We too would like to welcome President Tadic of the Republic of Serbia and to thank him for his statement. We would also like to take this opportunity to express our sincere condolences to Mr. Kosumi, Prime Minister of Kosovo, and to the people of Kosovo, on the passing away of President Rugova.
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At the outset, I would like to affirm that the Great Lakes region represents one of the major security challenges of the contemporary world. We think it is high time to address the problems of the region in all their complexity, and to achieve a lasting peaceful settlement that will contribute posit…
First of all, I would like to thank Mr. António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, for his briefing, which provided a valuable update on the activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the conflict areas of the Sudan and the Great La…
First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor- Leste, for his comprehensive briefing. I join other Council members in welcoming His Excellency Mr. Xanana Gusmão, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, to our meeting…
First of all, I would like to thank Foreign Minister Karel de Gucht for his insightful and informative statement. On behalf of my delegation, I would like to wish Belgium a very successful term as Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
We welcome the p…
Slovakia fully associates itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union. We also fully associate ourselves with the intervention made yesterday by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Estonia on behalf of the States membe…
