I wish to begin by thanking you, Mr. Minister for Foreign Affairs of Senegal, President of the Security Council for this month, for having organized this open debate to allow the Council to address the complex subject of the maintenance of international peace in asymmetrical situations. I also thank…
Spain co-sponsored resolution 2310 (2016) because we believe that it is an important step on the path to the universalization of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test- Ban Treaty (CTBT). Although the Treaty has not yet entered into force, it is already a fundamental element
of the international disarmamen…
I thank the presidency of New Zealand and to you, Minister McCully, for convening this meeting. I also congratulate the Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom, Minister Johnson, and his team on their good work in introducing and facilitating the adoption of resolution 2309 (2016), which we have just…
I want first to thank France, through Foreign Minister Ayrault, for organizing this open debate that is also the first after the publication of the annual report of the Secretary- General on the protection of civilians (S/2016/447). The report confirms once again that civilians are the main victims …
Let me begin by thanking Minister Selim and Egypt, as president of the Security Council for this month, for their initiative to organize this meeting devoted to the action of the international community to counter the narratives and ideologies of terrorism.
As occurred on Sunday with Cairo, Today w…
I would like to begin by endorsing the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union.
I would like to thank the Venezuelan presidency for having convened this open debate. The chosen subject is fully topical and relevant.
In February 2015, at the initiative of the Chinese preside…
The unanimous adoption of resolution 2254 (2015) opens a window of opportunity to address through dialogue the crisis in Syria, one of the most painful conflicts that we have seen in decades. The main victims of the crisis are first and foremost the Syrians themselves. Today’s resolution comes too l…
I would like to express my appreciation for the briefings given by Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson, Mr. Deloire on behalf of Reporters Without Borders, and Ms. Pearl. Their briefings were quite moving and we will have to carefully examine their proposals. I would also like to thank the Lithuanian …
I would like to thank and congratulate the Jordanian presidency on bringing the Council’s attention to the impact of the humanitarian crisis in Syria on its neighbouring countries. While affecting each of those countries, the implications of that conflict also have an impact on regional and global p…
I would like to begin by thanking His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, for convening this debate. Our Minister wanted to be here, but unfortunately the difficult situation in the Mediterranean has prevented him from coming. I would also like …
Allow me to first warmly congratulate you personally, President, on the People’s Republic of China’s organization of this high-level open debate. This is not a mere formality; Spain welcomes the fact that the Chinese presidency of the Council has afforded us all an opportunity to speak on an essenti…
It is an honour to participate in this high-level open debate. This is my first statement to the Security Council since Spain joined the Council as a non-permanent member on 1 January. I am doubly pleased that it coincides with the presidency of our Chilean friends and that President Bachelet is her…
