I wish at the outset to align myself with the statement made by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the presidency of the European Union. I also thank the Secretary-General and Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno most sincerely for the presentation of the report.
Spain is grateful for the opp…
The Spanish delegation appreciates the opportunity of this joint debate to express its views about Security Council reform in all its aspects.
The last session of the General Assembly witnessed unusual and particularly fruitful activity concerning consideration of equitable representation on the Se…
The delegation of Spain welcomes the opportunity offered by this joint debate today and we would like to begin by thanking in particular the Permanent Representative of Qatar for introducing the report on the work of the Security Council (A/61/2).
We have come here to share some thoughts about the …
First of all, on behalf of my delegation, I would like to express our appreciation for this opportunity to once again debate the issue of the reform and working methods of the Security Council, giving it the time it deserves. This is a subject about which there are still major differences between Me…
The Spanish delegation believes that the term
“human life”, used in the resolution just adopted, is imprecise and could be subject to various interpretations. Spain has a clear preference for the expression “human beings”, which is usually employed in scientific and political debates on cloning and…
I wish at the outset to thank Ambassador Muñoz for his endeavours as Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution
1267 (1999) concerning Al Qaeda and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities. He has contributed to maintaining the fight against terrorism a…
My delegation joins other Council members in expressing our sincere congratulations to you, Sir, as you assume the presidency. We would also like to reiterate our appreciation and congratulations to the Permanent Representative of Romania, the previous President, for the work he accomplished.
We wo…
The gravity of the situation we are facing in Darfur calls for a clear and urgent response by the Security Council. We believe that the text just adopted, which Spain sponsored, fulfils those requirements. In a balanced manner, the resolution reminds the Sudanese
Government of the responsibilities …
I would like to thank the Romanian presidency of the Security Council for having organized this public debate. I especially want to thank the Prime Minister and you, Mr. Minister, for being with us today. We believe the holding of this debate to be particularly timely, as a year has passed since a s…
We thank the Philippine presidency for the opportunity to discuss the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We welcome the report of the Secretary-General (S/2004/431) and are particularly grateful to Under-Secretary-General Egeland for introducing it; we congratulate him on the work of his Off…
In this first public meeting of the Security Council under the Philippine presidency, we express our best wishes for the success and the positive outcome of the Council’s work. We pledge our delegation’s support. As well, we express our esteem and gratitude for the work done by Ambassador Munir Akra…
