Permit me first to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of October. It is regrettable that this should be the first meeting of your presidency, but the matter before us is a situation of which the Council had to be seized and on which it must adopt a position. I …
I would like first of all to commend Assistant Secretary-General Kalomoh for his very comprehensive briefing to the Council this morning. I would also like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting in such a timely manner.
I would like to say right at the outset that I welcome t…
I would like to start by thanking you, Sir, and your British presidency for organizing this special meeting of the Council this morning.
I also would like to say that, having listened to the very pertinent proposals this morning, contained in the Secretary-General’s statement, and to his contributi…
My delegation thanks Mr. Roed-Larsen for his comprehensive and very thorough briefing. Unfortunately, the tone of today’s briefing was quite different from others in the past, reflecting a deteriorating situation as compared to
that of July and August, in which he described the situation as fragile…
First of all, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and to thank Mr. Annabi for his briefing, which provided us with an update on the situation in Kosovo.
We regret that the meaningful progress achieved at the institutional level by the political process in Kosovo, w…
Like my colleague from Germany, I too would like to join other colleagues in commending the President personally for enabling these difficult negotiations to produce something that is good for the parties and that can make it possible for us to uphold the recommendations of the Secretary-General’s P…
I should like to begin by expressing, like previous speakers, a warm welcome to Ambassador Jones Perry and to reiterate that we are very pleased to see him here. We hope that the good cooperation that already exists with his Mission and with him personally will be characteristic
of his presence thr…
I would like to start by joining my colleagues who have already paid tribute to Ambassador Jeremy Greenstock, who is, unfortunately, with us for the last time as he is due to leave. It is a symbolic coincidence that he should be here for the last time today, as we are discussing the Côte d’Ivoire mi…
The adoption by the Security Council of resolution 1373 (2001) was a landmark in the global fight against terrorism. Through it, the international community took the clear stand that the fight against terrorism requires sustained, long-term and global action. The United Nations has a central role to…
Allow me, first of all, to welcome you, Madam, back to New York and to the Council, as you preside over this very important, historic meeting of the Council. I welcome also the presence of the Secretary-General and, of course, the presence of Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello and of members of the Governin…
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for scheduling this open meeting on Guinea-Bissau, thereby providing a clear demonstration of your commitment and that of the Council to the need to improve the situation in Guinea- Bissau. I would also like to thank Mr. David Stephen for his comprehensiv…
I would like at the outset to address to Ambassador Wang my words of thanks. He has been a very inspiring voice on this Council. His wisdom, consistently constructive attitude, tolerance and conviviality will be missed by all members of the Council. I wish him great success as he embarks on his new …
On behalf of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa, I wish to extend my sincere appreciation to you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting at this very meaningful and timely moment — just a few days after we celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the foun…
The Angolan delegation, which voted in favour of the resolution, welcomes the outcome of the vote. The delegation of Angola extends its appreciation to the sponsors of the resolution — Spain, the United States and the United Kingdom — as well as to the other members of the Council for the constructi…
Allow me first of all, Sir, to welcome you again to our midst as you preside over this open meeting. Allow me to commend you for the far-reaching choice of the theme “The role of the Security Council in the pacific settlement of disputes”.
The pacific settlement of disputes has constituted and cont…
First of all, I would like to commend you, Mr. President, for this very good initiative. This wrap-up session, and the fact that you have invited the Presidents of the General Assembly and of the Economic and Social Council to take part in it, is indeed very commendable. I would also like to say tha…
Mr. President, I would like at the outset to thank you for convening this meeting on the situation in Timor-Leste.
My delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) (S/2003/449), as well as the briefing pres…
I should like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the situation in Kosovo. My delegation wishes to express its support and appreciation for the Secretary-General’s very substantive report (S/2003/421) and especially to thank Mr. Annabi for the update that he presen…
I am very honoured and pleased, Mr. President, to see you back here with us. I think that we should keep you here longer, if Mexico allows, because your presidency is such a welcome one.
I should like to express my great appreciation for the initiative of the Mexican presidency in scheduling this i…
I too would like to thank Mr. Morris for coming here. It is not an accident that he is coming to the Security Council. One might ask why. Mr. Morris deals with food; the Security Council deals with peace and security. Yet, it is important that he has come here. I think the link was established also …
