At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. De Mistura for the presentation he has just made on the situation in Afghanistan, and I would associate myself with the statement to be delivered in a little while by the representative of the European Union.
I would also like to join all those who paid trib…
I would like first to thank Ambassador Nishida for his quarterly report and for the outstanding work he has done as Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). His briefing has reminded us of the reality of the Iranian nuclear dossier. It shows the magnitude and diversi…
First of all, I would like to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for introducing their quarterly reports (see S/2010/574 and S/2010/588).
If we want the Tribunals to h…
First of all, I would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs for presenting the report of the Secretary-General (S/2010/579), as well as the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations and the Director General of the Intern…
I would first like to thank the High Representative for the briefing that he has just given us and to assure him of the support of France. I would also like to welcome Mr. Radmanović, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A few days ago, the 27 Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the E…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this debate on a topic of great importance to our efforts for peace and security. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2010/514) and to welcome the presence and statement of Mr. Lamamra on beh…
At the outset I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her briefing, which has given us an overview of what has taken place since 2006 and the creation of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT). The representative of the European Union will …
First of all, I should like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Mahiga, for the briefing he has just given us and to hail his courage when on 9 September he was confronted with an attack on the airport in Mogadishu, where he was to meet President Sharif, accompanied by …
I would first of all like to pay tribute to Special Representative Edmond Mulet, to whose briefing I listened with great interest. I commend his commitment at the head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). MINUSTAH, whose personnel work tirelessly under conditions that con…
The no-action motion that has just been moved seeks to prevent the General Assembly from considering a proposal that has been submitted to us for reasons of substance. France is opposed out of principle to such a motion. Indeed, the General Assembly should be in a position to discuss any subject, de…
