Allow me to join previous speakers in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. Let me also extend our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the situation in Afghanistan and for the untiring commitment and dete…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate Ms. Rashed Al-Khalifa on her election as President of the United Nations General Assembly at its sixty-first session, including the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. I am confident that, under her leadership, this gathering will b…
I thank you, Sir, and the two co-Chairs, Ambassador Løj of Denmark and Ambassador Mahiga of Tanzania, for holding several meetings to allow us to express our views on the issue of the Peacebuilding Commission.
My delegation joined the consensus on resolution 60/180, just adopted under agenda items …
My delegation joined the consensus on the resolution just adopted. However, I would like to
express my delegation’s reservations on those parts of the report contained in document A/60/595 which may be construed as recognition of the Israeli regime.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran and would like to register the following statement. We voted in favour of the resolutions just adopted under agenda items 30 and 31 to join other countries that voted in favour of the resolutions in their hope of …
We voted in favour of the resolutions just adopted under agenda items 14 and 15 on the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East, respectively.
The views of the Islamic Republic of Iran on those important issues were articulated during the general debate and the debate on the quest…
At the very outset, and on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, I would like to reiterate the solidarity of the Government and the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the Palestinian people and authorities in their brave struggle to defend their in…
Allow me to extend our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his informative and comprehensive report and for his unwavering commitment, as well as for the central role that he and his Special Representative continue to play for the consolidation of peace and stability in Afghanistan.
The holding …
I should like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his report under agenda item 18, “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba” (A/60/213). I also associate myself with the statement made by the representative of…
At the outset, I would like to express the appreciation of my delegation to Mr. ElBaradei for his substantive report to the General Assembly on the main activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the year 2005. This informative report indicates that the Agency is developing its a…
May I start by associating my delegation with the statement made by the Ambassador of Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Sixty years after the adoption of the United Nations Charter, the role and mandate of the Economic and Social Council remain more relevant than ever before. The Coun…
Allow me to commence by expressing our satisfaction that the General Assembly is addressing, in a joint debate, two very important items concerning the culture of peace and the Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations. I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his reports (A/60/201, A/60/259) …
Today the General Assembly heard a number of unsubstantiated allegations about my country from the representative of the Israeli regime, a regime that has been based on violence, occupation, corruption, state terrorism and bloodshed.
Israel, throughout its entire dark history, and ever since its in…
This morning the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates made some unacceptable claims against the territorial integrity of my country.
As we have clearly and repeatedly placed on record our position on this issue on previous occasions, I do not need to go into detail. The Islamic Republic of …
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and to congratulate your predecessor on his able leadership. We also want to thank you for having convened this important debate on the situation in Afghanistan. This is an issue in which not only t…
The Islamic Republic of Iran subscribes to the statements made on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77 and China on the subject under consideration. We would also like to cordially welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba to this meeting. Many of the rights …
Mr. President, we wish to thank you and your facilitators for the efforts you have made in preparing for and conducting the negotiations on this procedural resolution.
My delegation joined the consensus on the resolution just adopted by the General Assembly on the understanding that this resolution…
Iran, a victim of terrorism, condemns the phenomenon of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Iran has suffered severely and immensely from the scourge of terrorism, including cross-border terrorism. Together with other members of the international community, the Islamic Republic of Iran ha…
We share the overwhelming sense of loss felt around the globe on the passing away of His Holiness Pope John Paul II. As President Khatami stated in his message,
“Pope John Paul II, with his mastery of religious mysticism, philosophical contemplation and poetic and artistic creativity, exerted every…
Allow me to begin my statement by expressing the deep sadness of the people and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the tragedy of the recent earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean and by expressing our sincere condolences to the people and the Governments of the affected countries…
