The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela thanks you, Mr. President, for convening this briefing on Ukraine. We also welcome Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman and Mr. Alexander Hug, Deputy Chief Monitor of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Moni…
Allow me to congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of June and assure you that you can count on our support. I would also like to extend our thanks to the Lithuanian delegation for the work
carried out during the month of May. I would li…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela thanks the Lithuanian delegation for convening this very important meeting. We also convey our respects to Minister for Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius of the Republic of Lithuania. We thank the Secretary-General, Ambassador Gerard van Bohemen, Ambassador Raimo…
I thank you, Sir, for presiding over this open debate and for your presence among us. I also thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Eliasson; Mr. Christopher Deloire, Director- General of Reporters Without Borders; and Ms. Mariane Pearl, representative of the Daniel Pearl Foundation.
The Boliv…
At the outset, we thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing. We also welcome the participation of First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia,…
The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela abstained in the voting on resolution 2220 (2015) despite the efforts made by Lithuania in leading the negotiations.
Venezuela participated actively and constructively in the process. We believe that the resolution has some positive but weak el…
Allow me to thank you, Madam President, for convening this important open debate. We are also grateful for the briefings and presence of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein; and Mr. Karamoko Diakité.
There are no exact figures on the numb…
We would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for presenting the ninth report on the situation in Libya in accordance with resolution 1970 (2011) and for the work she has undertaken with a view to achieving justice for this brotherly African country.
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We thank the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Valentin Inzko, for his briefing.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reiterates that full compliance with international law — as expressed in the principles of non-intervention; respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, un…
We are grateful for the convening of this solemn meeting to commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War and to pay tribute to all the victims of that tragic chapter in human history. We are honoured by the presence of a group of veterans of the War at this meeting and w…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela voted in favour of resolution 2218 (2015), renewing the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), as we are convinced of its important role in the supervision of the ceasefire, reducing the threat of unexploded mines an…
We wish to thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting on the Syrian Arab Republic and the implementation of resolution 2139 (2014) on humanitarian assistance. We extend our greetings to Ms. Valerie Amos of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; Mr. António Guterres, Uni…
We would first like to thank the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for convening this important open debate, and we salute and welcome Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II. We thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Peter Neumann and Mr. Scott Atran for their briefings. We are also very grateful for the excel…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening and participating in this open debate on the Middle East, including the question of Palestinian, a subject that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela considers crucially important. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his partic…
We wish to thank you, Madam, for convening this important debate on a subject that arouses the interest of so many countries. We would also like to express our gratitude for the work and briefings of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Bangura, and…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela voted in favour of today’s resolution 2216 (2015), in the firm conviction that it is the responsibility of the Security Council to encourage a peaceful, negotiated settlement of the conflict in Yemen. We emphasize that there can be no military solution to the con…
On behalf of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, allow me to congratulate you and your team, Mr. President, on the effective leadership with which your delegation has conducted the work of the Security Council throughout this month. You have done excellent work.
We appreciate the convening of the…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for having convened this open debate. I thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of France, Mr. Laurent Fabius, for his presence here in the Security Council.
I also express our gratitude for the remarks by the Secretary-General and the briefing by Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hu…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened today’s open debate on the situation of girls and boys in armed conflict, in which more than 80 countries have shown interest by asking to speak. We believe that this is very important debate. We are grateful for the participation of Secretary-…
I would like to thank
you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), the report of which was presented by Ambassador Román Oyarzun Marchesi in his capacity as Chair of that subsidiary body. We would like to extend our appr…
