Slovakia aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the Danish presidency of the European Union on this agenda item, and we fully support its content. However, since the annual reports of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the General Assembly are traditionally of the highest int…
On behalf of the Group of Eastern European States, I should like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Jan Kavan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, on his election to the important post of President of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly. We are…
First and foremost, I would like to thank Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei for his comprehensive introduction of the report on the
activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Again, we find the report well balanced and highly informative.
My delegation fully supports and associates itself with the …
This is a good opportunity for the General Assembly to review the past year’s work of the Security Council and to consider its future direction. Let me thank Ambassador Ryan, President of the Security Council, for his thoughtful introduction of the annual report. Our debate is a significant exercise…
My country has aligned itself with the statement made by the delegate of Belgium, last Monday morning, on behalf of the European Union and the associated countries. The importance of the topic under consideration nevertheless warrants that some additional national points be made.
The terrorist acts…
Before dealing with the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization, I would like, on behalf of my country and on my own behalf, to express condemnation of the horrible terrorist crimes committed on 11 September here in New York, in Washington, D.C., and in Pennsylvania, as well …
At the outset, let me thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway, Mr. Knut Vollebaek, for his tireless efforts, in his capacity as the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), to bring peace and stability to Europe, as well as for his contribution t…
I have the honour of speaking in my capacity as President of the ninth Meeting of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which took place from 19 to 28 May 1999. I join previous speakers in presenting to delegations here in the Assembly a modest but, let us hope, …
I should like to express my Government's deepest gratitude to all delegations that lent Slovakia their valuable support in its quest for membership of the Security Council for the first time ever — to those delegations that have promoted the principles of rotation and equal opportunity. We are parti…
