Madam President, I wish to thank your country for having convened this high-level debate on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region and to welcome the presence of the Secretary of State to preside over it. I welcome also the presence of the Secretary-General. I thank him for …
At the outset, allow me to convey the condolences and solidarity of our country following the terrorist acts that recently struck the people of Pakistan. I would also like to commend your country for organizing today’s debate on the question of a comprehensive approach to counter- terrorism and to w…
I would like to join the Secretary-General and previous speakers in thanking the South African presidency of the Security Council for the organization of this debate on the important issue of the cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (AU) in the maintenance of international pe…
Allow me first of all to congratulate Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. He can count on the full cooperation of the Togolese as he carries out his noble task. We would also like to pay tribute to the Secretary-General, Mr. …
Fourteen years after its creation, it is clear that the international community now considers the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic to be a valuable mechanism that provides its members with a framework for joint action aimed at achieving the shared goals of peace, economic and soci…
