At the outset, my delegation would like to associate itself with the statement delivered earlier by the Permanent Representative of Algeria on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Let me also express my gratitude to the Permanent Representatives of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and of the Republi…
My delegation voted in favour of the resolutions just adopted by the General Assembly under agenda items 36 and 37, on the situation in the Middle East and the question of Palestine, respectively. However, we would like to express our reservation on the parts of those resolutions that may be constru…
My delegation asked for the floor to clarify its views with regard to the reference made by one delegation in today’s debate to the incident that occurred yesterday in front of the British embassy in Tehran.
In that regard, I would like to state that the Islamic Republic of Iran expresses its regre…
At the outset, on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, I wish to express our solidarity with the people of Palestine and our admiration for their tireless efforts and unwavering
determination in pursuing their national aspirations and defending their inal…
I would like to start by expressing our gratitude to Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, whose service in Afghanistan will come to an end by the end of this year. His dedication to helping to streng…
The promotion of health and ensuring the right of all people to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health are among those noble ideals that deserve further international attention and cooperation. In that context, my delegation supports the General Assembly in its role of moving …
Let me begin by expressing our appreciation to the President for convening this meeting on such an important issue. I would also like to thank Ambassador Zahir Tanin, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, for his tireless efforts in leading the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council r…
Today nuclear technology, as the common heritage of humankind, has yielded peaceful applications in numerous fields, ranging from medicine, food and agriculture to providing a cost-effective, environmentally friendly and climatically benign source of energy, and has thus played a significant role in…
Today, the representative of the United Arab Emirates referred in his remarks to three Iranian Islands located in the Persian Gulf. My delegation would like to make it clear that those islands are an eternal part of Iranian territory and are under the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran. As …
This timely high-level event provides us with an ideal platform for sharing views, information, ideas and experiences, for coming up with proposals for remedies and for forging effective collaborative partnerships in the implementation of realistic but effective health development programmes in comm…
We voted in favour of resolution 66/1, to accept the credentials of representatives of Member States to the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly, including accepting the credentials of the representative of Libya’s National Transitional Council.
As a nation that toppled a foreign-backed dict…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council for sharing with us an overview of the developments and activities of the Council over the past year and of challenges ahead, and for her efforts in the promotion and protection of human rights at the Council. Built upon …
While the Islamic Republic of Iran remains fully committed to providing the widest possible access, without stigma and discrimination, to care, treatment and support for people living with HIV and AIDS and their families, we find the tone and setting of the Declaration discriminatory against the hea…
The delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran would like to thank the Chairs of the subsidiary bodies of the Security Council for presenting their reports to the Council.
Terrorism is one of the gravest threats to international peace and security. Addressing this problem requires an integrated and…
In September 2010, the Islamic Republic of Iran was among those delegations that supported the motion to defer action on draft resolution A/64/L.67, entitled “Participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations”, in order to allow the general membership to reach a consensus text th…
Like my dear colleague, the Ambassador of Pakistan, I will try to be brief.
Allow me to start by expressing our gratitude to the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, our good and dear friend Mr. de Mistura, head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, for their efforts…
My delegation has asked for the floor to explain its vote on the draft resolution contained in document A/C.5/65/L.22, which is now before the General Assembly, as we cannot join any consensus to recognize any mechanism to enforce unlawful sanctions against my country.
The Islamic Republic of Iran …
My delegation joined the consensus on the resolution just adopted, entitled “Credentials of representatives to the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly” (resolution 65/237). However, I would like to express my delegation’s reservations on any part of the report
contained in document A/65/583…
Allow me to start by expressing our gratitude to Mr. Staffan de Mistura, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations
Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and to the other United Nations staff in that Mission, for their firm commitment and valuable dedica…
My delegation would like to put on record that it did not participate in the decision just taken by the General Assembly on resolution 65/90, entitled “Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region”, based on reasons outlined by our delegation during the meeting of the First …
