We thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guéhenno for his comprehensive briefing on the report of the Secretary- General (S/2008/26) and Ambassador Santos for giving us so concisely his country’s crucial perspective on recent events and on the future.
I would like to begin by associating my dele…
In response to the statement we have just heard, I would like to refer briefly to the right of reply that we gave during the
discussion on this item in the Fourth Committee and to underline in particular that the United Kingdom does not accept that the existence of a sovereignty dispute overrides t…
May I begin my saying that the United Kingdom delegation aligns itself with the statement which will be made later by the representative of Germany on behalf of the European Union.
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting of the Security Council on Timor-Leste. We also a…
Allow me to begin by aligning my delegation with the statement that will be made later in this debate by the Permanent Representative of Finland on behalf of the European Union.
The United Kingdom is committed to security, stability and development in the Great Lakes region of Africa. We are encour…
The United Kingdom voted in favour of the resolution just adopted by the Council to renew the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for a further six months.
Since the resolution is a technical rollover of the mandate and does not respond to any other …
I would like to welcome and thank the High Representative at this, his first meeting with Council members. The United Kingdom wishes him well in his new role of what he has rightly called a crucial stage in the development of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and we will support him fully in his work. We woul…
I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the European Union. The acceding countries Bulgaria and Romania, the candidate countries Turkey and Croatia, the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yug…
I should like to join others in thanking the Assistant Secretary-General for his briefing and, through him, to thank the Secretary-General for his end of mandate report (S/2005/310) on this important United Nations success story.
Like its European Union colleagues, the United Kingdom fully associat…
On behalf of my delegation, Sir, we extend our congratulations to Brazil on assuming the presidency and offer our best wishes and our full cooperation in your programme of work for this month. May we also thank the Permanent Representative of Benin and his delegation and congratulate them on their o…
