I wish to begin by expressing my profound appreciation to you, Mr. President, for the very gracious gesture of wishing to pay tribute to the memory of my colleague and compatriot, Ambassador Jaime de Piniés.
I met Ambassador De Piniés — probably the most popular and best-known Spanish diplomat of t…
I wish to thank the Chilean delegation for organizing this debate, which gives us the opportunity to delve more deeply into a subject of great importance.
We endorse the statement to be made by the representative of Ireland on behalf of the European Union.
Despite more than half a century of exper…
My delegation believes, first, that the added value of missions to the work of the Council largely depends on good follow-up to the recommendations made in the ensuing reports. We feel in particular that, in the course of such missions, when concrete undertakings have been made by the authorities of…
It is a pleasure for me, Madam, to see you presiding over the Council today. The fact that you chose this day to do so is clear evidence of your personal commitment, and that of your country, to ending the tragedy of children in armed conflict.
My country wishes to associate itself with the stateme…
Our thanks to the Department for Disarmament Affairs for this excellent report (S/2003/1217) on how the Council can contribute to dealing with the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. The recommendations of the report have Spain’s firm support and the conclusions that can
be drawn from it…
I am most grateful for the complete and detailed briefing you have given us, Sir, on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999). As the representative of Ireland will speak on behalf of the European Union, I shall confine my statement to a few brief comments.
The fight…
I am pleased to see such an important presence in the
delegation of Bulgaria here, with the Minister for Foreign Affairs presiding over this important meeting. We would also like to welcome and express our thanks to Mr. Guéhenno for his briefing.
Spain fully endorses the statement that will be mad…
We are grateful for the introduction of the report of the Secretary-General. We also welcome the work done by the Head of the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville, Ambassador Noel Sinclair, and his team. I would also like to convey my appreciation to Mr. Danilo Türk.
The conclusion of st…
First of all, Mr. President, I would like to congratulate you and to wish you every success in the coming month. I also hail your wise initiative to bring this very important topic to the Council Chamber. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno and Ambassador Dahinden for their presenc…
Spain would like to express appreciation and gratitude to Mr. Holkeri for his comprehensive briefing to the Security Council. Spain fully endorses the statement to be made later by the Permanent Representative of Italy on behalf of the European Union.
We believe that the priorities established by t…
I wish to thank Mr. Guéhenno for his comprehensive and informative briefing and also to underscore his personal interest in and commitment to this issue.
Let me begin by emphasizing a fact mentioned earlier by other speakers. Regrettably, recent decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in the num…
I thank Mr. Sevan for his briefing, and I want to express my delegation’s appreciation for his work and for his clear, comprehensive and well-written report. Because this programme must conclude on 21 November, we also wish to congratulate the staff of the Office of the Iraq Programme and United Nat…
I wish to convey the Spanish delegation’s unreserved satisfaction that this resolution, so important for the future of Iraq, was unanimously adopted. Spain was a resolute sponsor of the draft resolution, convinced that it constituted an important step towards improving the lives of the them and rest…
The purpose of this meeting is to examine the seriousness and the implications of the construction by Israel of what is being called the wall.
The search for a solution to the Middle East conflict requires the creation of the requisite climate of trust between the parties, which will enable them to…
My delegation will refer jointly to two important agenda
items: the report of the Security Council and the question of Council representation.
Spain began its two-year term as a member of the Security Council on 1 January. During these almost 10 months on the Council, we have contributed to mainta…
Spain would like to thank the High Representative for his outstanding work in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and particularly for his comprehensive briefing to the Security Council. We would also like to thank Judge
Meron for his work at the helm of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (IC…
I will be speaking on behalf of the Group of Western European and Other States, which I am chairing this month.
We would like to express our gratification at the two-year extension of the mandate of the High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Ruud Lubbers.
Mr. Lubbers’ term of office began on 1 Januar…
Today’s meeting is taking place due to certain events of grave concern to us. The situation in the Middle East during recent weeks has obligated us to call for prudence and restraint. Any act that will unleash a spiral of violence must be rejected. In that context, we would like firmly to condemn ye…
We are grateful to Mr. Kalomoh and the Minister from Timor- Leste for their statements on the situation in Guinea- Bissau.
We condemn the coup d’état that took place on 14 September, although we are pleased to see that there were no victims and that former President Kumba Yalá preferred to relinqui…
The result of the vote was very disappointing. The Council had to send a clear message with regard to the announcement regarding the possible expulsion of the leader of the Palestinian National Authority — an action that not only would have no legal basis but, as all members of the Council know, wou…
