First of all, I would like to express our happiness at seeing Deputy President Zuma of South Africa grace the Security Council once again with his presence and to thank him for his eloquent presentation to the Council. We welcome the positive role which South Africa and in particular Deputy Presiden…
First of all, my delegation would like to express our appreciation for your initiative, Mr. President, with regard to this discussion of the importance of mine action for peacekeeping operations. We have listened very attentively and appreciatively to the statements made by Under- Secretary-General …
I join other speakers in extending our gratitude to our dear friend Mr. ElBaradei for presenting the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The dynamic leadership provided by Mr. ElBaradei is emblematic of the commendable work being performed by the Agency, at times in very …
I join in welcoming Mr. Holkeri to the Security Council and thank him for his briefing. We compliment Mr. Holkeri on the work done in his first few months in office in implementing the provisions of resolution 1244 (1999), especially those relating to the promotion of substantial autonomy and self-g…
I would like to express the Pakistani delegation’s appreciation to you for convening this open debate to mark the third anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000). The resolution elevated women from being hapless victims of conflict situations to equal stakeholders in the…
I would like to join in thanking Mr. Benon Sevan for his comprehensive briefing this afternoon on the process of phasing out the oil-for-food programme.
It is clear from Mr. Sevan’s report that the current situation in Iraq has affected the winding down of the oil-for-food programme. A number of pr…
This debate on strengthening the United Nations system and revitalizing the General Assembly is important, essential and timely. Every institution needs to continue to renew itself in order to stay relevant, efficient and effective. Today, even the Organization’s strongest detractors recognize that …
I join my colleagues in welcoming the Secretary-General at this important meeting.
Pakistan is happy that the Security Council was able to act unanimously on the resolution, and we commend the flexibility demonstrated by all Council members. Pakistan voted in favour of the resolution, and I would l…
I would like to thank Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in Timor-Leste and for updating us on the progress made by the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET). I would like to express our high appreciation to Ambassador Sharma for UNMISET’s …
We have returned to this Chamber once again to discuss a specific and grave aspect of the disturbing situation in the Middle East. Pakistan believes that the construction of the separation
wall in the occupied Palestinian territories is illegal. It entails enormous humanitarian suffering for the af…
I welcome Lord Ashdown and thank him for his uplifting briefing. We also thank Judge Meron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, for his presentation to the Council today.
In the early part of the past decade, Bosnia and Herzegovina became a victim of a brutal…
We thank the Secretary- General for his reports on the work of the Organization and on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration, respectively. We are equally grateful for his statement during the inaugural session of the General Assembly on 23 September. These reports and statements will con…
As this is the first formal meeting of the Security Council for this month, may I take this opportunity to extend to you, Sir, the warm felicitations of the delegation of Pakistan on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the current month. We will extend our full cooperation to you to…
In his address before the Assembly yesterday, the President of Pakistan offered an action plan for peace between Pakistan and India. He invited India to open a dialogue with Pakistan. He offered a reciprocal ceasefire along the Line of Control in Kashmir. He offered to encourage a ceasefire within I…
Pakistan sponsored and voted in favour of the draft resolution in document S/2003/891. We did so because we believed that it was important to send a message to all concerned that any contemplated act of deportation of Mr. Arafat would be illegal and inconsistent with the objectives of the Middle Eas…
When the Syrian presidency commenced, we were promised that this would be a slow month, enabling us to take vacations. Unfortunately, Mr. President, it has been anything but slow. We, of course, know that this is not your responsibility. But I would like to congratulate the Syrian presidency, as wel…
This meeting had been scheduled to hear the briefing by the representatives of the United States and the United Kingdom, in accordance with the provisions of resolution 1483 (2003). We thank them for the report they have presented, which will be studied carefully by our authorities.
Sadly, this mee…
Like other speakers, I would like to welcome the participation in this debate of Deputy Prime Minister Covic of the Republic of Serbia. We have heard his statement with great interest.
I would also wish to add my voice to express the profound sadness of the Government and people of Pakistan at the …
Pakistan voted in favour of resolution 1500 (2003), on Iraq. It contains two important elements: first, acknowledgement of the Governing Council of Iraq and, secondly, the establishment of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
At every stage of the Council’s deliberations on Iraq …
It is an honour and a pleasure to see you, Madame President, once again here with us in the Security Council to preside over this important meeting.
The importance of this meeting has been made obvious by the statements that we have heard from the Secretary-General, whose presence in the Council th…
