It is a great honour for me to address this forum on intercultural, interreligious and intercivilizational dialogue to achieve a culture of peace. On this occasion, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Joseph Deiss, for convening this meeting. We are convinced that our de…
The advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo’s declaration of independence (see A164/881), which was issued on 22 July, stated without any ambiguity that the declaration, made in February 2008, did not violate general international law. The advisory opinion, which was clear a…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this interactive meeting with the force commanders. They are doing an excellent job under truly difficult conditions, and we owe them our deepest gratitude. The insight they bring from the hot spots of operational theatres is very valuable, and we v…
Allow me to welcome Mr. Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and Mr. Hyseni, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, to the Council. We are pleased to see both of them. I would also like to welcome Mr. Zannier and to thank him for his briefing. We appreciate the work that he and the who…
I should like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his comprehensive briefing. We fully appreciate and support the efforts of the Secretary-General and United Nations officials on the ground.
We are currently at the halfway point in terms of the anticipated duration of the proxim…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2010/318) and Special Representative of the Secretary-General Staffan de Mistura for his comprehensive briefing. After having extensive talks with him in Kabul on the occasion of the Security Council mission to Afghanistan,…
I wish to begin by thanking the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda for the comprehensive briefings they have just provided. The work carried out by both Tribunals since their very inception is of considerable importance for the fig…
I warmly welcome you, Madam President, as Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico presiding over the Council today. I also thank you for the comprehensive observations that you have made. Allow me to extend to the delegation of Mexico our most sincere congratulations on its work under the leadership …
Having voted against the draft resolution today, I would like to briefly share with the Council the reasons that compelled us to do so.
Turkey’s persistent objection has always been to the method through which these resolutions have been adopted and to the language they have contained. Since the ad…
I would like begin my remarks by welcoming all the esteemed dignitaries — President Mbeki, Mr. Gambari, Mr. Menkerios and Mr. Bassolé — who have briefed the Council today. We appreciate their hard work and thank them for sharing their valuable insights and recommendations with us.
The Sudan is at a…
Turkey is fully committed to its responsibilities in the field of non-proliferation, and as such is a party to all major international non-proliferation instruments and regimes. We do not want any country in our region to possess nuclear weapons. Such a development would make even more difficult the…
At the outset, Mr. Prime Minister, I should like to extend a warm welcome to you and to thank the Lebanese presidency for having organized this meeting to discuss the importance of intercultural dialogue as a means of safeguarding international peace and security.
Lebanon is a living example of suc…
Allow me to extend a warm welcome to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Mr. Vuk Jeremić, and to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, Mr. Skender Hyseni. It is a pleasure to see them with us today, and I thank them both for their comprehensive presentations.
I would also like to welc…
I would like to welcome His Excellency Mr. Abdurahman A. Ibrahim, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources of Somalia. I also extend our thanks to Mr. Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, for introducing the report of t…
Before starting my briefing, I would like to recognize Ambassador Ranko Vilović of Croatia, from whom I took over the chairmanship of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) five months ago. I thank him once again for his country’s excellent leadership of the Committee in 2008 and 2009.
The CTC conti…
At the outset, Sir, I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. I wish to thank you for organizing this meeting with Baroness Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union (EU).
The European Union plays an increas…
I would first like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2010/200) and Special Representative Edmond Mulet for the comprehensive briefing he has just provided. To Mr. Mulet, let me also add our sincere gratitude for the strong leadership he displays at the helm of the United Nations Stabi…
I would first like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Margot Wallström and Special Adviser Rachel Mayanja for their extensive and thought-provoking briefings. I
also wish to congratulate Ms. Wallström on her appointment as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on…
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on the Security Council’s working methods. This is an issue of great importance to the entire United Nations membership, and regular exchanges in such settings are extremely helpful in understanding and addressing mutual…
First of all, I wish to welcome you, Sir, and to commend Japan’s presidency for organizing this meeting. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and the Managing Director of World Bank for their substantive briefings, which included valuable assessments and recommendations on how to develop…
