At the outset, I would like to thank the President for having convened this plenary meeting. We also thank the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan for his statement and the delegation of Germany for facilitating the negotiations on the draft resolution concerning the situation in Afghanistan (A/…
My delegation had no intention to speak at this debate, but some thoughts expressed during the discussion encouraged us to take the floor.
In accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, Member States conferred upon the Security Council the primary responsibility for the maintenance of intern…
We would like to express our appreciation to the Russian presidency for convening this open debate and to thank all the briefers for their valuable contributions.
The consequences of armed conflict and violence, as well as the erosion of respect for international
humanitarian and international hum…
I would like to make just a few remarks.
We would like to refresh the memory of the Armenian delegation that, in the current negotiations, the principles now under discussion are based on the Helsinki Final Act. The Helsinki Final Act stresses three principles. But somehow the Armenian delegation t…
We are taking the floor to counter the baseless allegations made by the Armenian representative. As all who are present know, the Republic of Armenia unleashed war and used and continues to use force against the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, occupying almost one fifth of our territory, includ…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session and to wish him every
success in discharging his important duties. We are also grateful to Mr. Mogens Lykketoft for all his hard work in presiding o…
I would like to congratulate Malaysia on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August, and commend it for convening this important open debate on children and armed conflict. Our thanks and appreciation also go to all briefers for their valuable contributions.
Az…
At the outset, I would like to thank the French presidency for convening this important open debate, as well as the briefers for their insightful statements. Azerbaijan welcomes the advancement of the protection-of-civilians agenda in the Security Council’s work.
The intentional targeting of civili…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development-GUAM and its member States: Georgia, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and my own country, Azerbaijan.
This year once again, the GUAM member States are presenting a joint position in support of draft reso…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States.
Every year on this day, the United Nations honours and remembers the millions of people who suffered and died in slavery. We pay tribute to those who suffered the cruelty and injustice of the transatlantic slave trade, th…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States.
The Group of Eastern European States welcomes the meeting of the General Assembly in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which is being held under the theme “Challenges and…
Once again, we have witnessed a futile attempt by Armenia to whitewash its ongoing aggression against Azerbaijan. Armenia’s allegation of the non-compliance of Azerbaijan with the relevant resolutions of the Security Council is yet another attempt to present a distorted view of the fundamental docum…
I should like to thank the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for convening this debate and acknowledge the very useful concept note (S/2016/103, annex). We appreciate the briefing given by the Secretary-General.
My delegation endorses the statement delivered by the representatives of the Islamic Rep…
First, I would like to thank the Uruguayan presidency for organizing this open debate on such an important subject.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
I take the floor to resp…
I would first like to thank the Chair and Vice-Chairs of the Second Committee for their leadership of our efforts and for providing all the necessary support for negotiating our adoption of resolution 70/217 and achieving consensus on it.
I would like to reiterate my country’s commitment to the goa…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for having
organized this debate on the situation in Afghanistan. We also thank the German delegation for guiding the consultations on the draft resolution (A/70/L.23). I look forward to its adoption.
Azerbaijan reaffirms its support to peace and recon…
Denial and inconsistency have become a common and predictable pattern of behaviour for the Armenian delegation. It denies the occupation, while its country’s leadership takes pride in its personal involvement in the seizure of Azerbaijani lands. It claims that the puppet separatist regime establishe…
My delegation takes the floor to exercise its right of reply to the comments made by the delegation of Armenia.
I would first categorically reject the allegations made against my country by the representative of Armenia. Azerbaijan’s commitment to counter terrorism and to humanitarian principles is…
Allow me at the outset to express our appreciation for the convening of this timely meeting of such critical importance.
Day by day, our world is becoming more fragile, as the humanitarian consequences of ongoing conflicts remain tremendously high. The recent refugee crisis is of a magnitude not se…
It has become a feature of Armenian policy to level accusations at a country whose territory it continues to occupy and whose civilians it has brutally massacred and continues to kill on a daily basis. It is unfortunate that the forum that the Security Council provides has once again been abused for…
