I should like at the outset to thank Mr. Boris Tadić, President of the Republic of Serbia, and Mr. Skender Hyseni, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, for their presence. We listened very attentively to both of them. I should also like to commend the activities of the Special Rep…
I, too, wish to thank previous speakers, in particular Mr. Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia; Mr. Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Somalia; and Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union.
The…
Given the very important relations that we, as France and as the Security Council, have with the African Union, it is obvious that it is entirely appropriate to give due consideration to the statements by representatives of the African Union. Given our long-standing friendly relations with Commissio…
At the outset, I too would like to thank Mr. Khalikov for his briefing on the humanitarian situation in Darfur, which is without doubt one of the world’s greatest emergency situations.
I would like to associate myself with those who have condemned the attacks against the African Union- United Natio…
At the outset, I would like to extend France’s condolences to the families of the victims of the attack that today killed the Afghan member of parliament Dad Mohammad Khan and four other individuals. France firmly condemns this assassination.
The Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic will …
I should like at the outset to congratulate our colleague the representative of Japan on his quarterly briefing in his capacity as Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006).
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has jus…
I simply wish to say that I listened with close attention both to the statements made by Ms. Bakoyannis and our colleagues on the substance of the issue before us, and to those made by our colleagues from the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Uganda on our working procedures, and I was deeply puzzled by th…
I wish at the outset to welcome the presence in the Council of Ms. Bakoyannis, Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece. I thank her for her thorough briefing and assure her that France shares her vision for a …
First of all, I, too, would like to thank our friend Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Iraq, for his briefing to the Council. I should also like to commend the courageous, determined and effective efforts of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI…
I too would like first to welcome the presence here of President Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Prize laureate. It is an honour for us to welcome him here this morning and to express our admiration for him. Together with Prime Minister Gusmão, he has for decades been the incarnation of the hopes and aspir…
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his presence and for his statement.
My delegation reiterates its extreme concern at the escalation of violence in southern Israel and the Gaza Strip. As the President of the French Republic declared three days ago after his meeting with …
First all, I would like to welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium, who we have just heard and whose commitment to peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo should be emphasized.
On behalf of my delegation, I would also like to thank all the members of the Security C…
First of all, I, too, would like to thank Mr. Serry for his briefing and the representatives of Palestine and Israel for their statements.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and would like to stress a few major points with regard to the peace process.
First, we welcome…
I wish first to thank the Secretary-General for his statement and welcome the presence — in addition to yourself, Sir — the presence of a number of ministers, including the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Somalia. I wish to pay tribute to the commitment of Ms. Condi Rice, who took the initiative of …
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his introductory statement.
Our meeting today is, indeed, an event, as we are preparing to adopt a draft resolution on the Israeli- Palestinian question, something which has not happened since May 2004. Throughout these past four- and-a-half years of …
First of all, I would like to thank Special Representative Angelo for his briefing. I would also like to thank the Permanent Representatives of Chad and the Central African Republic. I believe their statements offered important positive information about the activities and the results of the United …
It is my pleasure, on behalf of the European Union, to introduce draft resolutions A/63/L.48, entitled “Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel”, and A/63/L.50, entitled “Assistance to the Palestinian people”. Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav R…
I should like at the outset to thank Mr. John Holmes for his presentation and our colleague the Permanent Representative of Chad for his statement. Those two
statements remind us of a harsh reality. The situation of the civilian population in Darfur and in the border region of Chad remains tragic, …
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Moreno-Ocampo for his report, submitted pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005).
In 2005, the Security Council referred the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC), pursuant to Chapter VII of the Charter, in response to the extremely serious…
First of all I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his presentation of the report on the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC). And I would like to reaffirm our support for him and for all the members of his Mission and of the peac…
