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GBR S/PV.7377 Feb. 6, 2015

I thank the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing today. I also welcome First Deputy Prime Ministers Dačić and Thaçi to the Security Council. Since the Council last met in this format (see S/PV.7327), only two months ago, we have witnessed welcome …

GBR S/PV.7350 Dec. 18, 2014

I would like to thank the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) under the leadership of Ambassador Quinlan, as well as the Panel of Experts, for their continued work in supporting implementation of the Security Council’s resolutions on Iran. The United Kingdom would like to pay w…

GBR S/PV.7327 Dec. 4, 2014

I thank the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing today. I welcome to the Council Prime Ministers Thaçi and Vučić. The United Kingdom welcomes Kosovo’s continued progress on the international stage, including the recent statement by the Internation…

GBR S/PV.7319 Nov. 24, 2014

I will start where the representative of Lithuania ended, by thanking Ambassador Oh Joon and the Republic of Korea for their strong leadership of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) over the past two years. Their engagement and drive has been essential to the work of this im…

GBR S/PV.7308 Nov. 11, 2014

I welcome High Representative Valentin Inzko back to the Council and thank him for his twelfth report to the Secretary- General (S/2014/777, annex). Once more, his report highlights honestly and objectively the challenges that Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to face and the crucial importance of th…

GBR S/PV.7265 Sept. 15, 2014

I thank the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), under the chairmanship of Ambassador Quinlan, as well as the Panel of Experts, for their continued work in supporting the implementation of the Security Council’s resolutions on Iran. Negotiations between the E3+3 and Iran on a c…

GBR S/PV.7262 Sept. 11, 2014

I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Honoré for her briefing today and for her work in Haiti. Under her leadership, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) continues to make a valuable contribution to ensuring stability and progress in Haiti. We welcome the S…

GBR S/PV.7211 June 25, 2014

I would like to thank the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), under the chairship of Ambassador Gary Quinlan, as well as its Panel of Experts, for their continued work in supporting the Security Council’s resolutions on Iran. The E3+3 and Iran have reached a critical point in…

GBR S/PV.7184 May 28, 2014

I thank the Committee Chairs for their important briefings to the Council today. Terrorism is regrettably an agile and evolving threat that requires us to be a step ahead and to anticipate developments. Since our last meeting on this subject (see S/PV.7071), the Council has taken further steps to a…

GBR S/PV.7183 May 27, 2014

I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing today. I am delighted to welcome to the Council Her Excellency President Atifete Jahjaga and His Excellency President Tomislav Nikolić. We recognize that President Nikolić’s visit comes at a ve…

GBR S/PV.7176 May 15, 2014

I would like to join others in welcoming High Representative Valentin Inzko back to the Council and to thank him for his comprehensive and objective report (S/2014/314, annex). The United Kingdom strongly supports the work of the High Representative and his ongoing commitment to ensure the implement…

GBR S/PV.7147 March 24, 2014

I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Sandra Honoré, for her briefing today. We recognize the continued contribution of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to stability and progress in Haiti, and I would like to thank the departing Force…

GBR S/PV.7117 Feb. 24, 2014

I would like to join my colleagues in welcoming the President of the Swiss Confederation, His Excellency Mr. Didier Burkhalter, to the Council today, and to thank him for setting out his priorities as Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The Unite…

GBR S/PV.7108 Feb. 10, 2014

I thank the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing today. I am also delighted to welcome to the Council His Excellency Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi of Kosovo and His Excellency Prime Minister Ivica Dačić of Serbia. The United Kingdom is grateful for …

GBR S/PV.7064 Nov. 19, 2013

I thank the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing today. I am delighted to also welcome to the Council His Excellency Mr. Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister of Kosovo, and His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia. The Uni…

GBR S/PV.7057 Nov. 12, 2013

I join other speakers in welcoming High Representative Valentin Inzko back to the Council, and express the United Kingdom’s thanks for his tenth report to the Secretary- General (see S/2013/646, annex). Once again, it is a detailed and sobering report that documents objectively the serious challenge…

GBR S/PV.7026 Aug. 29, 2013

I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing today. I am also delighted to welcome to the Council His Excellency Mr. Enver Hoxhaj, Foreign Minister of Kosovo, and His Excellency Mr. Ivan Mrkić, Foreign Minister of Serbia. K…

GBR S/PV.6966 May 14, 2013

I would like to thank the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Valentin Inzko, for joining us in the Council today. I would also like to join others in our appreciation of his work and his latest report. His detailed and objective analysis of the worsening political situation in Bosni…

GBR S/PV.6965 May 13, 2013

I thank the Togolese presidency, and in particular His Excellency the President of the Togolese Republic, for organizing and presiding over today’s debate on the challenges that terrorism poses to peace and security in Africa. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and Mr. Abdullahi Shehu …

GBR S/PV.6939 March 22, 2013

I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing today. I am delighted to also welcome to the Council His Excellency Mr. Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister of Kosovo, and His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, Prime Minister of Serbia. Kosovo continues to…