I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Sandra Honoré, for her briefing.
Uruguay associates itself with the statement to be delivered by the Permanent Representative of Peru on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti, and my remarks will therefore focus on asp…
Allow me at the outset to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his briefing and particularly for his work. I also thank the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and our colleague Ambassador Saikal for his statement.
Allow me to express par…
Uruguay wishes to express its satisfaction for the adoption earlier in this meeting of resolution 2272 (2016). At the outset, we want to thank the United States for its timely initiative. Uruguay is very pleased to join the rest of the Council in their agreement that dealing with this problem can no…
I would first like to thank the presidency of the Security Council for convening today’s meeting and the Secretary-General for his substantive briefing.
Uruguay, as both a member of the Security Council and a troop-contributing country with a long history of involvement in various peacekeeping oper…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate Angola on assuming the presidency of the Council in March. I also wish to thank our dear friend Raphael and the entire Venezuelan delegation for their excellent leadership of the Council during the month of February.
Uruguay co-sponsored resolution 2270 …
I the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Mr. Zahir Tanin, for having introduced the latest quarterly report (S/2016/99). I also thank the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the …
I would like to begin by recognizing the presence in the Chamber of, and express my gratitude to, the Chairperson-in- Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Minister for Foreign Affairs of Gernmany, Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
For Uruguay, cooperation between the…
On behalf of the delegation of Uruguay, I would like to thank Mr. De Mistura, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General, not just for his briefing just now but also for his untiring spirit, unceasing efforts and his determination to advance the mission entrusted to him by the Secretary-General and the…
First of all, I would like to express our delegation’s gratitude to you and your entire delegation, Mr. President, for the excellent work you have done. I would say that yours has been an active and activist presidency. It was active in that we worked at a laudable pace, and it was also activist in …
I would like to begin by thanking the presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for convening today’s open debate and for the concept note on the subject (S/2016/104, annex). I would also like to commend Ambassadors Kamau, Skoog and Rosenthal for their informative briefings.
Uruguay views …
First of all, Mr. President, Uruguay would like to thank you
for your detailed briefing in your capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009), concerning Somalia and Eritrea. We also welcome the fact that this briefing is open to …
On behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, I would like to express our deep condolences on the passing of Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former Secretary-General of the United Nations. Mr. Boutros-
Ghali, the first African and the first Arab to hold that position, led the United Nat…
On behalf of Uruguay, I would like to begin by joining other Member States in offering our sincere condolences to the Government and the people of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the family of former Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who died today.
Uruguay believes that global action against…
First, I wish to thank you, Madam, for being here to lead our debate. I would also like to recognize the presence of various Ministers and State Secretaries here today from various Member States of the United Nations. Furthermore, I would like to thank the President of the Council for having organiz…
First of all, Mr. President, I would like to congratulate you for the initiative you have taken to convene today’s debate on the working methods of the subsidiary organs of the Security Council, in particular its sanctions committees, which we consider to be of great relevance. We also thank you, Si…
It is an honour and a privilege for me to address the General Assembly at this important meeting to consider the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society. On behalf of all Uruguayans and of my country’s Government, I am particularly grateful to have this opportunity to speak on this i…
At the outset, let me congratulate the United Kingdom on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. I thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate, which is of the utmost importance for Uruguay.
I also wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; the Chair of the Peacebuilding Co…
I would first like to welcome the presence here today of Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba. Uruguay aligns itself with the statements delivered earlier on behalf of the Southern Common Market, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the Group of 77 a…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate and to commend the presidency’s continued commitment to an issue of such importance to the international community.
It is my honour to be present here representing the President of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, Mr. Tabaré Vázquez, an…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s meeting, which enables us to exchange points of view, especially on the reports on peacekeeping operations, and to than the Secretary- General for his presentation this morning (see A/70/ PV.29). My delegation is also gra…
