My delegation would like to express its reservation on those parts of the report contained in document A/58/625 which may be construed as recognition of Israel.
Today, the General Assembly heard a number of fabricated and baseless allegations against my country, made by the Israeli representative.
It is but an open secret to the international community that Israeli has constantly violated numerous accepted norms and principles of international law, in part…
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for providing us with the comprehensive report contained in document A/58/35. We believe that the report greatly illustrates the present situation in the occupi…
Let me start by expressing our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report on the agenda item entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba” (A/58/287) and by expressing my deep disappointment over the ongoi…
Allow me, at the outset, to express our gratitude to Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his tireless efforts and for his report to the General Assembly, in which he has provided additional information on the main developments in the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during 2002.
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I wish to begin by expressing my gratitude to the Secretary- General for pursuing United Nations reform. I also praise him for his reports on the different aspects of United Nations reform and his proposals for streamlining the work of the General Assembly and its Main Committees.
I cannot fail to …
Let me express first and foremost our deep appreciation for the President’s active and engaged stewardship of the work of the General Assembly. I should also like to take this opportunity to register our appreciation to the Secretary-General and the Secretariat for the timely reports prepared for th…
It is indeed very opportune for the General Assembly to consider how to support the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). The reality of the situation faced by many millions of people in Africa only calls for a real, serious and comprehensive
approach, as well as a policy and action on …
I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for having convened this public meeting on the grave and deteriorating situation in the Palestinian territory.
The separation wall, which is being built by the Israeli regime deep in the occupied West Bank, marks the beginning of a new phase in …
I wish to begin by thanking the Chairman of the Open-ended Working Group on the reform of the Security Council, his two Vice-Chairmen and members of the Bureau for their outstanding work over the past year and, in particular, for their leadership and patience during the discussions of the Working Gr…
I wish to begin by thanking His Excellency Mr. John Negroponte, the President of the Security Council, for introducing the report of the Council (A/58/2) to the General Assembly.
We attach great importance to the agenda item under consideration. What we are considering is the annual report by the S…
I would like to join the previous speakers in thanking the Secretary-General for his reports on the items and his address in the general debate.
Allow me to pay special tribute to the Secretary- General for his firm leadership of the Organization and his continuing interest in the search for practi…
I should like to join previous speakers in expressing our felicitations to you, Sir, on having assumed the presidency of the Security Council and to congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry, on the excellent way he conducted the work of the Council last month. I also wish to thank …
This afternoon the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates raised some unacceptable claims against the territorial integrity of my country. Since we have clearly and repeatedly put on record our position on this issue on previous occasions, I need not go into details.
The Islamic Republic of I…
I would like to express my cordial congratulations to the President for presiding over this important session of the General Assembly. I wish also to express my congratulations to other members of the Bureau on their election.
Less than 60 years ago, our founding fathers established the United Nati…
The spread of HIV/AIDS has created a global epidemic far more extensive than was predicted even a decade ago. It has now become a major socioeconomic and psychological crisis, affecting all aspects of human life. The rate of infection is increasing dramatically, and the projection of its growth in A…
At the outset, Mr. President, I wish to express my appreciation for the hard work done by you and by your predecessor on the draft resolution under consideration (A/57/L.79). We fully understand that the draft resolution is a result of a long debate and that, given the controversial difficulties inv…
Allow me to join previous speakers in extending our congratulations to you, Sir, on having assumed the presidency of the Security Council. Our thanks also go to your predecessor for his excellent work. I wish also to thank you, Sir, for holding this open debate on such an important issue on the agen…
My Government deplores that diplomatic efforts aimed at achieving and implementing Security Council resolutions on the disarmament of Iraq were prematurely and arbitrarily aborted, and that a sovereign member of this Organization has become subject to an outright invasion. We believe that there was …
I would like to join earlier speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, expressing appreciation to your predecessor and thanking you for having convened this meeting. I should also like to associate my delegation with the stateme…
