I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important debate. I warmly welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan and thank him for his statement. I would also to thank Mr. Ján Kubiš for introducing the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan and its implic…
It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the Security Council, Madam, and we should like to thank you for coming because, with your being here, we find that we have the opportunity to discuss the matter of peacebuilding and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), which otherwise has been pending for a l…
As always, today’s debate carries with it a very interesting sense of timing and history and, of course, of the important, essential aspects of the United Nations and its contribution — as well as that of the rest of the world — in Afghanistan. We are as ever grateful to Ambassador Zahir Tanin for h…
Today is a very appropriate time to address the situation of peacekeepers, as well as to meet with them and hear some of their opinions. We thank Mr. Ladsous and we thank and welcome all the Force Commanders for their insightful briefings, their clarity and incisiveness in presenting perspectives on…
I would like to extend a very warm welcome to Mr. William Hague and the
Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom for convening today’s high-level debate. I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome the Secretary- General and the honourable Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the United…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mariano Fernández for his very insightful briefing. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2012/128). From the opinions we have heard around the table today, it is clear that there is a shared objective…
May I congratulate Togo and the President for being with us today, which is testimony to the importance of the issue that the Security Council faces today. I believe that, by and large, all those who have spoken so far have been fully supportive of this timely initiative.
I would like to thank Mr. …
Pakistan has acceded to the collective wisdom of our brothers in the Arab world
and voted in favour of resolution 66/253. We share the concerns of the international community on the situation in Syria. Continued violence and bloodshed cannot be condoned. We strongly condemn the use of force against…
Many congratulations, Mr. President, on assuming the post of Council President, and with such an important world issue at the very start of your tenure.
The problem in Syria has assumed dimensions that are not only regrettable but condemnable. We have to understand that while we have made civilizat…
At the outset, let me extend a very warm welcome to His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar, and His Excellency Mr. Nabil Elaraby, Secretary- General of the League of Arab States, and thank them for sparing their valuable time to brief the Council.
Pakistan…
I welcome you, Sir, to the Security Council and thank you for convening today’s debate.
I should like to thank Oscar Fernandez-Taranco for a very difficult assessment, which he gave in a very honest fashion. I also align my delegation with the statements to be delivered by the representatives of Eg…
I would like to thank the President for arranging today’s meeting. For clarification for the many people who wonder why we are not talking of other issues of the Middle East, the reason is that agenda items 36 and 37 normally refer to the Middle East and the question of Palestine as they interact wi…
Mr. President, the Pakistan delegation warmly felicitates the delegation of Nigeria, for ably steering the work of the Security Council this month and for convening this important debate. We are happy to see the Foreign Minister of Nigeria presiding today. Your participation, Sir, in today’s debate …
I would like to congratulate you, Sir, and your team on your able guidance of the work of the Security Council for the month of September and for convening today’s debate.
I would also like to pay my respects to and welcome to the Security Council His Excellency Mr. Zalmai Rassoul, the Minister for…
We would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the Council’s presidency for the month of July, as well as to thank you for convening today’s debate.
I would like to especially mention with appreciation the briefing by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Staffan …
Before I proceed, the recent events in Japan must find a place in my speech. We not only commiserate with the people of that noble country, but recognize their great contributions to the
United Nations. We would like to express solidarity with them at this stage.
I would also like to recognize the…
Thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s meeting.
As I begin my speech, on behalf of my country, I should like to recall the tremendous contributions of Ambassador Holbrooke. We offer our condolences to his family and to the people and Government of the United States.
I would like to than…
It is my proud privilege to participate in this important debate. At the outset, we would like to align ourselves with the statement made by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Earlier this year, a large part of my country was submerged under water by unprecedented f…
I wish to felicitate Mr. Dalius Čekuolis, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania, and Mr. Camillo Gonsalves, Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, for their appointment as co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the General Assembly. We a…
The delegation of Pakistan wishes specifically to thank the President for convening today’s meeting on Afghanistan. This meeting is an annual opportunity for the General Assembly to review the progress made towards peace, stability and development in Afghanistan.
Conflict and human tragedy in Afgha…
