First, I wish to congratulate Guinea on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I also wish to congratulate the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany on his outstanding work during Germany’s presidency last month. I also wish to thank Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei for their br…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei for reporting to the Security Council on their inspection work in Iraq. Last November, this Council adopted resolution 1441 (2002) by consensus, reiterating the firm determination of the international community to verify and destroy weapons of mass…
I would like to begin by congratulating Germany on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. It is a great pleasure to see Foreign Minister Fischer chair today’s meeting.
I wish to take this opportunity to express my deep condolences with respect to the tragic deaths …
First of all, I would like to express my appreciation to France for initiating this ministerial meeting of the Security Council on counter-terrorism. I wish to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his statement. My thanks go also to Ambassador Greenstock for his briefing on the work of t…
At the outset, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his statement and his Special Representative, Mr. Brahimi, for his briefing. We endorse the Secretary-General’s analysis of the situation in Afghanistan and the views contained in his statement. We believe that Mr. Brahimi’s opinions and recom…
First of all, on behalf of the Chinese delegation, I would like to express my deepest sympathies to the relatives and families of those who died as the result of the crash that occurred this morning.
Since 11 September, counter-terrorism has become the focus of concern of the international communit…
Mr. President, first of all, please allow me to warmly congratulate you on your election as President of the fifty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly. I am confident that under your able guidance and with the close cooperation of all delegates, this session will be crowned with suc…
Please allow me to extend my warm congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its current session. I am confident that, with your wisdom and experience, and with the support and coordinated efforts of the member States, the Millennium Assembly will su…
Please allow me to warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. I am confident that with your wisdom and experience, you will be able to accomplish your lofty mission successfully. At the same time, I would like to express my appreciatio…
Since the first ministerial meeting of the Security Council on Africa was held in September of last year, the international community, including the United Nations, has shown greater interest in and attached greater importance to Africa. This is a new and gratifying development that should be recogn…
I wish to congratulate Mr. Opertti on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its current session. I believe that his wisdom and experience will enable him to accomplish his important mission with distinction.
I would also like to express my appreciation for the contribution mad…
