Kingdom of Belgium
Ambassador Olivier Belle
Belgium is an elected member of the UN Security Council whose term expires on December 31, 2008. Ambassador Olivier Belle is Belgium’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Belle’s statement during the UN Security Council debate on July 11, 2008. We sincerely regret that the draft resolution could not beadopted today. Although the vote reflected our differing positions as to themeans to be used, we are nevertheless resolutely unanimous as regards theseriousness of the situation in Zimbabweand the goals to be pursued. All Council members are convinced of the need fora political transition in…
