Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting of the Security Council.
Once again, we gather here to discuss troubling developments in Serbia’s southern province of Kosovo and Metohija, under the administration of the United Nations since June 1999. And once again we are compelled to discuss…
We agree that we do not live in an ideal world, a world in which justice prevails in each and every place. But we also agree that we cannot desist from pursuing what is just. Insisting on right today, the main question before all of us in the Security Council is whether we shall respect internationa…
At the outset, I would like to welcome Judge Fausto Pocar, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and Ms. Carla Del Ponte, its Chief Prosecutor. I also wish to thank them for their report. Before I proceed, let me take this opportunity to recognize all the…
I wish to thank the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Philippe Kirsch, for his presentation of the report of the International Criminal Court (see A/62/314) today. With four situations before the Court, it is now evident that the International Criminal Court has evolved into a pil…
At the outset, I would like to give my respects to the President of the International Criminal Court for the Former Yugoslavia, Judge Fausto Pocar. Special tribute should also go to the Chief Prosecutor, Mrs. Del Ponte, who is today reporting to the European Union ministers in Luxembourg. We highly …
In a world where no country is perfectly homogeneous, calls for the recognition of different ethnic, religious and language groups and values have increased. What is needed is to develop a sense of respect for the other, which would serve as a basis for mutual respect, understanding and knowledge. U…
In response to today’s statement by the Prime Minister of Albania, I would like to state the following. By advocating the independence of Kosovo, a province of the Republic of Serbia, the Prime Minister of Albania is openly calling
for the violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of a…
Since this is the first time that I am taking the floor, I congratulate you, once again, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session and wish you every success in your important work.
The Republic of Serbia fully supports the recommendation of the General …
I am shocked and devastated by yesterday’s bombing attack in Algeria and I express the deepest condolences of the Government of Serbia to the families who lost loved ones.
I am honoured, privileged and very thankful to have the opportunity to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Government…
Before I proceed to make my statement, I would like to convey my respects to the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Fausto Pocar, and to the Tribunal’s Prosecutor, Ms. Del Ponte. I take this opportunity to say that, in the past, our cooperation w…
I wish, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, to express our appreciation for the opportunity to address the Security Council. I wish also to thank Judge Fausto Pocar, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and Ms. Carla Del Ponte, Prosecu…
I would like to thank everybody for the many constructive proposals and comments made during the discussion, which I understood as expressing strong support for the negotiating process. I would nevertheless like to make a few clarifications.
On several occasions during the debate, I heard reference…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of December. It gives me particular pleasure today to address this body of the world Organization.
Proceeding from a notion that we all share — that the establishment of lasting p…
It is with pleasure that I take this opportunity to address two specific questions under this agenda item, namely, the cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe.
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I wish to thank Judge Philippe Kirsch, the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his presentation of the report of the Court (A/61/217) today. The Republic of Serbia fully aligns itself with the statement made this morning by the representative of Finland on behalf of the European …
First of all, I would like to thank everybody for their statements and to say to Mr. Rűcker that the Coordinating Centre for Kosovo and Metohija is ready to cooperate with the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General.
I would like to refer to the statement on behalf of the European Union…
It gives me great pleasure to be able to address the Council and to pay my respects to this body of the world Organization.
First and foremost, I wish to emphasize the unique significance of the Security Council as a guarantor upholding the universal principles of international law and the entire w…
I am particularly pleased to be able to greet those present here today and express my respect for this body.
First of all, I would like to single out the singular importance of the Security Council as a guarantor for the preservation of universal principles of international law and the entire world…
Madam President, allow me at the outset to say how pleased I am to be here in the Security Council today and to assure you that the Government of the Republic of Serbia studied with the greatest attention the reports of the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (…
Allow me at the outset to welcome in our midst His Excellency Mr. Filip Vujanović, President of the Republic of Montenegro. We are gratified at his presence in the General Assembly Hall today.
The Republic of Serbia, continuing the international personality of the State Union of Serbia and Monteneg…
