I would like to thank Mr. Holkeri for his briefing, which comes after the excellent report of the Secretary- General of 30 April (S/2004/348). I welcome among us the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro, Mr. Vuk Drascovic. We have listened to him attentively.
I wish to state in adv…
I should like in turn to thank Mr. Passy for his presence and for his statement here today. We listened most attentively to his statement on the activities of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which will certainly prove of great use to us.
At a time when the Security C…
France voted in favour of the draft resolution just adopted by the Council. France is committed to the non-proliferation regime and is actively participating in efforts to strengthen it. We contributed to the adoption by the European Union of a strategy in this area. We are working with our partners…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to associate itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the European Union by the representative of Ireland.
This public debate is taking place after several weeks of work, during which the sponsors went to great lengths to explain the draft resolution and…
France deeply regrets the Security Council’s inability to adopt the draft resolution on Cyprus that was put to the vote this evening. We regret that the draft resolution was put to the vote in such conditions. We should have preferred to continue consultations in order to agree tonight on a briefer …
My delegation associates itself with the statement to be made by the presidency of the European Union.
France condemns the attack perpetrated on Saturday, 17 April, against the head of Hamas, Abdel Aziz Rantisi, which caused his death. The practice of extrajudicial executions is in violation of the…
It is with a great deal of interest and pleasure, Sir, that we are participating in the debate that brings us together here today, at your initiative. We thank the Secretary-General for his statement and also thank the President of the World Bank and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Siem…
I should like to begin by thanking all those who have addressed kind words to me and the French delegation.
I also wish to thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno for his briefing, to which we listened with great interest. My delegation associates itself with the statement to be made by the presidency of the…
I thank Ambassador Negroponte and Ambassador Sir Emyr Jones Parry for the briefings that they have just given the Council in compliance with paragraph 24 of resolution 1483 (2003). I also thank them for circulating their briefings in written form so that we can examine them with the care they deserv…
I, too, wish to thank Mr. Kalomoh for coming to introduce the progress report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the recommendations of the Security Council mission to West Africa.
The Ambassador of Ireland will shortly speak on behalf of the European Union and I fully endorse his st…
We are happy, Madam President, that you are with us today. I am very much aware of the honour paid to us by your presence in the Chair for this important debate. I also thank Mr. Olara Otunnu and Ms. Carol Bellamy for their briefings, which have enlightened our debate. After the video that we saw at…
As this is the first time that I am speaking in a public meeting this month, I should like first to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to echo the sentiments that you expressed about our colleague Ambassador Tafrov, whose presidency during the mon…
First of all, I would like to tell you, Sir, how pleased we are to see you chairing the Council for this important discussion. I thank Mr. Guéhenno for his briefing which accurately described recent developments in Kosovo. We associate ourselves with the statement that will be made by the presidency…
I would like first of all to welcome Deputy President Zuma, and to extend to the South African authorities, in particular President Mbeki, our deep appreciation and gratitude for their exceptional efforts to ensure that Burundi returns to the path of stability and peace. Those efforts round out thos…
I would like to thank the mission directed by the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Kalomoh, for the assessment contained in the report before us.
My country shares the mission’s analysis as to the regional nature of certain problems in Central Africa in a variety of areas — cross-border movements o…
France voted in favour of the resolution that created a new committee in charge of taking over from the 661 committee, which concluded last Friday, in order to ensure the follow-up of the implementation of freezes and transfers of the financial assets of the Government of Saddam Hussain in Iraq and …
I would like to thank our colleagues from the United States and the United Kingdom for the briefings they have just given the Security Council, pursuant to resolution 1483 (2003).
I would like to make the following comments.
As my United States and United Kingdom colleagues have noted, significant…
I wish at the outset to reiterate your condemnation, Sir, of the odious terrorist attack on the British consulate and other targets in Istanbul. We offer our British colleague our most heartfelt condolences.
I thank Mr. Fall and those who spoke earlier for the information they have provided us on t…
I am grateful to you, Mr. President, for having organized this important debate under your presidency.
The Secretary-General has forcefully emphasized that the fight against AIDS must remain at the heart of our concerns. We unreservedly support the decisive effort he is making so that the United Na…
I welcome the initiative of the United States delegation in convening this public debate on women and peace and security.
I thank the Under-Secretary-General for his detailed briefing, and welcome his personal involvement in this issue. I listened with great interest
to the statement of Ms. Amy Sm…
