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“I now give the floor to Ambassador Kumalo, Chairman of the Economic and Social Council Ad Hoc Advisory Group for African Countries emerging from conflict.”
2004-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4943 (2004) · source
“I thank Mr. Wolfensohn for the kind words he addressed to me. I now give the floor to the President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens, Mr. Heinrich von Pierer.”
2004-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4943 (2004) · source
“We would also like to allow our guest speakers the possibility, at the end of the interventions of Council members, to respond to questions and to comment in response to what has been said in the discussion. I would therefore very much appreciate it if members could limit the length of their statements. If members have longer statements, they can distribute them in writing. I now welcome the presence of our Secretary- General, Mr. Kofi Annan. I give him the floor.”
2004-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4943 (2004) · source
“On behalf of my colleagues on the Council, let me say how pleased I am to welcome representatives of those actors that play a decisive role in dealing with this important aspect of armed conflict: the Secretary- General, Ambassador Rasi and Ambassador Kumalo, as representatives of the United Nations system, as well as Mr. Wolfensohn and Mr. von Pierer, as representatives of major players in the global financial and business world. Before I give the floor to our guest speakers, let me just make one short appeal. I ask members of the Council to limit their statements in the subsequent discussion to five minutes. Otherwise, we will not be able to conclude - let us say - by about 1 pm.”
2004-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4943 (2004) · source
“In post-conflict peace-building, the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process can be accomplished only if job opportunities provided by the private sector are available. In its mission to Afghanistan half a year ago, the Security Council experienced on the ground that only if there is a true alternative, a true prospect of making a living, are soldiers and combatants willing to give up their arms. I realize that this meeting is a first in this discussion, in this kind of format. I believe it is appropriate for the Security Council, as a forum responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security, to address the role business can play in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and post-conflict peace-building.”
2004-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4943 (2004) · source
“One example of this is the establishment of the Economic and Social Council Ad Hoc Advisory Group for African Countries emerging from conflict. The role of the individual enterprise in the private sector as a whole deserves particular attention in this context. This refers to the whole complex of the entrepreneurial responsibility, to the so-called "global corporate citizenship" on the one hand, and the huge potential that the private sector can provide in any development or reconstruction strategy at national or regional levels on the other hand. Today, as a consequence of globalization, the international private sector is more involved in the issues of the stability and the prosperity of conflict- prone countries than in previous decades. Economic and social stability is a major factor in preventing armed conflict and failing States.”
2004-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4943 (2004) · source
“I invite the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on African Countries emerging from conflict to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Please allow me to make a few opening remarks to explain the framework of this meeting. Political and economic stability in conflict prevention - as well as in post-conflict recovery - are closely interrelated. This must be reflected inside and outside the broader United Nations system, including the international financial institutions, of which the World Bank is one of the most prominent. Much has been done already to improve coherence and efficiency between the different actors.”
2004-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4943 (2004) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Her Excellency Ms. Marjatta Rasi, President of the Economic and Social Council. It is so decided. I invite the President of the Economic and Social Council to take a seat at the Council table. In accordance With the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to His Excellency Mr. Dumisani Kumalo, Chairman of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on African Countries emerging from conflict. It is so decided.”
2004-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4943 (2004) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank. It is so decided. I invite the President of the World Bank to take a seat at the Council table. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Heinrich von Pierer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens. It is so decided. I invite the President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens to take a seat at the Council table.”
2004-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4943 (2004) · source
“There are no further speakers on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.30p.m.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“The next speaker on my list is the representative of Albania. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“The next speaker on my list is the representative of Japan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of Ireland. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“Secondly, we must make it clear that we are acutely sensitive to the difference between lip-service to ideals and the actual fulfilment of standards, and that we will accept only concrete actions and tangible progress. And lastly, we will also have to analyse why, five years after the suffering of the Kosovo Albanian population was stopped, hatred in Kosovo is still so strong, and identify what can be done by the international community to help achieve reconciliation among all communities in Kosovo. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. The next speaker is the representative of Serbia and Montenegro, on whom I now call.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“Local communities in Kosovo need to have a greater say over institutions such as schools to ensure that government is responsive to local needs. As a by-product of such devolution of government authority, illegal parallel structures can be eliminated. We will continue to promote devolution as a way to create more stable and effective local government in Kosovo, which is also in the interest of minorities. The international community must also make its own commitment clear. First, we must reaffirm that our commitment to the minority communities of Kosovo is iron-clad: our troops, our international police and elements of our apparatus of civilian administration will stay in Kosovo in adequate numbers until all Kosovars can live in freedom and security.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“Funding the reconstruction of all the destroyed houses and churches out of the Kosovo consolidated budget may not make the leaders of the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government more popular with their constituents, because other high priority tasks must be deferred as a consequence. Nevertheless, all the houses and churches have to be rebuilt. Sending extremists to prison and purging the parties and governing structures of extremist influence may also cost political leaders some support. Firing those officers of the Kosovo Police Service who failed to protect minorities may also be politically unpopular. But all those steps are essential in order to create a stable society. One especially important area for improvement is bringing government in Kosovo closer to local communities through devolution of political authority.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“We must now be clear about what is demanded of all parties in order to realize our goals. For the political leaders in Kosovo, the most important lesson is that they must leave no doubt about their commitment to protecting minorities and to building a multi-ethnic society. The recent letter of Kosovo Albanian political leaders to the people of Kosovo was an important gesture. But now, words need be followed by deeds. Political leaders must also be unequivocal about their determination to isolate and punish violent extremists. They must explain the rationale of reconciliation to their constituents and be prepared to pay the political costs.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Germany. First, I should like to thank Under-Secretary- General Jean-Marie Guehenno for his very comprehensive briefing. Secondly, I would like to state that Germany fully subscribes to the statement that the representative of Ireland will make shortly on behalf of the European Union. Last month, violence forced all parties involved in Kosovo - local political leaders, as well as the international community - to make a sober appraisal of the policies they have been pursuing up until now. Clearly, the lesson to learn is not that we should give up our aim of building a democratic and tolerant Kosovo. On the contrary, the violence highlighted the stark choice between a civilized society and one where extremists influence the people.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. I now call on Mr. Guehenno.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“Nineic' (Serbia and Montenegro) took a seat at the Council table; the representatives of the other aforementioned countries took the seats reserved for them at the side ofthe Council Chamber The President: In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Guehenno to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Albania, Ireland, Japan, and Serbia and Montenegro, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mrs.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“"The Security Council will remain seized of the matter." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2004/9. There are no further speakers on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.40 pm.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“"The Security Council invites the Secretary- General to include in his future reports to the Security Council and the General Assembly on the situation in Afghanistan, in addition to the information on implementation of the Bonn Agreement, chapters on progress achieved in the implementation of the Berlin declaration, the work plan of the Afghan Government and in the promotion of regional and international cooperation with Afghanistan. "The Security Council reaffirms its full support for the actions taken by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and reiterates the central and impartial role of the United Nations in the international efforts to assist the Afghan people in consolidating peace in Afghanistan and rebuilding their country.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“The Council refers in this context to the necessary implementation of the Afghan National Drug Control Strategy and the counter-narcotics action plans in the areas of law enforcement, judicial reform, alternative livelihoods, demand reduction and public awareness. The Security Council calls upon Member States to support the implementation of these action plans. Afghanistan needs both human and financial resources to tackle this problem. "The Security Council welcomes in particular the Berlin Declaration on Counter- Narcotics within the framework of the Kabul Good-neighbourly Relations Declaration, signed by Afghanistan and its neighbours, as well as the planned Conference on Regional Police Cooperation to be held in Doha on 18 and 19 May.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“"The Security Council stresses that opium poppy cultivation, drug production and trafficking pose a serious threat to the rule of law and development in Afghanistan as well as to international security, and that therefore Afghanistan and the international community shall endeavor to reduce and eventually eliminate this threat, including through the development of economic alternatives. The Council reiterates the importance of increased cooperation among neighbouring States and countries along trafficking routes to strengthen anti-narcotic controls. "The Security Council takes note of the appeal of President Karzai at the Berlin Conference for additionally needed international support in countering narcotics.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“"The Security Council welcomes the commitments totalling $8.2 billion for the fiscal years March 2004 to March 2007 made by participants at the Berlin conference for the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan and stresses the importance, with increasing absorption capacity, for a growing share of this assistance to be channeled through the Afghan budget as direct budget support or as contributions to the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund and to the Law and Order Trust Fund.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“"The Security Council welcomes in this regard the decision taken by the President of Afghanistan to implement vigorously the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme, in particular to intensify it ahead of the 2004 elections, and to continue the formation of the Afghan national army and the national police. "The Council also acknowledges the commitment by NATO to expand the mission of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) by establishing five additional provincial reconstruction teams (PRTs) by summer 2004 and further PRTs thereafter, as well as the readiness of ISAF and the Operation Enduring Freedom to assist in securing the conduct of elections.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“"The Security Council in particular expresses full support for the commitment by the Government of Afghanistan to pursue the necessary reform steps and actions as outlined in the work plan. "The Security Council welcomes the announcement of President Karzai to hold direct presidential and parliamentary elections by September of this year. The Council stresses the importance of a secure environment for free, fair and credible democratic elections, and that to this end further efforts of the Government of Afghanistan and of the international community are needed.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“"The Council expresses its full support for the commitment of Afghanistan and the international community to successfully complete the implementation of the Bonn Agreement and to continue the transition process in Afghanistan through a lasting partnership, thus reflecting a model for a common endeavor of the international community in its fight against terrorism. "The Security Council endorses the Berlin declaration and stresses the relevance of the work plan of the Afghan Government, the progress report and the Berlin declaration on Counter- Narcotics, annexed to the Berlin Declaration, and welcomes the significant financial multiyear commitments made by the international donor community.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“After consultation among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council welcomes the results of the Berlin conference on Afghanistan, held on 31 March and 1 April 2004, co-chaired by the United Nations, Afghanistan, Germany and Japan. The Council thanks Afghanistan and Germany for jointly hosting this event, an important milestone on the way to a secure, stable, free, prosperous and democratic Afghanistan.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“I thank the representative of India for the kind words addressed to my delegation and to my Government. I invite him to resume the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber. I now give the floor to Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guehenno.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“I thank the representative of Ireland for his kind words addressed to my delegation and my Government. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Japan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“I thank the representative of Afghanistan for the kind words he addressed to my delegation and to my Government. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Ireland. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“I thank the representative of Angola for the kinds words he addressed to my delegation and my Government. I now give the floor to the representative of Afghanistan.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“I would like to thank all partners for their cooperation during the preparations for the conference and in the course of the conference itself, as well as in the follow-up here in New York. Germany would like to specifically express its gratitude for the efforts by the other three co-chairs of the Berlin conference - the United Nations, the Government of Afghanistan and Japan. I shall now resume my function as President of the Council. Since there is no list of speakers for this meeting, I would like to invite Council members who wish to take the floor to do so, after having indicated to the secretariat, as from now, that they wish to speak. I shall now give the floor to those who have indicated their wish to speak.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“And beyond that, we are convinced that the reaffirmation of a lasting partnership between Afghanistan and the international community reflects a promising model for a common endeavour of the international community in nation-building and in its fight against terrorism. These remarkable results deserve an explicit acknowledgement and endorsement by the Security Council. To this end, my delegation initiated negotiations with Council members and with members of a core group of particularly interested States, with a view to agreeing on the content of a presidential statement. It is my understanding that such an agreement among experts has been reached and that we are going to adopt this presidential statement at the end of this public meeting.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“The German Foreign Office supported a conference with actors from Afghan civil society, which the Friedrich Ebert Foundation - a German think-tank - and Swiss Peace had arranged. An investors' conference was organized by the Federation of German Industries and attended by President Karzai. And a G-8 security working group meetings discussed the details of security sector reform on the basis of a comprehensive paper and of presentations by the five lead nations. We are confident that the Berlin conference will be regarded as a milestone in the political and economic reconstruction of Afghanistan.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“The conference showed universal concern over the narcotics situation, which threatens to jeopardize all that has been achieved in Afghanistan since 2001. The re-entrenchment of narcotics production and trafficking and the involvement of warlords and terrorist structures are worrying. The Berlin Declaration on Counter-Narcotics, mediated by the United Kingdom as the lead nation for counter- narcotics and signed during the conference by Afghanistan and its seven neighbours, is an important advance in this context. The relevant parts of the work plan likewise underscore Afghanistan's determination to combat narcotics by all available means. Last, but not least, a wide range of satellite events accompanied the conference, complementing it and rounding it off thematically.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“I fully agree with what Mr. Guehenno has said, that the further needs should not be underestimated and that if we want to meet them, the continued commitment of the international donor community will be required. Concerning the provision of security, all participants at the conference appreciated the role of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Operation Enduring Freedom. Both ISAF and Operation Enduring Freedom are ready to assist in securing the forthcoming elections. The prominent role played by NATO in Afghanistan was underlined by the participation of its Secretary-General at the conference. In the Berlin declaration, NATO has committed itself to the establishment of five additional provincial reconstruction teams (PRTs) by this summer and further PRTs thereafter.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“The international donor community made pledges for Afghanistan totalling $8.2 billion for the next three years, the period ranging from 2004 to 2006, of which $4.4 billion is earmarked for the current Afghan fiscal year. Major pledges were announced, among many others, by the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, the European Commission, India and Canada, to mention only a few. The long-term investment programme put forth by the Afghan Government under the title "Securing Afghanistan's Future", which has calculated a need for $28 billion in foreign aid for a period of seven years, is thereby fully financed for Afghanistan's current fiscal year. As set out in the Berlin declaration, the further implementation of this investment programme will depend on achieving the objectives set by the Afghan Government itself.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“President Karzai announced at the conference that parallel elections for the presidency as well as for the lower house of parliament will be held in September. At the same time, the Afghanistan Government committed itself to an ambitious timetable for the disarmament of militias, as a significant condition for free and fair elections. In return, financing for the elections was largely secured through a separate pledging by the major donors. The Afghan Government presented a detailed programme of work - the so- called work plan - that contains mainly short-term, one- to two-year goals - for the institution-building and development processes that are concretely verifiable. This was Afghanistan's major political contribution to the conference. The Berlin conference was also successful from the pledging perspective.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“The Berlin declaration, as the final communique of the conference, describes the vision of the future new Afghanistan; the work plan, drawn up by the Afghan Government, shows how Afghanistan wants to approach that vision in the coming two years, while the progress report endorsed by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) summarizes the implementation status of the Bonn Agreement. Lastly, the Berlin Declaration on Counter-Narcotics is an agreement between Afghanistan and its neighbours, which is not only a major contribution to combating narcotics, but is also a further boost to viable regional cooperation after years of isolation of Afghanistan. The Afghan Government has established a timetable for the next steps in the political transition process.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“At the same time, Afghanistan's ownership has clearly increased, as demonstrated not only by the Afghan role as co-host and co-chair of the conference, but also by Afghanistan's input and extensive commitments, announced by President Karzai in his opening speech, as he himself was leading the Afghan delegation. The Berlin conference produced specific and measurable results that exceeded even optimistic expectations. The documents that I am quoting from right now are available outside this Chamber for all interested members to review. The extensive final documents describe in detail the path ahead.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“The official title of the Berlin conference was "Afghanistan and the International Community - A Partnership for the Future". This title reflected accurately the central message of this conference. Further reconstruction of Afghanistan remains, after the conclusion of the Petersberg Process, a common endeavour of the international community and Afghanistan, under the auspices of the United Nations. The presence at this event of 65 delegations, including all State members of the European Union, the Group of 8 (G-8) and NATO, as well as Afghanistan's neighbours and other particularly interested countries - many at the Foreign Minister level - underlined the continued international commitment to creating a secure, stable, free, prosperous and democratic Afghanistan.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“I shall now make a statement on the outcome of the Berlin conference in my capacity as the representative of Germany. Please forgive me for taking the floor at the outset of this meeting, but we thought that, as representative of the host country, we would, from our point of view, familiarize members with the results of the Berlin conference, held last week from 31 March to 1 April. Let me say first that I would like, on behalf of the delegation of Germany, to thank Under-Secretary- General Guehenno for his very comprehensive briefing, which I fully support, and for the kind words addressed to my Government. I also align myself with the statement of the presidency of the European Union, to be made later at this meeting by the permanent representative of Ireland.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and a briefing by the representative of Germany. I now give the floor to Mr. Guehenno.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“Farhddi (Afghanistan) took a seat at the Council table; the representatives of the other aforementioned countries took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber The President: In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. It is so decided. I invite Mr. Guehenno to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Afghanistan, India, Ireland and Japan in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr.”
2004-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4941 (2004) · source
“I thank Mr. De Soto for his comprehensive briefing. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I should now like to invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 3.45 p.m.”
2004-04-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4940 (2004) · source
“Alvaro de Soto, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. De Soto to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Alvaro de Soto, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus. I now give him the floor.”
2004-04-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4940 (2004) · source