As this is the first time that I take the floor under the Kuwaiti presidency of the Security Council, I would like to congratulate and honour Kuwait’s assumption of the presidency by trying to offer my thanks in Arabic:
(spoke in Arabic)
Thank you, Mr. President.
(spoke in English)
I would also …
I join others in thanking Mr. Mladenov for his briefing and dedicated work. Mr. Mladenov’s statement was accurate and clear, yet not encouraging — recent developments are reason for concern.
I align myself with the statement to be delivered later by the observer of the European Union (EU).
The Kin…
I would like to thank Mr. Lacroix, Mr. Mogae and Ms. Mueller for their clear and, may I say, disquieting briefings.
Seven years ago this month, an overwhelming majority of the people of South Sudan voted in favour of independence. They voted for an independent, peaceful and stable future. Now, seve…
First of all, allow me to thank the Under-Secretary- General for his briefing. I also join colleagues in warmly welcoming the new Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali, His Excellency Mr. Coulibaly. The leadership of Under-Secretary- General Lacroix and of Special Repres…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is deeply shocked by the ongoing attacks using chemical weapons in Syria. The Secretariat briefed the Council yesterday on yet another alleged chemical-weapon attack, the second this month. Two surface-to-surface projectiles targeted eastern Ghouta, releasing what is s…
Let me first express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, and the Republic of Kazakhstan for convening this meeting on this very important topic. We commend Kazakhstan for its continued leadership role in this area. On a personal note, allow me to add that it is a pleasure to see you, Minister Ab…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Jean Arnault, for his comprehensive briefing this morning. I would also like to acknowledge the presence of the Vice-President of Colombia, Mr. Naranjo — a key player in the peace process. We thank him for honouring us w…
Let me first congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming your role as President of the Council. I will therefore try to say in the Kazakh language, “Thank you, Mr. President”.
This is the first time the Kingdom of the Netherlands takes the floor as a member of the Security Council for the year 201…
I should like to express my thanks to you personally, Sir, for being here
at this late hour. Your presence is most appreciated. The Kingdom of the Netherlands thanks you for having convened this open debate and congratulates you on the unanimous adoption of resolution 2388 (2017). We also wish to t…
I align myself with the statement to be made later by the observer of the European Union.
I join others in thanking the Secretary-General for his detailed and thorough report (S/2017/783). Let me also thank Special Representative Yamamoto for his dedicated work and Foreign Minister Rabbani, via Amb…
I thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over the great debate we
are having today. A visitor from outside looking down and listening to us in the past hour would assume that we had already approved the recommendation to have a debate here in the General Assembly on the issue of responsibility to …
As this is the first time I am speaking during your able presidency, Sir, I would like to congratulate you, as the representative of Ghana just did, on your election, and to assure you of my delegation’s full support to you in your work in the coming year.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands strongly su…
I thank you, Sir, for organizing this timely and important debate. In honour of Egypt’s presidency of the Security Council, let me try to say this in Arabic:
(spoke in Arabic)
I thank you very much, Mr. President.
(spoke in English)
The Kingdom of the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement…
I wish to thank you, Mr. Minister, for being here at this late hour. It is great to see you back in New York, and we commend and admire the work of Uruguay on the Council, which is a great inspiration to future elected members. We warmly thank you for all the work that your team here is doing.
We t…
At the outset, let me, like other speakers, thank the British presidency for this debate on an important and complex topic.
In view the importance that Aruba, one of the four countries in our kingdom, attaches to the fight against human trafficking and modern slavery, let me acknowledge the presenc…
In honour of your presidency, Sir, let me try to say this in Ukrainian: “I thank you very much, Mr. President”. I also thank you for being here at this late hour in our proceedings.
I should like to begin by offering our deepest condolences on the sad demise of Ambassador Churkin yesterday and thro…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s important open debate on the protection of critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks.
The Netherlands aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the observer of the European Union. We also support the statement made by His Excellency …
I have the honour to introduce, under agenda item 72, draft resolution A/71/L.49, entitled “Report of the International Criminal Court”. In addition to the 66 countries listed in the document, another 12 countries have indicated their wish to be included as sponsors of the draft resolution. That bri…
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/71/L.46, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations
and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons”. The Netherlands, which is host country to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), is introducing the dr…
On behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, I would like to thank the Security Council for the opportunity to speak in today’s debate. I would like to begin by offering my deepest condolences to our Russian colleague on the occasion of the killing of the Russian Ambassador in Turkey. He has our dee…
