First of all, Mr. President, I should like to express my delegation’s appreciation to you personally and to all the members of the Council for having agreed to give us the floor on a question so vital for Africa. Angola is speaking as Chair of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Organ o…
Allow me first to congratulate the European Community on a job well done during its chairmanship of the Kimberley Process
this year. That has resulted in a gradual consolidation of the Process, greater transparency through the publication of more complete series of production and trade statistics, …
On behalf of Ambassador Gaspar Martins, who would have liked to be here at this historic moment were it not for circumstances beyond his control, and on behalf of the Angolan delegation, I would like, at the outset, to say how pleased we are to see you, Sir, presiding over our work. We assure you of…
As this is the first time that the delegation of Angola has taken the floor during your presidency, Sir, we too would like to congratulate you on your election and to assure you of our full cooperation.
Territorial integrity is a sacrosanct principle for Angola. At this point in the debate, we wish…
As this is the first time we are taking the floor since your assumption of the presidency, I wish simply to congratulate you warmly, Madam, and to convey our support for the views expressed by the representative of the People’s Republic of China and all the delegations that spoke along those same li…
We too thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s meeting on Central Africa. We also thank Mr. Kalomoh for the briefing he has just given the Council. We believe that this meeting is being held at a crucial time and that we should seize the opportunity offered by the hope for peace in Central …
I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the situation in Bougainville. I should also like to express my thanks to Ambassador Sinclair and to our colleague from Papua New Guinea for this briefing, which provided an update on the situation in the territory.
My delegat…
