S/PV.7190 Security Council

In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Lebanon to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council has before it the text of a statement by the President on behalf of the Council on the subject of today’s meeting. I thank the Council members for their valuable contributions to this statement. In accordance with the understanding reached among the members of the Council, I shall take it that the members of the Security Council agree to the statement, which will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2014/10. As this is, I hope, the last Council meeting over which I shall preside, I should like to thank Council members for their constructive contributions to today’s review of the Council’s work, as well as for their very kind words addressed to me and my delegation. My special thanks also go to all the United Nations Members represented here today As this is the last formal meeting of the Republic of Korea’s presidency of the Security Council for the month of May, I take this opportunity to express my appreciation to all Council members for their commitment to advancing the work of the Council and for their cooperation with the presidency. I am also grateful to the Secretariat staff for their untiring support in facilitating our work. My special thanks go to the support staff of translators, interpreters and security personnel. We believe that the work of the Council is measured not merely by the number of briefings and meetings convened, but rather by the tangible results of our collective action for peace and security. There will always be differences within the Council, but I am sure that it is our shared commitment that drives the Council and holds it together. Now, as my delegation passes the baton, I wish every success to Ambassador Vitaly Churkin of the Russian Federation and his delegation as they assume the presidency for the month of June. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda.