At the outset, I wish to express how deeply saddened we are over the crash of the American Airlines aircraft a few hours ago, a few miles away from this Headquarters, in the borough of Queens in New York City. Let me express our deep condolences to the families of the victims and to our friends in t…
I was not expecting that the appeal, the positive invitation to dialogue, addressed this morning to the Government of Iran would prompt the Iranian delegation to request a right of reply. In response to the right of reply exercised by Iran, I wish to say that my country regrets the repeatedly taken …
At the outset, I should like to express our gratitude to Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his report, containing, as it does, valuable information that is bound to reinforce our debate within the framework of this item.
I should also like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for the…
I should like at the outset to express my gratitude and appreciation to the President of the Open- ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters related to the Security Council and his two Vice-Chairmen for…
I am honoured at the outset to extend to Mr. Han our heartfelt congratulations on his election to the presidency of this important session of the General Assembly, which is being held in very unusual international circumstances. We are fully confident that his wisdom and political expertise will con…
Mr. President, allow me first, on behalf of the Arab Group, over which I have the honour to preside, to extend to you our congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We are confident that your expertise and thorough knowledge of international relations will greatly …
Given the problems and challenges of today’s world, the United Arab Emirates is concerned about strengthening the role of the United Nations. We therefore support the relevant draft resolutions relating to the financing of peacekeeping operations. The increase in our country’s assessments is very si…
I should like to extend my thanks and gratitude to Ambassador Ibra Deguène Ka, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and to the members of the Committee, for his valuable report and for the statement he has just made, which reflected very clea…
I should like at the outset to express our gratitude to the Chairman of the Open-ended Working Group and to his two Vice-Chairmen for their tireless efforts aimed at reaching conciliatory solutions to strengthen the role of the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security.…
I begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his report, which contains very important information that can help us in our deliberations on this agenda item, which is of particular importance at the dawn of the third millennium, at a time when humanity is again facing outbreaks of conflict, hostili…
On behalf of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates, I commend United Nations efforts to address the problems of the African continent. I thank the Secretary-General for his report on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa (A/52/871).
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Allow me at the outset to express our appreciation for the efforts of the Secretary-General in his management of the work of the United Nations. We also wish to offer our thanks for his report, contained in document A/55/1, and for the valuable information it contains, which clearly reflects this Or…
I should be pleased if our neighbours and brothers in Iran would translate their words into action, beginning tomorrow. But it is regrettable that the appeal of Iran for dialogue among civilizations which was announced by President Khatami and which we considered a good omen has since more than one …
I have the honour to convey to you, on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, our sincere congratulations and regards on your election to the presidency of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly. We are confident that your experience in international affairs will contribute to the success of t…
Mr. President, allow me to express our appreciation to your predecessor, the Chairman of the Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Related Matters, and his two Vice-Chairmen on the efforts they made to reach a co…
I would like to join previous speakers in welcoming the report of the Secretary-General, which contains extremely important proposals and suggestions on the agenda item concerning dialogue among civilizations. The General Assembly debate on this item coincides with the coming of the third millennium…
This afternoon my colleague, the representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, expressed his support for the position of the United Arab Emirates on the Iranian occupation of the three islands of the United Arab Emirates — Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa. It
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It is a pleasure to thank Ambassador Ibra Deguène Ka, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, for his report and for his tireless efforts, along with the members of the Committee, in informing the international community about the question of Pa…
Allow me at the outset to express my appreciation and gratitude to you, Mr. President, for holding this open debate on the role of the Security Council in the prevention of armed conflicts. Allow me also to express our thanks to the Secretary-General for the role he has played in the maintenance of …
I am particularly pleased to express my thanks to the Secretary-General for the outstanding report he has submitted to us. The report clearly sets out all the numerous humanitarian activities undertaken by the United Nations and its specialized agencies in responding to the growing needs of people w…
