We thank you, Sir, for organizing this meeting on a subject of the greatest importance and whose incidences constitute a great deal of the daily workload of the Security Council.
The issue of peacekeeping operations is undoubtedly one of the most delicate facing the Security Council. Before taking …
My delegation would like at the outset to thank the Permanent Representatives of the United Kingdom and of the United States for their briefings on the situation in Iraq, as provided for in resolution 1483 (2003). The assessment presented to the Council on the work done in Iraq is impressive, partic…
Mr. President, I thank you on behalf of the Angolan delegation for convening this meeting on the situation in Kosovo. We welcome the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia to this meeting of the Security Council, and we took good note of the programme of action that he formulated in his sta…
We would like at the outset to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno; the former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Amos Namanga Ngongi; and the Secretary-General and High Representative for t…
We thank you, Madam, for scheduling this meeting on such a momentous question in international life, and to the Congolese people in particular. We thank Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno and Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Ramcharan for their briefings.
We shall comply with your request, M…
Sir, please accept our congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. You may count on our full support and
cooperation. We take this occasion also to congratulate Ambassador Lavrov and the Russian delegation for the excellent work performed during the Russian presidency of th…
By adopting resolution 1422 (2002) the Security Council addressed a very relevant issue: the relationship between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the effectiveness of United Nations operations for the maintenance and restoration of peace and security.
We praise the efforts and commitment…
On behalf of the Angolan delegation, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open meeting on the situation in Kosovo. We express our thanks to Mr. Hédi Annabi for his briefing, which provided an update on the situation there.
We commend the work accomplished thus far by the Un…