Let me join others in congratulating Egypt on assuming the presidency for the month of August. We wish Egypt all the best.
I would also like to thank the Chinese delegation for an impressively effective presidency in July.
I would also like to take the opportunity to welcome our new colleague, Amb…
I would like to align myself with the statement to be made later today on behalf of the European Union.
I would also like to thank Special Envoy Mladenov for his timely briefing to the Security Council this morning.
Together with Egypt and France, Sweden called for yesterday’s discussion in the Co…
Like others, I would like to thank the United States for introducing resolution 2368 (2017) today, which improves the tools at the disposal of the international community in combating international terrorism.
Sweden welcomes the unanimous adoption of today’s resolution and the substantive updates t…
I wish to start by thanking Assistant Secretary-General Wane and President Mogae for their comprehensive briefings to the Council this morning.
The political, security and humanitarian situation in South Sudan remains deeply concerning. The ongoing conflict continues to have a profound impact on th…
I thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s important discussion. I also want to thank the Secretary-General and the African Union Commissioner for their very valuable inputs into this important issue.
Sweden aligns itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the European Union and the statement…
I associate myself with the statement that will be delivered by the observer of the European Union later today.
Let me join others in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Ms. Sandra Honoré Braithwaite, for her comprehensive briefing to the Council, and for her inv…
I would first like to thank Special Envoy Ould Cheikh Ahmed for his briefing this morning and for his efforts to politically end the conflict in Yemen, which is in a situation going from a very bad — even desperate — situation to an even worse one. I would also like to thank Mr. O’Brien, Mr. Grazian…
I thank Under Secretary- General Lacroix for his briefing. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2017/565).
Like others, we are deeply concerned about the scale of violence, violations of international humanitarian law and the grave human rights violations and abuses ta…
We are delighted to have Foreign Minister Holguín Cuéllar here today.
I want to begin by congratulating the Government of Colombia and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP) for reaching another historic milestone in the peace process with the successful lay…
I thank Japan, the United States and the Republic of Korea for asking for this meeting to be convened this afternoon.
The missile test yesterday, of possible intercontinental range, illustrates the determination of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to continue the development of its ballist…
I thank you, Mr. President, and Bolivia for your efforts to raise the profile of this important issue by putting mine action on the Security Council’s agenda. That has led to the adoption today of resolution 2365 (2017) — the first on mine action — which we welcome.
As we stated during the open deb…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2017/539). Let me also thank Special Representative Arnault and his team for his important briefing and,
more important, for the work that they carry out on a daily basis.
I want to take this opportunity to say a few words…
First of all, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman, Ambassador Cardi and Ambassador Vale de Almeida for their engagement and briefings this afternoon.
We see the agreement on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as a milestone that represents an important example of dispu…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s open debate. I would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Nakamitsu, Mr. Ballard
and you, Mr. President, for the very comprehensive and informative briefings this morning.
Sweden aligns its…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for the invitation to brief the Security Council in my capacity as Chair of the Liberia configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission. It gives me great pleasure to share with the Council some of the main takeaways from my recent trip to Liberia. The objecti…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Mr. Yamamoto, for his candid briefing, and we welcome the Secretary- General’s comprehensive report (S/2017/508). We also welcome the Secretary-General’s visit to Afghanistan, which demonstrated his solidarity with the Afgh…
Sweden welcomes the renewal of the sanctions regime and the extended mandate for the Group of Experts for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and wishes to thank the delegation of France for its work on resolution 2360 (2017). It is imperative that the Group of Experts can continue its important wo…
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Mr. Ahmed Aboul-Gheit; the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov; and Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi for their briefings and for their tireless efforts striving for peace. I also thank Mr. Michae…
Let me also begin by extending our deepest condolences to our Chinese friends for their tragedy at the nursery this morning. Our thoughts are with those affected.
I would also like to begin by extending my thanks to the briefers this morning — Ambassador Chergui, Mr. Kaberuka and Chef de Cabinet Vi…
I would like to begin by thanking Bolivia for putting mine action on the Council’s agenda today. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary- General Alexander Zuev for his useful briefing and, especially, Ms. Nathalie Ochoa Niño for her passionate and inspiring statement this morning.
The terri…
