First of all, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Afghanistan, Mr. Tom Koenigs, for his briefing and express our gratitude for his very important work.
Peru appreciates the will of the Government and people of Afghanistan, as well as that of the internationa…
I would like to thank Mr. Ibrahim Gambari for his extensive and clear information about his recent visit to Myanmar. He has brought us credible testimony about the painful situation suffered by the people of Myanmar. Peru is concerned by the violation of human rights and the worrisome information ab…
In Côte d’Ivoire, the mission emphasized the Security Council’s support for the Ouagadougou agreement, which is the result of the parties’ ownership of the peace process. The mission urged its interlocutors to ensure full implementation of the agreement, particularly by achieving the goals leading t…
There is no doubt that the issue on the international agenda that generates the highest degree of agreement is the protection of boys and girls. This fact is reflected in the degree of acceptance of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols, as well as of other internation…
Peru decided to support this resolution because of its commitment to the fight against impunity and its firm position on combating terrorism and because it is of the view that this resolution is the only way to overcome the legislative impasse regarding the establishment of the Special Tribunal for …
I wish to thank Mr. John Holmes, the Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for his report on his recent trip to Somalia and Uganda. His frank and clear presentation reflects the tragedy and insecurity suffered by millions who are victims of the humanitar…
I would like to thank Mr. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, for introducing his report. We would also like to welcome
Mr. Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to tha…
My delegation wishes to thank Ambassador Verbeke for his successful leadership in heading the Security Council mission to Belgrade and Pristina. Both at the organizational stage and as it was being carried out, the mission benefited from his great diplomatic skill, which made it possible to fully at…
I thank Mr. Pascoe for his detailed briefing this morning.
My delegation continues hopefully to monitor the process launched on 17 March, when a National Unity Government was finally established in Palestine under the leadership of President Abbas. That was an important step towards creating a clim…
I would like to welcome you here today amongst us, Madam President, and extend to you our sincere congratulations for the sure way in which the United Kingdom is presiding over the work of the Security Council this month. Peru would also like to welcome the United Kingdom initiative to invite the Se…
At the outset, we thank Mr. Tom Koenigs, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, and Mr. Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, for their briefings. We also welcome the presence at this meeting of Mr. Massimo D’Alema, Ministe…
At the outset, I welcome the Vice-President of Iraq, Mr. Adil Abdal Mahdi. I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Mr. Ashraf Qazi, for his briefing, and the representative of the United States for his report on behalf of the Multinational Force in Iraq.
The circu…
Allow me, Sir, to congratulate you and your delegation on having convened today’s meeting on an issue of great relevance and international interest: cooperation between the Security Council and international organizations in the implementation of resolutions 1540 (2004) and 1673 (2006).
The adoptio…
I wish to congratulate you, Mr. Minister, on the outstanding way in which the delegation of Slovakia is guiding the Security Council. In particular, I commend you for your initiative to convene this open debate to discuss security sector reform, which is of great importance for the international com…
I should like, first of all, to thank Ambassador Alvaro de Soto, Personal Representative of the Secretary-
General, for his detailed briefing on the situation in the Middle East. The Gaza ceasefire agreed in November between the Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, and the President of the Palest…
My delegation welcomes the fact that the Security Council is today considering the role of the Peacebuilding Commission. We highlight the participation in this debate by the President of the Economic and Social Council, the Chairman of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission and…
I should like to thank the Permanent Representative of Germany and the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union, Mr. Javier Solana, for their briefings. I also thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno and Mr. Ibrahim Gambari.
We join others in expressing our satisfa…
We would like to congratulate the Russian delegation and you in particular, Ambassador Churkin, on Russia’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to assure you of our delegation’s full support in the discharge of your important functions.
Likewise, we congratulate the outgoing Pr…
I would like to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the two Tribunals for their detailed and comprehensive reports to us this morning.
We welcome the efforts of the Tribunals and the Prosecutors to meet the deadlines set out in the completion strategy. Although we recognize the difficulties the…
I welcome you, Sir, as you preside over this debate in your capacity as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar. I thank Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his praiseworthy efforts in offering the Council a broad and detailed overview of the problems in the Middle …
