France would like, in advance, to associate itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the European Union by the Permanent Representative of Spain.
Speaking as the representative of France, I would like at the outset to express my warmest congratulations and gratitude to Ambassador Sir Jerem…
France fully associates itself with the statement to be made shortly by the Ambassador of Spain on behalf of the European Union.
France spoke about the exceptional seriousness of the situation in the Middle East during the two public debates held by the Security Council during the past 10 days. In …
On the last day of her 10-year term at the head of the World Food Programme (WFP), I should like to express to Catherine Bertini, with respect and admiration, the thanks and congratulations of France. During those 10 years, she has truly transformed WFP. Through her dynamism, personal commitment, ge…
France fully associates itself with the statement to be made shortly by the Ambassador of Spain on behalf of the European Union.
The situation in the Middle East is exceptionally serious. The highest authorities in France today expressed their deepest concern at the tragic turn events have taken. F…
I too wish to convey very warm congratulations to Mr. Nebojša Čović, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and President of the Yugoslav-Serb Coordination Centre for Kosovo and Metohija. I welcome to our discussion today the participation of an eminent Yugoslav political leader responsible for Kosovar que…
Welcome to New York, Mr. Minister. It is a privilege for us that this meeting is taking place under your presidency.
First of all, I should like to convey the condolences and solidarity of the French people to the Afghan people, struck once again by a cruel ordeal: the earthquake that has just dest…
I thank Mr. Kenzo Oshima for his very thorough briefing.
Sometimes in the Security Council, and indeed outside the Council, people ask about the relevance of these thematic debates. I think we need not ask that question today. This debate is entirely justified. I shall give just one figure to illus…
I, too, would like to warmly welcome to this Chamber the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Mr. Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim. I would also like to thank him for the information that he gave us during the closed meeting. Rest assured, Mr. Minister, that it is very useful to us.
The Transitional Nation…
It is an honour to have you, Sir, presiding over our meeting today, and I would like to express our gratitude.
The Secretary-General set the tone for our meeting with his clear and realistic statement. France is particularly pleased at the joint participation in our meeting of the High Representati…
France associates itself fully with the statement that will be made shortly on behalf of the European Union by the Permanent Representative of Spain.
First of all, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this public debate on the situation in the Middle East, in response to …
First, a technical point. In operative paragraph 9 of the French version of the text of the draft resolution, the words “Dag Hammarskjöld” must be deleted, so that the texts are exactly the same in all the official languages.
I believe that today is an important and happy day for the Assembly. We a…
I was just saying to my neighbour and friend, Ambassador Franco, that he took the words right out of my mouth. I
wanted to congratulate you, Mr. President, for having organized this morning two debates that are two important symbols of the role that the United Nations can play in helping peoples in…
First of all, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guéhenno for the information he has given us about the situation in Kosovo and the prospects there. Like others, I would like to pay tribute to Mr. Hans Haekkerup for the real successes he achieved in the last year. France welcom…
As each day passes, the Middle East is drawn deeper and deeper into a tragic cycle of violence, terrorism and destruction, the victims of which are the civilian Palestinian and Israeli populations.
Given the extreme gravity of the situation, the heads of State and Government of the European Union, …
I should like, on behalf of France, to extend a very warm welcome to the ministers who have gratified and honoured us by their presence today in the Chamber to take part in a discussion the importance of which we all appreciate.
I wish to associate myself with the statement that the Permanent Repre…
I wish to convey my best wishes to the delegation of Mali at this first public meeting for the month of December — one that promises to be busy, given the current international situation. We have no doubt, Sir, that the Council will be successful thanks to your wise guidance.
I should like also to …
Allow me, first, to reiterate the thanks of France to the President’s predecessor, President Harri Holkeri, and to the other members of the Bureau, who spared no effort to make more constructive and operational the debates in 2001 of the Working Group on Security Council reform. Their efforts contri…
Let me thank you, Sir, for honouring us with your presence at today’s meeting, which is taking place at a very important stage in the history of East Timor. We would like also to welcome Mr. Mari Alkatiri, who is ably guiding the work of the Second Transitional Government of East Timor.
France also…
We welcome Minister Léonard She Okitundu.
The French delegation associates itself with the statement that will be made by the permanent representative of Belgium on behalf of the European Union. However, I would like to make a few comments in my national capacity.
First, I would like, in the prese…
Today’s debate is extremely important. I would first like to thank Ambassadors Jenö Staehelin and Dieter Kastrup for their statements. I also congratulate them on the quality, detail and thoroughness of the results achieved in the Interlaken and Bonn-Berlin processes. The way in which they were carr…
