First of all, let me join previous speakers in expressing my deepest condolences for the great losses of His Holiness Pope John Paul II and of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier
III. All my sympathy goes to the members of their missions here in New York.
The Government of San Marino cannot but agr…
Like previous speakers, San Marino wishes to make its contribution to the discussion of item 53 on the General Assembly’s agenda, concerning the question of equitable representation on, and increased membership of, the Security Council and related matters. We want to thank Ambassadors Wenaweser and …
On this occasion, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for the report contained in document A/59/1. It lists all the work accomplished, all the work not accomplished, all our frustrations and all our hopes and contains a call to fulfil all our commitments and obligations. Following the invitation t…
As this is the first time that I am taking the floor at the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly, I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election and reaffirm to you the full support of my country and my delegation.
San Marino has always considered the revitalization of the work …
After 10 years of intensive work in the Open-ended Working Group on the reform of the Security Council, we are here today to discuss not how to reform the Security Council, but how to proceed in our discussion. This could seem ironic but it is just proof of the importance and sensitivity of this iss…
First of all, let me thank the Secretary-General for the two exhaustive and effective reports on the work of the Organization and on the implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration. These reports make clear the progress made in every field of activity of the United Nations. It is now…
I would like to commend the members of the Security Council and you in particular, Sir, for having taken up the issue of justice and the rule of law — a subject that, in our opinion, is extremely important and yet sometimes forgotten in this era when the attention of this body has been drawn by othe…
Today, we are addressing an international humanitarian issue that warrants serious concern. At the outset, I should like to express my appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (A/57/430), which both recognizes the progress achieved in current mine- action assistance and ide…
I asked for the floor to explain my delegation’s abstention in the vote on resolution O, “A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons”. San Marino favours the spirit of the
resolution itself, and I thank the delegation of Japan for its efforts towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons…
First of all, I wish to associate myself with the previous speakers in thanking President Holkeri and the two co-chairmen of the Open-ended Working Group, Ambassadors Ingólfsson and de Saram, for the excellent work done this past year. I am certain that the next cycle of negotiations under the skill…
As this is the first time I have taken the floor at the fifty-sixth session, let me congratulate the President on his election. His task will be particularly complex and challenging, but we fully trust in his competence and ability to direct our work along this difficult path.
On behalf of the peop…
