My delegation associates itself with the statements to be made later by the representative of Pakistan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the representative of Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
I would like to take this opportunity to highlight some pertinent points relating to…
It is a great pleasure for Indonesia, as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 918 (1994), concerning Rwanda, to welcome the adoption of resolution 1749 (2007). The adoption of that resolution is a follow-up to the Committee’s recommendation on the need to termin…
Indonesia is of the view that the purpose of the draft resolution is not to punish the Government or people of Iran, but to be a vehicle for persuading the Iranian Government to comply with previous resolutions of the Council and resolve outstanding issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency…
At the outset, I would like to express to you, Mr. President, my delegation’s appreciation for convening this debate on the situation in Afghanistan. I should also like to welcome in our midst Mr. Massimo D’Alema, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy.
We thank Mr. Tom Koenigs, Special Representati…
At the outset, on behalf of my delegation, I would like to extend our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate. My delegation also appreciates the presence of Mr. Tanaka, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, as well as that of the high-level representatives of …
At the outset, Mr. President, I would like, on behalf of my delegation, to extend our appreciation to you and your delegation for having convened this open debate on the role of the Security Council in supporting security sector reform.
Security sector reform (SSR) remains a contentious and complex…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, an issue of paramount importance to the international community. Let me also thank Mr. Alvaro de Soto, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing on recent developments in the…
Let me begin by welcoming His Excellency Prime Minister José Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste to the Chamber. His statement provided us with an insightful account of the situation in his country and of the wishes and expectations of the Government and its people.
My delegation appreciates the report of t…
We have before us a draft resolution on the situation in Myanmar, and we are called on to make a decision as to whether or not to adopt this text, which addresses vitally important issues but raises several basic questions.
The first question is one of both substance and procedure — the draft resol…
At the outset, on behalf of my delegation, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I also wish to thank you for your warm words of welcome to my delegation as a member of the Council. I would also like to join others is exp…
Madam President, thank you very much indeed for convening the debate on this very important topic. We would also like to thank Ambassador Nassir Al-Nasser of Qatar, President of the Security Council for the month of December, for presenting the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly,…
The Indonesian delegation welcomes today’s meeting on strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations. My delegation wishes to express its appreciation for the reports on that subject submitted by the Secretary-General, which offer an analysis and a set o…
Once again we have assembled here to review the work of the United Nations over the past year in furtherance of the objectives of the Charter and the decisions of world leaders. Before I continue, I want to express the appreciation of my delegation to Secretary-General Kofi Annan, not only for provi…
Mr. President, let me start by congratulating you on your assumption of your important post and by expressing my pleasure at seeing you in the Chair. We are confident that, under your able stewardship, the Council will effectively discharge its tasks, dealing with the issues of high importance being…
Let me begin by thanking you, Sir, and all delegations for your expressions of sympathy and solidarity regarding this week’s tsunami in Indonesia’s Java island, in which hundreds have been killed and thousands rendered homeless. We are truly grateful for your thoughtfulness and support.
I also wish…
We are assembled here this afternoon to focus on the increasingly dangerous situation in the Middle East, about which my delegation is highly concerned.
Israel has mounted a major indiscriminate offensive in Gaza. In the words of the BBC,
“Israel’s operations in Gaza and the West Bank appear to ha…
I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of your important responsibility as President of the Council for this month. We are confident that, under your able stewardship, the Council will do productive work this month.
We thank the Secretary-General for his end-of- mandate report on the United Na…
Mr. President, let me first express my gratitude to you for convening this meeting and for giving us the opportunity to contribute our views on the disturbing situation in the Middle East.
The delegation of Indonesia is deeply disturbed and concerned by the renewed violence in the occupied Palestin…
The Indonesia delegation voted in favour of the resolution, as we feel that it represents a fair and reasonable compromise, thanks, Sir, to your able and skilful leadership, with the assistance of your two able co-Chairs, Ambassador Arias of Panama and Ambassador Kumalo of South Africa.
The resolut…
I would like to start by expressing the appreciation of my delegation to you, Sir, and the Security Council for convening this public meeting on the briefings by the Chairmen of the subsidiary bodies of the Security Council. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the three Committee Cha…
