We want to welcome you back to the Security Council, Mr. President, and to thank you for bringing the issue of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and the use of mercenaries to the Security Council today. We think that this is a very important initiative on the part of your country.
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I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jean- Marie Guéhenno for his useful presentation.
Before I turn to the proposals we have just heard, let me say two things. First, the United States adds its voice to the condolences expressed to the Republic of Korea over the tragic drowning accident t…
Let me join my colleagues in congratulating you, Mr. President, on the assumption of the presidency. I know that you will lead us in these difficult days with great distinction. Let me also express to my German colleagues my thanks and admiration for the stewardship that they provided to the Council…
The United States delegation expresses its appreciation to State Secretary Hans Dahlgren of Sweden for his concise, informative and extremely valuable briefing on the outcome of the Stockholm Process discussions in Sweden on making targeted sanctions work. The series of meetings held in Sweden in 20…
We join others in expressing our condolences to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
I have just two quick questions. The first is for Ambassador Nishimura. I wonder whether he could provide some more detailed information on his estimates for the overall funding requirements for disarmament, demobilization an…
It is a great pleasure to be here again to consider this very important matter. I am very pleased to be here as the Secretary of State of a relatively new country on the face of the Earth. But I think I can take some credit sitting here as the representative of the oldest democracy represented here …
I would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Marie Guéhenno, for his briefing.
The ongoing violence and tensions in Ituri are reasons for grave concern. The dangerous and violent situation in the east and north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Co…
The United States thanks Special Representative Steiner for briefing us today, and we welcome the latest report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (S/2003/113). Also, I would like to thank Mr. Steiner for inviting the Security Council last…
Let us review a few selected items of this conversation. Two officers talking to each other on the radio want to make that nothing is misunderstood: “Remove.” — “Remove.” — “The expression.” — “The
expression — I got it.” — “Nerve agents.” — “Nerve agents.” — “Wherever it comes up.” — “Got it — whe…
Let me pause again and review the elements of that message: “They are inspecting the ammunition you have.” — “Yes.” — “For the possibility there are forbidden ammo. For the possibility there is by chance forbidden ammo?” — “Yes.” — “We sent you a message yesterday to clear out all of the areas. The …
Let me pause to review some of the key elements of the conversation you have just heard between the two officers. First, they acknowledge that our colleague, Mohamed ElBaradei is coming. They know what he is coming for and they know he is coming the next day. He is coming to look for things that are…
I would like to begin by expressing my thanks for the special effort that each of you made to be here today. This is an important day for us all as we review the situation with respect to Iraq and its disarmament obligations under Security Council resolution 1441 (2002).
Last 8 November, the Counci…
Thank you, Mr. President, for bringing us together today to reaffirm our commitment to the fight against terrorism. I thank the Secretary-General for his excellent remarks earlier.
It is so fitting that this body meet at the ministerial level to take stock of our campaign against terrorists and to …
My delegation wants to thank the President of the Security
Council for putting this important topic on our agenda. We also thank the Secretary-General for his very useful report on children in armed conflict and for his statement this morning. We thank also the Special Representative of the Secreta…
To remain vital and relevant, any Organization must constantly evaluate and improve itself. The United Nations is no exception. For that reason, the United States joined many other States this fall in welcoming the Secretary-General’ s initiative to ensure the continued effectiveness of the United N…
The three Co-Chairmen of the Minsk Group of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Russian Federation, France and the United States, taking into consideration their role in the Nagorny Karabakh peace process, decided to abstain on any amendment to the text proposed by t…
In September, President Bush challenged the Security Council to live up to its mandate to address Iraq’s non- compliance with its disarmament obligations. The Council was entrusted with finding a solution to meet that challenge. That ultimately resulted in the adoption of resolution 1441 (2002). Dur…
The United States views the incidents which resulted in the deaths of several United Nations employees and the destruction of a World Food Programme warehouse as serious ones that should be addressed. We have expressed our own concerns publicly in that regard, calling on Israel to investigate the ev…
Like previous speakers who have so ably described the situation in which they find themselves, the United States is unable to join the consensus on this draft resolution. I should like to refer to three operative paragraphs.
With reference to operative paragraph 4, the United States seeks a positio…
My delegation has two explanations to give, one on draft resolution A/57/L.57 and one on draft resolution A/57/L.60. Concerning the draft resolution on emergency humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia, while the United States Government joins the consensus on this draft resolution, we note there is a r…
