Slovakia abstained in the voting on resolution 78/282. Before all else, I wish to place on record that Slovakia remains firmly committed to international law and norms prohibiting genocide and mass atrocities and to closer international cooperation to ensure that those crimes do not occur in the fut…
Slovakia aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union.
I shall begin by reiterating my country’s resolute condemnation of Russia’s full-fledged war of aggression on Ukraine, which constitutes a manifest violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations. T…
I take the floor on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States. It is with great sadness that we received the news about the passing away of His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Béji Caïd Essebsi, the fifth President of the Republic of Tunisia.
President Essebsi played a pivotal role in Tunisian politica…
I thank the President for convening this formal debate. I would also like to thank Ms. Catherine Marchi-Uhel, Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Commi…
Mr. President, I wish to congratulate your country on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and to thank you for convening today’s open debate to underscore the need to enhance the cooperation between the Council and regional entities and highlight that sustaining peace requires collective…
My delegation fully aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union.
Slovakia condemns in strongest terms the recruitment and use of children by parties to armed conflict. Military exploitation of children is not only completely wrong and unjustifiablem, it is also …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on Poland’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also want to thank you for organizing this useful debate. We strongly believe that the Security Council has an important responsibility to promote justic…
As this is the first time that I am speaking before the Security Council this year, I would like to congratulate your country, Mr. President, on its election as a non-permanent member of the Security Council and I wish you a successful chairmanship in the month of February. I would like to thank you…
