My delegation is very gratified to be here in the Security Council at this extremely important moment in the history of East Timor. Allow me to thank the Secretary-General for having addressed us on this historic occasion as we welcome Mr. Xanana Gusmão, President-elect of East Timor, and thank him …
My delegation associates itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the Rio Group by the Ambassador of Costa Rica.
I wish to begin by thanking Ambassador Greenstock for his briefing in his capacity as Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and for his tireless efforts to maintain …
Since 12 March, the Council has adopted three resolutions. The latest, resolution 1403 (2002), was adopted unanimously. That makes three resolutions in three weeks, in contrast to the earlier period, when 18 months elapsed with no convergence on how to register a conclusion reflecting the deteriorat…
The delegation of Colombia would also like to welcome the presence of Ms. Catherine Bertini, the Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), and to thank her for her very informative briefing. My delegation would also like to express its heartfelt thanks to her and her co-workers in WFP fo…
Mr. Minister, your presence at this meeting honours us and also attests to your country’s commitment to the subject that we are considering today.
May I begin by expressing our solidarity with the Afghan people in these painful times as a result of the severe earthquake. We would request the Ambass…
I too should like to extend a warm welcome to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Mr. Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim, and to thank him for the information he provided in our previous private meeting. We should also like to acknowledge your initiative, Mr. President, to convene this open meeting of th…
My delegation wishes to express its pleasure at seeing you, Sir, preside over this very important meeting of the Security Council. We also express our gratitude to your country for focusing the Council’s attention, in an open format, on the current peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea. We part…
Let me begin by welcoming you, Mr. Jan Petersen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway. We are honoured that you are in the Chair at this meeting. Let me also reaffirm Colombia’s support for your delegation during its presidency; we know your leadership is a guarantee of success.
We also welcome M…
This meeting to consider the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine, is taking place in the midst of widespread despair over the possibility of achieving a negotiated political solution. In the past 18 months, the situation in the occupied territories and in Israel has fal…
I take this opportunity, Sir, to convey to you and your
team our appreciation for the very skilful way in which you have guided our work, as well as for your commitment. I shall heed the recommendation that we should speak briefly, perhaps for only three minutes.
My first comment relates to our pu…
My delegation expresses its gratitude to Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari for his presence at this meeting and for the information he has given us. We are pleased that his visit was positive and has yielded good results.
Our interest in the briefing relates mainly to the expectations generated by the pre…
Let me thank you, Mr. President, for your determination to include this wrap-up meeting on December’s programme of work, especially as this is a month in which delegations must divide their attention among so many end-of-year activities.
I have listened attentively to the very interesting statement…
My delegation would like to express its gratitude to the Secretary-General for the comprehensive and detailed report he has submitted to us in document A/56/681.
Colombia emphatically condemned the acts of international terrorism that took place in September last and, accordingly, unequivocally joi…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation to your presidency, Sir, for the initiative of convening this public debate on questions of peace and security in the context of West Africa. We believe that you, Mr. President, have represented that part of the world in a very worthy manner throu…
We would like to associate ourselves with the comments of other members of the Council in welcoming the presence at this meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Deputy Foreign Ministers of the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda, the Adviser to the Preside…
It was four months ago, in this same Chamber, when we had the Council’s last public meeting on the issue before us today. On that occasion, inter alia, we mentioned the following points, which I would like to reiterate this evening.
The Security Council can and must act vis-à-vis the situation in t…
I want to express my gratitude for the very interesting presentations we have heard from Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte, Judge Pillay, Judge Jorda, the Minister of Justice of Rwanda and the Ambassadors of Yugoslavia and of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It is clear that we are reviewing the performance of the…
I, too, would like to thank Mr. Oshima for the information he has given us on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. It seems to me that the Council has taken a wise decision in pausing, making an assessment and endeavouring to increase the efficiency of the way in which it addresses this it…
I would like to welcome the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Angola, Mr. João Bernardo de Miranda and to thank him for his statement. I would also like to thank Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, the Secretary-General’s Adviser for Special Assignments in Africa, for his briefing. The upcoming visit that he will mak…
The delegation of Colombia would like to thank the Islamic Republic of Iran for having promoted the initiative of the international Year of Dialogue among Civilizations. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for having prepared a report on this issue; his Personal Repres…
