Statements 2008

First Session: 21 January - 28 March
Second Session: 12 May - 27 June
Third Session: 28 July - 12 September

Third Session

9 September
Finland, Ambassador Hannu Himanen 
Pakistan, Ambassador Masood Khan
Vietnam, Mr Pham Quoc Tru 
European Union, delivered by the Ambassador Eric Danon of France [French] 
Switzerland, Ambassador Jürg Streuli
Colombia, Mr. Avila Comacho [Spanish] 
Argentina, Mr Raύl Peláez 
Group of 21, delivered by the Ambassador of Zimbabwe
China, Ambassador Wang Qun
Venezuela, Ambassador German Mundarain Hernandez

2 September 
Georgia, Ambassador Giorgi Gordiladze 
Russian Federation, Ambassador Valery Loshchinin [Russian] 
Tunisia, Mr Mohamed Bel Kefi 
Norway, Mrs Hilde Skorpen 
Ecuador, Ambassador Mauricio Montalvo 
Mexico, Mrs Mabel Gómez Oliver
Iran, Ambassador Hamid Baeidi Nejad
Algeria, Ambassador Idriss Jazaϊri
CD Secretary General, Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze

26 August
Republic of Korea, Ambassador Chang Dong-hee 
Georgia, Ambassador Giorgi Gordiladze 
Pakistan, Ambassador Masood Khan
Russian Federation, Ambassador Valery Loshchinin

19 August
Venezuela, Ambassador German Mundarain Hernandez
France, Ambassador Jean-François Dobelle [French]
Pakistan, Ambassador Masood Khan
Slovakia, Ambassador Anton Pinter 
New Zealand, Ambassador Don Mackay
Russian Federation, Ambassador Valery Loshchinin
Brazil, Ambassador Luiz Filipe de Macedo Soares
Ireland, Mr James O'Shea
Russian Federation, Ambassador Valery Loshchinin
Pakistan, Ambassador Masood Khan
Sri Lanka, Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka
China, Ambassador Wang Qun

14 August
Israel, Ambassador Itzhak Levanon 
Italy, Ambassador Lucia Fiori 
Georgia, Ambassador Giorgi Gordiladze 
Russian Federation, Ambassador Valery Loshchinin
United States, Ambassador Christina Rocca

5 August
Colombia, Ambassador Clemencia Forero Ucros (in Spanish)

31 July
Informal meeting on nuclear disarmament
Switzerland, Ambassador Jürg Streuli

29 July
Russian Federation, Ambassador Valery Loshchinin (in Russian only)
India, Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao
China, statement not distributed

Second Session

25 June 
Council of the EU, H.E. Mr Javier Solana

24 June 
United States, Ambassador Christina Rocca
Australia, Ambassador Caroline Millar
Japan, Ambassador Sumio Tarui
Russia, Ambassador Valery Loshchinin
South Africa, Ambassador Glaudine Mtshali 
Canada, Ambassador Marius Grinius
France, Ambassador Jean-François Dobelle [French] 
Sri Lanka, Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka 
China, Ambassador Wang Qun
New Zealand, Ambassador Don MacKay

17 June 
Sweden and Finland, Ambassador Hans Dahlgren 
Cuba, Mr Abel La Rose Domínguez
Pakistan, Ambassador Masood Khan 
Canada, Ambassador Marius Grinius
Algeria, Ambassador Hamza Khelif
United Kingdom, Ambassador John Duncan

10 June 
Ecuador, Ambassador Emilio Izquierdo Miño, Under-Secretary for Multilateral Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Integration [Spanish] 
France, Ambassador Jean- François Dobelle [French]

3 June 
Syrian Arab Republic, Ambassador Faysal Hamoui 
Ireland, Deputy Representative James C. O'Shea 
Republic of Korea, Ambassador Chang Dong-hee
Netherlands, Ambassador Johannes Landman
United Kingdom, Ambassador John Duncan

26 May
United Kingdom, Ms Fiona Paterson 
Islamic Republic of Iran, H.E. Mr. Ali Reza Moaiyeri 
Poland, Ambassdor Zdzislaw Rapacki

20 May
Germany, Ambassador Bernhard Brasack
Brazil, Ambassador Luiz Filipe de Macedo Soares
Syria, on behalf of the Group of 21
Canada, Ambassador Marius Grinius 
China, Ambassador Wang Qun
Ukraine, Ambassador Yevhen Bersheda

15 May
Chile, Ambassador Carols Portales 
Slovenia, on Behalf of European Union
Belarus, on behalf of East European Group
Morocco, Ambassador Loulichki 
China, Ambassador Wang Qun
CD Secretary General, Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze
Algeria, Ambassador Hamza Khelif
Indonesia, Ambassador I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja
Pakistan, Ambassador Masood Khan

First Session

27 March
France, Ambassador Jean- François Dobelle
Canada, Ambassador Marius Grinius 
Chile, Ambassador Alejandro Rogers
Russian Federation, Victor Vasiliev
Iran, Mr Mohammed Tayhi Hosseini
China, Ambassador Wang Qu

18 March
Ukraine, Ambassador Yevhen Bersheda 
China, Ambassador Wang Qun
Brazil, Ambassador Luiz Filipe De Macedo Soares 
Republic of Korea, Ambassador Chang Dong-hee
Netherlands, Mr Pieter Van Donkersgoed
Indonesia, Ambassador I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja
Algeria, Mr Hamza Khelif

13 March
India, Ambassador Rao 
China, Ambassador Wang Qun
Turkey, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü

11 March
International Women's Day Disarmament Seminar Statement and Report
Chile, Ambassador Martabit
Myanmar, Ambassador Lwin

5 March
Sweden, H.E. Mr. Belfrage
Syria, Ambassador Faysal Khabbaz Hamoui (on behalf of Group of 21)

4 March 
Netherlands, H.E. Mr. Verhagen
Kazahkstan, H.E. Mr. Tazhin 
Romania, H.E. Mr. Cioroianu [French]
Iran, H.E. Mr. Mottaki 
Slovakia, H.E. Mr. Kubis 
Colombia, H.E. Santos Calderon [Spanish]
Norway,H.E. Mr. Gahr Store
Turkey, H.E. Mr. Akgünay 
Japan, H.E. Mr. Nakayama 
Ukraine, H.E. Mr. Khandogiy

3 March
Argentina, H.E. Mr. Jorge Taiana

28 February
Syria, Ambassador Faysal Khabbaz Hamoui (on behalf of Group of 21) 
India, Ambassador Rao
Slovenia, Mr Jerman

26 February
Syria, Ambassador Faysal Khabbaz Hamoui (on behalf of Group of 21) 
Indonesia, Ambassador I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja

19 February
Turkey, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü [French introduction only] 
Germany, Ambassador Bernhard Brasack

Informal meeting on nuclear disarmament
Sweden, Ambassador Hans Dahlgren

14 February
Brazil, Ambassador Carolos Antonio Da Rocha Paranhos
Nigeria, Ambassador Martin Uhomoibhi
Malaysia, Ambassador Hsu King Bee
Bulgaria, Ambassador Petko Draganov 
Switzerland, Ambassador Jürg Streuli [French] 
Tunisia, President of the Conference 
Sri Lanka, Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka 
Syria, Ambassador Faysal Khabbaz Hamoui
Russian Federation, Ambassador Viktor Vasiliev 
China, Ambassador Wang Qun 
Morocco, Ambassador Mohammed Loulichki 
Italy, Ambassador Lucia Fiori 
Pakistan, Ambassador Masood Khan 
Algeria, Ambassador Hamza Khelif

12 February
Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Sergey Lavrov
China, Ambassador Li Baodong 
Canada, Ambassador Marius Grinius [French] 
Belarus, Ambassador Aleinik [Russian]
Sri Lanka, Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka

7 February
United States, Thomas D'Agostino
Algeria, Ambassador Idriss Jazaϊry [French] 
Poland, Ambssador Zdzislaw Rapacki
Malaysia, Ambassador Hsu King Bee
Iran, Mr Mohammed Tayhi Hosseini

5 February
United Kingdom, H.E Mr Des Brown 
Norway, Ambassador Bente Angell-Hansen
Switzerland, Ambassador Jürg Streuli [French]
Germany, Ambassador Bernhard Brasack
Iran, Ambassador Ali Reza Moaiyeri
Sri Lanka, Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka 
Pakistan, Ambassador Masood Khan 
CD Secretary General, Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze

31 January
Argentina, Ambassador Gondra [Spanish]
Syria, Ambassador Faysal Khabbaz Hamoui 
Colombia, Ambassador Forero Urcos [Spanish]
Morocco, Ambassador Loulichki [French]
Mexico, Ambassador Gomez-Oliver [Spanish]
Germany, Ambassador Bernhard Brasack
Russia, Valery Semin 
Israel, Meir Itzchaki 
China, Ambassador Wang Qun 
Netherlands, Ambassador Johannes Landman
Indonesia, Jose Tavares

29 January
Sri Lanka, Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka 
Japan, Ambassador Sumio Tarui 
Republic of Korea, Ambassador Chang Dong-hee 
Pakistan, Ambassador Masood Khan 
Australia, Ambassador Caroline Millar 
Israel, Ambassador Itzhak Levanon 
Germany, Ambassador Bernhard Brasack
Brazil, Ambassador Carlos Da Rocha Paranhos 
Egypt, Ambassador Sameh Shoukry 
Chile, Ambassador Juan Martabit 
Iran, Mr Mohammed Tayhi Hosseini 
Netherlands, Ambassador Johannes Landman

25 January
Tunisia, (President) Ambassador Samir Labidi
China, Mr Wang Qun 
Russian Federation, Ambassador Valery Loshchinin
Slovenia, Ambassador Andrej Logar 
Netherlands, Ambassador Johannes Landman 
Sri Lanka, Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka

23 January
UN Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki-moon
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia, Mr Abdelwaheb Abdallah [French]
Russian Federation, Ambassador Valery Loshchinin
Sri Lanka, Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka 
Italy, Ambassador Lucia Fiori 
China, Mr Li Yang