I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting of the Security Council.
Once again, we are gathered to discuss the situation in the Serbian province of Kosovo. I would like right at the outset to express my country’s deep gratitude to the substantial majority of United Nations Member States that resp…
Serbia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union (see A/64/PV.17).
Fifteen years ago, we reached an important consensus on an issue that used to be divisive: the relationship between population growth and development. Today we should …
Having heard the presentation of the annual report of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), by its President, Judge Patrick Robinson, I would like to express my satisfaction with the comprehensive approach taken in the report, as well as with the appraisal given to th…
The delegation of the Republic of Serbia is compelled to exercise its right of reply with regard to today’s statement by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania.
It is regrettable that the Prime Minister used the General Assembly rostrum to directly interfere in the
internal affairs of a nei…
Serbia welcomes the opening of the debate on the concept of the responsibility to protect, based on the comprehensive and astute report of the Secretary-General (A/63/677). The concept, as agreed at the 2005 World Summit and adopted in its Outcome Document (resolution 60/1), is in no way questionabl…
I would like to express the satisfaction of Serbia at the creation of three professional positions in the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, as stipulated by paragraph 11 of resolution 63/295. Those positions are intended to ensure coordination and cooperation between the…
I really want to direct the attention of the Council briefly to the source of the figures that were mentioned in the intervention of Serbia: 206,000 is the official number of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It is really unbelievable that here in this building somebody is d…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting of the Security Council.
Once again, we are gathered to discuss the dangerous consequences of the 17 February 2008 unilateral declaration of independence by the ethnic Albanian authorities of Serbia’s southern province of Kosovo and Metohija.
I …
Although I do not belong to the membership of the Security Council, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, and your country Turkey, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of June. I know that, under your wise guidance, the Council will be able to effectively deal with the proble…
At the outset, I would like to express my respect for His Excellency Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and His Excellency Mr. Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I read very carefully the latest report of the High Represent…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Judge Patrick Robinson on his appointment to the post of President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). I would also like to take this opportunity to recognize the contribution that Judge Fausto Pocar made to the proceed…
As a State Member of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Council of Europe — of whose Parliamentary Assembly I am a Vice-President — Serbia is a staunch supporter of those organizations. By furthering their goals — the preservation and promotion…
Before I proceed, I would like to express my appreciation and gratitude to Mr. Fausto Pocar, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), for presenting the fifteenth annual report of the Tribunal (A/63/210) to the General Assembly.
The Republic of Serbia is fu…
Serbia believes that this is a great day for this body and a great day for international law. Serbia wishes to thank the United Nations for having provided us with the opportunity to defend our case and to ask for support for our legal view in this Chamber. First and foremost, Serbia wants to thank …
It is my honour and pleasure to introduce the draft resolution proposed by the Republic of Serbia contained in document A/63/L.2. My presence here today as Foreign Minister of the Republic of Serbia signifies the importance that my country assigns to this issue.
On 17 February 2008, the provisional…
This morning, I was ready to speak on this item and my name was inscribed on the list of speakers, but somehow, due to some oversight by the Secretariat or otherwise, I was not called to speak and the item was included in a list of other items that were deferred for consideration to the sixty-fourth…
Thank you, Sir, for convening this session of the Security Council.
Since our last meeting devoted to Serbia’s southern province of Kosovo, a new Government in Belgrade has been confirmed by our National Assembly. It represents a more hopeful Serbia, confident in its engagement with the world; read…
It is a great honour and privilege for me to represent Serbia at this high-level meeting of the General Assembly. Allow me first to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/62/780), which not only provides a comprehensive assessment of the actions undertaken and the progress achieved worldwide …
Before I proceed to make my statement, I would like to pay my respects to Judge Fausto Pocar, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), as well as to Mr. Serge Brammertz, the new Prosecutor of the ICTY, to whom I wish much success in that post of great comple…
Before I proceed to make my statement, I would like to express my respect for His Excellency Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and His
Excellency Mr. Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I have read with due attention the …
