As this is the first statement I am making in the Security Council, let me begin by extending my warm greetings to you, Mr. President, and to your colleagues in the Council. Please allow me also to extend our heartiest felicitations to you for assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this…
I am grateful for the opportunity to express our views on the report of the Economic and Social Council for 2008 (A/63/3). India attaches great importance to the work of the Economic and Social Council, and believes that its strengthened structure will assist in better discharging its role as the pr…
I take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive reports on the issues relating to ocean affairs and the law of the sea.
India attaches high importance to the effective functioning of the institutions established under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive reports on oceans and the law of the sea.
This year’s report (A/61/63 and Add.1) contains very useful information on issues and developments relating to ecosystem approaches and oceans which served as a basis f…
