Let me first of all express my appreciation to you, Sir, for convening this meeting. We welcome once again Mr. Carl Bildt, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Balkans, and thank him for his succinct but wide-ranging briefing and candid analysis, which I am sure have been extremely use…
I would like to extend my delegation's sincere appreciation to Argentina for taking the initiative in organizing this open meeting of the Council on the important question of the protection of United Nations personnel, associated personnel and humanitarian personnel. We are particularly pleased to s…
My delegation associates itself fully with the complimentary remarks addressed to you, Mr. President, and to your predecessor, Ambassador Holbrooke. My delegation is also pleased to see Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello here again to address the Council in this discussion of the issue of East Timor, and we…
My delegation associates itself with the words of condolence expressed by the Foreign Minister of Namibia in respect to the tragic Kenyan air crash.
My delegation also joins others in welcoming our distinguished guests here at this morning's meeting: His Excellency the President of Zambia, Her Exce…
My delegation is pleased to have joined Council members in welcoming President Mandela and is grateful for his important and inspiring statement. For the sake of brevity, I will simply associate myself fully with the welcoming remarks made by you, Mr. President, the Secretary-General and other Counc…
My delegation appreciates the report of the Secretary-General, the briefings by Under-Secretary-General Prendergast and Ambassador Fowler, as well as the important statement by the Vice- Minister for External Affairs of Angola. My delegation also welcomes the equally important statement made by the …
My delegation is pleased to see Mrs. Ogata address the Council once again on this important issue. We benefited a great deal the last time
My delegation is grateful to Mrs. Ogata for her overview of the refugee situation in Africa. We entirely agree with her analysis of the problem and strongly sup…
The attainment of the objective 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 is long overdue. Six years of hard work in the Working Group have yet to produce a c…
I would just like to remind the representative of the Netherlands that, in addition to China, France and the Russian Federation, Malaysia too abstained in the vote on the resolution just adopted by the Council. My delegation would like to stress that while Malaysia is not a permanent member, it is n…
My delegation believes that, had it not been for that fateful report of the former Chief Inspector of the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq, which triggered the December 1998 bombing of Baghdad and other Iraqi cities, the United Nations Special Commission would still be operating in Iraq, en…
My delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open briefing today on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We would also like to express our appreciation to Under-Secretary-General Miyet for his briefing and updating on the subject. We are pleased that thi…
My delegation is pleased to see you, Sir, in the chair, presiding over this meeting of the Council. I would like to take this opportunity to commend the United Kingdom delegation for organizing this meeting in a very novel format.
I may have taken the advice of the United Kingdom delegation too wel…
On 19 November 1999 my delegation supported and voted in favour of resolution 1275 (1999), authorizing a two-week extension of the oil- for-food programme for Iraq, on the clear understanding that there would not be any linkage between its adoption and the negotiations on the draft omnibus resolutio…
I should like to extend my delegation's sincere appreciation to you, Mr. President, and to the delegation of Slovenia for your initiative in organizing this open debate of the Security Council on the role of the Council in the prevention of armed conflict. My delegation also wishes to thank the Secr…
My delegation has taken note of the statements made by the representatives of Japan, the Philippines and Viet Nam relating to the South China Sea. As one of the claimant States to a part of the Spratlys, Malaysia has always emphasized the need to resolve the dispute concerning sovereignty over the S…
My delegation also supports the draft resolution on an extension of phase VI of the oil- for-food programme for a period of two weeks. It is our hope, indeed our expectation, that we will be able to make a breakthrough on the larger issue of Iraq following the intense and intensive consultations amo…
My delegation would like to extend a very warm welcome to Mr. Ante Jelavic, Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Members of the joint Presidency, Mr. Alija Izetbegovic and Mr. Zivko Radisic. Their presence here among us in the Council today is indeed a historic occasion. Their …
Let me first thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting of the Council to hear a briefing by Ms. Carla del Ponte, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. My delegation has studied and benefited a gre…
The item entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba” has been on the agenda of the General Assembly for the last seven consecutive years.
The adoption of resolution 53/4 of 14 October 1998 by an overwhelming majo…
My delegation believes that it is now timely for the Council to adopt the draft resolution
We believe that the successful implementation of this draft resolution will require the assistance of States Members of the Organization and the full cooperation of the parties concerned, including Indonesia,…
