I would also like to convey our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this debate. I thank the Permanent Representatives of Turkey, Mexico and Austria for their useful briefings on the activities carried out by their respective Committees and teams.
We are pleased with the efforts of th…
The Nigerian delegation wishes to express its appreciation to the President for convening this plenary joint debate on agenda item 29 on the report of the Security Council (A/65/2) and on agenda item 119 on Security Council reform. We are also grateful to the United Kingdom as President of the Secur…
I, too, would like to welcome His Excellency Mr. Nebojša Radmanović, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the Council and to thank him for his statement. I also thank the High Representative, Mr. Valentin Inzko, for his views on the developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina since hi…
We welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba. I want to thank him for the detailed briefing he delivered on the impact of the United States economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba. Nigeria believes that it is the right of the Cuban people to independently decid…
I also would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-
General, Ms. Ameerah Haq, for her comprehensive statement and her invaluable contribution to the peace process in Timor-Leste.
I would like to extend our heartfelt condolences for the demise of Mr. Takahisa Kawakami, Deputy Sp…
Nigeria expresses its appreciation to the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session, especially for this joint debate on agenda items 14 and 15, on the Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations and on the Culture of peace, respectively. We also thank the Secretary- General fo…
Nigeria commends the Secretary-General for his detailed reports on agenda items 62 (a) and (b) and appreciates the opportunity to participate in this deliberation.
We also wish to commend the Planning and Coordinating Agency of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) for its remarkable…
Nigeria welcomes the thorough briefing provided by the Secretary-General and the presentation by Ambassador Wittig on behalf of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). The need for increased cooperation with the Peacebuilding Commission has consistently been stressed by the Council. This debate is an op…
I too would like to thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in Afghanistan, including the recently concluded parliamentary elections. I shou…
I would like to thank Mr. Edmond Mulet for his comprehensive briefing and remarkable work in a difficult and challenging environment. I also thank the Permanent Representative of Haiti for the additional comments he provided to the Council.
I will focus my remarks on elections, humanitarian challen…
I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of August.
I thank His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Foreign Minister of Serbia, and Mr. Skender Hyseni for their statements. I should also like to thank Mr. Zannier, Special Representative of th…
I would like to thank President Mbeki, Ambassador Gambari, Mr. Menkerios and Mr. Bassolé for their very useful briefings this morning on the situation in the Sudan. They have not only provided useful insights, but also given us a comprehensive picture of the interlocking dimensions of the challenges…
Our vote this morning was informed by respect for our unwavering commitment to the ideals of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Adherence to the NPT does not preclude any country from optimizing its full use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes; rather, it guarantee…
I welcome His Excellency Mr. Haris Silajdžić, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and thank him for his statement. I thank High Representative Valentin Inzko for his briefing on developments in the country during the past six months.
Nigeria welcomes the positive developments, inc…
I would like to thank the Permanent Representatives of Mexico, Austria and Turkey for their useful briefings on the activities carried out by the Security Council Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1540 (2004), 1267 (1999) and 1373 (2001).
The 1540 Committee, under the dynamic leadershi…
I join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of May. You may rest assured of the cooperation of the Nigerian delegation. We also appreciate the excellent work carried out by Ambassador Takasu and his team last month.
We welco…
Last week, Mr. President, you presided over an open debate on the working methods of the Security Council (see S/PV.6300). Contributions to the debate by members and non-members of the Council were rich and substantive. Barely one week after that fruitful debate, we are constrained to express our v…
I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Jean-Max Bellerive, Prime Minister of Haiti, for his participation in this meeting. In welcoming Mr. Edmond Mulet, we congratulate him on his new position as Special Representative of the Secretary- General in Haiti and thank him for his comprehensive briefin…
I, too, would like at the outset to express our condolences to the representative of China for the earthquake that occurred this morning. Our hearts go out to the victims. We also wish to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his briefing.
We are having this deba…
Nigeria aligns itself with the statements made by the representatives of Yemen and Equatorial Guinea on behalf of the Group of 77 and the African Group, respectively.
We fully embrace the main focus of this Dialogue, under the theme “The Monterrey Consensus and Doha Declaration on Financing for Dev…
