High-Level Segment

Statements

Monday, 14 March 2005

STATE	DIGNITARY	DATE	TEXT
Belgium	H.E. Mr. Karel de Gucht, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium	14 March	French
Canada	The Hon. Pierre Pettigrew, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Canada	14 March	English
Costa Rica	H.E. Mr. Marco Vinicio Vargas, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica	14 March	Spanish
France	H.E. Mr. Renaud Muselier, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of France	14 March	French
Kyrgyz Republic	H.E. Mr. Askar Aitmatov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic	14 March	English
Luxembourg	H.E. Mr. Jean Asselborn, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg	14 March	English
Malaysia	H.E. Mr. Dato’ Seri Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malaysia	14 March	English
Peru	H.E. Mr. Manuel Rodríguez-Cuadros, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Peru	14 March	Spanish
Spain	H.E. Dr. María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, Deputy Prime Minister of Spain	14 March	Spanish
Sudan	H.E. Mr. Ali Mohamed Osman Yassin, Minister of Justice of Sudan	14 March	English
Switzerland	H.E. Ms. Micheline Calmy-Rey, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Switzerland	14 March	French

Tuesday, 15 March 2005

STATE	DIGNITARY	DATE	TEXT
Albania	H.E. Mr. Kastriot Islami, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Albania	15 March	English
Argentina	H.E. Dr. D. Horacio Daniel Rosatti, Minister of Justice and Human Rights	15 March	Spanish
Armenia	H.E. Mr. Vartan Oskanian, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia	15 March	English
Brazil	H.E. Mr. Nilmário Miranda, Minister, Special Secretary for Human Rights of Brazil	15 March	English
Burkina Faso	H.E. Ms. Monique Ilboudo, Minister for Promotion of Human Rights of Burkina Faso	15 March	English
Croatia	H.E. Ms. Jadranka Kosar, Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia	15 March	English
Cyprus	H.E. Mr. George Iacovou, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cyprus	15 March	English
Indonesia	H.E. Dr. N. Hassan Wirajuda, Minister for Foreign Affairs	15 March	English
Italy	H.E. Ms. Margherita Boniver, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy	15 March	English
Kazakhstan	H.E. Mr. Kassymzhomart Tokaev, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan	15 March	English
Finland	H.E. Mr. Erkki Tuomioja, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland	15 March	English
Latvia	H.E. Mr. Artis Pabriks, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia	15 March	English
Mauritania	H.E. Mr. Hamady Ould Meimou, Human Rights Commissioner of Mauritania	15 March	Arabic \| French
Mexico	H.E. Ms. Patricia Olamendi, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mexico	15 March	English
Morocco	H.E. Mr. Mohamed Bouzoubaa, Minister of Justice of Morocco	15 March	Arabic \| French
Mozambique	H.E. Dr. Alcinda Abreu, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Mozambique	15 March	English
Nepal	Hon. Mr. Ramesh Nath Pandey, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal	15 March	English
Saudi Arabia	H.E. Dr. Nizar Obaid Madani, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia	15 March	Arabic \| English
Slovenia	H.E. Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Slovenia , Chairman in Office of the OSCE	15 March	English
South Africa	H.E. Ms. Bridgitte Mabandla, Minister of Justice of the Republic of South Africa	15 March	English
Sri Lanka	H.E. Mr. Lakshman Kadirgamar, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka	15 March	English
Sweden	H.E. Ms. Laila Freivalds, Minister for Foreign Affairs	15 March	English
The Netherlands	H.E. Dr. Bernard Bot, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands	15 March	English
Ukraine	H.E. Mr. Borys Tarasyuk, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine	15 March	English
Uruguay	H.E. Ms. Belela Herrera Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay	15 March	Spanish
Yemen	H.E. Ms. Amat Al-Aleem Alsoswa, Minister for Human Rights of Yemen	15 March	English

ORGANIZATION	DIGNITARY	DATE	TEXT
Organization of the Islamic Conference	Secretary-General, H.E. Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu	15 March	English

Wednesday, 16 March 2005

STATE	DIGNITARY	DATE	TEXT
Austria	H.E. Mr. Hans Winkler, Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria	16 March	English
Azerbaijan	H.E. Mr. Mahmud Mammadquliyev, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan	16 March	English
Bangladesh	H.E. Mr. Reaz Rahman, Advisor (State Minister) for Foreign Affairs of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh	16 March	English
Bosnia and Herzegovina	H.E. Mr. Mladen Ivanić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina	16 March	English
Botswana	H.E. Mr. P.T.C. Skelemani, Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration of Botswana	16 March	English
Bulgaria	H.E. Mr. Petko Draganov, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria	16 March	English
Colombia	H.E. Dr. Francisco Santos, Vice-President of the Republic of Colombia	16 March	Spanish
Cuba	H.E. Mr. Felipe Perez Roque, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba	16 March	English \| Spanish
Czech Republic	H.E. Mr. Pavel Svoboda, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic	16 March	English
Democratic Republic of the Congo	H.E. Ms. Marie-Madeleine Kalala, Minister for Human Rights of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	16 March	French
Guatemala	H.E. H.E. Ms. Marta Altolaguirre, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guatemala	16 March	Spanish
Honduras	H.E. Dr. Jorge Hernandez Alcerro, Minister of Governance and Justice of Honduras	16 March	English \| Spanish
Iraq	H.E. Mr. Omer Berzinji, Head of the Human Rights Department of Iraq	16 March	Arabic
Lithuania	H.E. Mr. Sarunas Adomavicius, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania	16 March	English
Japan	H.E. Mr. It sunori Onodera, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs	16 March	English
Kenya	Hon. Mr. Kiraitu Murungi, Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs of the Republic of Kenya	16 March	English
Nigeria	H.E. Mr. Alhaji Abubakar Tanko, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria	16 March	English
Pakistan	H.E. Mr. Muhammad Wasi Zafar, Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights of Pakistan	16 March	English
Romania	H.E. Mrs Carmen Liliana Burlacu, Director General for OSCE, Council of Europe and Human Rights of Romania	16 March	French/English
Serbia and Montenegro	H.E. Mr. Vuk Draskovic, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro	16 March	English
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	H.E. Mr. Bill Rammell MP, Minister for International Human Rights of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	16 March	English
Venezuela	H.E. Ms. Maria Pilar Hernandez, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs	16 March	Spanish
Vietnam	H.E. Mr. Dao Viet Trung, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs	16 March	English

ORGANIZATION	DIGNITARY	DATE	TEXT
ICRC	Mr. Jakob Kellenberger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross	16 March	English

Thursday, 17 March 2005

STATE	DIGNITARY	DATE	TEXT
Angola	H.E. Mr. George Chicoty, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Angola	17 March	French
Burundi	H.E. Mr. Déogratias Rusengwamihigo, Minister for Constitutional Reform, Human Rights and Relations with the Parliament of Burundi	17 March	French
Cameroon	H.E. Mr. Laurent Esso, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cameroon	17 March	English
Côte d'Ivoire	H.E. Ms. Victorine Wodie, Minister for Human Rights of Côte d’Ivoire	17 March	French
Denmark	H.E. Mr. Carsten Staur, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs	17 March	English
Equatorial Guinea	H.E. Mr. Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Vice Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea	17 March	Spanish
Gabon	H.E. Mr. Paul Mba Abessole, Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, in charge of Human Rights in Gabon	17 March	French
Ghana	Hon. Mr. J. Ayikoi Otoo, Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Ghana	17 March	English
Iran	H.E. Dr. G. Ali Khoshroo, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran	17 March	English
Ireland	H.E. Mr. Conor Lenihan TD, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland with Special Responsibility for Overseas Development and Human Rights	17 March	English
Israel	H.E. Mr. Aharon Leshno-Yaar, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel and Head of the United Nations and International Organisations Division	17 March	English
Moldova	H.E. Ms. Eugenia Kistruga, First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova	17 March	English
Nicaragua	H.E. Mr. Mauricio Díaz Dávila, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua	17 March	Spanish
Norway	H.E. Mr. Vidar Helgesen, State Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway	17 March	English
Paraguay	H.E. Mr. José Martínez Lezcano, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Paraguay	17 March	Spanish
Poland	H.E. Prof. Adam Daniel Rotfeld, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland	17 March	English
Russian Federation	H.E. Mr. Yuri Fedotov, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation	17 March	English \| Russian
Rwanda	H.E. Ms. Edda Mukabagwagwiza, Minister of Justice of Rwanda	17 March	French
Senegal	H.E. Maître Mame Bassine Niang, Minister and Commissioner for Human Rights of Senegal	17 March	French
Slovakia	H.E. Mr. Eduard Kukan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Slovakia	17 March	English
Timor-Leste	H.E. Dr. José Ramos Horta, Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste	17 March	English
United States of America	H.E. Ms. Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs of the United States of America	17 March	English
Uzbekistan	H.E. Dr. Akmal Saidov, Minister, Chairman of the Committee for Human Rights	17 March	English \| Russian
Zimbabwe	H.E. Mr. Patrick Anthony Chinamasa, Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of Zimbabwe	17 March	English

ORGANIZATION	DIGNITARY	DATE	TEXT
IFRC	Mr. Markku Niskala, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	17 March	English
UNHCR	Ms. Wendy Chamberlin, Acting United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	17 March	English