I want to congratulate Special Representative Steiner on his continued progress in implementing the mandate that we have set forth in resolution 1244 (1999) and also to say that I appreciate very much the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Mr. Čović, and his presentation this morning.
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I thank Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his update.
I just want to make a couple of points. The first is to note that there is good news, and that progress is being made, as set out in Mr. Guéhenno’s briefing. All the problems are still there, but we are seeing some forward movement along the …
I should like to join others in welcoming Special Representative Steiner to the Council and also Deputy Prime Minister Čović. It is good to have them here for
this discussion and to take note of the significant accomplishments that Mr. Steiner has achieved in his first 10 weeks in Kosovo. The forma…
It is good for us to observe that six months have gone by since the establishment of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, to take note of what really has been the significant progress achieved in its work and to look a little bit ahead. I want to thank Ambassador Greenstock, as others have done, for his…
Much has happened since we met in this Chamber last Thursday. Last Thursday, President Bush spoke from the Rose
Garden to the parties in the Middle East conflict and he dispatched Secretary Powell to the region to work towards the implementation of Security Council resolution 1402 (2002). I spoke w…
Just a little more than two weeks ago, the Council took a very important step when it adopted resolution 1397 (2002). Others have referred to its importance. That resolution contains a number of valuable elements. Among other things, it calls for an immediate halt to terror and violence. That call h…
I thank Mr. Annabi, and I welcome Deputy Prime Minister Čović to the Council and thank him for his presentation to us.
We too applaud the success of the people of Kosovo and their political leaders on the formation of a new Government. Special Representative Steiner deserves a special word of appre…
I, too, wish to welcome you, Sir, to New York. Your presence here with us today is most welcome and signifies your country’s commitment to Afghanistan. I want to completely associate the United States with your message of condolence and sympathy to the Afghan people in the aftermath of the earthquak…
I, too, want to thank the Under-Secretary-General for his report today and for the efforts he and his staff have made to produce this document. It is a good piece of work and an innovative piece of work in helping us to be more concrete about this important subject.
I also want to join others in th…
I too wish to welcome you, Mr. Minister, to today’s meeting; we are very appreciative of your having devoted the time to be with us this week.
We have heard some truly interesting comments and briefings from our guests this morning. Today’s discussion reflects the challenge that the international c…
I want to join others in thanking Mr. Guéhenno for his very useful update and also to pay tribute to Hans Haekkerup and to the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) for the considerable success that they have achieved under his leadership. We are very glad to hear the news …
I will be brief, because some of what I was going to say has been said by others.
Mr. President, I want to join in complimenting you and your team on the excellent job you have done this month, and I join others in praising your service — not just this month but during your time on the Council — to…
Let me join others in saying how much we welcome the briefing by Under-Secretary-General Gambari on his trip and value his conclusions and advice. I agree with many of the comments made around the table and will try not to repeat all of them.
We also find the report distressing in some respects tha…
I want to thank Mr. Fall for his briefing and say that we welcome this opportunity to assess the progress that has been made in following up on the report of the inter-agency mission to West Africa.
However, first, Mr. President, I wanted to commend Mali’s contribution and determined effort through…
Our discussion today focuses on a tragic dimension of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the continuing plunder of the country’s natural wealth by foreign invaders, by Congolese rebel groups, by self- proclaimed allies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and by the continuing …
Mr. President, let me join others in congratulating you and welcoming you to the chair at the head of this table. I also want to thank Mr. Annabi for his update.
We support the intent of the Secretary-General and the efforts of Special Representative Klein to finish implementation of the mandate of…
Madam President, I will try to be very brief given the hour, but I want to pay tribute to you and your delegation as presidency and as members of the Security Council, as others have done, and to acknowledge the contribution that you and your team have made and that Ambassador Ward has made. I shoul…
The United States opposes this draft resolution. Our trade embargo against the Government of Cuba is a matter of bilateral trade policy and not an issue that the General Assembly should consider. We do not forbid other nations from trading with Cuba; that is their decision. We choose, because of the…
Madam President, I wish to thank you for convening this meeting today, and especially for your continued leadership on this issue. I also want to thank the Secretary-General; his Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Olara Otunnu; and the
Director of the United Nations Children’s …
I, too, would like to welcome you, Madam, to the presidency. I also welcome the Liberian Foreign Minister here today.
I also want to commend Ambassador Ayafor and his team for presenting us with one of the most comprehensive and useful reports we have seen in the Council. They deserve our respect n…
