An enormous amount of patience and hard work went into shaping this resolution over the past year, and its adoption today marks a profoundly important moment for the Security Council.
Every member of the Council made important contributions to this resolution, including those who did not vote in fa…
The United States has a deep and enduring interest in the welfare of Iraqi citizens living under the regime of Saddam Hussein. We took a leading role in shaping the oil-for-food programme from its original conception shortly after the liberation of Kuwait in 1991. We note with satisfaction the docum…
My Government opposes the four draft resolutions under agenda item 44, entitled “Question of Palestine”. The first three of these draft resolutions support institutions whose activities and approach to the issues are unbalanced and outdated. They barely take note of the considerable achievements tha…
The United States continues to support a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East. We will do everything we can to assist the parties to reach a negotiated agreement which will resolve their differences.
The situation in the Middle East has changed significantly since the last sessi…
I too wanted just to add a few words. The draft resolution in front of us, I think, is non-controversial, given its technical nature. It was requested by one Council colleague that the Council should consider at least taking this step of a brief extension of the current phase of the oil-for-food pro…
Like other colleagues, I want to thank the Prosecutor, Ms. Del Ponte, for being with us today and for giving us the briefing that we have listened to with great interest. It is our view that regular exchanges between the Tribunals and the Security Council are very welcome, and we look forward to mor…
The United States opposes this ill-advised draft resolution and encourages all other delegations to do likewise. The decision of the United States to maintain a trade embargo against the Government of Cuba is strictly a matter of bilateral trade policy and not a matter appropriate for consideration …
I wish to note that Ambassador Holbrooke wanted and expected to be here in the Council this morning, because East Timor is an issue of very high priority for the United States. He is not here because he has been unexpectedly called away to address the United States arrears issue, which is currently …
The United States will join consensus to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) for a three-month period.
Since its establishment two years ago, MINURCA has helped create a much improved security situation in the Central African Republic. This, in…
This morning Foreign Minister Pérez Roque continued Cuba's traditional verbal attack on the United States. While this was not surprising or even unexpected, I have an obligation to respond to at least some of the many false allegations, gross exaggerations and misconceptions about the United States …
I would like to join my colleagues in thanking President Chiluba for joining the Council today and for presenting such an interesting review of his past efforts and the accomplishments made to date in this very important enterprise, and for sharing his views and suggestions about the future course o…
On behalf of the host country, I want to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly, and to wish you well as you embark on your new responsibilities. To the outgoing President, Mr. Didier Opertti, we convey a warm vote of thanks and deep
In my capacity as represent…
I have been attending Security Council meetings for a little bit more than two years now, Sir, and I cannot recall such lavish praise being heaped on a sitting President as we have heard today. I surrender in advance in besting my colleagues in saying anything further about the energy and skill you …
We too would like to welcome the Foreign Minister of Georgia, who is with us here this afternoon.
We note, however, that, despite the recent confidence-building meetings held in Athens and Istanbul, we are concerned about the absence of real progress on the negotiating front. There have been too ma…
As we all know, and as the Angolan people know all too well, the war in Angola has gone on far too long. Unfortunately, as history has demonstrated, this state of affairs will continue as long as UNITA possesses the capacity to let it.
We believe effective implementation of the sanctions against UN…
The United States attaches great importance to the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We believe that this funding resolution provides the critical monetary support for Security Council resolution 1244 (1999), which lays out a concrete plan for ending the humanitarian t…
My Government was deeply saddened by the passing of His Majesty King Hassan II of Morocco.
For almost four decades, King Hassan was a great friend of the United States and of peace in the Middle East. Today, as we offer our sympathy to His Majesty King Mohamed VI and the people of Morocco, we mourn…
My delegation joins colleagues in expressing our deepest condolences to the people and Government of Morocco on the sad occasion of the death of His Majesty King Hassan II. His many bold and creative contributions to Middle East peace are well known and highly appreciated.
I would like once again t…
It is an honour, Sir, to have you preside over our meeting today, and I thank you for doing so. I also wish to thank the Deputy Secretary-General for her opening statement.
The past few years of United Nations peacekeeping have repeatedly reminded us of the brutal and complex nature of today’s conf…
In adopting this resolution today, the Security Council takes a historic step in reversing the campaign of terror, brutality and ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. This resolution will advance a goal that is shared by all members: the goal of returning hundreds of thousands of Kosovars to their homes with …
