I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of your important role this month. Please allow me to say a few words. My statement will be a bit long because, as you know, this will be the last statement I shall make under my current mandate.
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I thank you for this opportun…
I thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the opportunity to address the Council from Beirut.
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I take this opportunity to update you, Sir, and the members of the Security Council on developments with regard to Syria that have taken place since my last briefing (see S/PV.8373), wh…
It is a pleasure, Mr. President, to see you presiding over today’s meeting.
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I would like to start by giving a summary of what is our own analysis based on the latest developments and of some of the possible future steps ahead. As usual in Syria, we have a mixed picture, and that…
I thank you very much, Mr. President, for this opportunity.
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As members are aware, I will be briefing the Council in a few days, on 8 December. On that occasion, I will be able to elaborate more on the overall political process in Syria, which needs to maintain its momentum becau…
I thank you, Sir, for giving me the floor a second time.
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First of all, I thank the Council for all the comments. We have taken careful note of the many good and constructive pieces of advice we have heard.
I have three brief points. The first one is that security is a concern, …
I thank you, Sir, but I would like to apply the principle that we have spoken of today — the priority should go to our Afghan colleague.
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I will speak after him, with your permission.
