Morocco voted in favour of resolution 2048 (2012) because it sends a strong and unanimous message from the Council calling for the restoration of peace and stability in Guinea-Bissau. My country also voted in favour in the light of its constant commitment to, and particular interest in, peace, stabi…
I would like at the outset to express my deepest appreciation to Mr. Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for his comprehensive and clear briefing on developments in the implementation of resolution 1970 (2011), concerning the prosecution of crimes committed in Libya …
First of all, I would like to welcome the presence here today of His Excellency President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and to thank him for having shared with Council members his assessment of the situation in his country, his concerns and his expectations from the international community. I would als…
I would first like to thank Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for presenting his report (see S/2012/307) on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and on the progress achieved in the implementation of the Peace Agreement. I assure him of our full support.
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First of all, I would like to express our thanks to Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, for his briefing on the latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2012/275) and the recent developments in the issue of Kosovo.
Morocco regrets that the security situatio…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, and all members of the brotherly Mission of Azerbaijan on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are fully ready to cooperate with you. I would also like to thank Ambassador Susan Rice and the United States M…
Morocco voted in favour of resolution 2044 (2012) because it encourages the parties to accelerate the pace of talks and calls on neighbouring States to strengthen their participation in helping to advance progress towards a realistic and negotiated political solution. These are steps that we support…
At the outset, allow me, on behalf of my delegation, to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe for his briefing today on developments in the Middle East, which we can all agree are explosive and dangerous to the security and stability of that sensitive zone of the world. His briefing highlighted the need for the Cou…
Allow me first to express our sincere condolences to our colleagues from Pakistan for the crash of the aircraft yesterday. May God have mercy on the souls of the victims.
My delegation wishes to express the satisfaction of the Kingdom of Morocco at the fact that, in just one week, the Security Coun…
The debate on nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament and security, which you, Madam President, have taken the initiative of including on our agenda, is at the heart of the concerns of the international community. We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his introductory statement.
We believ…
The Kingdom of Morocco appreciates the efforts of the Security Council and its adoption by consensus today of its first resolution on the crisis in the sisterly country of Syria (resolution 2042 (2012)). The resolution is a practical translation of the hard work and intentions of the Security Counci…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Néstor Osorio for his briefing this morning and his work as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006).
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I also wish to extend my thanks to the Panel of Experts established pursuant to resolution 1929 (2010) for t…
Allow me, at the outset, to welcome Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and thank him for his presentation. At the same time, I would like to express our appreciation to Ambassador Za…
At the outset, let me congratulate the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the Advisory Group of the Peacebuilding Fund on the quality of their reports (A/66/675 and A/66/659, respectively). Those two documents are part of the broader context of a better United Nations approach to the phase of post-c…
I shall be very brief. Earlier, a delegation thought it was a good idea to refer to a situation that has absolutely nothing to do with today’s debate. It made comparisons that are as baseless as they are inopportune. I intend neither to follow nor to entertain that attempt to disrupt our debate, muc…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Sir, for having organized today’s ministerial-level discussion of the challenges confronting the Middle East and the opportunities being offered to its peoples to live in dignity, peace, stability, and respect for human rights and the rule of law. We also we…
Allow me first of all, Sir, to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Mariano Fernández, for his presentation, and to congratulate the entire team of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) for their efforts on the ground. I would also like, through their…
Let me start by congratulating the United Kingdom on its assumption of the Council presidency for the month of March. The holding of this important debate less than two weeks after the holding of the London conference, as well as your personal presence among us, Sir, attest to the importance that th…
I would like to start by thanking Togo, on Morocco’s behalf, for having taken the initiative to convene this debate, thus completing the general overview of the situation in West Africa with today’s focus on the Gulf of Guinea. Your presence, Mr. Minister, and that of the Minister of Defence of Beni…
I would like at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for his most recent report (S/2012/72) and Mr. Edmond Mulet for his briefing on recent developments concerning the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
The Secretary-General’s report tells us that, during the peri…
