Let me start by joining earlier speakers in extending a warm welcome to President Thabo Mbeki. Brazil commends his leadership and the excellent work of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel. I thank Special Representatives Ibrahim Gambari and Haile Menkerios and Joint Chief Mediator Djib…
Brazil will vote against the draft resolution. In doing so, we are honouring the purposes that inspired us in the efforts that resulted in the Tehran declaration of 17 May. We will do so because we do not see sanctions as an effective
instrument in this case. Sanctions will most probably lead to th…
I would like to extend a warm welcome to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey, His Excellency Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu. I also thank Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, for his briefing.
It was with shock and consternation that Brazil learned of the atta…
Mr. President, we are honoured by your presence today in the Security Council. I thank Lebanon for holding this very important debate today. I also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his participation.
This is a timely moment to hold a debate on intercultural dialogue for peace and security, c…
It is an honour to welcome His Excellency Mr. Haris Silajdžić, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and I thank him for his statement. I also thank High Representative Valentin Inzko for his informative briefing.
As we mark the eighteenth anniversary of the admission of Bosnia and …
Let me join previous speakers in welcoming His Excellency Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti, and thank him for his presentation.
I would like to commend Djibouti for its role in the Horn of Africa and for its efforts to promote peace
and stability in Somalia. President…
I welcome His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, and we thank him for his statement. I also thank Mr. Lamberto Zannier, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, for his briefing and Mr. Skender Hyseni for his remarks.
As Brazil has…
I welcome Mr. Abdurahman Ibrahim, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Resources of Somalia, and thank him for his remarks. I also thank Mr. Ould Abdallah for his briefing and for his commendable work as Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Somalia. I we…
We commend the delegation of the Russian Federation for proposing to the General Assembly the holding of this special solemn meeting.
The Second World War was the most devastating conflict ever witnessed in history. Today, we gather in this Hall to honour the memory of all those who perished in tha…
Let me express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for organizing this timely debate. I extend a warm welcome to Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive. His leadership is and will continue to be central to Haitian reconstruction efforts. My delegation is also grateful to Mr. Edmond Mulet, Special Rep…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this briefing. We welcome Special Representative Margot Wallström and Assistant Secretary-General Rachel Mayanja, and thank them greatly for their important presentations.
In almost 10 years since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), the international c…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this timely open debate on the implementation of the presidential note contained in document S/2006/507. Let me join other delegations in expressing our appreciation for Japan’s contributions to improving the Council’s working methods. Under your able chairm…
Mr. President, we are honoured by your presence today. It is also an honour to welcome Ministers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste, as well as the Managing Director of the World Bank.
I would like to thank the Japanese presidency for having organized this themat…
Let me start by expressing our deep sympathy to China for the tragic loss of lives caused by the earthquake today.
Brazil welcomes the holding of this open debate on the situation in the Middle East. I would like to
thank Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his briefing and Ambassadors Riyad M…
I congratulate Gabon on organizing this open debate. We also thank the Deputy Secretary-General for her remarks and her presence among us today. We appreciate the contributions made by Mr. Antonio Maria Costa and by Mr. Louis Sylvain- Goma.
The issue before the Council today is timely and appropria…
I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Alain Le Roy for his presentation and Ambassador Zahir Tanin for his remarks. We wish the new Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Staffan de Mistura, every success.
Since our latest debate on Afghanistan (see S/PV.6255), important steps h…
Let me join previous speakers in thanking the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mr. Antonio Maria Costa, for his comprehensive briefing.
We share his concerns regarding the impact of drug trafficking in different regions of the world. Drug trafficking and r…
I would like to extend a warm welcome to Deputy Prime Minister José Luís Guterres and thank him for his statement. Through him, I wish to congratulate the Timorese Government and people on the progress achieved in many different areas in the past year, including in the economic, social, political an…
I shall follow the example of the representative of Lebanon by speaking in French.
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his statement. We very much appreciate the briefings by Mr. Le Roy and Ms. Malcorra, as well …
We are honoured to welcome in the Council today the Secretary of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), His Excellency Mr. Kanat Saudabayev. I thank him for his presentation, and I salute Kazakhsta…
