Comprehensive security sector reform remains off the political agenda.

Security Council reform is an important part of the overall reform of the United Nations.

Mexico is committed to a comprehensive reform of the United Nations and, certainly, of the Security Council.

In order to establish security, all nuclear weapons and all weapons of mass destruction must be eliminated.

Ukraine appreciates the Security Council's active involvement in addressing the threat of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

The comprehensive review is being carried out in accordance with resolution 1244 (1999) and the relevant presidential statements of the Security Council.

The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction continues to be another issue posing a major threat to the system of collective security.

It goes without saying that Security Council reform is an important element of overall United Nations reform.

Bulgaria has consistently viewed Security Council reform as only one aspect of overall United Nations reform.

Finally, I cannot but reiterate Slovenia's position reflecting our commitment to comprehensive Security Council reform.

The Proliferation Security Initiative developed to impede illicit trafficking in weapons of mass destruction and missiles had evolved rapidly as a valuable reinforcement for NPT and other treaties on weapons of mass destruction.

We support comprehensive reform of the Security Council to make it more broadly representative, more efficient and more transparent so as to enhance the legitimacy of its decisions and its effectiveness.

The Security Council's adoption of resolution 1540 (2004) may establish an effective foundation for preventing terrorists from gaining access to weapons of mass destruction.

The comprehensive review, which will be initiated this summer, will be carried out in accordance with resolution 1244 (1999) and the relevant presidential statements of the Security Council.

Malaysia believes that the most pressing global security issue facing all nations is the existence and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Space security was pointed out as a key global security issue, along with the non proliferation of WMD and fighting terrorism.

In our WMD Strategy we are committed to promoting further consideration of security assurances

Ukraine's support of the proposal stems logically from our overall approach to the issue of Security Council reform, which is based on the following principles.

Report of Djibouti to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) on non proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

The Security Council welcomes the sense of ownership demonstrated by the Sudanese parties in the achievement of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

A Conference on Security and Cooperation in the Mediterranean and the Middle East (CSCM) could quickly become a useful instrument for promoting this comprehensive approach to security and development.

Taking note of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) on the non proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, adopted on 28 April 2004,

OSCE is also working on defining principles in the field, by raising awareness in the communities of the benefits of inclusive education.

We agree that the overall reform of the United Nations should not be dependant upon the ability to take decisions on the enlargement of the Security Council.

It consists of voluntary activities of countries that share concerns over international security and are determined to stop proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism.

We endorse comprehensive reform of the Security Council to make it more broadly representative and more transparent so as to enhance the legitimacy of its decisions and its effectiveness.

The Conference reiterated its support for a comprehensive reform of the Security Council, in order to make it more broadly representative, transparent and accountable as well as to enhance the legitimacy of its decisions and its effectiveness.

I would like to convey my delegation's appreciation to the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, Ambassador Andrey Denisov, President of the Security Council for the month of November, for his comprehensive introduction of this year's Security Council report to the General Assembly. We also wish to thank the members of the Secretariat for their efforts in preparing the report.

They back President George W. Bush s Proliferation Security Initiative aimed at stopping traffic in weapons of mass destruction.

We also believe that the Council should look beyond this first comprehensive review and plan accordingly for a continuation of the review mechanism.

The group of four and the other sponsors are convinced that Security Council reform is an indispensable part of comprehensive United Nations reform.

His Government was also committed to the goals of the Group of Eight (G 8) Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction, and to the Proliferation Security Initiative.

The National Monitoring Directorate had been established to facilitate fulfilment of Iraqi obligations pursuant to Security Council resolutions relating to the disarmament of Iraq of weapons of mass destruction.

For example, the national security system has undergone specific changes at the initiative of President Ricardo Maduro, who has made integrated security a major undertaking, with emphasis on creating security systems at different levels of implementation, as described below.

Let the interest of consensus guide us in our quest to respond to our most profound security challenges proliferation and the actual use of weapons of mass destruction.

Mindful also of the importance of strengthening the institutional balance and interrelationship among the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council within the scope of the comprehensive reform of the United Nations,

Although the Treaty was a core pillar of collective global security, it lacked the institutional machinery to deal with new and emerging challenges as they arose.

The EU also underlines the importance of zones free of weapons of mass destruction, both nuclear and other, and their means of delivery, envisaged in Security Council resolution 687 (1991).

Cognizant of the steps taken by States to implement Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) on the non proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, adopted on 28 April 2004,

Cognizant of the steps taken by States to implement Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) on the non proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, adopted on 28 April 2004,

As a member of the Security Council, Japan would like to express its readiness to participate constructively in the comprehensive review of the standards scheduled for the middle of 2005.

The Proliferation Security Initiative, known as the Krakow Initiative, and the Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction are two excellent examples of our commitment to the goal of strengthening the disarmament machinery.

We support all efforts to reinvigorate the United Nations system so as to better serve our needs, including through the comprehensive reform of the Security Council.

Cognizant of the steps taken by States to implement Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) on the non proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, adopted on 28 April 2004,

At the outset, let me thank the Security Council and the Secretariat for the comprehensive report on the work of the Security Council during the past year, and in particular Ambassador Andrey Denisov, the current President of the Council, for his clear and informative introduction of the report.