Libyan Mission

S/PV.5902
5902nd meeting
Monday, 2 June 2008, 3.15 p.m.
New York

The situation in Somalia

Mr. Dabbashi (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month; I wish you every success. I would like to commend the delegation of the United Kingdom for the excellent manner in which they conducted the Council’s work last month.
        I would like to place on record that my delegation voted in favour of the resolution that we have just adopted on the understanding that the resolution relates to piracy in the waters under Somalia’s sovereignty and is in response to a request by the Government of Somalia. The resolution does not include any provision that would touch on the sovereignty of other countries or run counter to the principles of international law or the law of the sea.