On the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, exactly two years after the adoption of resolution 67/19 recognizing the State of Palestine, I would like to acknowledge the Swedish decision to recognize the State of Palestine and the recommendations of the Parliam…
I would like to thank Argentina for organizing this timely meeting, and the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing as well as his efforts to address the situation in the Middle East.
Three months ago, Israel launched its third major campaign of collective punishment against the 1,800,000 …
Allow me first to congratulate the President on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty- ninth session. I would also like to thank Mr. John Ashe for his work during his presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. Our appreciation also goes to Secreta…
Just as Lebanon’s present situation cannot be separated from the history of Mesopotamia, our common future is equally connected to the present situation in Iraq. That is by no means an exaggeration. There is a little bit of Iraq in each and every one of us. We eat what we harvest today because human…
At the outset, I wish to express my delegation’s appreciation to Ambassador Çevik, Permanent Representative of Turkey, and his team for their tireless efforts and constructive work in conducting the review process.
My delegation also associates itself with the statement delivered by the representat…
Allow me to begin by thanking you, Madam President, for organizing today’s timely meeting and to express my delegation’s deep appreciation to Mr. Robert Serry for his comprehensive briefing.
We meet today a few days after the adoption of a presidential statement, on 10 July in which all members aro…
Allow me first to commend Ms. Amos, Mr. Guterres and Mr. Šimonović for their relentless efforts to help alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people and to ensure respect for their basic rights. I would also like to thank them for their briefings, which only confirm how appalling the humanitarian si…
I should like at the outset, Mr. President, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and on its work during the month of April. I am fully confident that, given the crisis and the suffering
that your country, Rwanda, has known during its contemporary history, you more…
I would like to first thank Mr. Robert Serry for his comprehensive briefing. Allow me also to also warmly welcome His Excellency Mr. Riad Malki, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine. We are delighted that Mr. Malki is here today, but we are even more delighted that the name plate o…
Allow me, at the outset, to reiterate to the Council that my Government remains committed to the letter of resolution 1701 (2006) and looks forward to its implementation in its entirety. In that context, I would also like to say that all Lebanese parties, whether in the Government or the opposition,…
Allow me to begin by taking this opportunity to welcome
the appointment of Mr. Brahimi as Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States to Syria. We wish him every success so that he can help put an end to the cycle of violence in our brotherly country of Syria. I…
Allow me to first thank Mr. Robert Serry for his comprehensive briefing.
I should like to reiterate Lebanon’s insistence on the full implementation of the provisions of resolution 1701 (2006). I would also like to pay tribute to the commendable efforts of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon…
I congratulate you, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of April. We trust your leadership and we are confident in your wisdom. I would also like to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe for his comprehensive briefing.
Let me first assure you that Lebanon remains totally commit…
Let me start by welcoming you, Mr. President. We are really honoured that you are presiding over this Council meeting. Allow me also to congratulate the new members that joined the Council as of the beginning of this year. I also wish to thank Mr. Fernandez-Taranco for his comprehensive briefing, as…
I thank Ambassador Néstor Osorio for his briefing on the 90-day report on the activities of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). We commend the role of the Committee under his leadership and reaffirm our continued cooperation with it. I should like to make t…
I would first like to thank Mr. Hervé Ladsous and Mr. Staffan de Mistura for their briefings. I also welcome Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Jawed
Ludin, whom I also thank for his briefing. Allow me to make the following remarks.
We would like to reiterate our concern over the c…
I thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to address the Council today in my capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia. In that connection, I intend to provide a brief overview of the work of the Committee during the …
I would also like to thank the Presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, as well as the two Prosecutors, for their exhaustive briefings.
I would like to begin by expressing our satisfaction with the progres…
We commend you, Mr. President, for holding this open debate to consider and assess the working methods of the Security Council, the organ primarily responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security. That is the reason for the particular significance of the working methods the Counc…
At the outset I wish to congratulate Mr. Farid Zarif on his appointment as Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I wish him every success, and I thank him for his briefing today. I also would like to…
