We, too, are very pleased to see that under your leadership, Mr. President, the Council is holding this open debate today to hear the briefing presented by the United
We believe that today's open meeting is a pioneering step in what has been indicated as the right direction, the direction of transp…
Costa Rica is particularly gratified, Sir, to see you presiding over our meeting today. We are glad to participate in the consideration of the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly covering its work during the period from 16 June 1997 to 15 June 1998.
Over the last 22 months, my de…
We are meeting today to adopt a creative solution to the conflict that arose following the reprehensible terrorist attacks on Pan Am flight 103 and UTA flight 772, a solution that will allow for a prompt end to be put to the sanctions regime imposed by the Security Council on Libya through its resol…
From the moment when you, Mr. President, initiated consultations among the members of the Security Council concerning the specific request made by the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations on 22 June 1998 to hold a formal meeting of the Security Council, the delegation of Costa Rica …
Let me begin by expressing to you, Mr. President, the appreciation of the Costa Rican delegation for your visionary decision to include the question of the impact of armed conflict on children on the agenda of the Security Council for this month.
I would also like to take this opportunity to expres…
Building a firm and lasting peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a process that requires meticulousness and great care, and one that has been undertaken in difficult circumstances. As the Secretary-General notes in his most recent report, it requires patience and persistence. At this post-conflict sta…
Allow me at the outset to welcome General Higino Carneiro and to express our satisfaction at his presence here today.
Once again, the Security Council is having to meet to take decisions on the situation in Angola. Once again, the Security Council is having to face an attitude of
UNITA has indicat…
On 25 May this year, five years will have elapsed since this Council established the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia. Those years have marked a historic era …
Costa Rica believes that in countries that have suffered internal conflict there can be no peace without justice and no reconciliation without the truth coming to light, and that a free and democratic society cannot be constructed while criminals who have committed the most horrible atrocities go un…
In recent days we have witnessed, with deep concern, extremely serious human rights violations in Kosovo, which have led to the death of dozens of people and deprived the inhabitants of the area of their basic security. The increased violence in Kosovo has become manifest in a variety of ways. On th…
This formal meeting is of special importance and interest to Costa Rica because since our election as a member of the Security Council we had not had an opportunity to participate in the process of considering and approving a United Nations peacekeeping mission. Therefore, we are pleased to make our…
On behalf of my delegation, allow me to convey to you, Sir, our sense of satisfaction on seeing you presiding over our work on this occasion. Costa Rica appreciates and pays tribute to the leadership of Gabon, in particular President Omar Bongo, for the promotion of regional agreement on issues affe…
My delegation is pleased to participate in this debate on the situation in Angola. The armed conflict that has afflicted the people of Angola for almost four decades has been a cause of great and ongoing concern to the international community. Finally, thanks to the collaboration and participation o…
My delegation is taking the floor in this meeting on Tajikistan in order to reaffirm our resolute support for the peace and reconciliation process in that country.
Amidst the difficulties that we have experienced in recent days on other issues, we feel that this occasion demonstrates the usefulness…
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to state that since the establishment of the Government of Unity and National Reconciliation of Angola on 11 April 1997, the peace process in that country is irreversible, and both the Government of Angola and UNITA should fulfil the implementation of the rem…
My delegation is pleased to take part in this debate on the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly on its work from 16 June 1996 to 15 June 1997.
During the second half of the period under consideration, my delegation had the privilege of occupying one of the non-permanent seats res…
In recent months, we have witnessed the development of what we believe to be a new and important doctrinal approach on the part of the Council with respect to the concept of threats to international peace and security and also to questions relating to peacekeeping operations. Along these lines, we w…
On behalf of the delegation of Costa Rica, I wish to express the deepest gratitude to United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III) and all its personnel, and to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Alioune Blondin Beye, for their extensive work on the Angolan peace pro…
I wish to refer to document A/51/924, “Human rights questions: Approval of the appointment of the High Commissioner for Human Rights”, under agenda item 110, “Human rights questions”, as contained in the note by the Secretary-General that has been distributed to us.
Reference is made in this docume…
Allow me to express the satisfaction of the Government of Costa Rica at the Security Council’s continuing consideration of the case of Somalia, this time by holding a formal meeting in order to approach this subject with the greatest transparency, through the participation of all the States Members …
