It is an honour for us to have you, Sir, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, present and presiding over this meeting. Your presence emphasizes the importance that your country attaches to its participation in the Security Council.
I also wish to thank Mr. Annabi, Assistant Secretary-Gener…
First of all, my delegation would like to thank Mr. Michael Steiner for his very comprehensive briefing today, which complements the periodic report of the Secretary-General (S/2002/779).
I should also like to express our appreciation for this morning’s statement by Deputy Prime Minister Čović, who…
My delegation wishes to align itself with the statement that will be made by the representative of Costa Rica on behalf of the Rio Group. I wish also to refer to some matters of particular interest to my country related to the fight against terrorism, and particularly regarding the role of the Commi…
I should first like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guéhenno for his briefing on the situation in Kosovo and on the progress achieved by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
My delegation has taken note with satisfaction of the completion of the Cabinet o…
The situation in Afghanistan is complex. The political forces advocating inter-ethnic reconciliation, democracy and respect for human rights — ideals that were expressed in the Bonn Agreement — coexist with sinister forces advocating anarchy and extremism. For that reason, the international communit…
Allow me at the outset to express the Mexican delegation’s deep appreciation for your presence here, Sir, as you preside over this Security Council meeting, which highlights the importance that the Government of
Singapore attaches to its representation on the Security Council. I also wish to convey…
At the outset, I wish to thank Ms. Bertini for her briefing and to congratulate her on her praiseworthy work as Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) since 1992.
My country recognizes the important work performed by WFP in more than 80 countries in both providing emergency food and p…
Before I begin, I should like to join all the Council members who have thanked Mr. Hédi Annabi, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for the information he has presented to us. Most especially, I should like to express my appreciation for the comments of the Deputy Prime Minister…
The recent Security Council mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea continued the Council’s practice of assessing on the ground the situations that form part of its programme of work. We are gratified that all members of the Council participated in the mission, because this demonstrated their shared determi…
Before I begin my statement, I should like to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway, Mr. Jan Petersen, and to express once again to him my country’s support for the Norwegian presidency of the Security Council. Mexico is confident that Norway’s enlightened and committed foreign policy w…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-
General for his report on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) over the past three months. The report clearly describes progress made during that period and the challenges that must be addre…
Allow me to convey the Mexican delegation’s appreciation to the Director General, Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his introduction of the report of the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the year 2000. Our warmest recognition goes to him for the leadership that he has shown at the …
The Government of Mexico believes that this is an opportune time for the General Assembly to consider the problem of malaria in developing countries, particularly in Africa, as a response to the just call made at the African summit meeting held in Abuja in April 2000 and, in so doing, to promote nat…
