Mali is delighted to see the Council meeting under your authority, Mr. Minister, to consider the situation in the Great Lakes region. I should like to welcome the presence today of His Excellency Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Rwandese Republic, and of the Secretary-General and to thank them for …
I should like first of all to thank you, Mr. President, for having taken the initiative to convene this important public
meeting of the Security Council to consider the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I should also like to welcome the participation in this meeting of Major Genera…
At the outset I would like to thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting of the Security Council so that Ambassador Chowdhury, the Chairman of the Security Council Committee for Sierra Leone, could introduce to us the report of the Panel of Experts set up pursuant to paragraph 19 of section B …
My delegation associates itself fully with the statement made by Namibia on behalf of the non-aligned caucus. I would nevertheless like to make three brief observations.
First of all, I would like to say that Mali will vote in favour of the draft resolution under consideration because we believe th…
I also wish to warmly welcome Senator Biden to this Security Council meeting. I took note of and appreciate the fact
that today, as in January, when the members of the Security Council visited the Senate, Senator Biden echoed the concerns that we all share.
On the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovi…
I wish at the outset to welcome to this important meeting the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, and to thank him for his opening remarks, which were, as usual, most lucid. I wish also to welcome the high-level delegation of Guinea-Bissau led by the Vice-Prime Minister, His Excellency Mr. Faustino I…
Mali associates itself fully with the statement which will shortly be made by South Africa on behalf of the Movement of the Non-Aligned. I should also like, in my capacity as Coordinator of the Non-Aligned Caucus in the Security Council for November to associate the other members of the Caucus with …
Mali attaches particular importance to the subject under consideration. That is why, first and foremost, I should like to express the gratitude of my delegation to the Secretary-General for the quality of his report
contained in document A/55/489. The report provides an overview of the activities a…
I should like to join previous speakers in warmly welcoming to the Security Council Judge Jorda, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; Ms. Pillay, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; and Ms. Carla Del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor of both Trib…
I should like to associate myself with the unanimous tribute that has been paid to Mrs. Ogata, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, who has devoted herself profoundly to the cause of refugees, in particular in Africa, over the past 10 years. I take this opportunity to reiterate the gra…
Mali is happy to see the Security Council meet under your leadership during the month of October, Mr. President. I wish to thank you for the kind words that you and other members of the Council have addressed to me in connection with Mali’s term as President of the Council.
My delegation is gratefu…
I should like to begin by welcoming the presence of the Angolan Minister among us today. I should like also to associate myself with the previous speakers who have thanked the Secretary-General for his report dated 12 July 2000 and Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa Ibrahim Gambar…
At its 10 January 2000 meeting devoted to examining “The impact of AIDS on peace and security in Africa”, the Security Council received an important message from His Excellency Alpha Oumar Konaré, President of the Republic of Mali and the Chairman-in-Office of the Economic Community of West African …
The Security Council is to going to take a decision on a matter of particular importance to Mali. As is known, Mali is presiding over the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Today’s vote comes after the important meeting of the Security Council with the ECOWAS Mediation and Security …
My delegation is grateful to the French delegation for devoting a public meeting to consideration of the situation in Somalia. That is a positive initiative that reflects our interest in that country. We also thank Sir Kieran Prendergast and the representative of Djibouti for the useful information …
I wish to associate myself with the words of welcome extended to Mr. Jacques Paul Klein, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Coordinator of United Nations Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I wish to thank him for his enlightening and detailed statement.
I also thank the Secr…
Mr. President, I would first like to say how pleased my delegation is to see you presiding over the work of the Security Council in this month of June 2000. You may rest assured that you will have the full cooperation of the delegation of Mali.
I also take pleasure in paying tribute to your predece…
My delegation takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General of 22 May 2000, document S/2000/461. That report indicates that implementation of the United Nations settlement plan with a view to holding a referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara has been hampered for the…
I would like to thank Mr. Annabi for his update on the situation in East Timor. I would also like to focus my statement on a few issues. First, I would like to express our serious concern, and our agreement with what Mr. Annabi has said regarding the lack of resources and the slow progress in making…
Mali is pleased that this important question of sanctions is being considered at an official meeting of the Security Council today under your presidency, Mr. Minister. My delegation is also grateful to the delegation of Canada, in particular to Ambassador Robert Fowler, for having taken the initiati…
