United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry
TheUnited Kingdomis a permanent member of the UN Security Council. EmyrJones Parry served as the United Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to the UNfrom July 28, 2003, to August 15, 2007. The following is excerpted from remarks byAmbassador Jones Parry during the January 12, 2007, debate on the situation in Myanmar duringthe 5,619th meeting of the UN Security Council. I regret the Council’sfailure to adopt this draft resolution. My regret is that the draft resolutionhas been rejected despite what I believed to be an agreement among members ofthe Council. We share a deep concern over the plight of Burma’s people.We know…