Bulgaria wishes to pay tribute to Norway and to you, Mr. President, for having included this item on the Council’s agenda. Today’s debate is one link in a chain of activities and initiatives within the United Nations system devoted to the extremely important question of the protection of civilians i…
I welcome Mr. Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim to New York and I thank him for rescheduling his trip for an earlier date in order to be with us today.
Bulgaria fully endorses the statement to be delivered shortly by the Permanent Representative of Spain on behalf of the European Union. I shall therefore confin…
Thank you, Sir, for presiding over the Council this morning, at a moment when we are discussing an important problem — that of Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Like the others, I should like to express the gratitude of Bulgaria for the important role played by Norway in the Council’s efforts to bring about a …
Allow me at the outset to thank you, Mr. Minister, for having graciously agreed to preside over the work of the Council this week. We are indeed privileged to have you here, and this demonstrates the importance that Norway attaches to its presidency of the Security Council for the month of March.
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I wish first to say that Bulgaria fully endorses the statement to be made by the representative of Spain on behalf of the European Union. I have a few brief comments to make in my national capacity.
Bulgaria joins in expressing profound concern at the escalation of violence in the Middle East. The …
I, too, should like to thank the Emergency Relief Coordinator for his excellent presentation.
My delegation is deeply concerned by the humanitarian crisis resulting from the conflict that has gripped Angola for 27 years now. The information available to us confirms that, despite the fact that some …
Given the lateness of the hour, I shall try to be as brief as possible.
First of all, my delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this debate on the problem of refugees, which is an important issue. The briefing just delivered by the United Nations High Commissioner f…
I would also like to join those who have expressed to Ambassador Shen best wishes for success in his next mission, wherever that takes him, and we hope to see him again soon in New York.
Today’s debate has confirmed the auspicious trend towards brevity, which leads me to confine myself to a few ess…
At the outset, I welcome Mr. José Ramos-Horta and ask him to convey our greetings to the other representatives of the people of a State that we hope will very soon become a Member of the United Nations. My special thanks go to Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello not only for his excellent introduction of the…
I wish at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for his detailed and in-depth report on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his comprehensive briefing.
Bulgaria associates itself with the statement to be made by the Spanis…
May I take this opportunity to thank member States for the confidence they have placed in Bulgaria by electing it as a non-permanent Security Council member for the term 2002-2003. Bulgaria will discharge its task with a sense of responsibility and in the spirit of the United Nations Charter and its…
I take the floor on the occasion of a sad event that brought deep sorrow and grief to the people of Bangladesh two days ago — the passing of Mr. Humayun Rasheed Choudhury, Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament.
On 10 July, the heart of one of the prominent political figures and great leader…
