Given the lateness of the hour, I apologize to colleagues for imposing upon them, and I will be very brief.
The United States regrets the unfortunate and inaccurate comments of the representative of Venezuela that mischaracterized the role of the United States Government and its efforts to support …
We would like to thank you, Sir, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece, for having organized this important debate. We would also like to congratulate Mr. Jean- Marie Guéhenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his contributions to this discussion.
This is a timely discu…
As a general rule, my delegation is somewhat sceptical of the value of holding general thematic debates in the Security Council, preferring instead to focus the Council’s attention where it is likely to have the greatest immediate impact on specific situations that represent threats to the maintenan…
Thank you, Mr. Foreign Minister, for speaking to us today, clearly outlining the unique capabilities of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which have made it so effective in securing peace and security. In your comments, you made a point also raised by the Secretary-Gene…
The United States would also like to associate itself with the condolences offered to Bangladesh for the loss of its peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last week.
We welcome the Secretary-General’s latest report on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) and …
