French Republic
Ambassador Jean-Marc De La Sablière
France is a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Jean-Marc De La Sablière has served as France’s permanent representative to the UN since December 2002. The following is excerpted from statements made by Ambassador De La Sablière during the 5,551st meeting of the United Nations Security Council on October 14, 2006. By adopting Resolution 1718 today, the Security Council hasresponded firmly to last Monday’s announcement of a nuclear test by theDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea. This firmresponse voices universal condemnation of that extremely serious act and theinternational community’s determination with respect to the behavior of Pyongyang. Thisresolution, under…
