I should like, first of all, to welcome the President of Timor-Leste, Mr. Xanana Gusmão, and the Foreign Minister of that country, our friend Mr. José Ramos- Horta, to the Council. We would like to thank President Gusmão for his important briefing, of which we have taken careful note. We assure him …
I would like first of all to thank the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Foreign Minister Karel de Gucht, for his briefing on the priorities of his organization for
2006. I would like to recall the statement that his predecessor made to the Counci…
My delegation was very constructive throughout the entire negotiating process on the establishment of the Commission, which we have just approved. In that connection, my delegation reiterates its support for the Commission. We trust that it will be a positive body that will be able to resolve post-c…
I would like once again to thank the Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Jan Egeland, for the complete briefing, his third, on the humanitarian situation in Africa, which clearly shows the critical situation facing many populations in that continen…
At the outset, we wish to express our thanks for the presentation of the periodic reports of the International Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and for the briefings of their Prosecutors, which have enabled the Council to make an informed assessment of progress in their work from June …
First of all, my delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts. At the same
time, we would like to express our thanks to the Secretary-General for his fifth report on this subject, as well as for the valuable reco…
I wish to explain the votes cast by the delegations of Brazil and Argentina on resolution 60/40 on the Syrian Golan, just adopted by the General Assembly.
Brazil and Argentina voted in favour of the resolution because it is our understanding that its principal and fundamental thrust relates to the …
The Argentine Republic, whose best tradition has been to welcome upon its territory communities from all corners of the world to live in peaceful and productive coexistence and which has itself suffered acts of cruelty against human dignity, co-sponsors draft resolution A/60/L.12 and supports that r…
Argentina has attached great importance to investigating the attack of 14 February 2005 that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others. We continue to believe that the planners, authors and perpetrators of that brutal terrorist attack must be brought to justice without delay. …
It is an honour for my delegation to participate once again in an open Security Council debate on the subject of women in conflict situations. We are therefore especially grateful to you, Mr. President, and to the delegation of Romania for having chosen this subject on the occasion of the fifth anni…
At the outset, Mr. President, my delegation congratulates you on having convened this debate on the role of civil society in conflict prevention and the pacific settlement of disputes. Also, I am grateful for the constructive and interesting statements by the representatives by civil society who are…
At the outset, may I thank Mr. Paul Volcker for introducing the report of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme.
I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his important statement early in this meeting.
The clearest indication of the good work done by…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the President and the delegation of Japan for having organized this open debate to discuss the main achievements in Afghanistan since the commencement of the Bonn process, almost four years ago, as well as to consider future prospects resulting from the el…
First of all, allow me to welcome Ambassador John Bolton. I assure him of my and my delegation’s determination to work with him and his Mission, as we have done since we became members of the Security Council.
My delegation voted in favour of the resolution submitted by the United Kingdom and the U…
At the outset, Mr. President, I should like to thank you for convening today’s open debate to discuss this important item at the request of the countries members of the League of Arab States. At the same time, I should like to thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Alva…
I now wish to speak briefly in my national capacity.
As is well known, Argentina is firmly committed to the fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, because terrorism is a serious threat to international peace and security and violates the most basic human right — the right to l…
I wish at the outset, Mr. President, to thank you and your delegation for the initiative of convening this meeting to discuss the progress made in the implementation of Security Council resolution 1308 (2000). I also wish to thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Op…
At the outset, Mr. Minister, my delegation thanks you for convening this debate on the challenges, lessons learned and the way ahead of the Security Council in tackling humanitarian crises. We are of the view that the Security Council has the responsibility to learn from past experience in order to …
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened today’s debate. For some time now, the Organization has been looking forward to holding a debate such as this.
First of all, it is important for us to underline the fact that the proposal submitted by the group of four is not the only proposal…
First, I convey to you, Ambassador Vassilakis, our congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. We wish you every success in presiding over the Council, and are certain of that success, knowing your abilities and talent. Secondly, we wish to tha…
