We very much welcome the initiative of the Mexican presidency to discuss questions related to Chapter VIII of the Charter. I would like to remind colleagues that this is in the tradition of the founding Conference of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945, where Mexico and the other Latin Ameri…
I thank Mr. Morris very much for a superb presentation and, in particular, for his continuous efforts to brief the Council. I would like to challenge somewhat one of the initial observations that he made in saying that we routinely accept a situation in Africa that we would not otherwise accept in o…
We took note of the decision that the President just explained to us, and we very much appreciate the fact that, in this very difficult situation, he tried to take a decision truly aimed at upholding the principles of the Charter. On the other hand, we very much understand the reasons that were just…
I would like to begin by thanking all delegations for their strong support for Germany in the elections to the Security Council. We take this as an overwhelming vote of confidence for German foreign and United Nations policy. Let me assure you once again that our
membership on the Council will be g…
I have the honour to introduce this year’s draft resolution on Afghanistan under agenda items 20 (f) and 43. I should like to announce that, since the publication of the draft resolution A/56/L.62, the following countries have become sponsors: the Central African Republic, Haiti, India, the Islamic …
Belgium, as Presidency of the European Union, has voiced our position as regards the peace process in the Middle East, and we fully associate ourselves with the statement made by our Belgian colleague. However, Germany found it necessary, together with other European Union partners, to abstain in th…
It is becoming more and more difficult to be creative about reform initiatives because so many things have already been said. To retain the picture painted by the representative of Singapore of lovemaking elephants trampling around, we have now been trampling around for almost eight years, but we ha…
On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, I would like to congratulate the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on its admission to the United Nations. The Group is delighted to see the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia finally take its place within the family of nations, and warmly welcom…
Good morning, Mr. President. I think before I start my speech I should compliment you on your tough guidance and the good example you are setting, and I do hope that very soon the rest of the audience will follow and will recognize how important it is today that we should not squander our time when …
I take this opportunity to express my appreciation for the, as always, comprehensive and succinct briefing we have just received from Mr. Petritsch. Germany took note with satisfaction of the Council’s decision to organize this meeting in a manner that would allow non- members to express their opini…
On behalf of my Government, I would like to express my appreciation and respect for the work the United Nations has done during the last 12 months — a year in which another 17 people have lost their lives in the line of United Nations duty in different international theatres, many of them in acts of…
I would like to associate myself with the comments of previous
speakers. I would also like to refer to the rumours continuing to circulate in the corridors about planned summits, in connection with the Millennium Summit, of two other United Nations organs, namely, the Security Council and the Econo…
Let me first thank the Secretary-General and his collaborators for a comprehensive report. The United Nations has made tremendous efforts to meet last year's various challenges. The problems have indeed been unusually numerous and serious. The last 12 months, which the Secretary-General himself call…
