Johan Verbeke, Ambassador of Belgium to the United Nations, second from left, read a statement after emergency Security Council consultations called by Russia regarding Kosovo's declaration of independence at UN Headquarters. The Belgium Ambassador was accompanied by British Ambassador John Sawers, left to right, Verbeke, French Ambassador Jean Maurice Ripert, German Ambassador Thomas Matussek, Deputy Italian Ambassador Aldo Mantovani, US Ambassador Alejandro Wolff, and Croatian Ambassador Neven Jurica, right.