Justice and the rule of law are emerging as the cornerstones of building peace and democracy. They lie at the heart of United Nations action. That is why I am pleased that our debate today focuses on this question, and I thank the United Kingdom for its initiative.
The defence of justice and the bu…
First of all, I would like to begin by saying how pleased France is that the Security Council is being presided over on this decisive day by Guinea, an African country.
I would like to thank Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei for the presentation they have just made. Their reports testify to the regular pr…
I would like to thank Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei for the information they have just given us on the ongoing inspections in Iraq. I would like to reiterate to them France’s confidence in and complete support for their work.
One knows the value France has placed on the unity of the Security Council f…
At the outset, France wishes to reiterate our condolences to our American friends with regard to the terrible tragedy that occurred with the space shuttle Columbia.
I congratulate the German presidency of the Security Council on having organized this meeting, and I thank Colin Powell, Secretary of …
At the present time, and we are all delighted at this, the main crises on the African continent are moving towards stabilization. Prospects for peace are appearing on the horizon in Angola, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and even in the Great Lakes. This results, in the main, from the efforts of Africans …
I wish at the outset to pay tribute to the remarkable work of the Secretary-General, who, through his outstanding personal qualities and sense of dialogue, gives our Organization unparalleled influence. I congratulate Mr. Jan Kavan on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty- s…
