Thank you very much. I want to pay tribute to the Netherlands as an extremely reliable partner of the United Nations. The Netherlands is today a very important pillar of multilateralism in a moment in which multilateralism is put into question in different situations. The Netherlands have been leading in key aspects of the interests of not only the UN but the international community as a whole - in relation to climate change, in relation to development cooperation in humanitarian aid, in relation to peace and security, in relation to human rights. And with the Netherlands coming to the Security Council, I believe that this partnership will be considerably strengthened, and we particularly count on the role the Netherlands can play as a bridge-builder, bringing together different parties that have led to a very divided Security Council in relation to some of the most dramatic problems we face in today’s world. We really count on the Netherlands to play that very important role.
 
At the same time, I came for the closure of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and I think we need to recognize that the Tribunal did an extremely important job - in order to assert that there is an international justice system, that there is accountability and that it is perfectly possible for international criminal justice to be successful. I hope that this experience will be very useful also in the strengthening of the International Criminal Court, of other courts, and in making sure that in our laws, the rule of law prevails, human rights are respected, international humanitarian law is respected, and that those that misbehave can be adequately prosecuted and punished. I am extremely proud of the work that was done by the Tribunal and it will be also a very important moment for the international community to recognize the need to go on supporting international penal justice.  
 
Q: Mr. Secretary-General, you shortly mentioned this division in the Security Council. One could say the Council is roughly divided between countries who want the Council to do things and countries who don’t. What do you expect the role of the Netherlands to be concerning the crises in Syria and North Korea?
 
SG: Well I think that the divisions are more complex than that simplification, but I believe the Netherlands is a very strongly committed country to multilateralism and a country that has a history that has taught that the Dutch all over the world have a particular capacity to be a bridge-builder. And the biggest deficit in the Council is the deficit of trust. And I think the Netherlands can play a very important role in creating an atmosphere of trust for the Council to be able, at least in those areas where there is not a very clear distinction of interest or contradiction of interest between the Members, I believe that this bridge-building effort can allow the Council to come together into a forceful action in those areas where, as I said, there are no reasons for the Council not to be able to unite. 
 
Q: Mr. Secretary-General, as mentioned by our Prime Minister, MH17 and the aftermath of what happened there is a key issue for the Netherlands; do you think it’s possible for you to speed up the process one way or another, or is it an advantage that the Dutch are now Members of the Security Council to speed up the process and see that justice is done?
 
SG: The process is a process led by a number of countries. It’s not a UN led process because, as you know, there was a Security Council decision or non-decision in relation to that aspect. We will be, of course, fully supportive of this effort and we hope that again it will be possible and I believe Dutch law will be applied according to the agreements that were made between the parties.  We sincerely hope that it will be possible to know exactly what happened, who is responsible for what, and to allow those responsible to be brought to justice.