I wish to join others in expressing appreciation for Ambassador Muñoz’s very convincing and comprehensive oral report, which we fully support. I would also like to congratulate Ambassador Muñoz on his successful leadership in making the 1267 Committee one of the most dynamic of the Security Council’…
I associate myself with many of the general remarks that were made by previous speakers, in particular those by Ambassador Gaspar Martins. I express the great appreciation and gratitude of my delegation to High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers for the very timely and insightful briefing he just gave the Co…
Allow me first to acknowledge and welcome the presence at our meeting of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan.
Romania voted in favour of this resolution. Indeed, we share the widespread concern over the continuing deterioration of the situation on the ground in the Gaza Strip, including the large…
First, I would like to thank Special Representative Mr. Harri Holkeri, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and, not least, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations for this thorough and lucid report of the Secretary-General (S/2004/348). I also welcome the presence a…
I cannot start without expressing outrage at and strongly condemning the terrorist attack in Grozny, Russian Federation. Romania’s sympathy and condolences go to the victims and the bereaved families and to the people and the Government of the Russian Federation.
On the issue at hand, I join other …
My delegation is, of course, more than pleased to welcome to the Council the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Foreign Minister Passy of Bulgaria, a friendly neighbour of Romania with which we share common institutional experiences in the assumption…
First, we welcome you, Sir, and congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. I also take this opportunity to commend the performance of the German presidency during the month of April.
I join other members of the Council in thanking Assistant S…
In this impressive atmosphere of consensus, I can afford to be very brief. Most of the features making up the thrust of the resolution the Council has just adopted have been the object of extensive and useful exchanges in the interactions both within the Security Council membership and among the gen…
Romania aligns itself with the statement that will be delivered later on by Ambassador Ryan of Ireland on behalf of the European Union. In addition, I would like to make the following remarks.
First, we appreciate the opportunity presented by this open debate, its timeliness and usefulness in our o…
My delegation voted confidently in favour of the draft resolution in the belief that, without interfering in any way with the sovereign decision of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, we should do our best to support the complex efforts that have been made for so many years under the auspices of th…
At the outset, I would like to state that Romania aligns itself with the statement to be made shortly by the Permanent Representative of
Ireland on behalf of the European Union. Therefore, my remarks will be very brief.
My delegation expresses its deepest concern over the deterioration of the situ…
Germany’s initiative of organizing this public meeting of the Council is highly commendable and timely. We are indeed witnessing a
growing awareness that economic security is key to stability and security in countries marked by conflicts and key to ensuring sustainable peace and economic developmen…
At the outset, I would like to associate myself fully with the statement to be made shortly by Ambassador Ryan of Ireland on behalf of the European Union.
I would also like to thank Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno for his informative briefing on the recent, and very serious, ethnically motivated …
I warmly welcome you, Sir, and congratulate you and your country, Germany, on your assumption of the presidency. I also pay tribute to Ambassador de La Sablière and his team for the outstanding performance of their duties during France’s presidency in the month of March.
I would like to join other …
I thank the President of the Council for organizing this timely and important debate. The Romanian delegation would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his interesting presentation this morning. We also welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ghana and of the representat…
Romania abstained in the voting on the draft resolution under consideration. Unlike the texts, submitted in the past in other multilateral forums, that Romania was able to support, the draft before us does not ensure that the general context in which the death of Sheikh Yassin
took place is taken i…
I would first like to say that the delegation of Romania fully associates itself with the statement to be made by the Irish Presidency of the European Union. I will therefore be brief in my statement in my national capacity.
Romania is profoundly concerned at the current situation in the Middle Eas…
The Romanian authorities are deeply concerned about what has happened in
Kosovo in recent days. I believe that all the countries in our region share this serious concern. We are also in full agreement with the statement on Kosovo issued by the European Union, with which we have associated ourselves…
I would like to congratulate Ambassador Arias of Spain and his team for the report presented to the Council today (S/2004/124), for their capable stewardship of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and for their undertakings for reform. Let me also express our appreciation for the work performed by…
First, I congratulate you, Sir, and wish you every success during your presidency of the Council, which you have just assumed. I also commend the Chinese presidency and Ambassador Wang Guangya on their wise and effective management of the Council during the month of February.
Allow me to welcome th…
