First of all, we would like to express our condolences on the death of Lieutenant General José Luiz Jaborandy, Jr., Force Commander of United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, and to extend our condolences to his family, friends and the Government of Brazil.
We would like to join others in c…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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 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…
