My delegation will not enter into a sterile debate with the delegation of Bolivia. International law is clear and conclusive on this issue, as is our determination to pursue cooperation and bilateral integration. Recent progress on the economic integration of our two countries speaks far more eloque…
In his statement in the general debate this morning, the Vice- President of the Republic of Bolivia made a reference to my country that deserves a brief comment.
Chile is working with Bolivia on a future- oriented bilateral agenda. Certainly, we are not anchored to the past. However, that bilateral…
My delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution because it reflected our views. The Government of Chile unequivocally condemned the Government of Israel’s announcement with regard to the removal from the occupied territories of the President of the Palestinian National Authority. Such an actio…
I wish at the outset to congratulate the Syrian delegation on its leadership of the Security Council this month. In particular, I pay tribute to you, Mr. President, for your personal role and wish you every success in your new diplomatic post. We shall miss your professionalism,
your experience and…
I should like first to thank the Ambassadors of the United States and the United Kingdom for the information they have provided us on the unfolding events in Iraq. We feel that it is constructive for the members of the Security Council to receive such information and to make comments.
We fully unde…
At the outset, I should like to express my appreciation for the convening of this public meeting to inform the Council of the recent activities of the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB). In addition, I am grateful to Ambassador Sinclair for his briefing, and I thank the Permanen…
I should like to offer my delegation’s congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency, which, as is already evident, augurs well for the work of the Council this month. We would also like to express our appreciation for the work done by Ambassador Arias as President last month. We…
We have this morning adopted a resolution on the question of Western Sahara based on consensus — rather than imposition — regarding what we hope will be a real path towards a definitive resolution of the conflict in Western Sahara. We now have a clear and pragmatic resolution that leaves enough poli…
At the outset, I should like to welcome the presence in the Security Council of the new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Sir Emyr Jones Parry. We expect to have the best relations with him, as we had with his predecessor, and I am certain that his presence will make a concrete and eff…
First, I wish to join in the expressions of farewell to Ambassador Greenstock through his alternate representative present here. We wish Ambassador Greenstock the best of luck in his tasks. We are certain that we will have the pleasure to witness his kindness and professionalism in the tasks that he…
Allow me at the outset, Sir, to congratulate you for guiding our work in your dual capacity as President of the Council and as Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC).
My country appreciates the useful introduction you gave us in your latter capacity as well as your presentation of the Co…
I wish to welcome the presence among us of the Spanish presidency and the Secretary-General and to convey my delegation’s gratitude for the detailed briefing on the work carried out by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello. We have listened attentiv…
At the outset, I wish to express appreciation for the briefing by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, on the tragic events that occurred in Mambasa and for the briefing by Mr. Ramcharan, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the events that occur…
At the outset, we congratulate you, Sir, and express our confidence in your presidency. Our thanks go to Ambassador Lavrov and his team for their excellent work in guiding the work of the Security Council last month.
We thank Mr. Michael Steiner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for…
First of all, I wish to convey my best wishes to Ambassador Traoré of Guinea as he leaves the Security Council. I also wish to express my gratitude to Mr. Oshima for the vital work he has done in the humanitarian field, and in particular in the area of the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
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We welcome the report of the Secretary-General on Guinea-Bissau (S/2003/621). Its introduction today was very timely, given the imminent departure of the Security Council’s mission to Western Africa.
We regret the import of the report insofar as it relates the deterioration of the political and eco…
Since this is the first time that I am taking the floor in the Security Council in my capacity as Permanent Representative of Chile, I should like at the outset to thank you, Sir, for your words of welcome and to congratulate you on the excellent way you are conducting the work of the Council. Throu…
