As a matter of principle, Greece believes that every State has the prerogative to request an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on issues of importance and relevance to international law. We would also like to stress that we recognize and respect the authority and competence of t…
Sophocles said that all mankind is subject to error. We are gathered here in this Assembly in order to limit the scope of those errors and to ensure respect for the mandate of the United Nations. My Government fully agrees with the objectives and ideas expressed by President Nicolas Sarkozy as Presi…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the members of the Group of Western European and other States. It is with deep sorrow that we mourn the passing of His Excellency Mr. Levy Patrick Mwanawasa, late President of the Republic of Zambia.
On behalf of the Western European and other States Group, I…
General Assembly resolution 62/178 expressly encouraged Member States to include parliamentarians in their delegations to this high-level meeting. As a member of the Hellenic Parliament, it is an honour for me to head my country’s delegation.
Greece associates itself with the statement made yesterd…
We congratulate the President of the General Assembly for organizing this important debate. Let me emphasize that Greece supports the statement made by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the European Union.
Climate change is one of the greatest and certainly most complex challenges that th…
It is a great honour for me to take the floor on agenda item 45 (b) in order to express my country’s wholehearted support for draft resolution A/62/L.2.
Four years ago, Greece presented a similar resolution as it was preparing for the 2004 Athens Olympics. This year, it is China’s turn to keep the …
The great challenges and problems, both global and regional, call for urgent and coherent responses. The responsibilities and the role of the United Nations in raising awareness and in providing unity of direction are now greater and more important. That is exactly why compliance with United Nations…
I would like to take the floor in order to support the statement made by the representative of the People’s Republic of China and the position expressed therein in favour of upholding the decision taken the day before yesterday in the General Committee not to include the item in question in the agen…
With regard to your reference to the country of origin of the next speaker, I would like to point out the following.
The Security Council, by its resolution 817 (1993), has recommended, and the General Assembly, by its resolution 47/225 of 8 April 1993, has decided that that country will be provisi…
I would like to thank Special Representative Ibrahima Fall for his comprehensive and thorough briefing on the Second Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. Our thanks go also to Ambassador Mulamula for her statement, along with our best wishes for success in her new job. G…
I take this opportunity to share with you some personal observations concerning the two Sanctions Committees that I have had the honour to chair for the past two years, namely, the Côte d’Ivoire Sanctions Committee and the Sudan Sanctions Committee. As Chair of the Informal Working Group on General …
Greece co- sponsored the present resolution because we believe that it is a positive first step in addressing concerns regarding the need to establish procedural fairness within the current system of delisting procedures. In our view, by allowing individuals and entities listed to have direct access…
Allow me, first of all, to express my gratitude to the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda — Judge Fausto Pocar, Judge Erik Møse, Ms. Carla Del Ponte and Mr. Hassan Bubacar Jallow — for updating the Council on new developments s…
Today is the last time that Greece will participate, in its capacity as a non- permanent member of the Security Council, in a meeting on an issue of the utmost importance for my country: Cyprus. I would therefore like to take this opportunity to express my country’s most heartfelt appreciation, firs…
Greece would like to make a statement in explanation of vote on the resolution just adopted on the question of Western Sahara, on which we voted in favour. In that regard, we would like to reiterate, as is mentioned in the resolution, that the lack of progress in the settlement of the dispute on Wes…
I join others in welcoming the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Joachim Rücker, and thank him for his presentation. I welcome the presence of the President of the Coordinating Centre of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija, Ms. Sanda Raskovic-Ivic, and I also welcome P…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s thematic debate of the Security Council on sustainable peace in the Middle East, under the leadership of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar.
I would also like to thank and commend the Secretar…
At the 2005 World Summit, our leaders expressed their support for the early reform and expansion of the Security Council as an essential element in the overall effort to reform the United Nations in order to reflect today’s realities. To date, there has not been any substantial progress on this matt…
I wish to thank Ambassador Ashraf Qazi for his lucid and comprehensive briefing on the activities of the United Nations in Iraq and on recent developments in that country. I would also like to thank Ambassador Jackie Wolcott Sanders for her briefing on the activities of the Multinational Force in Ir…
I would like to thank Sir, for convening this very important meeting. I would also like to thank the Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Egeland, for his informative briefing. I would like to take this opportunity to express to him our sincere appreciation for his dedication and hard work in addressing all…
