First of all, I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to Mr. ElBaradei on his re-election as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). My delegation would like to thank him and his staff for their dedication and for their untiring efforts to accomplish the Agency’s…
I would like to begin by thanking the President of the Security Council, Ambassador Richard Ryan of Ireland, for his clear-cut presentation of the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly. I also wish to express my appreciation to the Secretariat for preparing such an in-depth a…
I would first like to take this opportunity to extend my appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting, and to the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for its efforts to prepare a draft resolution aimed at preventing the historic statues of Buddha in Afghanistan from being…
I would like to start by welcoming you, Minister Jayakumar, and congratulate Singapore for assuming this year’s first turn of the presidency. Taking this opportunity, I also extend my delegation’s congratulations to the other new members of the Council — namely, Colombia, Ireland, Mauritius and Norw…
Allow me to begin by expressing my delegation’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive reports on the important agenda item that is now before us. These reports are the fruits of the ongoing efforts by the United Nations to provide better-coordinated responses to natural disaste…
I would like at the outset to take this opportunity to extend my delegation’s appreciation to the Government of Romania for its excellent leadership in advancing the cause of democracy, particularly in the follow-up process of the Bucharest Conference. I would also like to commend Secretary-General …
Allow me to begin by expressing my delegation’s sincere appreciation to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. ElBaradei, for his comprehensive report and for the remarkable work he and his staff have done over the past year.
Since its creation four decades ago, …
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and insightful report on the work of the Organization (A/55/1). The Millennium Summit held in this very Hall only three weeks ago was a historic event. It provided a rare opportunity for more than 170 world leaders to reach consensus …
I thank the President and the Secretariat for preparing the draft resolution we have before us. I would like to raise just one question at this stage. Paragraph 4 of the annex states that
“Each head of State or head of Government attending the round tables may be accompanied by two advisers.”
My q…
