It is my honour and pleasure to take the floor following the presentation of the seventh report (S/2010/608) of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB) to the Council. Allow me to thank the Security Council and the Secretary- General for having invited the Go…
On the occasion of the presentation of the sixth report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (S/2009/611), allow me, first of all, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Burundi, to thank the Secretary-General for the steadfast support that the United N…
The Government of Burundi thanks the Secretary-General for his fourth report (S/2008/745) on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB), which is a succinct, comprehensive and very detailed document. The absence in the report of up-to-date information would have detracted from its quali…
My delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for having organized this informational meeting regarding my country. We would like to reiterate our gratitude to the Council for having selected Burundi as one of the first beneficiaries of the services of the Peacebuilding Commission, which has been operati…
Permit me at the outset, on the occasion of the presentation of
the third report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (S/2008/330), to express my heartfelt thanks to the Secretary-General for the United Nations assistance from which my country has benefited fo…
First of all, I would like to recognize, Sir, your code of conduct in your capacity as President of the Security Council, which reflects the characteristics of the policy of non-alignment, that is impartiality, conciliatory behaviour and dedication to the sacrosanct principles of the Charter of the …
My delegation congratulates you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. My delegation hopes that your term will be a successful one.
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During the month of September, Ambassador Alfredo Lopes Cabral presided over the Security Council and with outstanding …
I can assure the Security Council in advance that I will not tax its patience or abuse its generosity, but when a delegation requests to speak, it is because it knows better than anyone what the problem is.
The Security Council’s fervent attachment to saving Burundi calls for its people and its Gov…
A century will soon have passed since the opening of relations between Burundi and Germany. To this day, they have not been clouded in any way, and we are gratified by that. Even if a Persian proverb states that politeness benefits more the person who extends it than the person who receives it, your…
It is said that what you see is what you get. You, Mr. President, deserve congratulations on your masterly conduct of the work of this international body, which is entrusted with international peace and security. Further, I must say that you are carrying out extremely important work for our world. L…
