At the outset, I wish to join previous speakers in highlighting the importance of this full day’s high-level meeting on African development. The past year has heralded significant structural and political change in the field of African development with the launching of the New Partnership for Africa…
Allow me at the outset to express my delegation’s appreciation to Secretary- General Kofi Annan for his comprehensive report on assistance in mine clearance, contained in document A/53/496. My thanks also go to members of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, and to those of the United Nations …
Let me express at the outset my sincere appreciation to you, Mr. President, and through you to the members of the Security Council, for allowing my delegation to participate in the debate of the Council on the agenda item before it. This being my first occasion to address the Council as the permanen…
My delegation wishes to speak in exercise of its right of reply to the statement by the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Given that the allegations in the statement are groundless, distorted and untrue, my delegation does not feel that it is worthy of response on a point-…
