Terrorism is a serious threat to international peace and security — an assault on the principles of law and order, human rights and the peaceful settlement of disputes. Terrorism runs counter to the principles and purposes enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. In the Outcome Document of th…
I thank you, Mr. President, for taking the initiative to organize this important open debate of the Council. I thank the Secretary-General for his participation and his statement.
My delegation has always strongly advocated the convening of an open debate which would provide an opportunity for all …
I thank Under- Secretary-General Pascoe and Assistant Secretary- General Mulet for their briefings. However, I take note of the fact that, as they said, given the prevailing situation it is difficult to gather information
We are concerned about the continued escalation of the hostilities in the con…
We regret that following the emergency meeting of the Security Council earlier today, the intense fighting in the South Ossetian conflict zone is escalating to a new level. My delegation once again calls upon the parties to exercise restraint, renounce the use of force and expeditiously resume direc…
Viet Nam is deeply concerned about the situation in the area of conflict of South Ossetia as tensions in the region are rising. We especially regret last week’s and other incidents, which led to numerous fatalities, injuries and displacements. My delegation considers that force cannot resolve the co…
As this is the first time I am speaking this month at an official meeting of the Council on behalf of the Viet Nam delegation, I would like to extend to you, Sir, and to the delegation of Belgium our most heartfelt congratulations on your assumption of the presidency
for this month. You can rest as…
I wish to thank General Assembly President Kerim for convening this important meeting on the food and energy crisis.
Let me also join other speakers in commending the practical steps that the United Nations has taken to address the food crisis issue, particularly the Secretary- General’s initiative…
At the outset, I wish to thank to Mr. Honwana for his briefing to the Council this afternoon. My delegation also wishes to welcome the participation of His Excellency the Prime Minister of Djibouti, as well as the presence of the Permanent Representative of Eritrea and the representatives of the Afr…
First of all, like others, I wish to thank Mr. Jan Eliasson, the United Nations Special Envoy, and Mr. Salim Salim, the African Union (AU) Special Envoy on Darfur, for their respective presentations to the Council this morning.
Viet Nam shares the Secretary-General’s concerns about the deterioratin…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate of the Council. I thank the Secretary-General for his participation and for his personal presentation of his report on the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (S/2008/354). My delegation also welcomes the participation of His Excellency Mr. …
I thank you, Mr. President, and the United States delegation for convening this important debate on sexual violence in situations of armed conflict as a follow-up to Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security, an issue to which my country attaches great importance. I tha…
As the Council today is debating the situation concerning Iraq, on behalf of the Vietnamese delegation let me first of all extend our sincere thanks to His Excellency Mr. Hoshyar Zebari, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq, for his presence and his statement. I would like to thank Special Adviser I…
First, please allow me to join others in conveying our warmest welcome to the Foreign Minister of Costa Rica and to the new Permanent Representative of Belgium.
My delegation wishes also to thank Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for presenting his sevent…
My delegation would like to express its most profound appreciation to the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR) for their presentations today before the Council. We wish to take this opportunity to reaffirm our country’s…
First of all, Sir, my delegation would like to congratulate you and the United States of America on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We are convinced that under your stewardship the Council will accomplish its duties in an efficient manner.
We wish also to express ou…
I wish, first of all, to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on a very important topic. I take this opportunity to express my delegation’s appreciation to Under-Secretary-General Holmes for his comprehensive briefing. We are convinced that periodic briefings on this issue consti…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening two days of plenary meetings and an informal panel discussion on human security as a follow-up to the commitment we collectively made at the 2005 World Summit. I also thank the Secretary-General for his report contained in document A/64/701…
First of all, let me join previous speakers in expressing Viet Nam’s most profound sympathy and condolences to the peoples and the Governments of China and Myanmar over their recent sufferings and losses.
Mr. President, the Vietnamese delegation wishes to congratulate you and the United Kingdom on …
First of all, my delegation wishes to thank Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his report on the implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2008/300, annex, enclosure) and for his briefing to the Council. We welcome His Excellency Mr. Nik…
Viet Nam supports efforts by the parties concerned to settle their dispute by peaceful means through existing mechanisms, with a view to achieving a comprehensive, lasting and reasonable solution to the question of Abkhazia, thus contributing to peace and stability in the region. In that spirit, Vie…
