At the outset, allow me, on behalf of my delegation, to echo previous speakers’ words of condolence on the passing of the head of the Catholic Church and of the head of the Government of Monaco.
The Russian delegation welcomes this discussion of the report of the Secretary-General entitled “In larg…
The members of the Security Council have frequently reaffirmed that the struggle against impunity is one of the most important elements of a long-term political settlement in Darfur and the Sudan as a whole. All who are guilty of gross violations of human rights in Darfur must be duly punished, as i…
African problems are a constant concern for the Security Council, reflecting the international community’s deep concern at ongoing, difficult situations in Africa. We welcome the initiative of the Brazilian delegation in taking up the most timely items on the African agenda of the Security Council. …
The Russian Federation is concerned by the continuing complex political and humanitarian situation in the Sudanese province of Darfur. Unfortunately, both sides — the Government of the Sudan and the rebels — so far have not fully complied with the demands of the United Nations, and that is the major…
We welcome the participation of the Secretary-General at today’s meeting of the Security Council. We appreciate the efforts being made by Mr. Pahad and Mr. Doss to resolve the crisis in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, and we thank them for their contributions to this meeting.
The Russian delegation …
Allow me first of all to express our gratitude to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lord Ashdown, for the report and the substantive briefing he gave the Security Council. I would also like to welcome my neighbour here, the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and …
The issue of cloning involves complex
scientific and ethical questions. We have always been in favour of a consensus solution to this issue. To our great regret, the General Assembly has not managed to achieve consensus and unity on this question. The Russian Federation voted in favour of the draft…
We would like at the outset, Sir, to welcome you and your delegation and to congratulate you on Brazil’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. We are also grateful to Ambassador Adechi and the entire delegation of Benin for their work presiding over the Council…
At the outset, I should like to associate myself with the words of condolence addressed to the Government and the people of Bangladesh following the death of peacekeepers from that country in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This tragic incident once again confirms the importance of ensuring pr…
We are happy, Mr. Minister, to see you presiding over the work of the Security Council today, and we welcome your delegation’s contribution to our consideration of this item.
Consideration of the subject under discussion in the Security Council today clearly shows that in West Africa there is great…
Our delegation is grateful to the Secretary- General for his report on the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and to Mr. Søren Jessen-Petersen, Head of the Mission, for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in the province. We also note the participatio…
We are gratified, Sir, that you have decided to personally take part in today’s open debate of the Security Council, convened on the initiative of Benin, on this important question. We welcome the report of the Secretary-General prepared for this meeting of the Security Council, and we would like to…
We are grateful to Mr. Abe for having introduced the report of the Secretary-General on small
arms. The conclusions and recommendations in the report confirm that the United Nations must, and indeed is, playing a lead role in the implementation of a comprehensive approach in this area. The Russian …
