SG: Good Morning, Ladies and Gentlemen.

I expect you’ve all heard that the British government has said it is willing to have Charles Taylor serve any prison sentence imposed on him by the Special Court for Sierra Leone in the United Kingdom. [Read more…]

The Government of the Republic of Cyprus welcomes the election in Iraq and notes with satisfaction the high percentage of participation of the Iraqi people despite the difficult security conditions. [Read more…]

A lot has been said and many analyses have been made by political parties and personalities concerning the Council of Heads of State or Government, which took place in Brussels last Thursday and Friday 16 and 17 December 2004. [Read more…]

First of all, thank you very much for inviting me to speak and for the opportunity to present some views on Cyprus after accession to the EU and the prospects for a settlement of the Cyprus problem in this new context. [Read more…]

It is a difficult and solemn task to address you at this event bestowing honour on Lieutenant General Tasos Markou. It is he, who has the right to judge us for everything we have done or failed to do, in defense of our homeland and national freedom, due to his accomplishments and ethos. [Read more…]

It gives me great pleasure to send my greetings to the Organization of the Islamic Conference. You meet at a difficult time for the international community. We face a crisis of collective security, and need to find our way to a system of rules that fully address today’s challenges – and that all countries respect. [Read more…]

Ambassador Holliday: Good Afternoon I’d like to just comment on a couple of briefings that we’ve received from Special Advisor Alvaro de Soto on the Cyprus issue and his good offices mission and also on a briefing that we received from Assistant Secretary General Hedi Annabi. [Read more…]

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to say a few words by way of introduction of the Secretary-General’s report on his good offices mission on Cyprus, which is before the Council in document S/2004/437 dated 28 May 2004. I will be brief, since the report is largely self-explanatory. [Read more…]

AKTINA TV: Mr. President I would like you to tell us what is your vision for Cyprus now, the day after the referenda and if you have a plan in place to accomplish your vision.

President: There can be no other vision for any leader in Cyprus other than to solve the Cyprus problem. I repeat again, the no vote of the Greek Cypriots was not a no vote for a solution. It was a rejection of this particular plan. [Read more…]

Introduction by Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public information:

Good morning everybody and I’ll really be very brief in my introduction. It’s wonderful to welcome again to the United Nations and to 226 the President of the Republic of Cyprus His Excellency Mr. Tassos Papadopoulos . [Read more…]