UN General Assembly
2007

has the ambition to be elected to the Security Council as a non-permanent member for the period 2008-2009. I believe that we can be trusted by the majority of Member countries and that we deserve their votes. We are convinced that we have already demonstrated our devotion to freedom, democracy, international cooperation, economic development and respect for the sovereignty of countries belonging to the community of nations. My country served in the Security Council in 1994-1995. We tried to do our best. We were reliable and committed to hard work. I can assure the Assembly that we will now do an even a better job. We have always recognized the principal responsibility of the Security Council for maintaining peace and security. Since the 1990s, the Czech Republic has contributed to more than 20 United Nations peacekeeping missions and United Nations- mandated operations in the Balkans, Asia and Africa. We deeply believe in the prevention and non-violent resolution of disputes and conflicts. That can be proved by our own behaviour; witness the peaceful dissolution