At the outset, I would like to thank United Nations Special Envoy Jan Eliasson and Mr. Guéhenno for their reports. I appreciate the efforts of Mr. Eliasson and African Union Special Envoy Salim Salim, along with all participating parties and supporting States of the Darfur peace talks in Libya.
The…
The United States deeply appreciates the efforts of Special Envoy Gambari and his team and welcomes his report to the Security Council. We have carefully tracked Mr. Gambari’s efforts since we last met to fulfil the objectives unanimously laid down by this Council in our presidential statement of 11…
Mr. Minister, I would like to thank you for convening this meeting on the very important and timely issue of the role of regional and subregional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security. I
welcome the Secretary-General’s presence and his comments.
We share the goal set…
The United States is pleased to join the other Member States that have sponsored this draft resolution (A/62/L.7) on the situation in Afghanistan. The draft resolution details the progress that the Afghan people and the international community have made since the liberation of Afghanistan from the o…
The United States is pleased to support the draft resolution
on “Peace, security and reunification on the Korean peninsula” (A/62/L.4), which recognizes that dialogue and cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are essential not only for better relati…
It is my pleasure to report today on behalf of the Multinational Forces in Iraq (MNF-I), as requested by Security Council resolutions 1546 (2004), 1637 (2005) and 1723 (2006).
I was pleased to hear the report on the work of United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), especially in the light…
The United States welcomes the Secretary-General’s participation in today’s meeting. We want to thank him for dispatching his Special Adviser to Burma and for working very hard — as I know he did — to make sure that he was admitted to Burma. Those steps demonstrate, Sir, your commitment to helping t…
I wish to extend a warm welcome to the Secretary-General and thank him for his statement.
I would like to begin by expressing my deep gratitude and sincere thanks to Ambassador Jones Parry for our work together in the Security Council. He will be missed. I would also like to warmly welcome Ambassad…
First, I would like to welcome the presence of the Secretary- General. I take this as another indication of his resolve to work for the resolution of the crisis in Darfur.
The United States is pleased that the Security Council has mandated a United Nations/African Union hybrid peacekeeping operatio…
As the Council prepares to vote to terminate the mandates of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Iraq Nuclear Verification Office upon completion of their missions, I appreciate this opportunity to brief th…
I would like to start by thanking you, Sir, and your entire delegation for your efforts to bring this important issue before the Council during your presidency.
In terms of our discussion, I would like to make five points.
First, this is an important issue — one that we have been interested in for…
I am pleased to report to the Security Council on behalf of the Multinational Force in Iraq (MNF-I). I warmly welcome Iraq’s Foreign Minister, Mr. Zebari, and am pleased that he could be here with us today. I also want to thank Special Representative Ashraf Qazi for his work and for his report on th…
