Let me start by thanking Ambassador Juan Somavía, Permanent Representative of Chile and President of the Security Council for the month of October, for his comprehensive presentation of the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly this year.
Allow me also to thank the Security Council…
The consideration of the situation in Angola by the Security Council today once again indicates that the peace process has entered a delicate stage that endangers the achievements of the past two years, due to UNITA’s dragging its feet in the implementation of its obligations under the Lusaka Protoc…
For the third year in a row, the General Assembly is debating agenda item 29, “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union”, in order to consider the contributions that have been and will be made by the two organizations. The aim is to promote this cooperation so as to e…
The Security Council is meeting today to consider the reports submitted by UNSCOM and by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in order to follow up on the Security Council resolutions concerning Iraq and to examine whether Iraq has discharged its obligations vis-à- vis these two authorities…
I should like to state at the outset that the Egyptian delegation supports the statement made by the representative of Tanzania as Chairman of the Group of 77 and China.
It is clear that the promotion of social development has become an important and basic objective in today’s world. Similarly, sup…
Mr. President, to you and your friendly country, I am pleased to extend my warmest congratulations on your election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly. Your expertise on United Nations and world issues will undoubtedly assist you in wisely discharging the work of the General A…
I was extremely happy during the last few days to be among those who welcomed you, Madam President, during your first trip to the Middle East. Your visit succeeded in introducing a distinguished personality who is deeply appreciated, and it raised hopes for a balanced policy and an active co-sponsor…
The fact that the Security Council is once again dealing
The delegation of Egypt has carefully studied the report (S/1997/640) of the Secretary-General on the situation in Angola. We would like to express our appreciation for the efforts made by the Secretary- General, by his Special Representative…
At the outset I would like to express the appreciation of the delegation of Egypt for the efforts that have been made by the countries participating in the multinational protection force, which is playing a significant interim role in restoring security and stability in Albania. Appreciation is part…
Egypt has followed with grave concern the development of events in the Central African Republic since the beginning of the first military mutiny in 10 April 1996. That mutiny and the events that followed it during the months of May and November of 1996 led to a grave political split which had seriou…
I would like at the outset to extend my thanks to the Secretary-General for the important recommendations and valuable remarks contained in his latest progress report on the situation in Angola. I would also like to express our most profound appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretar…
I should first like to express the appreciation of the Egyptian delegation for the spirit of constructive cooperation in which the consultations took place leading to the text on which we will vote today. The new text takes into account the numerous comments that we made, and those put forward by ot…
At the outset, allow me to express my satisfaction at the Council’s meeting today under the presidency of the Republic of Korea. We wish to thank you, Sir, for convening this general debate on the subject of protection
The Government of Egypt fully appreciates the activities of many humanitarian ag…
It has been more than four years since the Security Council adopted resolution 794 (1992), when the humanitarian situation in Somalia demanded the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping force to create a climate propitious for humanitarian assistance. Today, more than two years after the withdr…
The inauguration on 11 April 1997 of the Government of Unity and National Reconciliation in Angola is undoubtedly an important positive development and is welcomed by Egypt. We should also like to welcome other recent political achievements in Angola. The most important of these are, perhaps, the ar…
At the outset, I should like to express the sincere appreciation of the delegation of Egypt to the Secretary-General for his most recent report, presented to both the General Assembly and the Security Council, on developments in the situation in Afghanistan over the past three months. I should also …
The Council is discussing the question of Liberia. This is in line with the hopes raised at the last ministerial meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Committee of Nine, held at Monrovia on 13 and 14 February, that the Liberian factions would meet their commitments under …
I cannot accept a statement made in the Security Council that says that bringing to the Council a matter relating to the maintenance of international peace and security in the Middle East — at any time — would be a blatant misuse of the Security Council.
We 15 members, regardless of how we voted to…
Today, for the second time in two weeks, the Security Council has convened to vote on a draft resolution calling for an end to activities begun by Israel to build a new settlement in the Jabal Abu Ghneim area to the south of East Jerusalem in particular, and for an end to Israeli settlement activiti…
In behalf of the Group of African States here in New York, I wish to express the Group’s sincere condolences to the people and Government of the People’s Republic of China upon the death of their leader Mr. Deng Xiaoping.
With his passing, China has lost an important living symbol and leader who pl…
