First, we would express our thanks to Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Under- Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for their briefings today to the Council after their briefings two weeks ago (see S/PV.8715).
Viet Nam’s position on this issue remains unchanged. We continue to support the ongoing efforts o…
At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo, Her Excellency Ms. Heidi Grau and His Excellency Mr. Halit Çevik for their insightful briefings on the implementation of resolution 2202 (2015), the Minsk agreements and the humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine. I wo…
My delegation wishes to thank Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; Mr. Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy for Yemen; and Ambassador Rhonda King, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014), for th…
At the outset, on behalf of my delegation, I would like to warmly welcome His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Niger to this meeting. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the situation in Guinea-Bissau (S/2020/105) and the Special Representative of the Secr…
I thank the Belgian presidency for organizing today’s very important open
debate on this topic. I also thank all the briefers for their interventions. We extend our warmest welcome to the Foreign Ministers of the Niger, Guatemala and Spain and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Estonia.
My delegation …
Viet Nam would like to thank the Belgian presidency for convening this briefing. In particular, we express our gratitude to His Majesty King Phillipe and Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians for their presence here today. We also thank the Secretary-General and the other briefers for their ins…
We welcome the diplomatic efforts of the United Nations, Germany and other parties in convening the Berlin Conference on Libya. Given the fragile situation on the ground, it is vital for the Security Council to seize the momentum created in Berlin and support the implementation of the Conference’s o…
First, I would like to extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian State, and thank him for his statement. We also thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his remarks, and Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Mladenov, for his br…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Vladimir Voronkov and Ms. Michèle Coninsx for their briefings, as well as Ms. Mona Freij for courageously sharing her experience. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for the tenth report (S/2020/95) on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and th…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Mark Lowcock and Special Envoy Geir Pedersen for their briefings on the situation in Syria.
First of all, Viet Nam would like to share its grave concern over the intensified hostilities in north-west Syria, particularly in Idlib. The substantial escalation in the pa…
First, I would like to thank the Belgian presidency for holding this very important meeting. I extend my warmest welcome to His Excellency Mr. Edi Rama, Prime Minister and Minister
for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania, and thank him for his very insightful briefing.
We are ple…
I congratulate Belgium on presiding over the Security Council in February. I also thank all members of the Council for their support, cooperation and guidance during our presidency last month. I would furthermore like to thank the two briefers for their insightful remarks today.
Twenty years have p…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Natalie Morris-Sharma of Singapore and Mr. Andreas Kravik of Norway for their tremendous efforts in coordinating the informal consultations on the draft resolutions on oceans and the law of the sea (A/74/L.22) and sustainable fisheries (A/73/L.21), respective…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 10 State members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), namely, Brunei Darussalaman, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar and my own country, Vie…
At the outset, I would like to extend my warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba. I would also like to express our deep appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the necessity of ending the economic, commer…
I would like to express our appreciation for the comprehensive report by the President of the International Court of Justice (A/74/4). During the reporting period, the Court issued three judgments and one advisory opinion, handed down 16 orders and had public hearings in six cases. It was seized of …
My delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important quarterly open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. I also thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his informative briefing and co…
I wish to congratulate Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on his
election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. I firmly believe that he will skilfully lead our session to success.
May I express my appreciation to Her Excellency María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of th…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of 10 member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.
We wish to congratulate Poland on assuming the …
Our delegation would like to extend our appreciation to the co-facilitators of resolution 73/326, the Permanent Representatives of Bangladesh and Spain, for their hard work and tireless efforts throughout the process of consultations and informal meetings. Viet Nam recognizes the importance of the i…
