Peru recognized Kosovo on 22 February 2008, understanding that in this case there is a set of peculiar humanitarian circumstances that make it unique. In that regard, Peru’s decision to recognize Kosovo constitutes a sovereign act of its foreign policy. In Peru’s view, the legality of Kosovo’s indep…
The recently created Peacebuilding Commission, an innovative body within the United Nations, is one outcome of the 2005 Summit and has Peru’s full support, because it is helping to support peacebuilding
and reconstruction in States in countries emerging from armed conflict.
Recent history has show…
Concerning the question of Western Sahara, Peru has always maintained that it supports the efforts of the United Nations to arrive at a solution that is acceptable to the parties and is in keeping with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.
My delegation would like to exp…
I should like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Joachim Rűcker, for his presentation of the report on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) from 1 May to 14 August of this year. I would like to take this opportunity to c…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation for the
valuable briefing given by Under-Secretary-General Gambari. Peru is pleased that resolution 1701 (2006), which the Security Council adopted 10 days ago, has been accepted by the Governments of Israel and Lebanon. We trust that the cessati…
Peru abstained in the voting because it believes that the draft resolution does not adequately reflect what is happening in the Middle East.
First, the draft resolution does not take account of the fact that elements of Hizbollah, considered a terrorist organization, have kidnapped two Israeli sold…
