Let me begin, Madam President, by thanking you and the United Kingdom presidency of the Security Council for organizing this Council workshop today. The importance of our discussions is evidenced by the presence with us this morning of the Secretary- General. We are honoured to have Foreign Minister…
We recognize the excellent work that the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has done in Angola, coordinating humanitarian assistance and responding to overwhelming needs. The United States has been gratified to work alongside OCHA in an active
response to Angola’s humanitari…
I would like to thank Sir Kieran Prendergast for his briefing today and to note that we are particularly pleased to formalize the resolution extending the mandate of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for another six months.
As we all know, the war on terrorism will be a long one. A…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his briefing. I welcome President-elect Gusmão and Chief Minister Alkatiri, and on behalf of the United States
Government I would like to congratulate Mr. Gusmão for his electoral victory and both of them for making East Timor’s transitio…
We would like to welcome our Somali friends, Foreign Minister Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim and other members of the Transitional National Government, back to the Security Council. We thank them for their statements to the Council this morning. We note their efforts to comply with the provisions of Council r…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, in your capacity as the Norwegian Foreign Minister, for the strong interest that your country has shown in this issue and the critical role you have already played in advancing the peace process. I would also like to note at the outset my appreciation and de…
We join in commending you, Sir, and your entire team for your outstanding tenure as our Council President.
We feel the Security Council did a good job in January, taking significant steps in several important areas. We have built a sound basis for the next couple of months. I will not review everyt…
I would like to thank Mr. Vieira de Mello for his good work and for his report this morning.
The briefing heard this morning illustrates yet again that East Timor is on the right track. I take advantage of the presence of Cabinet Minister Ramos- Horta to ask him to convey to the members of the Cons…
