It is a special honour to address the General Assembly today on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States with words of gratitude for entrusting a representative of a country that belongs to the Eastern European region with the honour of being the Assembly’s next President.
On behalf of the Gr…
The problem of combating transnational organized crime takes on particular significance in the run-up to the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Along with the financial, food and energy crises, transnational organized crime not only threatens to de…
The Belarusian delegation supports the recommendation made by the Secretary-General in his report (A/64/1) that difficult international questions be addressed through multilateralism. We share the view that multilateralism has never been as important as it is today, and that the multilateral efforts…
The delegation of Belarus supports the view of the Secretary-General as to the scale and seriousness of today’s international problems and his conclusion that global challenges cannot be resolved by one State or any group of States. We fully share the view that strategies for resolving global proble…
We are grateful to the Security Council for the report on its work (A/63/2), but we have to note that this report still amounts only to a compilation of its various activities and thus, to a large extent, is a statistical journal.
We are convinced that the majority of delegations would like to rece…
Belarus welcomes the results of the World Conference on Dialogue, which took place in Madrid in July 2008. We agree with the principles of dialogue, tolerance and mutual understanding set forth in the final Declaration. Belarus particularly appreciates the idea in the Madrid Declaration on the value…
Belarus, which was present at the founding of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), very actively supports the Agency’s activities. We are satisfied that the Agency has become a highly regarded and cautious organization that strives to ensure that nuclear energy is used in the safest possib…
This session’s general political debate and high-level meetings once again convince us of the need to move in international relations from confrontation based on narrow national interests towards equal, mutually respectful dialogue and cooperation. Otherwise, it will not be possible to achieve progr…
Belarus welcomes the significant increase in the General Assembly’s focus on development in Africa. Less than a month after the high-level event on Africa’s development needs, we are once again discussing how we can undertake joint efforts to enable the citizens of the African continent to believe i…
The Government of Belarus is firmly committed to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). We clearly understand how to ensure prompt achievement of the MDGs in Belarus. One of the major factors in the success of our work is the fact that we have integrated the MDGs into State socio-economic developm…
Belarus welcomes the agreement reached in Bali on the steps to be taken to reach an agreement that could replace the Kyoto Protocol.
For us, with respect to the outcome of that process, common sense and the simple human instinct of self-preservation encourage nothing but a sense of optimism. Howeve…
For our delegation, the question on revitalizing the work the General Assembly is of high priority. This issue is also important for the Non-Aligned Movement, whose statement Belarus supports.
During the previous session of the General Assembly, we adopted a resolution on strengthening the Assembly…
The Belarus delegation would like to thank the Security Council for the report on its work (A/62/2). The work of the Council is given priority attention by the delegation of virtually each Member State.
Belarus closely follows the reactions of the Council to threats to international peace and secur…
The delegation of Belarus would like to thank the Secretary-General for the thoughtful and sensible approach to the recommendations of the High-level Panel on United Nations System-wide Coherence and for his understanding of the paramount importance of the intergovernmental consideration of any refo…
The Monterrey Consensus is a unique instrument and an important breakthrough factor in our pursuit of financing for development. The key to the effectiveness of that instrument is the comprehensive use of all ways and means of ensuring positive dynamics in the flow of development resources. Where do…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO): Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
We support in principle the conclusions set out in the report of the Secretary-General on th…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), namely, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
We thank the Slovak presidency for holding an open meeting of the Security Council on…
I have a confession to make: when it comes to UNICEF, I am hopelessly biased. As much as I appreciate the value of an impartial approach to the things that we deal with in the United Nations, I am happy to be utterly partial towards one of the greatest ideas, creations and accomplishments of the Uni…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) — Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
We support the conclusions contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the situatio…
On behalf of the Government of Belarus and on behalf of my compatriots, I would like to thank everybody for being here. We take your presence in this Hall as an encouraging sign that there indeed remain many people in the world for whom the tragedy of 20 years ago has not become a mere footnote in t…
