I first wish to thank you, Madam Minister, for having taken the initiative to organize this public debate on the relationship between the Security Council and regional organizations, particularly, today, with the African Union. I also welcome the presence here with us of the Minister for Foreign Aff…
Belgium voted in favour of resolution 1747 (2007) and welcomes its unanimous adoption. Belgium regrets that Iran has not met the requirements of the Security Council by suspending its uranium-enrichment activities as well as its work on all heavy-water-related projects. Belgium deplores the lack of …
I should like first of all to say how honoured my delegation is by the presence among us of the Vice- President of Iraq, Mr. Adil Abdal Mahdi. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Qazi, for his briefing to the Council, and Ambassador Wolfe for the state…
Belgium welcomes the organization of today’s open debate. We welcome, Mr. President, your country’s contribution to the efforts of the international community in that area. Belgium supports the
statement to be made shortly by our colleague from Germany on behalf of the European Union.
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Belgium supports the statement to be made shortly by
the representative of Germany on behalf of the European Union. We thank Mr. Alvaro de Soto for this briefing, which has enabled us to better understand the issue on the Council’s agenda.
We all find ourselves agreeing with the observation made h…
Permit me at the outset to welcome the presence of Prime Minister José Ramos-Horta and to congratulate him on a strong and courageous statement. His presence among us today is tangible proof of the spirit of cooperation that inspires relations between the United Nations and the Timorese Government.
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I wish at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative in organizing a debate on the work of the Peacebuilding Commission. My comments supplement those that our colleague, the representative of Germany, will make on behalf of the presidency of the European Union, with which my delegat…
Belgium regrets that the draft resolution submitted to us was not adopted. Belgium feels that the Security Council is legitimately seized of the question of Myanmar.
Belgium’s fundamental objective in voting in favour of the draft resolution was to support the Secretary-General’s efforts. Indeed, B…
I wish to thank Mr. Solana for his briefing to the Council, which shows once again the attention that the Council rightly pays to the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Belgium welcomes Operation EUFOR RD Congo, in which we took an active part, particularly by providing the Force wi…
I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this, the first month of the new year, and to assure you that you can rely on our full and effective cooperation. I would also like to pay tribute to Mr. Ban Ki-moon, our new Secretary-Gener…
Belgium, in its capacity as Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), highly values the cooperation between the United Nations and the OSCE.
In January 2006, my Minister, Mr. Karel De Gucht, briefed the Security Council on the programme of action of the B…
Belgium has always taken an active part in the debates on Security Council reform. If we are doing that again today, it is because we believe, more than ever before, that the status quo is not an option. Furthermore, the lack of movement in this area is undermining the Council’s authority. Expectati…
I would like first to thank and congratulate the Secretary-General for having taken the initiative to organize this Dialogue and his Special Representative for having prepared it so well.
This initiative testifies to vision and courage. Indeed, nobody could have foreseen in 2003, when the decision …
For the past 10 years, Belgium has been actively involved in discussions on Security Council reform. Our thinking on this matter has been coordinated within a group of 10 countries; our objective was realistic, pragmatic, balanced reform that will serve to reconcile the Council’s efficiency and its …
Belgium regrets that agreement could not be reached on a declaration that would enjoy consensus the General Assembly.
My delegation has always believed that the question of human cloning — which is clearly an ethical question — must be dealt with through a declaration of a universal nature in order…
The report of the Security Council (A/59/2) to the General Assembly is a useful instrument. However, we must continue the efforts aimed at making it more analytical.
This report gives us the opportunity to take a look at the progress of the work of the Security Council and its relations with the Ge…
