Like previous speakers, I would also like to thank Mr. Annabi for his briefing and the Secretary-General for his report. Let
me also state that my delegation has listened with great interest to the statement of the Yugoslav Foreign Minister. I fully associate myself with the statement just made by …
I too would like to thank Mr. Annabi for his briefing on the state of play in Kosovo since our last briefing. He rightly focused on the registration process and on other relevant developments towards ensuring the largest possible participation in the forthcoming municipal elections. Like previous sp…
First of all, I thank Mr. Annabi for his briefing and the Secretary-General for his very comprehensive report.
I realize that many, if not all, issues related to the transitional process in East Timor and the United Nations mission there have already been touched upon. That is why I would like to h…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over a public meeting on another important subject. The Netherlands welcomes your initiative to devote a follow-up open debate to the role of the Security Council in the prevention of armed conflicts.
Let me also join previous speakers in than…
I thank you, Sir, for your presence here in order to preside over our important meeting today. I wish to join previous speakers in thanking Dr. Piot for his very to-the-point and concise presentation, and in general for the excellent work of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
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In view of the late hour and therefore the general desire to exhaust the list of speakers, I will be brief.
Like other delegations, we attach the highest priority to the preparations for the municipal elections to be held this fall. We welcome the fact that Mr. Kouchner has now signed the regulatio…
After a thorough and lengthy process, we are close to a first wind-up of a very important debate on the topical issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. The time has indeed come for some concrete and coherent action.
In this connection, I would like to commend the Canadian presidency…
Allow me first to thank you, Mr. Axworthy, for the important Canadian initiatives on United Nations sanctions. These have joined sanctions- related initiatives by other countries, and the time has indeed come to undertake a more in-depth review of the effectiveness of United Nations sanctions under …
