Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Odein Ajumogobia is expected at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Monday (today), where he is expected to report Iran to the world body over recent illegal arms shipment invoving some Iranians, the News Agency of Nigeria reports on Sunday.
“Officially, he is coming for a Security Council debate on Sudan on Tuesday morning, but there is every likelihood that Nigeria will formally report Iran to the UN Sanctions Committee, on the illegal arms intercepted in Lagos,” a diplomat told NAN.
NAN learnt that Ajumogobia would depart Abuja Nigeria on Sunday night to participate in the ministerial-level meeting on Sudan.
The Council will be briefed on the preparations for the January 2011 referenda in Sudan, the situation in Darfur and progress of the Doha peace talks.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to, along with the Head of the AU High-Level Implementation Monitoring Panel, Thabo Mbeki, brief the Head of UN Mission in Sudan, Haile Menkerios and the Head of UN/African Union Mission in Darfur, Ibrahim Gambari.
In line with recent developments at the 15-member Council, some of the UN officials may brief by video-conference.
The Council has since this month, introduced video and tele-conference for officials on the ground and Peace Missions to make for real time and cost-efficient interactions.
Council President for November and UK Ambassador to the UN, Sir Mark Grant, told reporters earlier this month that the new development allows UN officials in the field to brief the Council “more expeditiously.”
Registration for southern Sudan referendum is expected to begin on November 14 and to run until December 1, with December 13 and December 30 set aside for appeals.
The 15-member Council, which Nigeria is a part of, visited Sudan from Oct. 6 to October 10, with trips to South Sudan, (Juba), Darfur and Khartoum.
The Political Coordinator of the Nigeria delegation to the Security Council, Mr. Paul Lolo, represented Nigeria on the trip to Sudan, led by the United States Ambassador Susan Rice and UK Permanent Representatives to the UN.
Meanwhile, Grant has commended the Nigeria’s UN delegation for preparing the annual report of the world body’s security Council to the General Assembly.
The report covers the period from August 2009 to July 2010.
NAN reports that the General Assembly‘s joint debate on November 11 and 12, considered the annual report of the Security Council and the question of equitable representation and increase in the 15-member body’s membership.
“The introduction to the report was prepared by the delegation of Nigeria, which held the Council’s presidency in July.
“On behalf of the Security Council, I wish to thank Ambassador Joy Ogwu and her team for their efforts. I would also like to thank the Secretariat, which prepared the second part of the report,” Grant said in a statement presented at the joint debate.
Source:http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201011152435837
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