My delegation considers the question of Security Council reform to be at the forefront of issues which need to be resolved in the wider context of adapting the United Nations so that it may better cope with the challenges that it is facing at the turn of the millennium.
There seems to be a clear co…
Let me begin by saying how pleased my delegation is to see you, Sir, presiding over today’s meeting of the Security Council.
In the light of Poland’s alignment with a statement to be made by the Ambassador of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union and associated countries, my statement is inten…
Despite the considerable progress that has been made since the return of democratic rule to Haiti, the situation in that country continues to be difficult and highly precarious. The apparent inability of the Haitian State institutions to overcome the continuing constitutional crisis causes us concer…
The Polish delegation cannot but express its concern at the additional incidents that have occurred since the adoption of resolution 1115 (1997), in which the Iraqi authorities effectively denied the Special Commission (UNSCOM) access to sites designated for inspection or otherwise interfered in its…
The Security Council has long been engaged in monitoring and addressing the situation in Sierra Leone, harbouring both serious concern at the persistent lack of peace and stability in that country and hope at Sierra Leone’s arduous progress towards constitutional democracy. The successful democratic…
The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Belarus, in his statement to the Assembly on 2 October 1997, made a number of references to the process of the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and how it is perceived by the Government of the Republic of Belarus.
We have asked to …
Allow me to begin by expressing my delegation’s full support for the statement to be made at a later stage of this debate by the representative of the Netherlands on behalf of the European Union.
The Security Council is holding today its third meeting in the last two months to consider the question…
As my delegation associates itself with the statement to be made by the representative of the Netherlands on behalf of the European Union, I will take the liberty of emphasizing only certain elements of my country’s position with regard to the situation in Afghanistan.
The delegation of Poland cont…
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Poland, I wish to offer our condolences on the passing away of Mr. Deng Xiaoping, a distinguished statesman and a leader of international stature, whose long political journey marked an important stage in the history of modern China. Mr. Deng Xiaoping’s…
The Polish delegation supports the Secretary-General’s recommendation to extend the mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III) until 28 February 1997, and will vote in favour of the draft resolution before the Security Council to that effect.
We are fully aware of the mi…
It is a great honour for me to speak today, on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States, on the occasion of the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the operations of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Such an anniversary brings thoughts about the roots of the idea of establi…
This is the second time this year that members of the Security Council have had the opportunity to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and to hear the views of other countries concerned with this extremely difficult issue.
Six months ago the participants in the Security Council’s open debate on Af…
On many previous occasions, my delegation has expressed its deep concern about the situation in Liberia, about eruptions of violence directed against innocent civilian populations and about the Liberian leaders being unable to peacefully resolve their conflict. Serious questions concerning future in…
Since the Polish delegation associated itself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union by the representative of Ireland, I would only like to briefly comment on the issues which are of particular importance to my delegation.
Like other members of the international community, we too a…
The Polish delegation stated its position on the issue before us on 31 January 1996 and on 26 April 1996.
My country condemns terrorism in all its forms. Having examined very carefully the report of the Secretary-General of 10 July 1996, as well as other relevant documents, we have to concur with t…
Allow me to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for the timely introduction of the issue of demining in the context of peace-keeping operations into the agenda of the Security Council.
In approaching the problem of mines, we are greatly encouraged to find ourselves among many other like-minded co…
May I begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of June. Let me assure you of the full cooperation and support of the Polish delegation. I should also like to pay tribute to Ambassador Qin of China for the excellent manner in which he preside…
On behalf of the Polish delegation, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month.
May I also pay tribute to your predecessor, Ambassador Somavía of Chile, for the outstanding way in which he conducted the business of the Security…
Speaking on the occasion of the Security Council debate concerning resolution 1044 (1996), the Polish delegation expressed its strong position on terrorism. We confirmed, in particular, that the Government of the Republic of Poland condemns terrorism in every form and that there are no circumstances…
It gives me great pleasure indeed to congratulate you, Sir, on your
I would also like to ask Ambassador Lavrov to accept the assurances of my delegation's deep appreciation for the excellent manner in which he presided over the Council in December 1995.
The Polish delegation remains concerned over…
