I am particularly honoured to address the General Assembly on behalf of His Excellency Mr. José Eduardo dos Santos, President of the Republic of Angola.
First, I should like, on behalf of my Government, to warmly congratulate Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election to preside over this organ.…
On behalf of my Government, I wish to congratulate Ms. Al-Khalifa on her election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. We are confident that under her guidance and leadership, this session will be productive and will attain the goals set. I assure her of my delegatio…
I am overwhelmed with a great sense of joy at seeing Mr. Ping preside over the General Assembly at this fifty-ninth session. My first words are thus to convey to him, on behalf of my Government and on my own behalf, the most heartfelt congratulations upon his election. Our satisfaction springs from …
We welcome your presence, Sir, and we commend the Spanish presidency on organizing this discussion on the civilian aspects of conflict management and peace- building. We also thank them for the excellent support document that we hope will be of benefit to all United Nations Members, in particular co…
I would like to start by congratulating Mr. Julian Hunte on his
election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-eight session. We wish him great success in the fulfilment of this difficult and lofty task.
The current session is taking place at one of the most troubled times in our …
I would first like to congratulate Guinea for the initiative it has taken to convene this special meeting that allows us to analyse and seek effective solutions to problems which have gravely affected the stability of certain regions of the African continent and that have thus contributed to the eco…
Allow me first to welcome France’s initiative to convene this high-level meeting of the Security Council to assess the international community’s efforts in the struggle against terrorism.
They have been very strenuous efforts. The adoption of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) demonstrates the…
Allow me, on behalf of my Government and in my own name, to salute Mr. Kavan on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. We are convinced that his knowledge and diplomatic experience will guide us to success in our activities.
As the international situation remains caught in the thro…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Madam, on behalf of my Government and on my own behalf, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I also send greetings to your predecessor for the dynamic and brilliant manner in which he conducted the activities of this Council durin…
It is a great honour for me to address this forum in my capacity as Chairman of the Political Committee of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement. Allow me first to commend the initiative to convene this joint meeting with the members of the Security Council. Although this has become a routine practice, it …
I would like to thank you once again, Mr. President, for giving me the floor. I have asked to take the floor to make a brief statement, namely, to thank all the members of the Council and those who have spoken here. I would also like to express the gratitude of my Government for the quality of the d…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on behalf of my Government, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate last month’s President, Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani.
At this meeting, convened to d…
Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on behalf of my Government and on my own behalf, on your assumption of the presidency of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly.
I also wish to congratulate, in particular, the outgoing President, Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, the Minister for Foreign …
This Summit provides us with an opportunity to address in-depth issues that are critical for the development and the
well-being of all peoples of the world. Poverty and problems associated with it, such as unemployment, underemployment and lack of access to basic education, health and clean water, …
Allow me, to begin, Sir, by congratulating you on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Angola, and on my own behalf, on your election as president of the General Assembly at this fifty- fourth session. Your election to such an important post is recognition of your experience, ability and dipl…
Allow me to begin by congratulating Mr. Didier Opertti, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Angola, on his election to the presidency of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly. We are convinced that his experience, wisdom and diplomatic skills will help us to achieve the goals we…
