This meeting is of particular importance because, for the first time, the General Assembly is considering the issue of conflict diamonds and the necessity of breaking the link between illicit transactions in rough diamonds and armed conflict.
This has been made possible, in the first place, because…
In the view of the Angolan delegation, the present issue of Security Council reform constitutes one of the most important questions with regard to strengthening the United Nations. In accordance with Article 24 of the Charter, the Security Council has the primary responsibility for the maintenance o…
I would like to express our condolences to Singapore on the tragic crash of the Singapore Airlines aircraft. I would also like to thank all our friends and colleagues who have conveyed their condolences to us today on the tragic crash in Angola in which 48 people died.
On behalf of the Angolan dele…
