France welcomes the unanimous adoption by the Security Council of today’s resolution taking measures with regard to Iran under Article 41 of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
This resolution, adopted on the basis of a draft presented by Germany, the United Kingdom and France, confir…
France congratulates and thanks the Member States for the adoption by consensus of the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
This is an important text at the crossroads of human rights, international humanitarian law and international criminal law, …
I should like at the outset to thank the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Joachim Rücker, for his briefing. I should like also welcome the presence among us of Ms. Raskovic-Ivic, President of the Coordination Centre of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija, and of Mr…
I should like to begin by thanking the Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar for having convened this meeting on an issue that is crucial to international peace and security, that is, lasting peace in the Middle East. I thank the Secretary-General for his report and for his statement, to which we listened …
I would also like to thank Ambassador Qazi for his introduction of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2006/945). I also wish to thank Ambassador Wolcott Sanders for her briefing.
Allow me to make the following comments.
Unfortunately, my delegation agrees with the observations made by the Secr…
I should like at the outset to thank Under-Secretary- General Egeland for his presentation. Seven years after the Council resolved to address the issue of protecting civilians in armed conflict, he is still reporting on that distressing reality.
Like my colleagues who have already spoken, I pay spe…
First of all, I wish to refer to the situation in Lebanon to express the deep shock and concern of French authorities at the cowardly assassination this morning in Beirut of Pierre Gemayel, the Minister for Industry. France would like to extend its condolences to the family of Mr. Gemayel. We condem…
I would like to thank Ms. Angela Kane for her briefing. I also wish to associate myself with the statement to be delivered shortly by the representative of Finland on behalf of the European Union.
I would first like to express my country’s sorrow at the news of the terrible events of recent days th…
I would like to say how pleased I am, Mr. President, that you have taken the initiative to hold this public debate on women and peace and security. France fully aligns itself with the statement that will be made shortly by the Finnish presidency of the European Union.
Last year, as we marked the fi…
In taking the floor after Ambassador Voto-Bernales, I too would like to say how pleased we are to welcome him to the Council.
I associate myself with the statement that will be made soon by the Ambassador of Finland on behalf of the European Union.
I thank Mr. Alvaro de Soto for his statement, and…
By adopting resolution 1718 (2006) today, the Security Council has responded firmly to last Monday’s announcement of a nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. This firm response voices universal condemnation of that extremely serious act and the international community’s determina…
First, I would like to thank the Chairmen of the three Committees for their reports. Terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems pose a major threat to international peace and security — an issue for which the Council has a special responsibility. Open m…
First of all, I would like to thank the delegation of Greece for taking the initiative of organizing this meeting. I also wish to thank Mr. Egeland for his briefing. It is always with great interest that we listen to him as he explains the situation on the ground.
At the outset, I would like to com…
I should like to thank Mr. Ashraf Qazi for his presentation of the Secretary-General’s report and Ambassador John Bolton for his briefing on the activities of the Multinational Force (MNF). I should like to make the following comments.
My delegation fully shares the observation of the Secretary-Gen…
Allow me at the outset to thank the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Joachim Rűcker, for his presentation, and to wish him every success in his new post at this crucial time for the future of Kosovo. In particular, he will be responsible for preparing for the transition from …
I thank you, Sir, for convening this debate, in accordance with the wish expressed by the Council last month.
I also thank the Secretary-General for his participation in this meeting, and in particular for his enlightening statement early in the debate.
Allow me first to recall the importance that…
The Permanent Representative of Austria will shortly be making a statement on behalf of the European Union, which I fully support. I would like to make a few additional comments.
France is extremely concerned about developments in the situation in the Middle East. While we recognize the legitimate …
My comments will be brief, since we already briefed the Security Council on 15 June on our visit to the Sudan and Chad. I shall, therefore, not repeat in detail what I have already said concerning the visit to Chad. But I should like to thank the Chad authorities for the welcome they gave us and to …
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for taking the initiative in organizing this debate. The protection of civilians is an issue which current events bring before us almost every day, and it is useful to stand back for some perspective at regular intervals. I also wish to thank Mr. Egeland f…
First of all, I too would like to say how much we appreciate the fact that Denmark has taken the initiative to organize today’s consideration of the Security Council’s contribution to strengthening international law.
As set out in the Preamble to the Charter, our Organization was born out of the de…
