I would like first and foremost to applaud Nigeria for initiating this important open debate on security sector reform (SSR) with a view to achieving the first-ever resolution on SSR, which Slovakia strongly supports and plans to co-sponsor. I take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for…
At the outset, I would like to reiterate that my delegation fully aligns itself with the statement made on this item yesterday by the representative of France on behalf of the European Union. In my intervention, I would like to add a few additional comments on behalf of my delegation.
Slovakia welc…
We too are grateful to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ould Abdallah, for his timely briefing and complete recommendations for action by the international community in Somalia to achieve a long- lasting solution to this protracted conflict.
We are concerned about the contin…
First of all, let me brief the members of the Security Council on the efforts that the Committee has made during the past two years towards full implementation of resolution 1540 (2004). I am pleased to note today that considerable progress has been made in this regard. But more effort is needed in …
I too wish to thank Ambassador Kumalo and the Secretariat for preparing a comprehensive report on the recent Security Council mission to Timor-Leste (S/2007/711). The report very precisely reflects the observations of the mission, and we fully share its findings and conclusions. That is why I will l…
We wish to thank Judge Fausto Pocar, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Judge Dennis Byron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), as well as the respective Prosecutors for both Tribunals, for their assessments
and repo…
First of all, I would like to join previous speakers in thanking Under-Secretary- General Holmes for his timely briefing on the humanitarian situations in Somalia and Darfur. His observations are, of course, alarming. They underline the need for more active and systematic efforts by all stakeholders…
We also would like to thank Mr. Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for his valuable and sobering briefing, as well as for his comprehensive report to the Security Council pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005). We would also like to take this opportunity to commend the …
This briefing covers the six-month period since the last joint briefing to the Security Council held on 22 May, 2007. It also outlines some of the forthcoming activities for promoting full
implementation of the provisions of resolution 1540 (2004).
On 14 September 2007, the 1540 Committee adopted …
Mr. President, we thank you for your timely initiative in convening this meeting to address the annual Security Council report together with the wider issue of a comprehensive reform of the Council. We are convinced that under your able leadership we will be able to achieve tangible progress on this…
I too would like to thank Mr. Gambari for his briefing and for his continuing diplomatic efforts in Burma/Myanmar to promote and encourage the process of national reconciliation and democratization in that country. Slovakia strongly supports his activities carried out within the framework of the goo…
At the outset, I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation to the delegation of China for its efforts in preparing the introduction to this year’s Security Council report to the General Assembly. We are very grateful to the Chinese delegation for its hard work, high degree of professionalis…
We would like to thank the Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso, Mr. Bassolé, for his statement and to express our appreciation to Burkina Faso, and in particular to President Compaoré for his facilitation of the peace process in Côte d’Ivoire, which has been very instrumental in bringing the peace proc…
I would like to join the previous speakers in thanking Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing. I also take this opportunity to extend our thanks to Mr. Ashraf Qazi for the outstanding work he has done in and for Iraq in his previous capacity of Special Representative for Iraq, as well as to…
I would like to thank Mr. Gambari for his briefing and observations on his
recent visit to Burma. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and to express our strong support for his continued good offices and efforts towards promoting democracy and reconciliation in Burma. We encourage him …
I would like to join previous speakers in thanking Mr. Williams for his excellent briefing on the situation in the region. We thank him for his outstanding work and wish him every success in his new position.
Slovakia fully aligns itself with the statement that will be delivered shortly by the Perm…
Slovakia is one the sponsors of this resolution and welcomes its unanimous adoption by the Security Council. We believe that reflects the firm commitment of the international community to resolve the Darfur crisis as a matter of priority. Slovakia has been following with great concern the tragedy in…
Let me express our appreciation to Belgium for putting the theme of natural resources and conflict before the Security Council for consideration. We believe that this issue is relevant and important to the work of the Security Council in dealing with various conflicts and post- conflict situations.
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First of all, I wish to express the gratitude of my delegation to Mr. Holmes for his valuable briefing and to the Belgian presidency for organizing this important open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. My delegation fully aligns itself with the statement that will be delivered…
Let me join previous speakers in thanking Mr. Qazi for his informative briefing. We also thank Ambassador Khalilzad for his report on behalf of the countries making up the Multinational Force, including my own country. In addition, we welcome the presence at this meeting of His Excellency Mr. Hoshya…
