We have been discussing the issue of Security Council enlargement in the Open-ended Working Group for two years now. The positions of delegations are well known. The United Kingdom delegation has set out its position in some detail in the Open-ended Working Group. Suffice it for me to say today that…
May I first extend to you the congratulations of my delegation, Sir, on your assumption of the Presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. We look forward to working with your delegation.
I should also like to express our appreciation for the way in which your predecessor, Ambassador …
My delegation joined in the consensus on the adoption of the draft resolution recommended in document A/49/744. It became clear during the debate in the Sixth Committee on this item that there remain outstanding major issues of substance arising from the draft articles prepared by the International …
My delegation would not have voted for this resolution had it been put to the vote. This is not because of any doubts we have about the nature of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta itself, but the question of granting observer status to the Sovereign Order should not be considered on its own. It …
