Today, Georgia presents a draft resolution (A/62/L.45) that emphasizes the right, necessity and urgency of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Abkhazia, Georgia, to return to their homes and places of original residence, despite the lack of positive developments in the political se…
On behalf of the Group of Eastern European States, I address this meeting of the General Assembly in order to convey our condolences and pay a tribute to the late Prime Minister of Armenia, Mr. Andranik Margaryan, who passed away on 25 March.
The members of the Group of Eastern European States exte…
I am honoured to address this special meeting of the General Assembly on the two hundredth anniversary of the abolition of transatlantic slave trade on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States.
The spring of 1807, two hundred years ago, marked the beginning of a new era and a new internationa…
I just want to clarify one thing. Does the rejection of paragraph 52 of the report of the General Committee mean that item 42 of the provisional agenda will be included in the agenda of the sixty-first session?
I should like to make only a few remarks. First, this is not a new item; it was discussed yesterday in the General Committee, which did not support it. However, we, the fully independent, sovereign States of Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova (GUAM), have brought the issue of p…
I welcome the opportunity to appear here before the sixty-first session of the General Assembly to underline the importance that the States members of the GUAM Group (Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine) attach to the inclusion of the agenda item on protracted conflicts in the G…
Is it the President’s suggestion that the General Assembly adopt every recommendation made yesterday by the General Committee? If that is the case, then I have an objection, especially as regards item 42 of the provisional agenda.
On behalf of the Georgian nation and its President, Mikheil Saakashvili, I would like to reaffirm our appreciation for the efforts of the United Nations in its role of enhancing the peace, prosperity and well-being of humankind.
In terms of HIV/AIDS, Georgia is a low- prevalence but simultaneously …
We welcome the adoption of the resolution establishing the Human Rights Council. We would very much like to thank you, Mr. President, and the Co-Chairmen, Ambassadors Arias and Kumalo, for the tireless work. Georgia is very much in favour of the Human Rights Council, and we will do everything we can…
The Georgian delegation wishes to welcome the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development as a much- needed step towards placing migration issues on the international agenda.
In today’s world of globalization and interdependency, every country is affected to a certain extent by t…
First, I would like to express my gratitude to the United Nations, the world’s most important organization, and to Secretary- General Kofi Annan for giving young people of many countries the opportunity to speak before the Assembly on youth problems and how to solve them.
The Anti-drug Society, of …
I should first like to congratulate Mr. Jan Eliasson on his election as President at the sixtieth session of the General Assembly. I assure him of my delegation’s full support for the important work to be accomplished at this session. I would also like to extend my gratitude to His Excellency Mr. Je…
I have the honour of introducing draft resolution A/59/L.66 on behalf of the following sponsors: the Central African Republic, the Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, the Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia and Tajikistan.
At the outset, I wish to express my sincere thanks to you, President Ping, for exercis…
On behalf of the Government of Georgia, I should like to join previous speakers in expressing our sincere sympathy upon the sad passing of His Excellency Mr. Gnassingbé Eyadema, President of Togo, and of His Excellency Mr. Sami Kronfol, Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations, and …
Allow me to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, and the other members of the Security Council for the opportunity to address the Council to share with members the latest developments in Georgia and to discuss some of the most difficult issues facing my nation, particularly in Abkhazia, Georgia.
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Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly. Allow me also to express our heartfelt appreciation to Mr. Jan Kavan for his outstanding leadership during the previous session. I would also like to pay tribute to Mr. …
I would like to express my delegation’s gratitude to you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting of the Security Council, as it provides for broad participation of the States from the regional groups in the discussion of this issue that is important for the entire international community.
The ex…
Let me express deep concern over the current situation in Iraq, in particular its humanitarian implications. We are saddened that the coalition was compelled to use force as a last resort to address the Iraqi regime’s non-compliance, for over 12 years, with the demands of Security Council resolution…
My delegation has taken the floor to explain its vote before the vote on draft resolution A/57/L.72, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)”. Georgia has always been vocal in supporting similar resolutions in previous years…
Allow me to begin by extending my warmest congratulations to you –– my colleague Mr. Jan Kavan — on his election as President of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly.
I cannot but remember the tragedy of 11 September 2001, the anniversary of which we commemorated just a few days ago. T…
