Allow me to start by thanking Peru for organizing today’s open debate.
I would first like to underscore that Bulgaria fully aligns itself with the statement made earlier on behalf of the European Union (EU).
The Government of Bulgaria has identified youth engagement in peace and security as one of…
I would first like to thank the Italian presidency for organizing today’s open debate.
Bulgaria aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union on behalf of its member countries.
Trafficking in persons is a grave human rights violation and a highly lucrativ…
Allow me to begin by expressing my gratitude to the President for convening this important annual debate. I would also like to welcome Mr. Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and his participation today. I would also like to thank the Permanent Mission of Germa…
Bulgaria aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union (see A/72/PV.24).
The Government of Bulgaria is strongly committed to preventing and combating trafficking in persons, prosecuting the traffickers and protecting and assisting the victims. Bulgaria emphasizes the i…
Bulgaria aligns itself with the statement just made by the observer of the European Union. I would now like to make a few remarks in my national capacity.
Bulgaria welcomes the report (A/71/864) of the Secretary-General and endorses the proposed multisectoral and multi-stakeholder approaches underp…
First, I thank the United Kingdom for organizing today’s debate.
Bulgaria aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union (EU).
Trafficking in persons is a gross violation of human rights and also one of the most serious and lucrative forms of transnational organized crime wi…
At the outset, I should like to express the sincere condolences of the Government of Bulgaria in connection with
the passing of an outstanding diplomat and human being, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, Ambassador Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin.
(spoke in Engl…
Bulgaria thanks Sweden for convening this debate on a subject that is very relevant and timely. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing outlining his
vision on how to take the work of the United Nations on prevention forward.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement…
Allow me to begin by thanking Spain for organizing this open debate on such a timely and pertinent issue. I would also like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and both teams, in New York and in Madrid, on an exemplary job done in leading the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolu…
Allow me to begin by expressing my gratitude to the President for convening this important annual debate on the situation in Afghanistan. I wish to the Permanent Mission of Germany for all its efforts, culminating in the consensus draft resolution on the situation in Afghanistan (A/71/L.13), which B…
I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States.
It is with sadness that we learned about the untimely passing away of His Excellency Mr. John William Ashe, President of the General Assembly at its sixty- eighth session. On behalf of the members of the Group of…
It is my privilege to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States and to extend my warmest congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Peter Thomson of Fiji on his election as President of the General Assembly for its seventy-first session.
Ambassador Thomson’s extensiv…
Bulgaria aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union (see A/70/PV.99). I would like to add a few remarks in my national capacity.
Bulgaria welcomes the report of the Secretary- General entitled “On the fast track to ending the AIDS epidemic” (A/70/811) and firmly supp…
My delegation associates itself with the statement of the European Union delivered earlier by the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights. I would like to add some remarks in my national capacity, echoing some of the sentiments expressed earlier in the ideas of the Secretary-General a…
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. But on this day, we also need to make a pledge to intensify our efforts to eliminate the remnants o…
I would first of all like to thank all previous speakers for their moving words about Nelson Mandela. He is a shining example of human dignity for millions of people across the world and, if I may say, my personal hero.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States. W…
At the outset my delegation would like to join the others in thanking the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting. My delegation would like to express its appreciation to the Chinese presidency of the Security Council for introducing the annual report of the Security Council to …
Allow me to first convey the profound gratitude of the Government of Bulgaria for this tribute to the memory of the late President of the General Assembly at its forty-seventh session and former Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mr. Stoyan Ganev. I thank Assembly members for …
On behalf of the Group of Eastern European States, I would like to extend our deepest condolences to the Government and the people of Malawi on the passing away of His Excellency Mr. Bingu Wa Mutharika, the President of the Republic of Malawi since 2004, the Chairperson of the African Union in 2010 …
On behalf of the delegation of Bulgaria, I would like to announce that our nominated candidate, Ms. Tsvetana Kamenova, withdraws her candidature for the position.
I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate all those who have been elected and to wish them every success in their futur…
