I wish at the outset to pay tribute to the statement made and outstanding work done by Mr. Brahimi, which will be even more important and decisive in coming days.
My first comment refers to the fact that, even if we have questions about the follow-up, the essential thing is that we are starting to …
I wish first of all to say how sad I was to hear of the event that occurred this morning. We do not yet know the nature of that event, but I want to convey condolences to the city of New York, which has again been traumatized, and to the victims and their families.
The attacks of 11 September are a…
A year ago we met to discuss Africa, on the initiative of Mrs. Albright, and asked the Secretary-General to present a
I would like to make a few short observations on the experience of the past year and the work that has been accomplished.
The number of conflicts on the continent remains high; it …
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election, which attests to the high regard in which the international community holds you and your country, and which France, as an old and true friend of Uruguay, welcomes. We hope that the work of the fifty-third session of the Gen…
Our Council has regularly convened to discuss Africa, but all too often we are urgently looking for solutions to crises. So it is an excellent idea to have a substantive debate on the problems of peace and development on the African continent. No other international body can do so with the same legi…
May I first say, Sir, how pleased my country is at your election as President of the fifty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly. I should also like to say to the Secretary-General that France welcomes the action he has already taken and assure him that he has our support and confide…
