I would like to express our gratitude to Ambassador Richard Ryan, the Permanent Representative of Ireland, for the presentation of the report of the Security Council. That report is submitted in accordance with Articles 15 and 24 of the Charter and reaffirms a principle that the delegation of Egypt …
The General Assembly is meeting today under the shadow of the horrific tragedy that continues to loom large over
this great city and, in fact, over the skies of this friendly country and, I might add, the skies of the entire world. We condemn that crime. The criminal terrorist acts have highlighted…
I should like to extend my thanks to the Secretary- General for his valuable report on the work of the Organization during the past year. I should like also to take this opportunity to thank him for his tireless efforts in the service of the purposes and principles of the United Nations — be they po…
I realize that it is late on a Friday evening and I will therefore address only five points in my country’s statement on the report of the Secretary-General.
First, I entirely agree that the process of restructuring the armed forces and the collection of the small arms that are circulating in the c…
As this is the first time that I take the floor during this session, I would like to say that Egypt condemns the criminal terrorist acts that took place in Washington, New York and Pennsylvania. We express the deepest condolences of the people and Government of Egypt to the American people and the A…
Mr. President, I would like to express our appreciation for your having convened this debate on conflict prevention. The importance of the debate is growing in the minds of many actors throughout the international community. The priority of the issues covered here has also been growing over the last…
Because a headcount is of course unheard of, may I ask the representative of Canada, through the Acting President, if it would be by hand or by call. If, for example, the President calls on Egypt, and we are present, and neither I nor my colleagues say we are present and we just maintain silence, do…
I think it is unheard of to have a headcount. If a delegation is present in the Hall and does not wish to press the button, it means that that delegation does not want its presence to be acknowledged. It is up to a representative whether or not to push the button. If I do not push the button, it mea…
Guided by rule 67 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, I humbly appeal to the Acting President to check whether we have a quorum sufficient for the Assembly to take any action.
I am sorry I have to draw your attention to rule 71 of the rules of procedure, which states, “A representative rising to a point of order may not speak on the substance of the matter under discussion.” We have just heard a discussion of the substance.
I still believe that we have just approved the list. We approved one list, and the second, and we approved the addendum for this list. So I think that we have just approved the list.
I am sorry to be prolonging this, but I still need a clarification as to why this reference to the document has appeared in the Journal, why the Journal is making a clear reference to a certain document. Usually, when we see a reference to a document, it means that we are invited to consider this do…
Yes, you are right, Sir, but the item continues. It says: “HIV/AIDS/CRP.2/Add.2”. This is what we just adopted. Clearly, it says that we are discussing that which we just adopted. So what comes next?
We came here guided by today’s Journal, which is telling us that there are two items on the agenda. The first of these items has already been adopted; the second one has also been adopted. So what is the procedure now? What are we discussing? And how can we discuss something that is not in the agend…
Before the General Assembly adopts the draft resolution entitled “Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime”, the delegation of Egypt would li…
I wish to make a correction. It has been stated that the Fifth Committee was unable to reach a consensus on the examination for the promotion from general service to the Professional category. I should like to indicate in this respect that the General Assembly adopted resolution 53/221 on this issue…
Egypt has always attached great importance to the highly important role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) because of its responsibilities as one of the structures designed to put an end to nuclear proliferation and to provide safeguards. We also attach particular importance to the tec…
Egypt has always been among the first United Nations Members calling for fruitful and useful dialogue among civilizations to promote mutual understanding and establish contacts leading to constructive coexistence and serving humanity in every possible way.
On that basis, I speak before the General …
I would like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to extend to you our thanks for organizing this important meeting devoted to evaluating the progress achieved towards implementing the summit declaration adopted by t…
