I would like to begin by thanking the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for her, as always, comprehensive briefing to the Security Council. Let me also take this opportunity to reiterate, as stated by our Foreign Minister, Ms. Margot Wallström, our condemnatio…
Let me begin by thanking the United States for initiating today’s important briefing. I would also like to thank Under- Secretary-General Voronkov, Assistant Secretary- General Coninsx and Ambassador Umarov for their valuable contributions to our discussion.
The threat posed by foreign terrorist fi…
I would like to begin by joining others in welcoming the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, back to the Chamber today, and by thanking
her for her comprehensive briefing. We sincerely appreciate the valuable work and tireless efforts of the Court and its offic…
I would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and the Police Commissioners for their valuable briefings to the Security Council today. I also welcome the new United Nations Police Adviser, Mr. Luis Carrilho, and take this opportunity to thank his predecessor, Mr. Stefan Feller, f…
Let me just start by saying how saddened we are at the horrific attack in New York. We convey our condolences to everyone affected, and our thoughts are with them.
Let me also thank France for its presidency last month and welcome Italy as well as wish it good luck for this month.
Let me begin by …
I would like to begin by joining others in welcoming Under-Secretary- General Voronkov to the Security Council for his first briefing. Let me also thank Ambassador Aboulatta and Mr David Scharia for their briefings on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concernin…
Let me join others in welcoming to the Security Council the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Ms. Fang Lui. I thank her for her informative briefing. Let me also thank Ambassador
Aboulatta for his briefing as Chair of the Counter- Terrorism Committee.
We si…
I would like to thank Mr. Feltman for his briefing.
Just a few days after we last met to discuss the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (see S/PV.8034), we once again find ourselves called together to respond to Pyongyang’s provocative actions. Sweden condemns yesterday’s nuclear test in the str…
I thank you, Mr. President, for your briefing as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is highly appreciated.
Let me start by acknowledging the presence of the families of Zaida Catalán and Michael…
Let me begin by the thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Tanin, for his comprehensive briefing today. I would also like to thank the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Dačić, and Ambassador Çitaku for th…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Wane for his briefing.
Please allow me to begin by expressing my deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims of Sunday night’s atrocious terrorist attack in central Ouagadougou. Let me also express my condolences for the loss of a peacekeeper, …
I would like to express my appreciation for the comprehensive briefings and reports on the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals by President Carmel Agius, President Theodor Meron and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz. Let me…
