At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s highly relevant and timely debate.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union and would like to add the following remarks.
The latest scientific data suggest tha…
It is my honour to speak today on behalf of the sponsors of the draft resolution entitled “Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin”, contained in document A/73/L.54.
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary- General and the Director-General of UNESCO for the …
Greece aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the European Union, and I would now like to make some further comments in my national capacity.
First, we want to thank the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, for his comprehensive briefing. We also tha…
Three years ago, when I first had the honour of addressing the General Assembly in a plenary meeting (see A/70/ PV.22), I emphasized that Greece was at the forefront of three overlapping international crises. Those crises have had a severe impact on Greek society, its economy and the country’s diplo…
I come from a country far away from that of Nelson Mandela. Nevertheless,
our civilization inspired the democratic ideals that he fought for and was ready to risk his life for. In the century that has passed, it was Nelson Mandela who inspired those democratic ideals and kept them alive under the m…
Allow me to commend the Swedish presidency for organizing today’s debate, as well as for its excellent work so far on this sensitive issue. I also wish to congratulate all Council members on the adoption of resolution 2427 (2018).
Greece fully aligns itself with the statement delivered by the obser…
Allow me at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate, since the plethora of crises and ever-increasing challenges in the Middle East and North Africa are of great interest to and effect, directly or indirectly, all of us.
We would like to align ourselves with the statement…
Greece would like to commend Poland for convening this high-level meeting. This open debate is timely and topical, taking into account the ever-increasing challenges to the fundamental principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.
As a general remark I would like to point o…
Before I became a politician, I was a journalist. I remember that on one side was a pile of resolutions and decisions of the United Nations and on the other, a pile of war and tensions. Nothing has changed since then.
On behalf of the Hellenic Republic, I would like to thank the President of the Ge…
I would like first of all to thank the Japanese presidency of the Security Council for having organized this open debate on addressing complex contemporary challenges to international peace and security. It is indeed a crucial issue that is at the core of the primary responsibility of the Security C…
Dating back to the eighth century before the common era, the ancient Olympic Games were a force for peace and solidarity among ancient Greek city-States, which would declare a truce for a period of seven days before the beginning and after the end of the Games. The ultimate goal was the peaceful con…
I would first like to thank the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba, for her excellent work. I would also like to express my appreciation to the French presidency of the Security Council for organizing today’s open debate. France has contributed significantly t…
Greece wishes to express its appreciation to the President of the International Court of Justice, His Excellency Judge Ronny Abraham, for his comprehensive report (A/72/4) on the judicial activities of the Court over the past 12 months.
Greece also takes the opportunity to commend the Court, as the…
First of all, I would like to wish every success to the new Secretary-General, Mr. Guterres, and reaffirm our full support for his work.
Allow me also to congratulate you, Sir, on both your election to the office of President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session and on the choice o…
As a European Union frontline country, Greece welcomes today’s exchange of views to raise global awareness of the tragedies of irregular migration in the Mediterranean, with an emphasis on Syrian asylum-seekers. Greece aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the Europea…
I too would like to commend and to congratulate the United Kingdom on its initiative in organizing this open debate.
Greece aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union and wishes to add the following.
Human trafficking and modern slavery are indeed global crime…
I would like to join others in expressing condolences to Russia in connection with the assassination of its Ambassador in Ankara, and to Germany in connection with the victims of the terrorist attack in Berlin.
I wish to congratulate Spain for having organized this open debate. Greece aligns itself…
Greece aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union (see A/71/PV.58). We would like to state the following regarding our position on resolution 71/130, entitled “The situation in the Syrian Arab Republic”.
We joined Canada and 72 States Members of the Uni…
Regarding the way that the representative of the Russian Federation referred to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, my delegation would like to remind the Assembly that pursuant to Security Council resolution 817 (1993) and the subsequent General Assembly resolution 47/225, dated 27 April 199…
In 2015, we celebrated the seventieth anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the United Nations in San Francisco by reflecting on the challenges facing us as an international community and our capacity to resolve them. A year later, the challenges and problems still persist and the same questi…
