First of all, we would like to welcome and to thank Minister Nqakula for his detailed briefing and to convey to him our delegation’s gratitude for the carrying out of his duties as Facilitator of the Burundi Peace Process. In turn, we would also like to commend the efforts undertaken by the African …
On behalf of Panama, I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Pascoe and Ambassador Khalilzad for the briefings that they have given us. We also take note of the concern the Secretary-General has expressed on the question of Iraq. We also thank former Special Representative Ashraf Qazi for his…
My delegation would like to thank Mr. Williams for his briefing and his significant work on the Middle East and we wish him success in his future endeavours. The news he gave us of progress made in the discussions between President Abbas and Prime Minister Olmert is very positive, but the general si…
Before starting, I would like to welcome the Secretary- General to this Chamber. I would also like to welcome Ambassador Mérorès, sitting in for the President of the General Assembly, and Ambassador Christian as Acting Chairman of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission. Welcome…
The decision by the Belgian Government to introduce the item of today’s discussion to the international community is an acknowledgment of the important correlation that we frequently find between natural resources and armed conflicts.
Abundance, while it is an important element for peace and securi…
I would like to express my gratitude for the detailed briefings and information given by the President of the Special Court and the Prosecutor, and also the information given by the Deputy Secretary-General.
Panama would like to take advantage of this opportunity to acknowledge the essential work d…
First, we wish thank Mr. John Holmes for his visit to Somalia on 12 May and for his excellent report on the humanitarian situation in Uganda. Similarly, we wish to recognize the efforts led by Mr. François Loseny Fall in Somalia and Mr. Joaquim Chissano in the areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance…
We would like to thank you, Mr. President, and your delegation, for organizing today’s debate. We also wish to thank Mr. Pascoe for the information he provided to the Council today.
Since our last debate on this item, several political initiatives by regional and international actors — in particula…
Madam President, at the outset I wish to join others who have preceded me in taking the floor to congratulate you on having convened this debate, which is very timely given the present context of the Security Council’s work. I should also like to welcome your presence here with us.
In considering t…
We wish at the outset to thank Mr. Qazi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, and the representative of the United States for their briefings. We also wish to welcome His Excellency
Mr. Adil Abdal Mahdi and to thank him for the information he has provided today.
We are concern…
