Argentine Republic
Ambassador César Mayoral
Argentina is an elected member of the UN Security Council whose term expires at the end of 2006. César Mayoral has served as Argentina’s permanent representative to the UN since January 2004. The following is excerpted from statements made by Ambassador Mayoral during the 5,551st meeting of the United Nations Security Council on October 14, 2006. Argentinahas supported Security Council Resolution 1718 condemning the DemocraticPeople’s Republic of Korea for itsproclamation of possession of nuclear weapons, its withdrawal from the Treatyon the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, launching ballistic missiles, andthe recent nuclear test. All of that endangers international peace andsecurity. …