On behalf of the Republic of Belarus, I first thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting and for providing this opportunity to address the Security Council on the problem of terrorism, which is of concern to the entire international community and which has been the focus of the Council’s constant at…
The delegation of the Republic of Belarus read the annual report of the Security Council with interest. We believe that the report duly reflects the highest priority areas of the work of that organ over the past year: the situation in Iraq, the Middle East, conflicts in Africa and counter-terrorism.…
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Mr. Sergei Martynov, speaking last week in the general debate, touched on several important aspects of the work of the United Nations over the past year. Today, I wish to draw representatives’ attention to a few fundamental issues.
The report of the Secr…
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is one of the most serious global threats to contemporary public health care and socio- economic development — and, in certain regions of the world, to security. There are tremendous tasks related to reducing the heavy burden of this epidemic. Protection of the new generation o…
The delegation of Belarus would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We are confident that, under your professional and wise guidance, the Council’s work during the month of April will be fruitful and constructive.
I would also like to thank t…
We have become convinced yet again that history only teaches us that it teaches nothing.
Today we are witnessing armed aggression against a sovereign Member State of the United Nations, which had been planned well in advance and launched in circumvention of the authority of the Security Council, wi…
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Let me express our belief that under your able guidance, the Council will successfully deal with the difficult tasks before it.
The delegation of the Republic of Belarus reiterates its firm and uns…
In the year following the adoption of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001), one of the major achievements of the international campaign to combat terrorism launched after 11 September 2001, important results were achieved in strengthening the anti-terrorism potential of the United Nations and in …
We note with regret that the Middle East peace process is still beset by the serious consequences of the events of 28 September 2000 in East Jerusalem. Acts of violence continue unabated in the region; innocent civilians continue to die; and the socio-economic infrastructure continues to be destroye…
