Thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s briefing and for your personal dedication to countering Russia’s aggression against my country. My appreciation also goes to the briefers for their important presentations. And needless to say, I want to thank other delegations for their strong express…
I would like to respond to what the Russian representative said a few moments ago. With regard to the point about the proper format for addressing various issues, our basic view is that Russia violated the Budapest Memorandum on security assurances and various other legal written and unwritten commi…
I thank the Japanese presidency and you personally, Minister Kono, for convening today’s briefing. Of course, I also thank the Secretary-General for his very useful update.
The ongoing development of North Korea’s nuclear and missile programme continues to undermine the global disarmament and non-p…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting on this highly important issue at the request of the United States delegation. I also appreciate the substantive briefing by Under- Secretary-General Izumi Nakamitsu.
For years the international community has been working persistently to est…
Before I address the subject at hand, I wish to extend my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of yesterday’s terrorist attack in Mali, as well as to the Governments and the peoples of Mali, Togo and France. This heinous act makes today’s meetings even more pressing, so …
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) process is of course a cornerstone of global security and, as one of its staunch supporters, we welcome the Security Council’s initiative in adopting today’s draft resolution (S/2016/800), aimed at encouraging continuing progress towards the Treaty’s …
Mr. President, I want to thank you for taking the laudable initiative to convene today’s meeting. I also wish to thank our briefer today, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Ms. Fang Liu, for providing a real and extensive outlook on the topic and the work of t…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s meeting. It has been a while since the Security Council discussed the situation in and around Ukraine (see S/PV.7498), a situation that is fluid and dangerous. The details have changed, but not the basics. The Russian aggression has reached new hei…
At the outset, I should like to thank the Spanish presidency of the Security Council for having convened this very important debate, which allows us to reiterate and renew our commitment to the full, timely and effective implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security.
My …
When a vessel or a person is sinking in the ocean an S.O.S. distress call is sent, and it is the moral and legal duty of all others at sea to render immediate assistance to that sinking ship or person, without asking why that has happened to them. Certainly the reasons for the situation are importan…
I take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your effective presidency of the Council for this month. I would like to thank the delegation of Malaysia for requesting the convening of this meeting, and all members of the Security Council and the grieving nations for their strong support for t…
I thank you, Mr. President, for your timely initiative in holding today’s debate.
Ukraine aligns itself with the statement to be delivered later by the observer of the European Union. At the same time, I would also like to make a statement in my national capacity.
This year we mark the seventieth …
