Chile’s position on the Middle East conflict is based on strict adherence to the norms and principles of international law, in particular those relating to the peaceful settlement of disputes, the inadmissibility of the use or threat of use of force, good-faith fulfilment of international treaties a…
I would like first to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting to discuss the situation in Kosovo. This debate is of great importance, given the recent events that have taken place on the ground.
We welcome the presence among us of the Secretary-General, the Minister for Foreign A…
I thank the Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), Ambassador Inocencio Arias, for submitting the Committee’s programme of work for the tenth 90- day period (S/2004/32, annex) and particularly for his effective leadership of that important body. My delegation aligns itself with the state…
I am grateful for the comprehensive introduction to the report on Bosnia and Herzegovina made by Lord Ashdown, High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, pursuant to resolution 1031 (1995). I also thank Under- Secretary-General Guéhenno for the infor…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guéhenno for presenting the report of 13 February on Timor-Leste (S/2004/117). We are particularly grateful for the presence of Minister José Ramos-Horta, with whose country Chile has deep ties of friendship. We appreciate the analysis of the Secretary-Gene…
At the outset, I wish to thank Mr. Tuliameni Kalomoh for his introduction to the Secretary-General’s report on the Security Council mission to Central Africa.
My delegation considers this exercise to be timely and necessary because the Council’s missions have become a fundamental instrument in its …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the members of the Convening Group of the Community of Democracies, composed of the Czech Republic, India, the Republic of Korea, Mali, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, the United States of America and my own country, Chile. Italy, Peru and Romania, spe…
Mr. President, since this is the first time I am making a statement here in an open meeting of the Security Council in the month of December, I wish to extend my congratulations for your assumption of the presidency and I wish you every success in this task. I would like to thank Under-Secretary-Gen…
I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the members of the convening group of the Community of Democracies, composed of the Czech Republic, India, the Republic of Korea, Mali, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, the United
States of America and, of course, my own country, Chile. Italy,…
I thank the Ambassadors of the United States and the United Kingdom for their briefings on the situation in Iraq, pursuant to paragraph 24 of resolution 1483 (2003).
The evolution of the situation in Iraq undoubtedly arouses the attention of world opinion, and since the last report received by the …
I should like at the outset to express condolences to the Government of Great Britain for the terrorist attack attributed to Al Qaeda that occurred in Istanbul and took the life of the Consul-General of the country, as well as the lives of many others. We also express our condolences to the Governme…
We are most grateful to you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting to discuss implementation of Security Council resolution 1308 (2000). The meeting reflects your wisdom and we commend you on the competent way in which you have conducted the work of the Security Council. We are also grateful for…
Permit me at the outset to thank you for having convened the Council to discuss in an open meeting a matter as universal and timely for the international community as mine action. I am also grateful for the important briefings by Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Ope…
We too wish to express our gratitude for the briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo, Mr. Harri Holkeri, who has shed light on the situation on the ground. We completely agree with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General that without the rule of law, wit…
Approximately a year has elapsed since the Secretary- General submitted to us his report containing a large number of recommendations, which we firmly supported, but it seems that progress towards their implementation has not been as positive as we expected.
I will begin my statement by quoting ver…
On behalf of Chile, I join my colleagues in the most vigorous condemnation of the most recent criminal attacks, including against the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Those attacks follow in the wake of the attack against the office of the United Nations itself, which took the life o…
At the outset, I thank Lord Ashdown, High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his report on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We appreciate his efforts. We also welcome the briefing given by Judge Theodor Meron.
Still fresh in our memor…
Allow me, first of all, Sir, to ask you to convey just how pleased we are to see the outstanding diplomat from Saint Lucia, representing the Caribbean, preside over the present General Assembly for a year.
The Secretary-General has submitted to us an important report on the implementation of the Mi…
We might have preferred a different meeting of the Security Council to congratulate you, Ambassador Negroponte, on your assumption of the presidency, to offer you our best wishes and to assure you of our cooperation, as well as to thank Ambassador Jones Parry for his excellent work during the month …
At the outset, we would like to thank Mr. Kalomoh for his thorough briefing on the current situation in Guinea- Bissau. We would also like to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Timor-Leste, Mr. Jose Ramos Horta, Special Envoy of the Community of Portuguese- Speaking Countries, for his excelle…
