Earlier this morning, the Foreign Minister of Denmark, in his capacity as President of the European Union, made a statement with which we agree. I therefore wish only to make some additional remarks.
Greece welcomes the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) as an African-led initiative t…
The challenges we face at the beginning of the twenty-first century are immense. We are facing terrible poverty; crises and wars; millions of refugees; the hideous face of terrorism; trafficking in human beings, arms and drugs; and regions decimated by disease as we continue to destroy the earth’s e…
It is a great honour for me to take the floor on the draft resolution presented today in the plenary under agenda item 23, entitled “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”.
The draft resolution, introduced by the United States, the country hosting the 2002 Olympic…
It is an honour for me to take the floor in order to introduce a draft resolution on the return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin, tabled by Greece under agenda item 33.
The draft resolution we are presenting today, without reference to a main committee, has been before…
Allow me to congratulate the President, Mr. Han Seung-soo, on his election and also to express my deep appreciation to his predecessor, Mr. Holkeri, for his excellent work during the past year.
The nations that constitute this Organization are today attempting to draft a comprehensive convention ag…
I would like to align myself with the statement of the Presidency of the European Union and join previous speakers in condemning the horrendous terrorist attacks, of an unprecedented scale, that shook New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania on 11 September. Our deepest sympathy goes to the…
I would like, on behalf of the Group of Western European and Other States, to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session. Indeed, I hope to have another, more propitious opportunity to welcome you in the future.
I would like, on behalf of…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of my Government on the situation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. I would like to associate myself with the statement of the European Union delivered by the Permanent Representative of Sweden, Ambassador Schori.
I wish to welcome the presence of Mr…
I would like first of all, Mr. President, to thank your predecessor, the Foreign Minister of Namibia, His Excellency Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, Chairman of the Open-ended Working Group, and his two Vice-Chairmen, Ambassador John de Saram of Sri Lanka and Ambassador Hans Dahlgren of Sweden, for their exce…
I express my sincere congratulations to the President on his election. I am certain his qualities and skills will bring a successful conclusion to the fifty-fifth session. May I also extend congratulations to Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, his predecessor, on what he achieved. Finally, I endorse the European…
The twentieth century has bequeathed to us admirable achievements in almost all fields of human activity. In 100 years, the world has achieved unprecedented results in the sciences, technology and communication. It has developed and refined ideas and practices on social cohesion, democratic governan…
On behalf of my Government, I would like to express our deepest appreciation to all Member States for the valuable support rendered to the resolution just adopted. Their constructive participation during informal consultations on the draft text made possible its adoption today by consensus for the f…
On behalf of the sponsors and as agreed during informal consultations on document A/54/L.47/Rev.1, I would like to make the following oral correction: the fourth preambular paragraph should follow the fifth preambular paragraph, in order to have a consistent chronological order of all relevant conve…
It is an honour for me to take the floor in order to introduce to the plenary Assembly a draft resolution on the return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin, submitted for the first time by Greece, under agenda item 24.
Draft resolutions like the one we are presenting toda…
I would like at the outset to extend our most sincere condolences to the people and the Government of Italy, as well as to the family of the late Amintore Fanfani.
It is a great honour for me to take the floor on the Olympic Truce, an old but still very contemporary concept, under agenda item 22, e…
It is an honour for me to take the floor in order to introduce to the plenary Assembly a humanitarian resolution entitled “Emergency response to disasters”, submitted jointly by the Permanent Missions of Greece and Turkey under agenda item 20 (a).
The catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey in A…
It is an honour and a pleasure for me to briefly take the floor in order to introduce draft resolution A/54/L.8 on the granting of observer status in the General Assembly for the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization. Greece has submitted this draft resolution, under item 168 of the agenda, in…
I should like to express my most sincere congratulations to Mr. Gurirab on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. It is significant that his country, which gained independence as a result of the struggle of its people and the successful efforts of this Organization, …
I wish first to extend to the President my warm congratulations on his assumption of the conduct of the current session. Uruguay has indeed a major role to play in international developments, both at the regional and the international level.
I also wish to congratulate the current President’s prede…
Let me first of all express my appreciation for the work accomplished during your month’s term in your high office. May I also congratulate on this occasion your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Gabon.
My delegation subscribes to the statement delivered by the representative of the Unit…
