I wish first of all to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his valuable report on cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) (A/55/409). The Egyptian delegation attaches particular importance to the debate on this important agenda item, “Cooperation b…
It did not occur to any participant in the global celebrations in the town of Bethlehem marking the beginning of the third millennium since the birth of Jesus Christ that this town and some adjacent villages would be the scene of such a wave of aggression and military onslaughts by Israel as have be…
I wish at the outset to convey our thanks to the Secretary- General for the comprehensive report (A/55/498) before the Assembly on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity (OAU). The report is of particular importance at a time when increasing responsibilities are…
I would like at the outset to express warm thanks to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his excellent presentation of the annual report of the Agency for 1999. It also gives me great pleasure to congratulate him on his distinct contribut…
Many initiatives and thoughts for supporting development in Africa have been put forward over the years. However, the results have fallen short of realizing the objectives and aspirations that accompanied each and every one of these initiatives. Despite the fact that the development of any society i…
There can be no doubt that the changes that are taking place in international relations and in the global economic framework are giving rise to new opportunities to involve the private sector and civil society in the service of the United Nations with a view to meeting the challenges of the new cent…
I should like to begin by expressing our thanks and appreciation to Mr. Nitin Desai and Mr. John Langmore for their notable efforts in the various fields of social development, including those of poverty eradication, productive labour and social solidarity. Last June, with the special session of the…
I am taking the floor on behalf of the sponsors of draft resolution A/55/L.12 in order to introduce a correction to it before the General Assembly acts on it.
As the item on cooperation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee is a biennial one, it should be inc…
It is my pleasure to introduce the draft resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the Asian- African Legal Consultative Committee (AALCC), since my country assumes the chairmanship of the Committee this year.
Over the past 45 years the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee has …
The representative of Israel criticized Egypt’s observation on the need to abide by the rules of procedure of the General Assembly. He linked that with the Assembly’s decision to resume the tenth emergency special session. We wonder about the connection between the two issues. The resumption by the …
My delegation listened to the statement by Mr. Bustani, the Director-General of the OPCW, and the unilateral view of Egypt included in the statement.
We wish to clarify certain facts regarding those paragraphs of Mr. Bustani’s statement that dealt with the situation in the Middle East.
First, it i…
My delegation has asked for the floor on a point of order to comment on certain procedural matters pertaining to agenda item 8 and to agenda item 181, which is entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons”.
General Assembly document A…
I wish to express my appreciation to Ambassador Martin Andjaba, Permanent Representative of Namibia, for his presentation to the Assembly of the report of the Security Council (A/55/2). The submission of this report is pursuant to Article 15 and Article 24 of the Charter and is an affirmation of the…
At the outset, I wish to express my gratitude to the Secretary- General for his report on the preparatory process for the 2001 special session of the General Assembly for follow-up to the recommendations of the World Summit for Children (A/55/429). I would also like to convey my thanks to the Prepar…
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of October. I trust that, with your abilities and wisdom, you will be able to guide our deliberations on this important and critical issue so that the Council can assume the role of mai…
As is his custom every year, the Secretary-General made it a point to include in his report on the work of the Organization his vision of the most important issues and problems facing the United Nations and the international community. I would like to pay tribute to the comprehensive nature of the r…
I will begin by expressing my total rejection of the accusations levelled at my delegation that our statement was aggressive and offensive. We were the first to extend a hand of peace in the Middle East more than 20 years ago. Ever since then, Egypt has devoted all its efforts and diplomatic potenti…
The General Assembly is discussing today one of its most important agenda items, one which reflects the purposes, the principles and the very being of the United Nations: the culture of peace. We, the peoples of the world, have undertaken to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, and w…
It is a great pleasure for me to convey through you, Sir, to the
President of the General Assembly our sincere congratulations upon his election. I am confident that he will lead the work of this Millennium Assembly most ably.
I should also like to express our sincere appreciation to his predecess…
It is my honour to convey the greetings of President Hosni Mubarak, along with his apologies for being unable to participate in this meeting. At the same time, I wish to convey to the Assembly his views and his thoughts as President of Egypt.
We are at a historic juncture. The world is emerging fro…
