I am grateful for the opportunity to make a statement in exercise of the right of reply in connection to the statement made by the distinguished representative of Djibouti.
The Government of Djibouti has been engaged in a public campaign against Eritrea for quite some time. That has continued today…
Let me begin by congratulating our sisterly country the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and you personally, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. I express our confidence that your long-standing diplomatic skills and leadership will lead us t…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, and the members of the Security Council for the opportunity accorded to my delegation to
participate in this meeting of the Council requested by His Excellency Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti, in connection with the so-called Djibou…
I take the floor in exercise of the right of reply in connection with the statement made by the representative of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia has made several false and unsubstantiated allegations against Eritrea, and in the interest of time I am not going to honour them by responding to each one. Furthermo…
I wish to take this opportunity to warmly congratulate Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. He has the full support of my delegation, and I wish him every success as he guides the important deliberations of the session at this…
In the interests of time, I will read a shortened version of my statement. I kindly request that the full text be circulated in the Council Chamber.
I wish to thank the presidency and the Council for according my delegation the opportunity to share its views on the current developments between Erit…
Allow me at the outset to thank the President, on behalf of the Eritrean delegation, for convening this high-level review meeting on HIV/AIDS.
Eight years ago, world representatives convened in this Hall to address one of the most serious threats to human well-being, that is, the spread of HIV/AIDS…
Henry Ford, a great American industrialist and a name known to us all, once said, “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success”. The coming together of our leaders in September 2000, when they declared the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), was the beg…
I wish to add my voice to those of delegations that have expressed their profound condolences to the Government and people of Algeria for the lives lost during the terrorist attacks.
Children deserve the utmost attention and care that we can provide, and for that reason my delegation is honoured to…
Allow me to extend my congratulations to Mr. Srgjan Kerim on his election to
the high office of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. I would also like to recognize Sheikha Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa of Bahrain for her distinguished service as President of the Assembly at its s…
I am taking the floor to briefly state Eritrea’s position on the agenda item under discussion, namely Taiwan’s representation at the United Nations. My delegation supports the statement made by the Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China. In that regard, the State of Eritrea wishe…
On behalf of the Government and people of the State of Eritrea, I avail myself of this opportunity to extend to Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, and to the Government and people of the Kingdom of Bahrain, my sincere congratulations on her election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-first s…
Following your appeal for brevity, Madam President, my delegation simply wishes to endorse fully the views expressed by the representative of the People’s Republic of China. Yesterday, when agenda items 41 and 155 were brought before the General Committee, my delegation was present.
Madam President…
Allow me to congratulate the President on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. I wish to
assure him and his colleagues in the Bureau of my delegation’s support as he guides our deliberations. Allow me also to thank his predecessor, Mr. Jean Ping of Gabon, for h…
I deliver this statement on behalf of the late Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Eritrea, His Excellency Mr. Ali Said Abdella, who passed away on 28 August 2005. Mr. Abdella had been designated to head the Eritrean delegation to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session, and would have …
The Millennium Development Goals represent a consensus among nations, including my own, on a core agenda for development. The central objective of the Millennium Development Goals is the eradication or reduction of poverty, one of the most crucial issues of humanity of our time. In the Goals, there …
The Eritrean delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration, contained in documents A/59/282 and Corr.1.
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Qatar on behalf of the Group of 77 and …
The delegation of the State of Eritrea would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the follow-up to the United Nations special session on children, which is contained in document A/59/274.
The report notes the progress made and the obstacles overcome by States in the formulation and…
The Eritrean delegation takes this opportunity to extend its gratitude to the Secretary- General for the progress report on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), contained in document A/59/206.
African States overwhelmingly adopted NEPAD as a comprehensive framework and programme of…
I am taking the floor to formally withdraw the candidature of the State of Eritrea for membership in the Security Council in favour of the United Republic of Tanzania. The Government of Eritrea takes this decision in spite of the legitimacy of its candidature based on the criteria of the hallowed tr…
