As has been reiterated on so many occasions, the most ceremonious of which was the Millennium Summit over a year ago, the majority of Member States advocate a Security Council that is more transparent, democratic, representative and accountable. Those who want a change for the better are in the majo…
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election and wish you great success.
Spain fully endorses the intervention of the representative of Belgium on behalf of the European Union.
The terrible, cowardly and inhumane terrorist attacks of 11 September have shocked the whole world. …
Occupying the presidency of the Group of Western European and other States brings with it the special honour today of warmly congratulating the Secretary-General on his re- election to a second term.
The unanimous support shown by the regional Groups reflects the recognition of the various qualitie…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union on
agenda item 37, on the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict. Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey align themselves with this statement.
The tr…
The recent Millennium Summit emphasized once again the importance of Security Council reform. It has often been mentioned that 150 delegates reaffirmed its importance. Spain was one of them. It is obvious that there is practically unanimity among Member States that Security Council reform is essenti…
The Permanent Representative of Finland has already spoken in this debate on behalf of the European Union. My country fully associates itself with her statement. Nevertheless, I wish to make some additional remarks, as Spain is a member of the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General for the Centra…
In his speech the Secretary-General opened a Pandora's box full of crucial questions, a courageous and timely gesture. He has openly brought to the surface the already obvious clash between the principles of sovereignty and humanitarian intervention — a disturbing but unavoidable dilemma.
It is tru…
I am gratified, Mr. President, that a debate of this momentous importance is being chaired by an individual possessed of such moral stature, prestige and fine legal sensibilities.
The item before us today is of fundamental importance, and therefore has been tremendously politicized. In consequence,…
Responding to the statement made this morning by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Equatorial Guinea, my delegation would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that — as the Deputy Prime Minister recognized in regard to the case he mentioned — the Gov…
My delegation wishes to address references to the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla and to other parts of Spanish territory, made this afternoon to the General Assembly in the statement of the Minister of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco.
Such refer…
The representative of Luxembourg has already spoken in this debate on behalf of the European Union. My delegation fully associates itself with that statement. Nonetheless, I do wish to make a few additional comments, since Spain is a member of the Group of Friends of the Guatemala peace process.
My…
Last year, the Working Group on Security Council reform held numerous meetings and a large number of contributions and proposals were presented. However, our assessment of the outcome of these efforts cannot be entirely positive, since important differences continue to exist on fundamental issues in…
It gives particular satisfaction to the delegation of Spain today to speak on this agenda item, entitled “Multilingualism”.
I wish to recall that during the fiftieth session, Spain, together with the other member States of the Ibero- American Conference, played a particularly active role in the eff…
Since this is the first time that I am addressing the General Assembly at this session, may I congratulate you, Sir, on your election to its presidency. I hope that you will continue to show throughout this session the excellent leadership that you have exercised over our work during these first wee…
Since this is the first time my delegation has spoken in the Assembly at this session, allow me to express our warm congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to preside over this session.
The Spanish delegation feels obliged to speak in exercise of its right of reply to refer to the mention of …
