France associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union, and we would like to say how much we appreciate the German delegation’s draft resolution contained in document A/64/L.8, of which we are a sponsor.
May I associate France with those del…
The French Government immediately welcomed the initiative announced by the authorities of the United States and of the United Kingdom to hold the Lockerbie trial in a third country, in this instance the Netherlands. France takes this opportunity to pay tribute to the Netherlands authorities for thei…
The situation in Angola has deteriorated considerably in recent months, characterized in particular by increased violence and crime, the lack of any dialogue between the Government and UNITA — for which UNITA is to blame — the re-emergence of a general climate of fear in the
The delegation of Franc…
The General Assembly is being asked today to extend the mandate of the International Civilian Mission to Haiti (MICIVIH) to 31 December 1998, in response to the wishes expressed by President René Préval in his letter dated 10 November 1997 to the Secretary-General, in which he requested the continue…
The French delegation supports draft resolution S/1997/823, on which the Council will soon vote. The present status of the Angolan peace process justifies the Security Council following the recommendations of the Secretary-General on extending the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in An…
The French delegation supports the draft resolution that is to be put to the vote.
On 30 June the Security Council adopted Security Council resolution 1118 (1997), which established the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola. In taking that decision, the members of the Council acknowledged the p…
France has a dual interest in today’s assessment of the work of the multinational protection force in Albania: as a member of the Security Council and as a State participant in the force.
We should recall the circumstances in which the force was established: Albania was in the grip of grave interna…
For a year now, France, together with its European Union partners and many other countries, has given its full military, political and economic support to the implementation of the Peace Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina signed at Paris on 14 December 1995.
Much progress has been made. A consider…
The French delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution submitted by several members of the Caucus of Non-Aligned States.
On 31 January last, the Security Council, in resolution 1044 (1996), made several demands of the Sudan. In his report of 11 March, the Secretary-General reported that the …
The French delegation voted in favour of the resolution just adopted. This resolution will make it possible for the International Commission of Inquiry to continue its investigations and to shed light on the rumoured arms traffic that is poisoning the political climate in the Great Lakes region.
Th…
My delegation, which presented the draft text, together with all the members of the Contact Group and the Czech Republic, is gratified at its prompt and unanimous adoption by the Council at a decisive point in the peace process in the former Yugoslavia.
While this new resolution is technical in nat…
It is with satisfaction that my delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution.
In its resolution 1001 (1995) of 30 June 1995, the Security Council set extremely stringent conditions which the Liberian parties were to meet rapidly if they wanted the United Nations to remain lastingly involved i…
Nearly two years ago the Security Council decided to establish the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL). The operation was created to follow up on the agreement between the Liberian parties concluded at Cotonou on 25 July 1993. When it adopted resolution 866 (1993), the Security Counc…
