I should like to join others in welcoming the High Representative, Lord Ashdown, and the representative of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina — the Minister of Security, Mr. Barisa Colak — to the Council. I thank them both for their interesting and enlightening briefings today. I thank also th…
Like other colleagues, I would like to convey our heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of Bangladesh on the tragic death of nine peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
I would like to thank Special Representative Sukehiro Hasegawa for his comprehensive briefing and …
We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened today’s debate on small arms. We welcome the report of the Secretary-General on the issue (S/2005/69). I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Abe, for his useful comments, and Ms. Kawaguchi for her presence here in the Counci…
The issue before us today is of major importance for the future of the United Nations. As the Secretary-General said, we may be at a moment in history no less decisive than 1945 itself, when our Organization was founded.
Denmark agrees with the Secretary-General and all those who in recent weeks ha…
