Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the current month and thanking you for holding this meeting on the very important subject of the rule of law.
Our meeting is being held in the wake of another heinous terrorist…
Allow me to congratulate Jordan on bringing this important issue to the Security Council. I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting and for proposing this important topic for our debate today.
As the topic encompasses a wide range of issues, I believe that we need t…
My delegation has asked for the floor to explain its vote on section VI of resolution 68/247.
Iran has always supported the activities of the United Nations in all areas related to its scope of work, as long as they abide by the rules and regulations of the Organization and remain within the parame…
I take the floor to once more enumerate the reasons for which we believe that delegations should vote against draft resolution IV, contained in document A/68/456/Add.3, entitled “Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran”. The reasons are as follows.
First, the draft resolution does…
I wish to express my appreciation and thanks to you, Sir, the Secretariat and all delegations for their widespread support for the consensus adoption of resolution 68/127 today.
Secondly, I would like to take this opportunity to say a few words about the statement made by the representative of Isra…
On behalf of its sponsors, I have the honour to introduce, under agenda item 15, draft resolution A/68/L.31, entitled “A world against violence and violent extremism”. Since the publication of the draft resolution, 13 new sponsors have joined the initial 12 sponsors of the draft resolution. They are…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting. My thanks also should go to Ambassador Tanin, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, for his statement. I should also thank Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, for his briefing and ha…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly today on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on agenda item 36, entitled “Question of Palestine”.
This important debate coincides with the commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people. On this day, the intern…
At the outset, let me begin by thanking the President for convening this annual meeting of the General Assembly to review the progress made in building a secure, stable and prosperous Afghanistan.
I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/68/609) and to express my appreciat…
At the outset, let me begin by expressing our appreciation to the President for convening this meeting on such an important issue. I would also like to congratulate Ambassador Zahir Tanin, the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, on his reappointment as Chair of the intergovernmental negotiation…
This is a new experience for me here, and I appreciate it very much. Let me first thank you, Sir. I would like to express my thanks to Director General Amano for his report (see A/68/PV,43).
As a cost-effective, environmentally friendly and climatically benign source of energy, nuclear technology h…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
The Non-Aligned Movement attaches great importance to agenda item 72, “Report of the
International Court of Justice” and takes note of the report contained in document A/68/4, regarding the activities of the C…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).At the outset, I would like to convey the Movement’s appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. I also avail myself of this opportu…
At the outset, let me express my delegation’s condolences to the bereaved families of those who lost their lives this morning off the southern coast of Italy.
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Fiji on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (see A/68/PV.25…
I wish to make a point of clarification, actually. I have been informed that I unfortunately misquoted my Foreign Minister. What he actually said is that a charm offensive is better than a lie attack. I should have memorized that then and I will keep repeating it until I do. A charm offensive is bet…
I would like to make the following points regarding allegations made against the Iranian nuclear programme.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has an inalienable right to peaceful nuclear energy and is fully committed to its non-proliferation obligations. All Iranian nuclear activities are and have alway…
In his statement at this meeting, the Minister for Foreign of Affairs of the United Arab Emirates used a fabricated and unacceptable name for the term “Persian Gulf”. In exercising the right of reply, I would like to very briefly emphasize that, as the Assembly is certainly aware, it is an undispute…
I would like to start by thanking Special Representative Ján Kubiš for his briefing and comprehensive report on the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and for his analysis of the current situation in that country. I also thank Ambassador Tanin for his informative st…
Madam President, I would like to thank you for having convened this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Today marks the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the attack on the United Nations compound in Baghdad. My delegation joins others in paying tribute to United Nat…
It is an honour for me to address the Security Council on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine.
Since the last open debate (see S/PV.6950), despite regional and international peace initiatives and effor…
