At the outset, I should like to associate myself with previous speakers and congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council this month, and to thank the delegation of Mexico for its presidency last month.
I should also like to welcome President Boris Tadić of …
I would like at the outset to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his briefing on the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMA) in Afghanistan and all his efforts to make the Security Council’s visit to Afghanistan a success. I would als…
At the outset, we would like to thank Mexico for choosing the topic under discussion today. The rule of law at the
international level is a cornerstone of the maintenance of international peace and security, and the Security Council must retain it as a method of work and a goal in view at all times…
At the outset, I would like to welcome President Mbeki and to express my deep appreciation for his wise efforts. I also welcome Mr. Menkerios, Mr. Bassolé and Mr. Gambari and congratulate them on their efforts on behalf of the Sudan. I thank them for their valuable briefings.
The idea of this unusu…
Lebanon was among the first countries to accede to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). It is therefore important for Lebanon to reaffirm that the Treaty is extremely important in terms of the balance among and interdependence of its three pillars: disarmament, non-prolifera…
At the outset, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this open debate, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for having honoured us with his presence. I should also like to join my colleagues in welcoming the Ministers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Afghanistan, Sierr…
I welcome the presence of Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Pascoe and thank him for his briefing.
At the outset, allow me to convey to the Chinese people, through the Permanent Mission of China, the sympathy of the Lebanese people in connection with this morning’s tragic earthquake.
T…
At the outset, allow me to join my colleagues in welcoming
Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro and to thank Mr. Antonio Maria Costa and Mr. Louis Sylvain-Goma for their valuable presentations. I would also like to express my gratitude and appreciation to the delegation of Gabon for organizing this important debat…
At the outset, I would like to convey my gratitude to the Secretariat for the report that Under-Secretary-General Le Roy has just presented on the work undertaken by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) (S/2010/127), and to thank Ambassador Tanin for his statement. Allow me, …
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting on transnational threats. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his commitment to this important issue, and Mr. Costa, Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC), for h…
I would like at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2010/85), which provides a very objective and precise overview of the situation in Timor-Leste. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Ameerah Haq, for her briefing …
I will set another good example today by speaking in French.
Our delegation welcomes your initiative, Sir, to convene this important thematic debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his participation today, and express our deep appreciation to the Assistant Secretaries-General, the Under-Sec…
I would like first to add my voice to those of my colleagues in welcoming His Excellency Mr. Saudabayev, and to thank him for his presence in our midst and for his important briefing. Allow me to make five observations.
Our meeting today is a model for enhancing the important relationship between t…
Does one need to recall that the principle of the self-determination of peoples is among the fundamental purposes of the United Nations, as enshrined in Chapter I, Article 1, of the Charter? Does one need to recall that the principle of the self-determination of peoples was confirmed by this Assembl…
Allow me at the outset to thank Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco for his comprehensive briefing.
A year has passed since the adoption of resolution 1860 (2009), which called for a cessation of Israel’s aggression against the Gaza Strip. Yet Israel continues to tighten the noose a…
At the outset, I welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. Boris Tadić, President of the Republic of Serbia. I thank him and Mr. Skender Hyseni for their statements. I should likewise like to thank Mr. Lamberto Zannier, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, for his comprehensi…
At the outset, we convey our most sincere condolences to the people of Haiti and to the personnel of international organizations at this time of tragedy.
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important discussion and for this opportunity to engage in an exchange of views with representati…
First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council as we begin a new year. I reiterate our great confidence in your wisdom and experience.
I should also like to take this opportunity, as I make my first statement on behalf of Lebanon as a non-pe…
Israel has accused Judge Richard Goldstone, head of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, of bias. Yes, indeed — Judge Goldstone is biased. In fact, he has always been biased towards only one thing — finding the truth. He was biased when he investigated acts of terror and vio…
Allow me at the outset, Mr. President, to recognize your effective stewardship
of the Security Council during the present month. I would also like to acknowledge the leadership shown by your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Uganda, as President of the Council in July.
In a few days it …
