The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela would like to thank the Nigerian presidency for convening this briefing and for distributing the concept note (S/2015/614, annex). Security sector reform is a topic of vital importance. We would also like to thank Mr. Dmitry Titov, Assistant Secretary- General fo…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela thanks Nigeria for convening this important thematic debate and expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his briefing. Furthermore, we endorse the statement to be made by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Align…
While it did not block the adoption of presidential statement S/PRST/2015/15 and joined in the consensus, the delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela does not subscribe to paragraphs 8 and 10 of the statement because we believe that they violate the sovereignty and the right to self-deter…
My country welcomes the convening of this briefing of the Security Council and the concept note (S/2015/600, annex) to guide our deliberations on the Ebola virus disease and its current status. The pandemic has tragically affected the friendly peoples of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, thereby imp…
Venezuela voted in favour of resolution 2235 (2015) in the firm belief that the use of toxic substances as chemical weapons is a war crime and a crime against humanity that we categorically condemn wherever and however it occurs. My country is a party to the Chemical Weapons Convention and fully com…
We strongly welcome the presence of more than 20 Heads of State and Government and Ministers taking part in today’s important debate. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is extremely grateful for the initiative taken by New Zealand to convene this open debate. We consider it to be a valuable opport…
I should like at the outset, on behalf of the people and the Government of Venezuela, to express our sincere condolences to the people and the Government of Djibouti on the passing of Ambassador Roble Olhaye.
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On behalf of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, I wish to reiterate…
We welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, Mr. McCully, and thank him for presiding over this important debate. We would also thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing and wish him success in his difficult task.
Our delegation aligns itself with the statement to be made by the r…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela co-sponsored and voted in favour of resolution 2231 (2015), which ratifies the agreements reached between the P5+1, the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Iran. We are convinced that through this resolution the Security Council is giving its firm backing …
We would like to reiterate first and foremost that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela condemns unequivocally and robustly the genocide carried out in Srebrenica 20 years ago, as it does any crime against humanity, wherever perpetrated and irrespective of its motivation.
Seventy years after the co…
The delegation of Venezuela congratulates you, Mr. President, and your team on your initiative, efficiency and leadership in guiding the work of the Security Council during the month of June. Great contributions have been made during this past month to the management of the Council.
Our country wel…
We wish to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for the presentation of the twenty- first report on the investigation on the situation in the Sudan, in accordance with resolution 1593 (2005), and for the work carried out by that judicial body in the fight aga…
The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela voted in favour of resolution 2228 (2015), as we believe that the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), in coordination with the Government of the Sudan, plays an important role in the strategy aimed at achieving peac…
We are grateful for the convening of this meeting on post-conflict peacebuilding and for the presentations of Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota and Ambassador Olof Skoog.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela wishes to acknowledge the work of the Peacebuilding Commission in promoting and maintai…
I thank the presidency for convening this informative meeting on the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), whose report (see S/2015/401, annex) was presented by Ambassador Mr. Román Oyarzun Marchesi, as Chair of the Committee. We congratulate him for …
We wish to thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Zahir Tanin, for their statements.
We join others in condemning today’s terrori…
The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela wishes to refer to resolution 69/292, entitled “Development of an international legally-binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas …
On behalf of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, we would like to thank the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, Mr. Anifah Aman, for his presence here and for convening this open debate on children in armed conflict, a topic to which my country attaches great importance due to its impact on t…
Venezuela would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important informative briefing. We also thank Under-Secretary- General Ladsous for his comments and thank the Force Commanders of the peacekeeping operations for briefing us in the Council today.
On behalf of my country, I would l…
Allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this briefing on the work of the Committees established uprsuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004). We welcome the briefings of Ambassador Gerard Van Bohemen, Raimonda Murmokaité and Mr. Román Oyarzun Marchesi as the respectiv…
