The statement made by the Foreign Minister of the Israeli regime (see A/74/PV.8) leaves my delegation with no choice but to exercise its right of reply. In his desperate daily struggle to remain in office and evade the court trial that awaits him, Mr. Netanyahu could not take part in the general deb…
I thank you, Sir, for organizing this meeting. I also thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Pedersen, for his input and his tireless efforts.
The agreement on the formation of the Constitutional Committee is a positive step towards ending the Syrian crisis through a Syrian…
My delegation takes the floor for the second time to exercise its right of reply to the baseless accusations and fallacies levelled against my country by the delegation of the Saudi regime. The people of the Arab world will remember the treacherous collusion of the Saudi and Israeli regimes against …
This time yesterday, the regime of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through its Minister for Foreign Affairs, once again played the wrong card before the General Assembly in an attempt to conceal its regressive nature and repeatedly doomed adventurism (see A/74/PV.8). However, evidence of Saudi Arabia’s…
At the outset, I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting and all briefers for their valuable input.
Regional cooperation in countering terrorism is imperative, particularly in such regions as Central and West Asia, where the threat of terrorist groups is pervasive. We value the role of the Colle…
The Islamic Republic of Iran reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the noble goals of the protection of civilians and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. As we have reiterated on previous occasions, the responsibility to protect (R2P) has, regrettab…
My delegation disagrees with the inclusion of the concept of the responsibility to protect as an item in the provisional agenda of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session, not because we oppose the basic ideas of the concept, but rather because we want to draw the attention of member Stat…
I am taking the floor to explain our vote before the voting on the inclusion in the General Assembly’s agenda for the coming session of the item entitled “The situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine”. We are of the view that debating multifaceted issues of a highly political and…
I thank the President for convening this meeting. I also thank the Russian presidency of the Security Council for presenting the Council’s annual report (A/73/2).
Despite improvements to the Council’s recent reports, which have become more informative and useful, we are still a long way from fulfil…
I thank the Russian presidency of the Council for organizing this meeting. We also thank the briefers for their valuable input.
Afghanistan is passing through a critical juncture, and there are alarming trends in its political and security domains. Numerous efforts are being made to hold a successf…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting to commemorate the International Day against Nuclear Tests. I would also like to commend the efforts of Kazakhstan in proposing and promoting this valuable initiative. The observance of this International Day continuously remin…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting. I also thank the Chef de Cabinet to the Secretary-General for her input.
The main and longest-running conflict in the Middle East is the question of Palestine. As long as it remains unsolved, peace and security in the Middle East cannot be r…
I thank you, Madam President, for organizing today’s open debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2019/509) and the briefers for their input.
Armed conflicts have serious irreparable impacts on children. Protecting them from the scourge of conflict is not an option; it is an ob…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate and align myself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Uganda on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Coop…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s meeting. My gratitude also goes to the Executive Directors of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate for their input.
As global concerns, both international terrorism and transnational…
Let me begin by reaffirming Iran’s unwavering commitment to the noble goal of the protection of civilians and the prevention of atrocity crimes. We are party to the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and fully respect our obligations arising from the Convention…
Resolution 73/304 attempts to establish a link that does not exist between the prohibition of torture, which is a peremptory norm under international law, and the death penalty, which is recognized under international law as a permissible measure for the most serious crimes. For that reason, my del…
Mr. President, I wish to thank you for having organized this meeting, which deals with an important issue for the whole international community, namely, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which, according to the Secretary-General, is a demonstration of successful multilateralism and a m…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting. Our thanks also go to Mr. Yamamoto and Ms. Samar, as well as Ambassador Raz, for their valuable contributions to the work of the Council on the situation in Afghanistan.
In its search for peace, stability and prosperity, Afghanistan is now pa…
I thank you for organizing this meeting, Mr. President.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is continuing its consultations with the other guarantors of the Astana format on a range of issues, including Idlib’s de-escalation area, which we consider extremely important. In line with international law, Iran…
