My delegation fully aligns itself with the statement that will be made later by the representative of Finland on behalf of the European Union. I would like to commend Mr. Ibrahim Gambari for his briefing and welcome the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006) …
France aligns itself with the statement that will be made by Finland on behalf of the European Union.
France would like to express its appreciation for the report of the Secretary-General and to thank Mr. Ian Martin, his Special Envoy, for the excellent work he has carried out on behalf of the Unit…
Thank you, Mr. President, for having brought us together today to remain mobilized on this important subject.
My delegation fully associates itself with the statement to be made by the representative of Finland on behalf of the European Union.
I should, however, like to add one or two comments. Th…
At the outset, I thank you, Sir, for having organized this meeting, which comes at an especially timely moment. I know that that is a hallowed cliché at the United Nations, but it is relevant on this occasion.
Why is this the right time? There are three reasons for that. First, we began serious dis…
I will be brief, because many of my colleagues have already said what I wanted to say. I align myself with the statement to be made later by the Permanent
Representative of Austria on behalf of the European Union.
What happens in Timor-Leste affects us here in the Council in a special way. We have…
Mr. President, France welcomes the consensus adoption of the resolution you submitted to us. This resolution will pave the way for the establishment of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission. My delegation would like to thank you in particular for the vital role that you and yo…
It is my honour to take the floor on behalf of the group of Western European and other States.
Twenty years have gone by since the Chernobyl tragedy, and it remains particularly present in our memories, both individual and collective. Today our thoughts go first to those men and women who continue …
Thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this very important debate. We are very much aware of the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Peru.
Of course my delegation fully associates itself with the statement to be made by the representative of Austria on behalf of the European Uni…
At the outset, allow me to thank Mr. Koenigs for his briefing. I should like to take this opportunity also to wish him every success in the very important mission he will be undertaking. On a personal note, let me say that we are particularly pleased that a United Nations official from Germany is fo…
As I am the first speaker, I would like to make some general comments before posing some questions to the High Commissioner for Refugees.
I believe that we were all extremely interested in Mr. Guterres’s briefing. We very much welcome his contribution for at least two reasons. First, we are very we…
Allow me to say at the outset that it is a great pleasure for me to greet the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium in his capacity as Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). It is a pleasure first of all because France and Belgium have very close ties…
As other colleagues have done before me, I would like at the outset to convey our heartfelt condolences to the people and the Government of Jordan on the recent attacks in that country.
The report on the activities of the Security Council (A/60/2), which was introduced to the General Assembly by th…
France voted in favour of the resolution that the Security Council has just adopted unanimously. We participated in the discussions prior to the adoption in a spirit of consensus. I would like to make some specific remarks with respect to our approach.
Our first concern was to respond to the offici…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having taken the initiative to hold this debate today.
At the outset, I would like to say that my country’s thoughts are with Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been prevented for far too long from playing her rightful role in contributing to peace and democ…
I too would like to thank Mr. Jean Arnault for his briefing,
which supplements the report of the Secretary-General of 12 August 2005 (S/2005/525).
I would like to make a few comments in my national capacity to supplement the statement made by the representative of the United Kingdom on behalf of t…
Allow me also to welcome Ambassador Bolton, the new Permanent Representative of the United States of America. I assure him of my delegation’s readiness to cooperate closely with him, as it is our custom to do with the United States Mission.
France has fully supported the resolution just adopted. We…
My delegation would like to express its condolences to the Permanent Observer of the Holy See on the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II.
We would also like to express condolences to the delegation of Monaco on the passing of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III.
The Permanent Representati…
My delegation wishes to associate itself with the comments to be made on behalf of the European Union by the Ambassador of Luxembourg.
My delegation thanks you, Sir, for your initiative of organizing today’s debate on African issues. We welcome that initiative for three reasons.
First, the Council…
Permit me at the outset to join others in thanking Lord Ashdown and in welcoming the presence of Mr. Colak, Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We listened very attentively and with great interest to their statements.
I associate myself with the statement to be made by the Permanent Rep…
I, too, wish to convey my country’s condolences to Bangladesh.
The Permanent Representative of Luxembourg will shortly be making a statement on behalf of the presidency of the European Union. My delegation fully associates itself with that statement.
Allow me also to thank Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa fo…
