In the event I cannot return this afternoon, I do want to express my appreciation for the remarks of all the representatives who have spoken so far — Norway,
Bangladesh, Tunisia, the United Kingdom, Jamaica and France — and I know that Colombia, Ireland, Ukraine and Mauritius are still to speak, in…
You have before you further evidence of why the United States and France have such difficult bilateral relations. I am deeply touched by this, but on instructions I would have to exercise my veto.
I am deeply touched, Jean David, by your friendship and your generosity, and, of course, by all of my …
I am deeply moved by your remarks, Mr. President, and I thank you not only for the remarks, but for adjusting your schedule so that you could remain here to preside over this important meeting. You spoke accurately about my respect and affection for Singapore, a country I first visited in 1966, shor…
Let me express my great appreciation and pleasure at speaking on my next to last day in this job before you, Mr. Foreign Minister, my old friend, from a country I have been associated with for most of my professional career. It is our honour to be here under your presidency today, and tomorrow as we…
I am honoured to be here today to speak on an issue which is of the greatest of urgency — the plague that we call “conflict” diamonds. For much too long, our response to this problem was weak and wholly inadequate. By ignoring the problem or letting those with vested interests in the trade convince …
I thank Ambassador Lancry and Ambassador Al-Kidwa for their statements today.
For over 50 years, this great historic institution, the Security Council, has been the site of many important debates on the Middle East. The history of the Middle East has been written not only in the region but in this …
It is truly an honour to welcome Mr. Kouchner back to the Security Council, which has become his home away from Pristina. I congratulate him on his extraordinarily moving, important and comprehensive presentation, and, on behalf of my Government, on his extraordinary accomplishments in Kosovo over t…
Thank you so much, Mr. President, for your creativity in having a discussion on an issue which at first seems abstract, but which in fact goes to the heart of the responsibilities of the Security Council and of the United Nations.
Thank you also for calling a meeting on exit strategies at a time wh…
As you said a moment ago, Mr. President, this is indeed an historic day for the United Nations and for the Balkans, for all Europeans and, indeed, for all of the world. We welcome Yugoslavia as the newest Member. We welcome Professor Svilanovic as he takes his seat in this great Hall and leads his n…
Mr. President, once again I must remark on the way in which Namibia’s month has got off to a rather dramatic
start. I hope you can slow the pace down, but I congratulate you on moving so rapidly to assemble this extremely important Security Council meeting under very difficult and complicated circu…
Thank you, Mr. President, for calling this important briefing. Thank you, Mr. Secretary-General, for demonstrating by your presence here today the importance that you attach to this issue and the support that you, along with all of us, have for Bernard Kouchner.
It is a great honour to welcome my g…
Thank you, Sir, for making the trip from Jamaica to honour us and to highlight the significance of today’s meeting by taking the chair yourself on behalf of Jamaica and on behalf of all of us. Your leadership and that of Ambassador Durrant has made today’s event possible.
I want to thank also all t…
Thank you, Mr. President, for allowing me to begin this important discussion. This is the first time in four months that Sergio Vieira de Mello has graced us with his presence. As you, Sir, have just said — I echo your comments — he has once again given us an informative and encouraging briefing. Th…
I want to thank you, Mr. President, for calling this very important meeting. You have had a very intensive presidency this month, as did Ambassador Wang of China last month. I wish to point out that at this time last week you said there would be a five-minute meeting on Saturday, and it was 11 hours…
My delegation must object to the proposal to allow Mr. Jovanović, or anyone else purporting to represent his Government, to address the Council. We would like to request a vote on this invitation.
He represents a Government whose senior leadership has been indicted for war crimes and other violatio…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for holding this important meeting today. Let me join everyone else in welcoming Judge Jorda to the Security Council.
Judge Jorda, I would like to thank you for your presentation. I apologize for being unable to hear all of
it, but I will read it carefully. I al…
I thank the Secretary-General for joining us today.
I thank you, Mr. President of the General Assembly, for descending from the high podium to join us to represent your own country. It is an honour to have two Presidents in the room today, you and Ambassador Levitte. I take your presence here as be…
I want to begin by expressing my high admiration for Bernard Kouchner and for the extraordinary service he has performed in Kosovo for the United Nations and for the world over the last year. I hope you manage to stay forever, Bernard, because nobody could do better than you. But I know you do not i…
It is a great pleasure to see you, Sir, at the helm of this meeting, my old colleague from other days, now in your first presidency. I wish also to pay tribute to the extraordinarily strong leadership of Ambassador Wang Yingfan and the Chinese delegation during the tumultuous month of May, in which,…
Allow me to apologize for my tardiness; as I was arriving here, the Secretary-General contacted me regarding the fast-moving developments in Sierra Leone concerning Mr. Foday Sankoh, who as we all know is at the airport area in Freetown. He is wounded; I believe he is receiving medical treatment fro…
