Once more, the representative of the Israeli regime (see A/70/PV.22) demonstrated clearly how much he grieves the loss of the smokescreen that he needed to use for hiding his regime’s crimes and atrocities against the Palestinian people and how much he regrets the nuclear deal between Iran and the P…
I am sorry to take the floor at this late hour.
My delegation has asked for the floor just to respond to the allegations made by the representative of the Israeli regime during this meeting. In that connection, I would like to state the following.
What the representative of that regime said in tod…
In our globalized world, in which threats recognize no borders, violent extremism continues to spread and to implicate regions near and far. A tidal wave of refugees and migrants in Europe and tens of thousands of terrorist foreign fighters moving between the region’s hot spots and their own societi…
I would like to express my appreciations to you, Mr. President, and to the Russian presidency for holding today’s debate on the situation in Afghanistan. I would also like to thank Ambassador Tanin of Afghanistan for his statement and to take this opportunity to pay tribute to him for his services t…
The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes the decision of the General Assembly to adopt resolution 69/320 on raising the flags of non-member observer States at the United Nations. The number of Member States that sponsored the resolution and the number of votes cast in its favour demonstrate the importa…
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Permanent Representatives of Ireland and Kenya, co-facilitators of the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda, for their tireless efforts.
We believe that the Agenda for Sustainable Development is a historic and univ…
I have the honour to make this statement of behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). At the outset, I wish to express NAM’s appreciation to Nigeria for organizing this open debate and for the useful concept note (S/2015/599, annex) prepared for this important meeting. We also appreciate the briefin…
I asked for the floor in exercise of the right of reply, but allow me first to express my Permanent Mission’s gratitude to His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand and the New Zealand presidency of the Council and those ambassadors of Member States who have spoken in this meeti…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and to convey the Movement’s appreciation to New Zealand and its Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Murray McCully, for convening this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine, at this c…
Today’s adoption by the Council of resolution 2231 (2015) marks a significant development and a fundamental shift in the Council’s consideration of Iran’s peaceful nuclear programme over the past 10 years. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is the result of an extensive series of collective effo…
I would like to express my appreciation to you, Madam President, for holding this debate on the situation in Afghanistan. I would also like to thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan …
I would like to begin by congratulating Malaysia on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and for organizing this open debate in a timely manner on the very important matter of children and armed conflict. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for presenting his annual report on…
Fifteen years ago, when the red ribbon was placed at the centre of Millennium Development Goal 6, a ray of hope captured the hearts of people across the globe
who had been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Through coordinated efforts with the aim and hope of halting and beginning to reverse the spread of HI…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting and the Secretary-General for his briefing. I also commend Spain for its leadership in introducing resolution 69/280.
On behalf of the people and Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, I wish to express my heartfelt sympa…
I thank President Kutesa for organizing this special solemn meeting in commemoration of the victims of the Second World War. We have come together today to pay tribute to the memory of the brave women and men who stood up to the warmongering forces and to those who resorted to aggression and terror …
At the outset, I would like to thank Jordan for convening this meeting on a very critical issue facing the world and our youth.
Today, young people are in a paradoxical situation in relation to Islam and the West. This critical situation is rooted in two seemingly contradictory but inherently compl…
I asked for the floor to reply to the two meaningless statements
of rhetoric made by the representatives of the Israeli regime this morning and afternoon in the Council. They were statements imbued, as always, with baseless allegations and exaggerations against my Government and now, it would seem,…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
I wish to convey to you, Mr. President, the Movement’s appreciation for the convening of this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine, at this critical juncture for Palestine, the Pa…
Mr. President, allow me to begin by expressing my appreciation to you and the French presidency for convening this meeting on the multifaceted challenges that we face in combating violence and extremism in the Middle East and beyond.
The Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns the widespread tar…
I would like to express my appreciation to you, Sir, for holding this debate on the situation in Afghanistan. I would also like to thank Ambassador Tanin of Afghanistan for his statement and Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United N…
