First of all, let me welcome the Foreign Minister of Serbia, Mr. Vuk
Jeremić, and the Foreign Minister of Kosovo, Skënder Hyseni.
I also wish to welcome the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Zannier, who can count on our support, and I wish him well in this important …
At the outset, I wish to warmly thank Mr. Martin for his clear and comprehensive briefing on the situation in Nepal. I would like to express our strongest appreciation for the
historical successes achieved in Nepal under his tenure as Special Representative of the Secretary-General, with the final …
I would like first of all to convey our warmest welcome and express our thanks to you, Sir, and to the Government of Viet Nam for having taken the initiative to convene this open debate on children and armed conflicts. That is an issue to which Italy attaches the utmost importance.
Italy fully subs…
In line with the position of the European Union, we believe that the people of Zimbabwe deserve to enjoy the right to express its legitimate will and that the conditions for democracy and respect for human rights should be quickly restored in the country.
Italy fully aligns itself with the statement to be given by the Permanent Representative of France on behalf of the European
Union. I wish to make only a few comments on the challenges that we are facing at this juncture.
At the outset, I wish to warmly thank Special Representative of the Secretar…
Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the European Union.
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We recognize the inalienable human rights of people affected by HIV/AIDS. Women, girls and children are particularly subject to stigmatization and discrimination as a r…
We welcome the adoption by consensus of this important resolution on an issue of the greatest concern, related to counter-narcotics in Afghanistan, thanks to the initiative of the French delegation. We are confident that this step will give political impetus to the fight against the illicit traffick…
Recalling the declarations of 18 April and 2 May 2008 by the presidency of the European Union on behalf of its member countries, Italy reiterates its firm commitment to the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders, as most recently …
I thank Ms. Hoppe for her briefing. While aligning ourselves with the statement that Slovenia is going to make on behalf of the European Union, we welcome the initiative by South Africa to hold this debate on small arms and
light weapons. The report of the Secretary-General — for which we are grate…
At the outset, I wish to warmly thank Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his briefing. The reasons that keep the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Timorese leaders away from New York are well understood.
Nevertheless, I would like to convey, through the Under-Secretary-Gener…
First of all, allow me to express our warmest welcome to the President of Serbia, His Excellency Mr. Boris Tadić, to the Foreign Minister of Serbia, His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremić, and to the Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.
We certainly cannot say that yesterday’s declaration of independence by the…
I wish to thank Special Envoy Eliasson and Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for their briefings and their tireless efforts to advance the agreed agenda for Darfur. I also wish to thank Mrs. Ratsifandrihamanana, Permanent Observer of the African Union (AU), for her contribution to our debate.
Italy …
Let me first of all thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his exhaustive briefing, which gives us a clear, though extremely worrying, picture of the situation on the ground. Italy fully aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the European Union presidency later today. But let me add j…
First of all I wish to thank Special Representative De Mistura and Ambassador Khalilzad for their briefings. As this is the first time that Mr. De Mistura has briefed the Council since the assumption of his role as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, I wish to congratulate him …
Briefings by the Chairs of the three Security Council subsidiary bodies that deal with counter-terrorism have become more and more important now that the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, in setting a general framework for Member States to cooperate, has underscored the need for a ge…
At the outset, I would like to express our great appreciation for the strenuous efforts made by Mr. Gambari in moving forward the good offices mandate of the United Nations. His briefing confirms the value of the challenging diplomatic process that he is conducting through his visits and talks. Last…
I should like to add a few remarks to the statement made by the European Union presidency, to which Italy fully aligns itself.
Italy has hailed the recent inter-Korean summit as a key step towards peace, stability, cooperation and eventual reunification on the peninsula. Its positive outcome is all…
Italy wishes to thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing this joint debate, which offers an opportunity to enhance the dialogue between Member States on the work and perspective of the Peacebuilding Commission and the Peacebuilding Fund.
Italy aligns itself with the statement made…
By its resolution 2758 (XXVI), the General Assembly recognized the representatives of the Government of the People’s Republic of China as the only lawful representatives of China to the United Nations. In accordance with that resolution, and in line with its adherence to the one- China policy, Italy…
My delegation was honoured to coordinate the process that has led us to the adoption of today’s resolution. I wish to thank all delegations for the invaluable contributions made throughout the process.
The adoption of the resolution is an important signal of the Council’s cohesion on a critical iss…
