Angola fully aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the Sudan on behalf of the Group of
77 and China, as well as with the statement made by the representative of Tunisia on behalf of the African Group.
We take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation to the Secr…
Allow me to start by expressing our greatest appreciation to India, Chair of the Kimberley Process, for the very able manner in which it has conducted the affairs of the Process. We wish also to welcome the chairmanship of Namibia for 2009 and express our full willingness to cooperate with Namibia t…
The Angolan delegation associates itself with the statements made by the representative of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Each year for 16 consecutive years, the General Assembly has adopted a reso…
Madam President, as we approach the conclusion of the sixty- first session of the General Assembly, please accept my delegation’s utmost appreciation for your able leadership and hard work during this session. Under your leadership, the General Assembly engaged in difficult but necessary discussions…
Mr. President, I would like to start by thanking you personally and the Slovak presidency for inviting me, in my capacity as Chairman of the Peacebuilding Commission, to address the Council on this complex but very vital subject concerning security sector reform. Considering that security sector ref…
I have the honour to speak on this important issue, on which there has been a great deal of progress in recent years. We congratulate Botswana and the European Commission on their election as Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively, of the Kimberley Process for 2006. Our congratulations go also to Canada…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We take this opportunity to thank the Secretary- General for his fourth consolidated report on progress in implementation and international support of the New Partnershi…
First of all, allow me to join others in extending to Ms. Al-Khalifa my delegation’s congratulations on her election as President of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly. We associate ourselves with the statement delivered by the Minister of Home Affairs of South Africa on behalf of the G…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the representative of Jamaica, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, the representative of Namibia, on behalf of the African Group, and the representative of the Kingdom of Lesotho, on behalf of the Southern African Development Communi…
It is with great honour that I take this floor before this Assembly. At the outset, I should like to congratulate the President, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Angola, for his election to the presidency of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly of our Organization.
I also wish…
As in previous years, Angola voted in favour of resolution 65/6, which was presented to the Assembly by Minister for Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla of Cuba, whose presence in the Assembly today we welcome.
In his statement, he very vividly and clearly described to us the dramatic impact o…
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for providing us with a procedural framework and a clear road map for our exchange of views on the report of the Secretary- General entitled “In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all” (A/59/2005).
My delegation fully asso…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this debate on the work of the Al Qaeda and Taliban sanctions Committee, as well as Ambassador Muñoz, Chairman of the Committee, for his briefing on the activities of the Committee and the Monitoring Group.
Terrorism remains a global threat requiring a coordinated in…
I wish to start by thanking the Algerian presidency for convening this important meeting. I would also like to congratulate the Permanent Representative of France, Ambassador Jean-Marc de La Sablière, for the way he conducted the Security Council mission to the Central African region. The mission sp…
I should like to thank you, Madam, for convening this meeting on the situation in Kosovo. I should also like to thank Mr. Søren Jessen-Petersen for presenting the comprehensive report of the Secretary-General on the
United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). My delegation also…
Mr. President, I wish to start by expressing my delegation’s gratitude to President Kibaki and to the Government and the people of Kenya for their warm welcome and legendary hospitality. Since our arrival in this beautiful city of Nairobi, we have been made to feel at home. We also commend you, Sir,…
My delegation is particularly grateful for and would like to express its satisfaction with the recent positive developments in the Somali peace process since the establishment of the transitional federal parliament and the election of the transitional President. We welcome this opportunity to hear d…
Today, we are dealing with the conflict prevailing in one of the key countries of our continent: Côte d’Ivoire, a country described in the past as a symbol of prosperity and stability in Africa and an important Member of the United Nations. We therefore have the moral obligation to contribute to its…
My delegation is very grateful to you, Sir, for scheduling this open debate on the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). In particular, we thank Ambassador Andrey Denisov, Chairman of the CTC, and Executive Director Javier Rupérez for their respective briefings on the work of the Committee.…
We thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report contained in document A/59/206, entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: second consolidated report on progress in implementation and international support”. It is our view that that report provides useful insight into the progre…
