At the outset, I congratulate the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on oceans and the law of the sea, and the Division for Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea for its contribution to supporting the work of States Members of the United Nations on this agenda item.
More than a decade has pa…
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of November. We wish you every success.
My delegation is always grateful for the opportunity to participate whenever the Security
Council deliberates the agenda item on Timor-Leste, …
Allow me at the outset to express my delegation’s deep condolences to the Government and people of Palestine with regard to the passing away of President Yasser Arafat today.
My delegation wishes to express our sincere appreciation for the reports of the Secretary-General on humanitarian assistance…
I join you today as Chairman of the Group of Asian States to pay tribute to President Yasser Arafat, who passed away on 11 November 2004 at 3.30 a.m., Paris time.
We join the Palestinian people in mourning his death and regret that he did not live to see the birth of an independent Palestine. As th…
I stand here in deep humility today as the chairman of the Group of Asian
States for the month of November to pay tribute to the memory of His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al- Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates, who departed this world two days ago.
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Na…
Having listened with great interest to the comprehensive statement delivered by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), who has highlighted the work done and the developments that have taken place concerning the IAEA during 2003-2004, my delegation would like to take t…
The General Assembly once again finds itself addressing the issue of the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba. In this regard, Indonesia wishes to associate itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representati…
I am delivering this statement on behalf of Ambassador Adiyatwidi Adiwoso Asmady, who is not able to be with us this afternoon.
On behalf of my delegation, let me first of all congratulate the Secretary-General for his report, contained in document A/59/274, on progress achieved in realizing the co…
It is my pleasure, as the current Chairman of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO), to introduce the agenda item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization”.
It was a matter of pride for AALCO and its member States tha…
Sir, allow me at the outset to commend the Chairman of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), Mr. Adigun Ade Abiodun of Nigeria, and the members of the Bureau for their substantive contributions and to assure them of my delegation’s full support and cooperation in the present de…
It is my privilege to associate myself with previous speakers who expressed appreciation for the Secretary-General’s report, entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: second consolidated report on progress in implementation and international support” (A/59/206).
I, too, wish to associate …
It is a pleasure for my delegation to welcome the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly, contained in document A/59/2, which provides a brief overview of the Council’s activities in the past year in the area of international peace and security.
This meeting is always a good opportu…
The delegation of Indonesia is pleased to welcome the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization (A/59/1), which is his annual statement of the response of our Organization to international developments during the year. This report will serve as a good basis for our deliberation…
The delegation of Indonesia would like to express its appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this joint debate, which is an opportunity to discuss the subject of the revitalization of the General Assembly.
The purpose of the debate is unquestionably to re-establish the role of the Genera…
My delegation begs your indulgence to take the floor to exercise its right of reply, particularly with reference to the earlier statement by the delegation of Vanuatu.
In its earlier intervention, the delegation of Vanuatu once again and incorrectly raised the status of West Papua, which is unquest…
I am pleased to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. May I also pay tribute to your predecessor, Mr. Julian Robert Hunte of Saint Lucia, for having ably presided over our deliberations during the previous session of the General Asse…
Allow me at the outset, on behalf of my delegation, to express our sincere appreciation to you, Sir, and the members of the Security Council for convening this public meeting on the report of the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) regarding its …
Thank you, Mr. President, for giving my delegation this opportunity to participate in the Security Council’s consideration of the agenda item on the situation in Timor-Leste. Our congratulations go to you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. My delegation would also li…
I would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation for the convening of this open meeting of the Security Council to review the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) over the past three months. We would like to express our appreciation to Ambassador Konuzin, Chairman o…
The situation in the Middle East is of tremendous importance to Indonesia. I therefore wish to thank you once again, Sir, for having given me the floor to express our views during the General Assembly’s consideration of this agenda item.
Before I continue, I also wish to express our appreciation to…
