Let me belatedly take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and at the same time to express my appreciation for the outstanding performance of your predecessor, Ambassador Mahugu of Kenya.
I would also like to affirm that Germany ful…
At the outset, Sir, let me express my delegation's satisfaction and my personal pleasure at having seen you preside over this month's Security Council meetings — and, especially, over today's meeting, which marks an important step in the efforts to bring peace to Kosovo. Let me add that my complimen…
I am pleased to introduce draft resolution A/52/L.68 on Afghanistan under agenda items 20 (c) and 43. I would like to thank all those delegations that have participated in the joint effort leading to the
presentation of today's text. The draft is also sponsored by the following Member States: Afgha…
Let me express my gratitude for this welcome occasion to address the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is of primary concern to Germany and of crucial importance for peace and stability in Europe as a whole. The needless pain and suffering that the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, regardle…
For several weeks, many of us have been working to prepare for the discussion on agenda item 59. I am pleased that today offers another opportunity to make a couple of remarks on the issue. It is first and foremost here in the General Assembly that the important issues are and must be decided.
You,…
Let me first of all state that my delegation fully associates itself with the statement just delivered by the Permanent Representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union.
Germany, together with some 30 other countries, attended as an observer the Third International Conference of the New…
Germany welcomes the presentation of the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly, and thanks the Council President, Ambassador Juan Somavía of Chile, for his introductory remarks. The report reflects the vast agenda the Council had to deal with between June 1996 and June 1997. The mer…
Let me begin by saying that Germany fully associates itself with the statement made by the distinguished Permanent Representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union.
On the basis of Council resolutions 1101 (1997) and 1114 (1997), the multinational protection force played a decisive role…
Germany is pleased to introduce a draft resolution (A/51/L.49) in two parts, entitled “Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan” and “The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security”. The draft resolu…
We welcome the improvements outlined in the addendum to the Secretary-General’s report on the United Nations Support Mission in Haiti (UNSMIH) of 12 November 1996 (S/1996/813/Add.1), especially in regard to the improvement of the security situation in Haiti. Fortunately, the rebuilding of the police…
We welcome the presentation of the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly. It reflects the vast agenda with which the Council had to deal between June of last year and June of this year. As the President of the Security Council, Ambassador Wisnumurti, put it, the report is a guide to…
The President of the General Assembly will also preside over the deliberations of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council during the fifty-first session. I wis…
Allow me to express a personal welcome at this formal debate to the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Angola, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, who have come to New York to express the concerns of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries regarding the Angolan peace process. I beli…
Germany will vote in favour of the draft resolution on the communication which has been presented at the request of this Council by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on the incident which occurred on 24 February 1996 and which led to the shooting down of two United States-based un…
At the end of your presidency, I take great pleasure in congratulating you, Sir, on the prudent leadership and wisdom with which you have conducted our work during the month of June.
Germany fully supports the statement made by the representative of Italy on behalf of the European Union. We also we…
Allow me, too, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of your high office. The German delegation trusts that you will lead the Council successfully through this month and pledges its support. Allow me, at the same time, to express my delegation’s thanks to Ambassador Qin Huasun and h…
For the second time in four days, the Security Council is discussing the situation in Lebanon. This is not only justified but necessary, taking into account the extent to which the situation in Lebanon has deteriorated in the meantime.
During this Council’s formal meeting on Lebanon held last Monda…
I should like to thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting regarding the agenda item “The situation in the occupied Arab territories”. We, of course, support what Italy will say on behalf of the European Union. To that I would like to add the following.
At the same time, it is obvious that lasting…
I want to thank you, Mr. President, for having called this meeting at the request of our Lebanese colleague. Germany supports what will be said by Italy on behalf of the European Union. Like all other members of the European Union, we are also concerned about the security of the United Nations peace…
Like those delegations that have spoken before me, and probably like those that will speak after me, I want to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of your high office. Your wealth of ideas and your readiness to take initiatives and to shoulder responsibility are well known…
