Allow me at the outset to welcome, on behalf of the delegation of Egypt, His Excellency President Elias Hraoui of Lebanon. Allow me also to reaffirm the solidarity of the Government and people of Egypt with Lebanon and our support for the strong and comprehensive statement made by the President at y…
At the outset, the delegation of Egypt wishes to pay tribute to the International Commission of Inquiry for its efforts to investigate violations regarding the infiltration of weapons across the Great Lakes region, in the centre of Africa. We
Similarly, we commend those Governments that cooperated …
At last, eight days after the beginning of the Israeli aggression against Lebanon, the Security Council has met to adopt a resolution calling for an immediate cessation of military operations which are a flagrant aggression against a country which was a founder Member of the United Nations.
Before …
Public administration is one of the main pillars of development. In addition, it is the principal means by which government responds to the wishes and desires of peoples. Hence, the delegation of Egypt studied with great interest the report of the United Nations Secretary-General on public administr…
The mere fact that the Security Council is meeting twice in one day to consider Israeli measures against two Arab peoples is a source of grave concern. That concern is all the greater when we recall that there is an ongoing peace process to settle the Arab-Israeli conflict. This began in Madrid and …
The Security Council is meeting today to consider measures whose inherent dangers go beyond Israel’s siege against the Palestinian people, and whose effects add another to a series of Israeli violations of the rules of international law, as well as of Security Council resolutions and commitments ent…
The Security Council is meeting today to take action on the draft resolution contained in document S/1996/221, by which it would establish a mechanism for monitoring Iraqi imports and exports, pursuant to paragraph 7 of resolution 715 (1991), which called for cooperation between the sanctions Commit…
The Security Council has just adopted a very sensitive resolution concerning the withdrawal of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) from that country, a fraternal African country that has witnessed one of the most terrible human tragedies in contemporary history. Like the wide-r…
Allow me, Mr. President, to begin by expressing our warmest congratulations to you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for March. I should also like to express our confidence that your wide diplomatic experience and renowned wisdom will enable you to discharge fully the responsibilit…
Allow me at the outset to express the appreciation and the admiration of my delegation, Madam President, for the sterling leadership qualities you have so competently demonstrated throughout this month. I would like at the outset to express my thanks to the Secretary-General for his report, which gi…
The delegation of Egypt congratulates you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are confident that your well-known diplomatic skills will enable you to discharge your responsibilities with full success. We wish also to convey our appreciation to your…
The unanimous adoption by the Security Council a few minutes ago of resolution 1044 (1996) must send a clear, unambiguous message to the Government of the Sudan: that the international community, as represented by the Security Council, is resolute in its support for the implementation of all the dec…
The draft resolution before the Security Council today on the situation in Burundi reflects the grave concern of the international community over the very fragile conditions in that country, which is friendly towards Egypt and enjoys bonds with it that date back to the dawn of history.
The adoption…
I should like first to welcome Mr. Kromah, Member of the Collective Presidency of the Liberian National Transitional Government, and to thank him for his extremely complete report, which we all followed with great interest.
The Council's special meeting last week to study the fifteenth progress rep…
The Egyptian delegation would like at the outset to extend its thanks to you, Sir, for convening this meeting, which establishes a very good precedent, one that will definitely contribute to further transparency in the work of the Security Council.
The delegation of Egypt also welcomes both the pre…
Allow me, Sir, to begin Egypt's first statement since its admission to membership in the Security Council by expressing our pleasure at seeing you preside over the work of the Council for this month. We are confident that thanks to your well-known diplomatic abilities and wide experience, the Counci…
I should like, at the outset, to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to express the appreciation of the delegation of Egypt for the important role that you have been playing in your high post — a role underscored by your high diplomatic skills.
Al…
The delegation of Egypt wishes, at the outset, to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report contained in document A/50/737 on emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of Afghanistan. We would also like to commend all the efforts made by the Uni…
Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the Security Council. We are all aware of your sagacity and of your great leadership skills which are the best guarantee that the Council’s activities will be successful under your presidency. We also extend our thank…
The importance attached by the United Nations to the problem of mine clearance is a clear
In resolution 49/215 the General Assembly welcomed the establishment by the Secretary-General of a voluntary trust fund to finance and facilitate the launching of mine-clearance operations. The Assembly also e…