EU Presidency Statement - ECOSOC Substantive Session: Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries

Sumario: EU Presidency Statement - ECOSOC Substantive Session: Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries (27 July 2006: Geneva)

Statement by H Ms. Anne SALORANTA, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Finland in New York, on behalf of the European Union, at the ECOSOC - SUBSTANTIVE SESSION, General Segment, on the "Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations" (item 9), Geneva

Mr. Chairman,

I have the honour to speak for the European Union.

The Acceding Countries Bulgaria and Romania, the Candidate Countries Turkey, Croatia* and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, the Countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova align themselves with this declaration.

I would like to make this statement regarding the draft resolution on "Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations".

While acknowledging the flexibility shown during the negotiations of this resolution, the Members of the European Union who are also members of the Economic and Social Council will, however, as in previous years abstain during the vote on this resolution.

The European Union believes that the issues dealt with in the resolution are not under the competence of ECOSOC.

Thank you Mr. Chairman.

* Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia continue to be part of the Stabilisation and Association Process.

Ref: PRES06-219EN
Fuente UE: Presidencia de la UE
Foro NU: ECOSOC (Consejo Económico y Social), (Comisiones funcionales incluidas)
Fecha: 27/7/2006

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