Mr. Pecsteen de Buytswerve

Mr. Pecsteen de Buytswerve

Belgium
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BEL S/PV.8583 July 23, 2019

Belgium aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the members of the European Union. At the outset, I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing. The situation on the ground is deteriorating day by day with the continuing colonization policy …

BEL S/PV.8581 July 19, 2019

First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Ruiz Massieu for his briefing and Foreign Minister Trujillo García for his presence today in the Security Council. I would also like to thank the delegations of Peru and the United Kingdom, as well as the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and th…

BEL S/PV.8578 July 18, 2019

At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Martin Griffiths, Mr. Mark Lowcock and Mr. David Beasley for their briefings. We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2481 (2019) on the renewal of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement and call on all actors to facilitate its …

BEL S/PV.8576 July 17, 2019

First of all, I would like to thank Judge Carmel Agius and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their written reports (S/2019/417, annexes I and II) and the briefings they have just delivered to the Security Council. I also congratulate Judge Agius on his appointment as President of the International Resi…

BEL S/PV.8575 July 16, 2019

At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo and Mr. Lamberto Zannier for their insightful briefings. The population of Ukraine has just elected a new President, Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyi, through a democratic electoral process. The outgoing President, Mr. Poroshenko, has ensured a const…

BEL S/PV.8573 July 15, 2019

At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Karim Khan, Special Adviser, for his written report (see S/2019/407) and for his very enlightening briefing to us this morning. In a context that remains difficult in terms of security given the significant threat that Da’esh continues to pose, the stabilit…

BEL S/PV.8570 July 10, 2019

I would like to begin by expressing my thanks to today’s briefers and to the Peruvian presidency. It is indeed essential that the interaction between the Council and the troop- and police-contributing countries proceed in the direction of improved mutual understanding on the basis of the provisions…

BEL S/PV.8569 July 9, 2019

We thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this debate, and we thank all the briefers for their informative presentations. I also welcome our new French colleague, Mr. Nicolas de Rivière. In addition, I congratulate Ambassador Ma Zhaoxu on his new functions and thank him for his exemplary co…

BEL S/PV.8567 June 27, 2019

I would first like to thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen for his briefing and commitment. Since the start of the conflict nine years ago, violence has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of civilians. Syria and its people have witnessed some of the most serious crimes under international law. Mil…

BEL S/PV.8564 June 26, 2019

I will now speak in my national capacity. First of all, I would like to thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo and the Head of the Delegation of the European Union for their briefings. As the Secretary-General has pointed out, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is a masterpiece of multilateralism.…

BEL S/PV.8564 June 26, 2019

I am speaking here in my capacity as Security Council Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015). That resolution, adopted in July 2015, endorses the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which entered into force in January 2016. The Plan of Action is the result of the diplo…

BEL S/PV.8560 June 25, 2019

At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. David Shearer for his briefing and for his outstanding work under difficult conditions. I also thank Mr. Andrew Gilmour and Ms. Lydia Minagano for their briefings. On 9 July it will have been eight years since South Sudan became independent. Five of those ye…

BEL S/PV.8557 June 20, 2019

At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Coordinator, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, for his detailed briefing and for his and his team’s tireless efforts. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is becoming bogged down, the situation on the ground in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, cont…

BEL S/PV.8554 June 19, 2019

At the outset, I thank Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for her report presented to the Council and the exceptionally informative briefing that she just delivered. In 2005, following the report of the International Commission of Inquiry on violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law …

BEL S/PV.8551 June 17, 2019

I would first like to thank Mr. Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen; Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; and Mr. David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, for their briefings. As men…

BEL S/PV.8549 June 14, 2019

At the outset, I thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Mr. Andrew Gilmour for their briefings. I will divide my statement into two parts: first, on the general situation in the Sudan, and secondly, the impact of that situation on Darfur and on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur…

BEL S/PV.8546 June 12, 2019

I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s meeting. I also want to thank the representatives of The Elders, Ms. Mary Robinson and Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for their words of genuine wisdom, which should serve as an inspiration to us. Their words were also candid, and I believe th…

BEL S/PV.8547 June 12, 2019

First of all, allow me to thank Mr. Annadif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing and his unwavering commitment to peace and reconciliation in Mali, of which we are all aware. I would also like to welcome Mr. Тiébilé Dramé, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International…

BEL S/PV.8543 June 11, 2019

Allow me at the outset to welcome you, Mr. President, to preside over the Security Council today. I would also like to thank you for convening this meeting on the important issue of missing persons in armed conflict. I wish to thank Ms. Reena Ghelani and Mr. Peter Maurer for their briefings. As the…

BEL S/PV.8541 June 10, 2019

We have followed the most recent developments in northern Kosovo with some concern. We fully support the need to combat corruption and organized crime, which is part of Kosovo’s reform agenda. We reiterate the importance of both sides respecting the rule of law in those efforts. It is important that…