My delegation has just voted in favour of resolution 1687 (2006), which extends the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus for a further six-month period, because it considers that the presence of the Peacekeeping Force on the island continues to be indispensable and imperative o…
I too would like to thank Mr. Ian Martin, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General, for his briefing on the latest developments in Timor-Leste. I would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste for his presentation.
Greece fully aligns itself with the statement to be made shortl…
First of all, I would like to express, on behalf of Mr. Dimitris Avramapoulos, Minister for Health and Solidarity of Greece, his apologies for not being able to attend this High-level Meeting, as he had planned, and to convey his best wishes for the success of this important gathering.
I would like…
We thank the Chairmen of the three counter-terrorism Committees for their informative briefings today. Such briefings give the wider United Nations membership the opportunity to be informed and updated on the efforts made by the three Committees to build on the effectiveness of the United Nations sy…
Like others, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General, Mr. Hasegawa, for introducing the Secretary-General’s report (S/2006/251) and updating the Council on the current situation in Timor-Leste. Furthermore, I would like to welcome His Excellency the Minister for Fo…
We welcome the new High Representative, Mr. Schwarz-Schilling, and thank him for his presentation on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and for his outline of the approach he intends to take. We also extend a warm welcome to Mr. Terzic, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzego…
Greece fully associates itself with the statement to be delivered shortly by the Permanent Representative of Austria on behalf of the European Union.
It is with grave concern that we have noted the escalation of violence in Israel and the occupied territories in the past few days. Greece firmly and…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Kalomoh for his comprehensive briefing today.
Greece fully associates itself with the statement to be delivered shortly by the representative of Austria on behalf of the European Union, and thus I shall be brief.
It is clear that recent development…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting. The fact that the Council is seized of the issue of small arms and light weapons for the sixth consecutive year is indicative of the seriousness of the matter and of the importance that the Council attaches to it.
I wish to we…
Let me join others in welcoming Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to New York and in expressing our warmest congratulations to her on her assumption of the presidency of Liberia.
The recent elections held there and her victory signal the successful completion of the transitional process and a turning poin…
First, I would like to thank Mr. Tom Koenigs for his presentation of the Secretary-General’s latest report on the situation in Afghanistan and on the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), including its new mandate. I take this opportunity also to wish Mr. Koenig…
Permit me to welcome President Tadic, representative of a new, democratic Serbia, and to thank him for his intervention.
We thank the Secretary-General for his latest report (S/2006/45) and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jessen-Petersen, for his comprehensive briefing. We …
It gives me great pleasure to welcome the High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. António Guterres, who has been on the job a few months now. I wish to thank him for his very informative and comprehensive briefing on the important issue of refugees and internally displaced persons. As we all know, the S…
Like others, I too would like to welcome the presence among us of the President of Timor-Leste. I would also like to thank him for his thoughtful statement, which I think should make others think as well. I would also like to thank Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa for his introduction of the Secretary- General…
I would like to welcome the Foreign Minister of Belgium and to thank him for having made the effort to come to New York to brief us today on the comprehensive programme of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for 2006. It is a particular pleasure for me to welcome him here,…
Like others, we wish to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Jan Egeland, for today’s enlightening and detailed briefing. We welcome this discussion and we thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the humanitarian situation i…
Thank you, Sir, for organizing this debate on an issue of great importance to this Organization, one addressed recently by the heads of States and Governments at the world summit. I also wish to express my appreciation to the Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Jan Egeland, for hi…
We thank the High Representative, Lord Ashdown, for his latest report on the implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2005/706, annex), pursuant to Security Council resolution 1031 (1995), as well as for his briefing to us this morning.
Greece fully associates itself with …
It is a great honour and pleasure for me to take the floor on agenda item 48 (a) to express my country’s wholehearted support for draft resolution A/60/L.15, entitled “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”.
Two years ago, Greece presented a similar draft resoluti…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for taking the initiative to organize today’s open debate on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). I also wish to thank the
Secretary-General for submitting a very comprehensive report (S/2005/636) along with a detailed system-wide action plan for t…
