As in earlier debates on this issue, Costa Rica would like to take this opportunity to express its conviction that the Security Council needs comprehensive reform. The task before us is important and cannot be postponed, given that we must ensure that that body — an organ of limited composition — is…
Allow me at the outset to thank you, Sir, for your excellent leadership of the work of the General Assembly.
On 31 July 1997, the representatives of Bangladesh, Côte d’Ivoire, El Salvador, the Philippines, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Namibia, Nicaragua, Panama, Senegal, Venezuela and Costa Rica called…
Allow me to begin by thanking Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz, Permanent Representative of Chile, for his briefing on the work of the sanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al Qaeda and the Taliban and for the list submitted pursuant to paragraph 23 of resolution 1526…
At the outset, It is my pleasure to add to the list of sponsors of draft resolution A/58/L.16 the following countries: Greece, Monaco, Mongolia, the Russian Federation, Switzerland, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste and Ukraine.
Convinced that it was necessary to co…
I have the honour of addressing the Security Council on behalf of the 19 member countries of the Rio Group: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominion Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and, of course, tha…
Mr. Minister, may I tell you how very pleased we are to see you presiding over this meeting.
On behalf of the States members of the Rio Group, it is my honour to congratulate the people and the Government of East Timor on their independence day. Today East Timor is taking its first steps in the com…
Allow me, first of all, to thank Ambassador Greenstock for the excellent introduction of the draft resolution he has just made. I would also like to thank him for the leadership of his delegation in promoting this initiative.
From the beginning of written history, humankind has lived under the shad…
First of all, allow me to take this opportunity to offer the condolences of the Government and people of Costa Rica to the families of the victims of the air accidents that have occurred over the past few days.
We would also like to express the gratitude of our delegation for the valuable report of…
