My delegation, like others, also extends a warm welcome to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma, and thanks him for his informative briefing in introducing the report of the Secretary- General on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET)…
Mauritius has voted in favour of this resolution, as it is the fruit of intense and constructive negotiations, which took on board all concerns raised by members of the Security Council. We are pleased to see the clear and unambiguous role of the Security Council in the maintenance and promotion of …
I should like to join previous speakers in welcoming the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lord Ashdown, to today’s meeting and to thank him for his comprehensive briefing. I also wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Klein, for his very useful briefing…
Let me first of all convey my thanks and deep appreciation to you, Mr. President, for holding this public meeting on Afghanistan. I would also like to extend a very warm welcome to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Brahimi, and thank him for his useful and comprehensive…
First of all, my delegation joins others in thanking Mr. Guéhenno for his informative briefing today on the situation in Kosovo.
As the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) celebrates its third anniversary this month, we would like to pay tribute to all those who have wor…
Let me first of all convey my deep appreciation to you, Sir, for holding this public meeting on Afghanistan. I thank Sir Kieran Prendergast for his informative briefing today.
We have noted the general improvement of the situation in the country and welcome in particular the positive efforts of the…
We join other delegations in extending a warm welcome at today’s meeting to the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Steiner. We are pleased to have him among us today to hear his assessment of the post- election situation in Kosovo and the challenges facing the province now that th…
My delegation would like to thank the Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), Ambassador Greenstock, for his comprehensive and informative briefing on the work of the Committee. My delegation also joins others in commending him and his staff for the very good work done by the Committee. L…
I thank Mr. Hédi Annabi for his update on the situation in Kosovo. We also welcome Mr. Čović, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, and we thank him for his statement. We are also thankful for the detailed briefing attached
to the copy of his statement, and we note with great satisfactio…
First of all, on behalf of my delegation, I express our deepest sympathy to and solidarity with the Government and people of Afghanistan for their losses suffered as a result of the devastating earthquake in the north of the country.
Let me join others in thanking the Secretary- General for the ver…
The tragic developments and grave situation in the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe, among others, remind us once again of the need for the Security Council to take comprehensive measures to address the protection of those innocent civilians who have always been the first and easiest victims, …
Allow me, first of all, to heartily congratulate Mexico for a successful presidency during the month of February. Let me also congratulate Norway on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I also extend to you, Mr. President, our congratulations on presiding over this meeting…
In view of time constraints, and in response to the appeal of the President, I shall limit my intervention to just a few observations. First of all, let me thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s public meeting on the subject of refugees, which is of direct relevance to the work of the Secu…
Allow me first of all to congratulate you, Sir, and the delegation of Mali for its successful presidency of the Security Council during the month of December. We commend you, Mr. President, for your able leadership and for the practical manner in which you have conducted the work of the Security Cou…
I join all the delegations in thanking Mr. Hédi Annabi for his very useful
briefing. We have noted with satisfaction the large turnout of voters for the elections and the efficient manner in which the whole process was conducted. My delegation pays tribute Mr. Hans Haekkerup for his excellent coord…
We extend a warm welcome to Mr. She Okitundu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and thank him for his important statement.
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting, which gives the Council and the general membership an opportunity to discuss the nex…
My delegation joins other delegations in thanking the Under-Secretary- General, Mr. Guéhenno, for his informative briefing on
the elections in East Timor. Indeed, the Constitutional Assembly elections held on 30 August, with a high level of popular participation in the vote, are indeed a glowing ex…
On behalf of my delegation, I express to Mr. Gusmão and to Mr. Ramos- Horta a warm welcome to this open meeting, and I thank Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his briefing. Let me add that it was a pleasure and a privilege to listen to the incisive inputs and ideas on this very important topic.…
My delegation thanks Mr. Annabi for the comprehensive briefing on the situation in East Timor. We are pleased to note the fruitful meeting between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) and the East Timor Transitional Adm…
