At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary- General for his report on cooperation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO). We are pleased to see the two organizations strengthening their relationship and expanding their areas of cooperation.
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The Chinese delegation wishes to put on record its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the report (A/57/227) submitted under this agenda item and for the recommendations it contains.
Over the past two decades, the scourge of HIV/AIDS has been spreading unchecked around the world, resulting in…
At the outset, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for personally introducing his report. I also wish to thank Ms. Angela King, Ms. Hannan and the relevant agencies of the United Nations for their efforts to advance the full participation of women in the cause of peacekeeping. We thank them for th…
Over the past year, the international community, in particular the United Nations and relevant international and regional organizations, have done commendable work in helping African countries in their efforts to achieve peace and development, and some progress has been registered in this regard.
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As have all other delegations, we would like to express our shock at the bombing incident in Bali resulting in numerous deaths and casualties among innocent people. We strongly condemn those acts, and we wish to extend our condolences to the Government of Indonesia and to the families of all those k…
At the outset, I should like to thank you, Sir, for organizing this meeting. I am also grateful to the Secretary-General for his report. I further wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Dhanapala for his detailed introduction.
In recent years, the excessive accumulation and illicit trade in small ar…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. I believe that, under your guidance, our Council will surely achieve success in its work. I assure you of the full support of my delegation.
I should also like to thank Ambassador Tafrov of B…
First of all I wish to welcome you, the Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, here today to preside over this meeting. I also wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his comprehensive briefing.
Since the last meeting of the Security Council devoted to the question of Kosovo, the situation ther…
First of all, like other delegations, I would like to welcome Mr. Nebojša Čović to today’s meeting, and to express my gratitude for his statement. I am also very grateful to Mr. Steiner for his comprehensive briefing.
We welcome the efforts made by Mr. Steiner since he took office to stabilize the …
First of all, I would like to welcome Special Representative Brahimi back to New York and to thank him for the very comprehensive and thorough briefing he has given us on the current situation in Afghanistan.
In very difficult circumstances during the past several months, the United Nations Assista…
First, I would like to thank the Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Kenzo Oshima, for his briefing. As he said, the humanitarian situation in Angola is very serious.
As a result of many years of war and turmoil, almost a third of the population has been internally displaced: tho…
I should like to begin my statement by thanking the Secretary-General for his presence and for his statement.
China deems it regrettable that the draft resolution on the extension of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) was not adopted. China is in favour of the extension o…
First of all, like previous speakers, I too would like to thank, Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his briefing.
The United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK) has been in existence for three years, and it is necessary for us to review and sum up the situation in order to further im…
At the outset, like my colleagues who spoke before me, I should like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Hédi Annabi for his briefing.
The Chinese delegation welcomes the presence of Mr. Čović, Deputy Prime Minister of the Yugoslav constituent Republic of Serbia, and we thank him for his important…
