We thank Lord Paddy Ashdown, High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his detailed report on the progress achieved in the implementation of the Peace Agreement during the period between July and December 2004. We also thank His Excellency Mr. B…
We extend our condolences to the Government of Bangladesh and the families of the peacekeepers who were killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last week. That tragic development should receive due attention from the Council.
We welcome the presence in the Council this morning of Mr. José Ra…
The United Republic of Tanzania welcomes the progress report of the Secretary-General on ways to combat subregional and cross-border problems in West Africa (S/2005/86). That ongoing effort makes it clear that the challenges facing West Africa are not unique to that region. We must all therefore hav…
I should express my appreciation to Mr. Søren Jessen- Petersen, the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We commend the dedication of the entire United Nations Mission in Kosovo.
I join others in welcoming …
I wish at the outset to thank Mr. Abe, Under-Secretary- General for Disarmament Affairs, for presenting the report of the Secretary-General. We recognize the presence of Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi in our midst today in the Council.
Tanzania acknowledges and welcomes the increasing systemwide recognition …
We wish first to acknowledge with thanks the welcome extended to my delegation by Ambassador Denisov, Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). As a new member of the Security Council and the Counter-Terrorism Committee, the United Republic of Tanzania will do all that is within its capabil…
The United Republic of Tanzania welcomes the initiative of Argentina to organize this special debate on Haiti and also welcomes Argentina’s commitment to Haiti, which is demonstrated, Mr. Minister, by your presence among us today. We thank Mr. Juan Gabriel Valdés, Special Representative of the Secre…
It has been 13 years since this agenda item first came before the Assembly for deliberation. I would like to join previous speakers in reaffirming my delegation’s support for the draft resolution on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States o…
At the outset I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive reports contained in documents A/59/206 and A/59/261. We find the information contained in the reports very informative and valuable.
We would also like to associate ourselves with the statements made by Nigeria, on beh…
Tanzania is addressing the Assembly once again this year to join the international plea to the United States of America to end the economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba, which is entering its forty-fifth year. This is the twelfth successive year that the item is being deliberated i…
My delegation joins others in acknowledging your ongoing spirited initiative, Mr. President, to advance the debate on revitalizing the General Assembly in the context of the overarching agenda of the reform of the United Nations. It is a timely and commendable initiative. My delegation fully associa…
It is with great pleasure that I take the floor on behalf of my delegation to speak on the agenda item entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support”. That item became part of the annual agenda of the General Assembly in accordance with reso…
I have the honour to express, on behalf of the Group of African States, our warmest congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Srgjan Kerim on his election as President of the General Assembly for its sixty-second session. His nomination by the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, his…
