First of all, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this plenary meeting to examine the progress made since the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and its Plan of Action were adopted by the Assembly two years ago. I also express my appreciation to th…
At the outset, I should like to thank the representatives of the Secretariat’s Department of Political Affairs and Department of Peacekeeping Operations for their briefings and to welcome the presence among us of the Permanent Representative of Georgia.
Let me begin by expressing our regret at the …
Allow me to first of all welcome the presence among us of the Secretary- General at this debate and to thank him for his statement.
The Security Council today is, by general account, a remarkably more robust and intensive body than was the case a decade or more ago. Nowadays, the United Nations is …
At the outset, allow me to thank the Vietnamese presidency of the Security Council for organizing this open debate on children and armed conflict. I would like to thank you, Sir, for personally chairing it.
Croatia aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by our French colleague on behalf…
Croatia is a sponsor of the draft resolution that a majority of delegations just a few minutes ago clearly voted in favour of. We deeply regret the fact that the Council, due to vetoes, fell short of its mandate by failing to adopt the draft resolution on sanctions today.
We firmly believe that the…
First of all, I would like to welcome the presence among us of His Excellency Mr. Rangin Dâdfar Spantâ, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, and His Excellency Mr. Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. I thank them for their statements. I would also like to…
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for presenting his report (S/2008/354). We would also like to welcome His Excellency President Boris Tadić of the Republic of
Serbia and His Excellency President Fatmir Sejdiu of the Republic of Kosovo.
On 15 June, the constitution of the R…
Allow me to begin by extending a warm welcome to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq, His Excellency Mr. Hoshyar Zebari, and thank him for his presentation. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Gambari, Ambassador Khalilzad and Controller Sach for their briefings to the Council.
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I wish to thank you, Sir, for the opportunity to discuss the progress achieved in realizing the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, and also to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important and timely meeting.
Croatia shares the view of the international community that…
I would like to welcome Judge Pocar and Judge Byron, the Presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), as well as Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow. I thank them for their respective reports.
The establis…
At the outset, I wish to thank the United Kingdom presidency for the opportunity to discuss here in the Security Council this most important issue of the protection of civilians during armed conflict. I would also like to thank
Under-Secretary-General Holmes for his informative and important briefi…
Allow me first to welcome and to thank the High Representative and European Union Special Representative, Mr. Lajčák, for his report at today’s briefing. I would also like to welcome His Excellency Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers and thank him for his briefing.
My delegation wel…
First of all, I would like to thank Ms. Hannelore Hoppe, Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for her exhaustive and informative briefing to the Security Council.
The uncontrolled spread of small arms continues to pose serious problems for human security, developm…
At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing. I also thank Ambassador Khalilzad for his report on the efforts of the Multinational Force in Iraq (MNF-I).
Let me begin by expressing our appreciation for the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission f…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this exchange of views on peace and security in Africa. We sincerely believe that today’s deliberations will help us to take stock of the lessons learned and to better understand future challenges. Let me also join previous speak…
Let me begin with words of thanks to the Secretary-General for his statement and to Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Pascoe, for his briefing.
I would like to reiterate our full support for the Annapolis process, which offers the only realistic chance for peace. Despite recent dif…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Mike Smith, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), for his comprehensive and informative briefing on CTED’s revised organizational plan.
Furthermore, Croatia is pleased to be a sponsor of the draft resolution to b…
We thank the Secretary- General for his thorough and comprehensive report on the situation in Afghanistan (S/2008/159), and we welcome the observations and conclusions contained therein. We would also like to thank Under-Secretary- General Jean-Marie Guéhenno for his briefing.
We have noted with sa…
Croatia is a responsible member of all international organizations dealing with issues of international security cooperation, relating to both global and comparative security. For instance, as an active member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of …
As members are aware, Croatia has aligned itself with the European Union statement on this topic. Nevertheless, we would like to make some additional remarks.
We welcome the successful conclusion of the democratic presidential and parliamentary elections in 2007 and reaffirm our support for the new…
