Mr. President, the United States welcomes your presence today and expresses its gratitude for this opportunity to discuss peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his comments and Ambassador Muñoz, Mr. Ryan and Mr. McKechnie for thei…
I would like to welcome Justice Renate Winter, President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and Stephen Rapp, Prosecutor of the Court, to the Council today and thank them for their briefings. My Government would like to congratulate them on the significant achievements of the Court to date. I wo…
I, too, should like to offer a particular word of thanks to the Secretary-General. The United States joins other Council members in reiterating our strong support for him and his good offices mission, as well as for his Special Adviser, Ibrahim Gambari. We appreciate the Secretary-General’s briefing…
Yesterday, the United States joined our fellow members of the Organization of American States (OAS) in condemning the coup and the arbitrary detention and expulsion of President Zelaya and in calling for the full restoration of constitutional order. We further joined our OAS colleagues in demanding …
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting. I would also like to thank Under- Secretary-General Holmes for his briefing, as well as the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2009/277).
As other speakers have noted, this year marks the tenth anniversary of t…
I, too, would like to welcome to the Council today Mr. Skender Hyseni, Foreign Minister of Kosovo, and Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Foreign Minister of Serbia. I thank them for their comments. I would also like to thank Special Representative Zannier for his comprehensive briefing and for his excellent leadersh…
The United States deeply regrets the outcome of today’s vote on the draft resolution to extend the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). The draft resolution would have given the Council time to reach agreement on a new mandate for the United Nations presence on the basis of the Secre…
I thank Ambassador Takasu for his report as Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). First, let me reiterate that the E3+3 countries have been seeking a meeting with Iran to discuss the way forward on its nuclear programme, but have not yet received …
The United States welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 1874 (2009). The resolution provides a strong and united international response to North Korea’s test of a nuclear device.
The message of the resolution is clear. North Korea’s behaviour is unacceptable to the international community, …
In sadness we mourn today the passing of His Excellency Omar Bongo Ondimba. The United States expresses its sincere condolences to the family of the late President and to the people and Government of the Gabonese
Republic. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this difficult moment.
Africa has…
Let me begin by welcoming Mrs. Zainab Hawa Bangura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sierra Leone, to the Council and by expressing appreciation for her comments. I also would like to thank Executive Representative Von der Schulenburg, for his report and Ambassador McNee, Chairman of the Sierra Leone…
Let me join others in congratulating you, Sir, on assuming the presidency this month. You can be assured that you will have the full cooperation of the United States. I should also like to thank Ambassador Churkin and the delegation of the Russian Federation for their skilful stewardship of the Coun…
I would like to welcome back to the Council Prime Minister Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to thank him for his comments today. I would also like to welcome High Representative Inzko and congratulate him on the assumption of his position. Let me take this …
We would like to thank Ambassadors Mayr-Harting, Lacroix and Urbina for their briefings and their joint statement of cooperation. We would also like to express our gratitude for Ambassador Jurica’s dedicated leadership. The Committees they chair are doing vital work to curb terrorism and the prolife…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this
important debate. It will serve as a useful follow-up to a related meeting organized by the delegation of Burkina Faso last September (see S/PV.5979). I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2009/189) and for h…
I, too, would like to welcome back to the Council President Tadić and Foreign Minister Hyseni, as well as to thank them for sharing their perspectives on the region with us today. I would also like to welcome Special Representative Zannier and to express our support for his ongoing work to reconfigu…
I, too, would like to welcome Foreign Minister Omaar to the Council and to thank him for his comments. My Government congratulates him and other members of the unity Government and assures them of our cooperation and support. I would also like to welcome Special Representative Ould Abdallah and to t…
I would like to join others in welcoming Special Representative Eide to the Council today and to thank him for his briefing. My Government would like to express its deep gratitude to him for his efforts to help stabilize Afghanistan. His leadership and commitment remain critical to the implementatio…
I, too, would like to welcome Minister Dora Bakoyannis, Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), to the Council today. I would like to thank her for her overview of the priorities of the OSCE under Greece’s leadership. As a member of the OSCE, the Unit…
My delegation, too, would like to pay tribute to Ambassador Butagira and thank him for his valuable cooperation.
We also thank you, Sir, for presiding over this timely meeting. This morning, we heard from Under- Secretaries-General Le Roy and Malcorra and Special Representative Annabi of the new ch…
