We regret that it has been necessary to meet today in this Chamber, but this is dictated by the fact that the Government of Iraq not only is not complying with the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, but is also actually defying them. This is inadmissible.
On 29 October the Government of …
The most recent report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Angola, which we considered last week, brings rather discouraging news regarding the prospects for peace in that country. Indeed, according to that report, during the last two and a half months there have been setbacks in different …
As we have stated on various occasions, Chile gives priority to regional action in order to deal with regional issues. In the case of Africa, together with reiterating that it is essential to know the position of the Organization of African Unity on a given conflict, we have supported the processes …
I take this opportunity to reiterate my delegation’s pleasure that the Council has been able to agree on the formula recommended by the Secretary-General in his report of 19 July to ensure the United Nations presence in Haiti.
The United Nations presence in Haiti dates to 1990, since when it has co…
We are most gratified at the important progress achieved in the peace process, including the establishment of the Government of Unity and National Reconciliation, the return of UNITA legislators to the National Assembly and the publication of the law on the special status of the leader of the main o…
At the outset I wish to congratulate you warmly, Sir, and to say that we are honoured by your presence here today for this important Security Council debate. I congratulate you also on this great initiative to devote an open meeting of the Security Council to this item. As members know, the delegati…
We are at a crucial moment in the struggle for peace in Guatemala. Even at the risk of being repetitive, we cannot fail to say that we are witnessing the end of a civil war that has gone on for more than 35 years and has taken a toll of more than 100,000 victims.
The United Nations has played an im…
Today, the General Assembly is considering the draft resolution entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union”, which my country has co-sponsored and hopes will be adopted by consensus.
My delegation, like most delegations present, believes that the activities o…
Just six months ago, in April, the Security Council held a formal meeting in which many delegations participated in an orientation debate over the grave crisis in Afghanistan.
At that time the international community expressed its serious concern at the continuation of the Afghan conflict and evide…
First, allow me to thank you, Sir, for convening this debate on Angola, at a crucial stage of the peace process of that country. We would also like to thank the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the member States of the Southern
In addition to the invaluable contributions of the Foreign Ministers of…
I wish first of all to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the situation in Haiti; we are grateful too for all the endeavours of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and of the entire team of the United Nations Mission in that country.
This is a very special occasion: the c…
I wish at the outset to welcome the representative of Tajikistan to the Security Council Chamber.
Six months ago, by resolution 1030 (1995), the Security Council agreed to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) and requested the Secretary-General to repo…
My delegation offers you, Sir, its warmest congratulations on seeing you preside over the Council’s work. While wishing you great success in these responsibilities, we reiterate our offer of fullest cooperation. I also wish to convey our gratitude to Ambassador Qin Huasun and his delegation for thei…
We wish to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his very precise and comprehensive report covering all aspects of the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, submitted pursuant to the provisions of Security Council resolution …
I wish, Sir, to express my delegation’s pleasure at seeing you presiding over the work of the Security Council; we wish you every success as you discharge your important responsibilities and once again offer you and your delegation our full support. I wish also to express thanks for the very generou…
I should like first of all, Madam, to express my delegation’s satisfaction at seeing you preside over the Council. Needless to say, you can count on Chile’s unwavering cooperation in the fulfilment of your important tasks.
I wish also to express my delegation’s appreciation to Ambassador Weston for…
It is a signal honour for the Chilean delegation to co-sponsor the draft resolution on institutionalizing cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). We decided to do so because Chile firmly believes in the value of democracy as a cornerstone of peace and internat…
