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S/2016/1013 SC

71
Session
Draft symbol S/2016/1013
Sponsors (27)
P5 Positions
Russia ✓ United States ✓ United Kingdom ✓ China ✓ France ✓

Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.7837 Dec. 15, 2016

✓ Yes (13)
Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote
The Deputy Secretary-General
I thank the Security Council and the Spanish presidency for arranging today’s debate, and I congratulate them on adopting resolution 2325 (2016) by consensus. I am indeed honoured to be here today in what is my final appearance before the Security Council. I cannot thank you enough, Mr. President, for your extremely generous and warm words directed to me. From my side, I can only thank all the m…
The President
I thank the Deputy Secretary-General for his briefing. I now give the floor to Mr. Kim Won-soo: Mr. Kim Won-soo: At the outset, I too would like to thank the Spanish presidency of the Security Council for organizing this open debate and allowing me to brief the Council. I congratulate the Security Council on its adoption of resolution 2325 (2016), endorsing the comprehensive review of resoluti…
The President
I thank Mr. Kim Won-soo for his briefing. I now give the floor to Mr. Finlay. Mr. Finlay: It is a great honour for me to address this special meeting of the Security Council. Since 2004, my organization — the Stimson Center — has had the distinction of supporting the work of six successive Chairs of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). In those 12 years, hastened largel…
The President
I thank Mr. Finlay for his briefing. I now give the floor to Mr. Min. Mr. Min: I thank you, Sir, for the kind invitation to address Security Council members and other representatives on the important topic of furthering the mandates of resolution 1540 (2004), focused on non-State actors. I want to especially thank the Mission of the Kingdom of Spain to the United Nations for its kind facilitati…
The President
I thank Mr. Min for his briefing. On behalf of all the members of the Security Council, I should like to thank our briefers for their useful and informative reports. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain. It is an honour for me to preside over this high-level open debate on halting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction t…
Mr. Ndiaye (Senegal)
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having taken the initiative to organize this open debate on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, which is a timely issue. The meeting allows us to consider together the actions aimed at preventing non-State actors from accessing weapons of mass destruction. We also thank Mr. Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General; Mr. K…
Mr. McCully (New Zealand)
We start by congratulating Spain on its leadership of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and on our common effort to ensure that the non-proliferation regime that the Committee oversees is able to respond to today’s challenges. My country has a long and proud record of activism in relation to the threat and risks of nuclear weapons. We have long understood what it would…
Mr. Wright (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
At the outset, I want to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. I pay tribute to Spain and to your ambassador here in New York for their excellent leadership of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) over the last two years. Preventing nuclear, chemical and biological materials falling into the hands of non-State actors, especially terrorists,…
Mr. Augusto (Angola)
We commend Spain for convening today’s meeting on a critical issue of extreme concern for the international community and welcome Mr. Alfonso Dastis Quecedo, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain, who is presiding over this important meeting. We also thank Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Jan Eliasson, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, the President of the Stimson Cente…
Mr. Kyslytsya (Ukraine)
Ukraine welcomes the adoption of resolution 2325 (2016) and appreciates the efforts of the Spanish presidency on the comprehensive review on the status of the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004). Ukraine fully aligns itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the European Union and would like to make the following remarks on its own behalf. The Ukrainian delegation would like to str…
Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation)
We welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain, Mr. Alfonso Dastis Quecedo, who is presiding over this meeting of the Security Council, and we appreciate the convening of this open debate on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and on resolution 1540 (2004). We also thank the Spanish chairmanship of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resol…
Mr. Ramírez Carreño (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)
At the outset, we would like to thank Mr. Alfonso Dastis Quecedo, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain, and the Spanish presidency for organizing today’s important open debate. We would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Jan Eliasson; the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Kim Won-soo; and Mr. Brian Finlay and Mr. James Min fo…
Mr. Rosselli (Uruguay)
I am particularly pleased to hear so many members of the Council speak in the Spanish language, including in the statement by our Ukrainian colleague. At the outset, I congratulate on Spain on its leadership of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and on holding today’s debate. Before I begin, I would also like to join the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of S…
Mr. Bessho (Japan)
I would like to thank Spain for convening this very important meeting and join others in thanking the briefers for their excellent briefings. I welcome today’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2325 (2016), which was co-sponsored by Japan. We appreciate the strong leadership of Spain in this regard. Bearing in mind today’s agenda item, “Non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction”, I would l…
Mr. Delattre (France)
At the outset, allow me to thank the Spanish presidency for organizing this open debate on a key issue, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, particularly by non-State actors. I would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary- General for his presence today, his statement and his commitment to the overarching challenge of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their m…
Mr. Ibrahim (Malaysia)
I would like to join other Council members in welcoming Foreign Minister Dastis Quecedo to the Council and thanking him for presiding over this important debate, which testifies to Spain’s strong commitment in championing the cause of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). I would also like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson and to t…
Mr. Wu Haitao (China)
At the outset, I would like to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain, Mr. Alfonso Dastis Quecedo, for presiding over today’s open debate. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, Mr. Kim Won-soo, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. and the two other for their respective briefings. Efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and impede …
Ms. Sison (United States of America)
I would like to express our appreciation to Spain for holding today’s important debate on the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and non-State actors. We welcome today’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2325 (2016), which we had the privilege to co-sponsor. We extend our particular thanks to Ambassador Oyarzun Marchesi and his team for their excellent work over the past two years…
Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt)
Egypt welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2325 (2016). Allow me to express our sincere appreciation to the Government and the delegation of Spain for their leadership of the comprehensive review of resolution 1540 (2004). Today’s resolution is a well-deserved result following the efforts by the members of the Committee, including Spain’s membership and chairmanship. The timing of the c…
The President
I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. I take this opportunity to remind speakers that the presidency will use the flashing lights on the collars of the microphones to prompt speakers to bring their remarks to a close. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circul…
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