I am taking the floor to explain our position on the inclusion of agenda item 65, entitled “The situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine”, on the agenda of the General Assembly at its upcoming session. We would like to reiterate our previous position that debating multifaceted is…
Today I am taking the floor to exercise my right of reply with regard to the statement by the representative of Argentina, which left my delegation with no choice but to briefly touch on his nonsensical comment regarding the status of the Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization. W…
Let me congratulate you, Mr. President, on your country’s presidency of the Security Council this month. I thank the briefers for their briefings today.
Afghanistan is passing through a critical juncture. Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have fled their country; nearly 600,000 others have become in…
We welcome the holding of this meeting of the General Assembly. We commend Kazakhstan’s initiative in promoting the International Day against Nuclear Tests.
This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the opening of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty for signature, demonstrating the stro…
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Madam President, on presiding over the Security Council this month.
We reiterate our full support for the Chemical Weapons Convention and the promotion of its authority. As an advocate party to the Convention, Iran will spare no efforts for the realizati…
We recall resolution 2585 (2021), through which the Security Council called upon all Member States to respond with practical steps to address the urgent needs of the Syrian people.
It is essential that the Council has also recognized that humanitarian activities are broader than solely addressing t…
I sincerely congratulate you, Mr. President, on presiding over the Security Council this month, and assure you of our full support.
The Islamic Republic of Iran once again reaffirms the importance of preserving the authority of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Organization for the Prohibitio…
We wish to express our appreciation to the Permanent Representatives of Chad and Costa Rica as the co-facilitators of resolution 75/314, adopted today.
While strongly believing in protecting the rights and promoting the status of people of African descent, the delegation of the Islamic Republic of …
In a spirit of constructive engagement, my delegation joined the consensus on the adoption of resolution 75/308, entitled “Scope, modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting on improving global road safety”. However, we regret that the sponsor of the draft amendment (A/75/L.114) to…
I would like to join previous speakers in expressing my appreciation to Ambassadors Mohamed Al Hassan of Oman and Agustín Santos Maraver of Spain for their
able leadership in facilitating the seventh review of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
I would like to begin by paying special tribute t…
I would like to thank the briefers for their reports. The Council’s message today on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and resolution 2231 (2015) is loud and clear: the JCPOA must be implemented and there is no better alternative.
Despite such encouraging statements, we have recently h…
Despite relative calm, Syria continues to face serious challenges. Parts of Syria continue to be occupied by foreign forces, dominated by groups with separatist tendencies or controlled by Security Council- designated terrorist groups. At the same time, the
Israeli regime continues to commit acts o…
For well over 10 years, the Syrian people have been suffering gravely from the conflict, and in recent years the economy has deteriorated further, mostly due to unilateral sanctions, which also negatively impact the delivery of humanitarian aid to people in need. As a country that has been subjected…
We would like to express our full support for the draft oral decision you have proposed, Mr. President, based on long-standing practice in the intergovernmental negotiations, as you rightly mentioned.
Paragraph (e) of decision 62/557 clearly states that the basis for intergovernmental negotiations …
I sincerely thank the Niger for its timely preparation of the Security Council’s report (A/75/2) and appreciate the Estonian presidency of the Council for presenting it.
While the report provides valuable factual information on the Council’s work, it lacks substantive and analytical information, in…
While appreciating the efforts by the Permanent Representatives of Georgia and the Philippines and emphasizing the importance of civil society’s constructive engagement with Member States and the United Nations system, my delegation would like to
explain its position on paragraph 9 of resolution 75…
As a major victim in contemporary history of the most systematic use of chemical weapons, Iran once again condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere and under any circumstances.
As a staunch advocate of the prohibition of the use of chemical weapons, …
I will make the following statement on behalf of the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
“At the outset, I would like to thank the President for convening this timely meeting as the world witnesses the most horrific atrocities perpetrated by the Israeli regime against innocent Palesti…
The Islamic Republic of Iran affirms its unwavering commitment to
the noble goal of the protection of civilians. We fully share the sentiment that the international community must be vigilant not only to prevent the horrors of mass killings but also to break cycles of past genocides that might be r…
I have taken the floor to explain my delegation’s position on draft decision A/75/L.79, on the final report (see A/75/816, annex I) of the Open-ended Working Group on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security. The Islamic Republic of Ira…
