I congratulate the Slovak presidency on the convening of this open debate on Timor-Leste. We thank Prime Minister José Ramos- Horta for honouring the Council with his presence today, and we thank him for his comprehensive briefing. We also thank Mr. Atul Khare, Special Representative of the Secretar…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) — Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam — the draft resolution containe…
I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/61/L.13, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations”, sponsored by the 10 States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), namely Brunei Darussalam, C…
The rise of a number of initiatives on interfaith, intercultural and intercivilizational dialogue and cooperation, evidenced by several international, interregional, regional and national events, represents growing global interest in the sustained implementation of the Declaration and Programme of A…
I congratulate the Ghanaian presidency, which is in the midst of its successful leadership of the Council. We welcome His Excellency José Luis Guterres, and congratulate him on his new role as Foreign Minister of Timor-Leste. We thank him for his important statement this morning. We also thank Speci…
Once more, we welcome the opportunity of a joint briefing by the Chairmen of the three Security Council Committees on counter- terrorism. I congratulate Ambassador Løj, Ambassador Mayoral and Ambassador Motoc and commend the respective teams of independent experts assisting their Committees in the i…
On behalf of my delegation, allow me once again to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at this historic session. My delegation
pledges its full cooperation to you and the other members of the General Committee.
The Philippines is gratified to note that, in …
We are honoured by the presence of the Foreign Minister of Romania to preside over this important meeting. We congratulate the Romanian mission, led by your dynamic self, Mr. President, on its initiative in developing the theme of our debate. We are also grateful to the representatives of regional o…
Mr. President, I commend your initiative of holding this open meeting on Afghanistan. We also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jean Arnault, for presenting the Secretary-General’s report (S/2005/525) and for his comprehensive briefing on the preparations for the electio…
We, too, are grateful to the Chairs of the three Committees dealing with implementation of counter-terrorism measures for their comprehensive briefings. They were both timely and relevant. The recent bombings in London and other terrorist acts in other parts of the world are grim reminders of the ne…
We are honoured that you, Mr. Foreign Minister, are presiding over this important meeting, and we congratulate the Greek delegation for convening an open debate of the Security Council on the Council’s role in humanitarian crises. We were enriched on this issue by your concept paper and your stateme…
First of all, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on Greece’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to commend Ambassador De La Sablière and his delegation for their excellent and efficient leadership of the Council under France’s presidency.
I thank Assistant Secret…
Mr. President, I wish to thank you for having convened this open debate on the protection of civilians, and I thank Under-Secretary- General Jan Egeland as well for his informative briefing on the subject, particularly on specific cases on the ground.
Even as we discuss how to reform the United Nat…
I wish to thank you, Madam President, and your delegation for organizing this meeting. Peacebuilding is vital issue for the Security Council. The Council’s work revolves around peacebuilding activities as countries emerge from conflict and undergo the process of peacebuilding and economic and social…
Madam President, I wish to thank you for convening this public meeting on Timor-Leste, a neighbour in the region, at a time when that country is once again at an important juncture in its process of establishing a democratic, secure and viable State. I also wish to thank Assistant Secretary- General…
My delegation welcomes this initiative to hold a joint open briefing by the Chairpersons of the three Committees of the Security Council dealing with the issue of counter-terrorism, and we thank them for their informative briefings.
We share the view that global counter-terrorism efforts will be mo…
This is the third resolution — the third child born of the Security Council’s consideration of the situation in the Sudan, in particular Darfur. At this late hour — in the twilight of the Brazilian presidency — we cannot but recall a story that originated in Wales, the home of the sponsor of resolut…
Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your delegation for ably steering the presidency of the Council in an excellent fashion. We also commend the Brazilian presidency for convening this wrap-up meeting on the African dimension of the Council’s work for March. The focus on Africa reflects…
We thank you, Sir, for convening this public meeting on Timor-Leste. We also join the members of the Council in extending condolences to the Government and people of Bangladesh over the tragic deaths of their peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
We acknowledge the presence of the M…
We are again honoured by your presence, Mr. Minister. We congratulate you, and we thank you and your delegation for convening this important meeting to discuss ways and means to address cross-border issues in West Africa.
We also welcome the comprehensive briefings by the Special Representative of …
