The delegation of Pakistan associates itself with the previous speakers in expressing our deepest condolences and solidarity with regard to the victims of the tsunami disaster in the affected countries. The people of Pakistan are shocked and saddened by this natural calamity, and it is our
utmost d…
I wish to welcome Mr. Jessen-Petersen to the Security Council and to thank him for introducing the report of the Secretary- General and for updating the Council on the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). Pakistan will continue to offer its fullest support to …
We would like first of all to congratulate the newly elected and re-elected judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) after what became a hard-fought election.
Pakistan attaches great importance to the role played by the International Tribunals set up by the Uni…
On 29 October 2004, the General Assembly approved the inclusion of a new agenda item, “The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan”, on the agenda for its fifty-ninth session. Pakistan believes that the Assembly took the right decision, as any Member State has the right to request the co…
We would like to extend a warm welcome to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Hasegawa, who today has made an appearance in the Security Council in his present capacity. We thank him for introducing the report of the Secretary-General (S/2004/888) and for the update he has given…
Azerbaijan has requested the inclusion of a new agenda item entitled “The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan”, in the agenda of the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly. Pakistan believes that any Member State has the right to request consideration of an issue that it deems i…
Let me join others in extending a warm welcome to His Excellency President Obasanjo.
The United Nations is an indispensable actor in Africa. Its commitment to Africa is strong and abiding. The Security Council is deeply engaged both with individual conflict situations and cross-cutting issues that …
I welcome you, Sir, to New York and wish to congratulate you on you assumption of the Presidency of the Council for this month. I also wish to take this opportunity to commend Ambassador Motoc for the efficient and skilful way in which he guided the Council’s work last month.
I wish to thank Mr. An…
The people and Government of Pakistan are as concerned about the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan as the other members of the international community. All the people suffering as a result of this crisis are part of the Islamic ummah. Pakistan fully shares the humanitarian objectives…
We welcome your presence, Madam President, and the initiative of the Philippines presidency in organizing this open debate. We thank the Secretary-General for his presence this morning and for his important statement. We also acknowledge the presence of the President of the Economic and Social Counc…
I wish to express my delegation’s appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jan Egeland for his comprehensive briefing.
Coinciding as it does with the passing of 10 ye…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting, and we welcome in our midst the Foreign Ministers of Jamaica and the Bahamas, as well as other representatives of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
We have viewed with growing concern in recent weeks the deteriorating political and…
We wish to thank Ambassadors Negroponte and Jones Parry for their comprehensive briefing on behalf of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and the efforts being made by the CPA to restore normalcy to Iraq.
Yesterday we received the report of the Secretary- General on his fact-finding mission t…
First, I join others in thanking Mr. Guéhenno for his briefing. I also take this opportunity to welcome Foreign Minister Ramos-Horta in our midst.
The mandate of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) is due to expire in three months. And, as the report of the Secretary- Gene…
First of all, Mr. President, we would like to commend your initiative in convening this meeting. We would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Kalomoh for presenting the Secretary-General’s report (S/2004/52).
Since the Security Council mission visited Central Africa, a number of positive…
I would like, first of all, to thank Mr. Danilo Türk for his comprehensive briefing. Pakistan appreciates the facilitating role the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB) has played over the past few years. We also commend the efforts of all the parties that have sought to implement…
We wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Kalomoh for introducing the interim report of the multidisciplinary mission to the Central African subregion.
Pakistan supports the United Nations efforts aimed at developing a comprehensive and integrated subregional approach to the issues of peace,…
First, we are grateful for the briefings given by the United States and United Kingdom Ambassadors. The briefings have helped us to broaden our understanding of the complexity of the situation as it exists in Iraq and the efforts being made by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) to mitigate it…
At the outset, I, too, would like to join others in condemning the terrorist attack that took place today in Istanbul and in conveying our deep condolences to the Governments of Turkey and of the United Kingdom. We wish to welcome Mr. Madeira, Minister of the Presidency for Parliamentary and Diploma…
At the outset, I wish to express my delegation’s appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this Security Council meeting on the implementation of resolution 1308 (2000). Pakistan, as the leading troop-contributing country, attaches great importance to the Council’s deliberations today.
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