At the outset, Madam Minister, I should like to express our great pleasure at seeing you presiding over the Security Council and to congratulate you on the outstanding manner in which your delegation, under the leadership of Ambassador Kumalo and his team, has conducted the work of the Security Coun…
The State of Qatar believes that Iran has the right to nuclear energy research and production for peaceful purposes. That is an inalienable right of Iran under articles I and II of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, that no one can deny. We do not doubt Iran’s genuine intentions…
First, I wish to welcome Mr. Tom Koenigs, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, and to thank him for briefing the Council. I also thank him and the members of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for their efforts to accomplish the tasks entrusted t…
I thank you, Sir, for holding this open thematic debate, the second such meeting convened by the Security Council under your presidency. It reflects your active and enthusiastic approach to leading the Council.
I also wish to thank my colleague Ambassador Peter Burian, the Permanent Representative …
Mr. President, allow me to begin by thanking you for convening this important and well-timed meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East which continues to be a priority for the Security Council. I would like to thank Mr. Alvaro de Soto, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle …
I wish at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. I am confident that your skill and experience will be of considerable help as we carry out the work of the Council.
I wish also to thank Ambassador Churkin and the …
It is a well-known fact that the issues with which the Security Council deals vary in their nature and degree of sensitivity. Sometimes members of the Council can reach a consensus quickly; sometimes views diverge on other issues, such as the draft resolution before us now on the situation in Myanma…
On behalf of all members of the Security Council, I would like to offer my congratulations to you, Madam, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. It is my sincere hope that, during your tenure, relations between the Security Council and the General Assembly …
Mr. President, allow me at the outset to express our deep gratitude to you for having convened this important meeting and for the outstanding work done by your delegation, which holds the presidency of the Council for this month. It is also my great pleasure to express our appreciation to the Govern…
The establishment of peace in the Middle East is one of the issues that directly concerns us in the State of Qatar. From this standpoint, we have continued to urge the parties to adopt an approach that encourages the chances of peace.
The State of Qatar had lately undertaken diplomatic mediation ef…
On behalf of the Arab Group, allow me, at the outset, to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this Security Council debate to discuss an issue of high priority for the Council: the situation in the Middle East. I should also like to thank Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, Under-Secretary-General for Pol…
It is well known that, owing to its sense of responsibility with respect to the Palestinian cause, Qatar submitted a balanced draft resolution (S/2006/878) reflecting the views of the majority of Security Council members. In the draft resolution we took account of comments from all States, but the S…
As your presidency approaches its end, Sir, allow me to congratulate you on the great job that you and the members of your delegation have accomplished. The day has been very busy with important activities for the Council, and before we finish with the last item on today’s agenda, my delegation shou…
Allow me at the outset to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for the great efforts he is making to contain the very grave situation in the Middle East, in the context of the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon provided by resolution 1701 (2006) on the one hand, and of the continuous escalati…
Allow me first of all to thank Mr. Ian Martin, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to Timor-Leste, for his praiseworthy efforts. We would also like to thank him for the important briefing he gave us this morning.
I would also like to welcome my friend, Mr. José Luis Guterres, Minister for Fo…
In life people behave in ways that best suit them. The results of their behaviour are sometimes beneficial, and sometimes negative — which can lead to destruction. The same thing can be said of natural phenomena. When circumstances oblige people to live in a volcanic area, where some volcanoes are a…
At the outset, allow me to express our thanks to the Government of the French Republic and to Ambassador Jean-Marc de La Sablière, whose vitality, commitment and passion on this question have enhanced its importance in the Security Council. The Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict has worked…
Allow me at the outset to express our profound gratitude and appreciation for the great efforts of His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General, in seeking the best means to defuse the crisis afflicting Lebanon. Our thanks go to all members of the mission dispatched by the Secretary-General to t…
My delegation welcomes the opportunity to contribute to
the discussion of agenda items 117 and 120, which, respectively, concern the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters, and follow-up to the outcome of the September 2005…
Qatar commends the Danish delegation for convening the debate on this important issue. We welcome Judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice, and Under-Secretary-General Michel for their participation in today’s important debate.
International law and norms play an impor…
