I do not wish to prolong this meeting unduly, therefore I will simply confine myself to once again stating what my delegation has reiterated, which is that between
Chile and Bolivia there is no type of territorial problem.
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In the debate this afternoon, the representative of Bolivia made a statement in which he referred to my country and to the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, which has governed our two countries’ relations since 1904. In presenting his perception of the Treaty he made a series of misleading statements …
I am going to make my statement in English owing to the fact that some of the countries I am going to speak about are English-speaking countries.
(spoke in English)
I have the honour to speak on behalf of 16 States, namely: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador…
The President of Chile, His Excellency Mr. Ricardo Lagos Escobar, said when addressing the General Assembly, at the 4th meeting,
“If we wish to strengthen multilateralism, reform of the United Nations is becoming increasingly necessary. Its ideals and founding purposes remain valid, but ... the pow…
We are grateful to the sponsors for having introduced the draft resolution that has just been adopted by consensus at this meeting. We are also extremely grateful for the flexibility shown throughout a negotiating process that was not always easy.
My delegation voted in favour of the resolution, th…
I would like first to express our gratitude to the United Kingdom for convening this public debate during its presidency. Our thanks also go to the Secretary- General for the report that has been introduced. We wish to express our appreciation to Mr. Juan Méndez, the Special Adviser to the Secretary…
The delegation of Chile voted in favour of the draft resolution, as we condemn any act of violence, whatever its origin and whatever argument is used to justify it. It is particularly important to emphasize that when civilian victims are involved.
My delegation recognizes the right of Israel to def…
First of all, may I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency. I should like also to congratulate the
representative of Spain, Ambassador Yáñez-Barnuevo, for the outstanding manner in which he presided over the work of the Council during the very busy month of September.
Once aga…
Mr. President, let me first express my very sincere thanks to the presidency for having convened this public meeting. We appreciate this opportunity to be able to learn directly from President Obasanjo, whose presence here today is an honour, about the increasing efforts of the African Union in purs…
The delegation of Chile voted in favour of this resolution because we share its philosophy regarding respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and the internal political process of States. Our support is also justified by the important amendments made to the original text, which made it pos…
At the outset, I wish to welcome you, Sir, to the presidency of the Council and to wish you every success in guiding our work. It is no easy task to begin a position of the importance of Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation while simultaneously occupying the presidency of the Council. …
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and the delegation of the Philippines for convening this important meeting on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
I also thank Mr. Egeland, who has presented an excellent and comprehensive report of the Secretary- General (S/2004/4…
Following the Secretary-General’s recommendation, we voted in favour of a six-month extension of the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). We await with interest the results of the announced review of UNFICYP’s mandate to be carried out by the Secretary-General.
Fina…
First, let me thank you, Sir, for having taken the initiative of asking the Council to reflect on this topic, which I believe to be very important. I would also like to welcome the presence of, and the statements made by, Ambassador Marjatta Rasi, President of the Economic and Social Council, and th…
Briefly, I wish to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the Council presidency and to express appreciation for the efforts of Ambassador Pleuger and his team last month.
I appreciate your convening this open meeting on the situation in Bougainville, Sir, which demonstra…
Last Saturday’s extrajudicial execution of the Palestinian leader Mr. Abdel Aziz Al-Rantisi deserves our condemnation. As we have maintained in the Council, extrajudicial executions are reprehensible acts that not only violate international law but also hamper reconciliation between the parties and …
We are grateful for the briefing given us by the Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno. We have been made aware of the delicate situation of recent weeks in Kosovo. I should like, through him, to convey to Mr. Holkieri, Special Representative of the Secretary-…
First, I would like to welcome the presence of the Secretary- General at this important discussion of a country in our region. I would also like to thank the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Jamaica and the Bahamas — The Honourable Keith Knight and Mr. Frederick
Mitchell — for their eloquent statem…
I wish thank the Permanent Representatives of the United States and the United Kingdom for the information they have provided, in accordance with paragraph 24 of resolution 1483 (2003).
Chile valued the agreement reached between the Governing Council and the Coalition Provisional Authority last 15 …
At the outset, may I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and wish you every success.
On behalf of my delegation, I should like briefly to thank others for their kind words addressed to us in connection with our presidency.
I should like to extend to …
