A/2016/797 SC
71
Session
| Draft symbol | A/2016/797 |
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| Sponsors (6) | |
| P5 Positions |
Russia
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United States
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United Kingdom
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China
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France
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Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.7775
Speeches following this vote (20)
Mr. Johnson
I am most grateful to Ms. Fang Liu for her comprehensive briefing on behalf of the International Civil Aviation Organization. The United Kingdom wholeheartedly welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2309 (2016) thanks to the strong and united action of the Council. This is the first resolution ever to focus on the threat posed by terrorists to civil aviation, and it demonstrates our joint …
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States of America.
Mr. Johnson
First, we express our appreciation to the United Kingdom and Secretary Johnson of the United Kingdom for bringing attention to this important issue on aviation security. I thank Secretary Johnson for his leadership on the issue. I also wish to commend the work of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and its Secretary General, Ms. Liu, on matters of aviation security. We are theref…
The President
I now give the floor to Her Excellency Ms. Ségolène Royal, Minister of Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs of France, responsible for International Climate Relations and President of the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Ms. Royal
As the Security Council is aware, France has yet again violently and most painfully been struck by terrorist attacks. For that reason, I wish to thank the New Zealand presidency and the United Kingdom for organizing this ministerial meeting of the Council dedicated to aviation security. My ministerial responsibilities include oversight of land, rail and air transport modes.
I would like to thank…
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Mankeur Ndiaye, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Senegalese abroad of the Republic of Senegal.
Mr. Ndiaye
It is a pleasure for me to see all Security Council Members here at this public debate on a clearly important and relevant topic. Terrorist attacks on civil aviation have happened with alarming frequency in recent years. They pose yet another threat to international peace and security.
The Senegalese delegation also wishes to extend its gratitude to the United Kingdom, sponsor of this initiative…
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Dato Sri Anifah Aman, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malaysia.
Mr. Aman
First of all, I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, as well as the entire delegation of New Zealand, on so ably steering the Security Council’s proceedings and work this month. I am pleased to participate in this very important and timely meeting. We hope it will make a meaningful contribution towards improving the state of global aviation security. Accordingly, I thank Secretary General of …
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Pavlo Кlimkin, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
Mr. Klimkin
Mr. President, I want to thank you for taking the laudable initiative to convene today’s meeting. I also wish to thank our briefer today, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Ms. Fang Liu, for providing a real and extensive outlook on the topic and the work of the United Nations and its specialized agencies in this field. It would be remiss of me not to comme…
The President
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand.
New Zealand welcomes today’s opportunity to discuss the serious threat to international peace and security posed by terrorist targeting of civil aviation.
I thank the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, Mr. Boris Johnson, for his leadership on resolution 2309 (2016), which was just adopted by th…
Mr. Ybáñez
I thank the presidency of New Zealand and to you, Minister McCully, for convening this meeting. I also congratulate the Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom, Minister Johnson, and his team on their good work in introducing and facilitating the adoption of resolution 2309 (2016), which we have just adopted. I also thank Ms. Fang Liu, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organiza…
Mr. Wu Haitao
China would like to welcome you, Sir, and thank you for presiding over today’s Security Council meeting. I would also like to thank Ms. Fang Liu, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), for her briefing.
As globalization continues to advance, the air transport sector is playing an increasingly important role in social and economic development and progress at th…
Mr. Churkin
There can be no doubt as to the urgency of today’s topic. Civil aviation has been and will remain a highly attractive target for terrorists. At the outset, we would like to once again express our condolences to the families and friends of all those who have lost their lives as a result of air transport tragedies. We would also like to thank Ms. Liu Fang, Secretary General of the International Civ…
Mr. Okamura
Allow me to express my gratitude to you, Sir, for convening today’s important and timely meeting on aviation security. I also thank Ms. Fang Liu, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), for her briefing. Above all, I would like to thank the United Kingdom and Mr. Boris Johnson for taking the lead in putting today’s meeting together. We believe that it is timely …
Mr. Ramírez Carreño
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is grateful to you, Sir, for convening this informative meeting to address an issue of particular importance to the international community and our country. We also appreciate the briefing of Mr. Fang Liu, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 2309 (2016), based on our firm commi…
Mr. Bermúdez
At the outset, allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this informative meeting on the terrorist threat to civil aviation.
As was clearly expressed in the concept note (S/2016/791, annex), the Security Council has focused its attention on other emerging aspects of international terrorism, such as its financing and the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters. Today, the expansion and…
Mr. Lucas
We thank the New Zealand delegation for convening this meeting on the terrorist threat to civil aviation. We are grateful to Ms. Fang Liu, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), for her comprehensive briefing on the crucial issue of civil aviation in contemporary life.
The international community is faced with myriad new threats to peace and security that are …
The President
The representative of Ukraine has asked for the floor to make a further statement.
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