Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and to wish you success in your difficult task.
Once again, the Council is meeting to examine the serious situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. We were all horrified at the massacre y…
This year we have begun to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which will be commemorated in 2007. This is an opportune time to highlight the important role that the Agency has played for half a century in the promotion of peace and development. We be…
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, upon your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to thank you for convening this meeting. we also thank Mr. De Soto for his briefing.
I have the honour to address the Council on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
The international communi…
Permit me to begin by congratulating Greece on its work in the Security Council presidency during the month of September. I also thank the Chairmen of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) for the information provided at this meeting.
Cuba has p…
On behalf of the Cuban delegation, Madam President, I would like once again to congratulate you upon your election and to offer you our support. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for the submission of his annual report (A/61/1), the tenth and last one of his term of office. This docum…
First of all, on behalf of the Cuban delegation, allow me to commend you, Sir, on the work you and your team have been carrying out in the presidency of the Security Council this month. I would also like very much to welcome the presence at this meeting of Mr. José Luis Guterres, Minister for Foreig…
My delegation would like to explain its position on the draft resolution that we have just adopted.
First, we would like to thank the delegation of Mongolia for its professionalism and for the outstanding manner in which the process was conducted. It enabled us to reach a positive outcome acceptabl…
Cuba associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Chile on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.
Twenty years ago, a serious accident occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power station. Its consequences for the most affected nations are well known. Let us
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At the outset, I should like, on behalf of the Cuban delegation, to express our satisfaction at seeing you, Sir, preside over the work of the Security Council this month.
Cuba fully supports the statements made earlier by the representatives of the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organization of the Isla…
I shall now speak in explanation of vote.
The decision to establish the Human Rights Council was adopted out of the urgent need to put an end to the profound discredit into which the Commission on Human Rights had fallen as a result of the political manipulation, hypocrisy and double standards impo…
I wish to clarify one thing before I begin my statement. I understand that one delegation has requested a recorded vote on today’s draft resolution. Is that the case?
Cuba understands the importance of providing disinterested assistance and cooperation to countries emerging from internal armed conflict. At the same time, we believe that it is crucial to deal with the root causes of those conflicts in a timely manner.
My delegation decided to join the consensus o…
It is my honour and pleasure, on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, to warmly congratulate Her Excellency Ambassador Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa on her election as President of the General Assembly for its sixty-first session. We are familiar with the Kingdom of Bahrain’s commitm…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Non-Aligned Movement in warmly congratulating His Excellency Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann for his well-deserved election as President of the General Assembly for the sixty-third session. For the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries it i…
