At the outset, I would like to extend my appreciation to the President of the Human Rights Council for his comprehensive report to the General Assembly today. We commend the completion by the Council of the process of institution-building and reviewing and establishing the mechanism and its subsidia…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report under agenda item 19, “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba” (A/63/93). My delegation associates itself with the statements made by the represe…
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his valuable efforts and for the insightful report to the General Assembly on the main activities of the Agency during the year 2007.
As he rightly mentioned,…
Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We extend our gratitude to the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, Mr. Kai Eide, for their sincere efforts. I would also like to thank all their colleagues in the …
The Islamic Republic of Iran would like to reaffirm its firm commitment to and high respect for the principles of the pacific settlement of disputes and the rule of law at the international level, as embodied in the United Nations Charter. My delegation’s vote today in favour of draft resolution A/6…
At the very outset, please allow me to congratulate the President for convening such a timely meeting. I am confident that under his able leadership, the high-level plenary meeting devoted to the midterm review of the Almaty Programme of Action will achieve a fruitful outcome. I should also like to …
This morning, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates raised some unacceptable, futile and unfounded claims about the three Iranian islands located in the Persian Gulf, namely, Abu Musa and the two Tunbs. The Islamic Republic of Iran categorically rejects those claims and wishes…
I take the floor today to express our deep appreciation for the great privilege of having you, Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, with us as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session.
We are thankful to you for your resolve to relieve people from poverty, hunger and disease, and …
The Islamic Republic of Iran joined the consensus adoption of resolution 63/308, as amended by the Permanent Representative of Guatemala, as a procedural resolution merely mandating continued consideration of the notion of the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic c…
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the Asian Group. Allow me to begin by expressing our high honour and great satisfaction at being able to attend this ceremony in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of United Nations peacekeeping operations. It represents the sentiment that inspires us…
The delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting. My delegation appreciates the efforts of Ambassador Rosenthal of Guatemala in facilitating the negotiations on the draft resolution on the first review of the United N…
Delegations have been sitting here for more than two hours, so I will try to be very brief, and not speak for longer than 30 minutes. Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month and by thanking the Secretary-General for his latest …
In order to observe the time limit, I shall try to be very brief. The full text of my statement is now being distributed.
HIV/AIDS has become a social, economic and psychological dilemma that affects all aspects of human life and poses the most important threat to human health. Due to its extent an…
At the outset, I would like to associate myself with the statement made this morning by the representative of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
2008 is the midpoint between the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and 2015 — the target date. Therefore, at th…
At the outset, I wish to thank you very much, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate. I also wish to thank Mr. Smith for the briefing to the Council this morning.
The global fight against terrorism, with the United Nations at the forefront and playing a leading and central role, remain…
The international community is once again witnessing the credibility of the Security Council, whose primary responsibility is to maintain international peace and security, being readily downgraded to a mere tool of
the national foreign policy of just a few countries. The Council once more has been …
At the outset, I would like to thank the President for holding the second round of thematic debates on the important issue of climate change. I also would like to associate myself with the statement made yesterday by Ambassador John Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of…
My delegation voted in favour of resolutions 62/108 and 62/109 under item 33, “Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories”, in order to reiterate our solidarity and sympathy with th…
Allow me at the outset to express our profound condolences to the Government and the people of Algeria on the tragic loss of the lives of many innocent people as a result of the act of terrorism committed in Algiers on 11 December 2007. We strongly condemn that vicious act of terrorism, which caused…
My delegation, along with the overwhelming majority of Member States, voted in favour of the resolutions just adopted on the question of Palestine, in order to reaffirm its solidarity and sympathy with the Palestinian people.
Our positions with regard to the question of Palestine are well known, an…
