I wish to thank the Mexican delegation for organizing today’s meeting, which I believe to be very useful and timely. We have been delighted to welcome the Secretary-General and the Presidents of the General Assembly and of the Economic and Social Council. They have made important contributions to ou…
I would like to thank the Mexican presidency for having organized this open meeting.
I need hardly reiterate the usefulness of these thematic meetings to discuss substantive matters. France fully associates itself with the statement made this morning by Mr. Ioannis Magriotis on behalf of the Europe…
As this is the first occasion this month on which my delegation has taken the floor in the Council, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency. We are pleased to see you presiding over our work; we are confident that we are in good hands.
I should also like to take…
I should like to thank Mr. Danilo Türk for his briefing and to state that developments in Bougainville give us cause for optimism. Yesterday’s enemies have decided to settle their differences through peaceful means and to prepare for their future together.
We have noted the progress that has been m…
I welcome the presence of the Secretary-General, who had warned us about these problems and who supported us throughout the discussions, reminding us, time and again, of the emergency nature of our work so we would arrive at an agreement on the text as soon as possible.
The French delegation is gra…
I thank Mr. Guéhenno and Ambassadors Braun and
Nishimura for their briefings. And I thank the German presidency for this excellent initiative. The role of Germany and Japan, as lead nations for police and for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, is very notable. Security and the strengthe…
I thank Mr. Vieira de Mello for his visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 12 to 15 January and for having come here to present us with his conclusions. I also thank Mr. Guéhenno for his briefing.
The information conveyed to us by Mr. Vieira de Mello is extremely disturbing, in particul…
