In exercising the right of reply, I will not speak at length. Having listened to Israel today, I am rather amazed. It should be recalled that 102 Lebanese civilians — children, the elderly and women — were killed in Israel’s attack against Lebanon and the international force’s compound. Such acts of…
While associating myself with the statement made by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I would like to express, first and foremost, my deep appreciation to you, Mr. President, for your active and engaged stewardship of the work of the G…
There is a consensus inside as well as outside Afghanistan that, after two decades of war, the country needs peace and stability. All Afghan ethnic groups agree on the need for understanding and for maintaining the peace. Moreover, the international community has unanimously pronounced itself ready …
I thank you, Sir, for having convened another public meeting on the grave situation in the Palestinian territories.
“Horrendous” and “horrific” are common adjectives used by emergency workers and media representatives to describe the situation in Jenin and some other towns in the West Bank in the w…
Mr. President, we are very pleased to see you presiding over the Council this month, and we thank
you for having convened this timely public meeting on the grave situation in the Palestinian territories. My gratitude goes also to Ambassador Kolby of Norway for the praiseworthy manner in which he co…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this timely meeting on an important issue which is the focus of attention of the entire international community. I would also like to thank Mr. Kofi Annan for the sincere efforts that he has made over the past few months to address the si…
At the outset, allow me to express my thanks to the Secretary- General for the comprehensive report he has presented on the various aspects of the situation in Afghanistan. I wish also to thank him for his personal commitment to Afghanistan and for his decision to revive the mission of Mr. Lakhdar B…
We have just now adopted draft resolution III, entitled “The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination”. In that regard, I would like to explain my delegation’s vote.
My delegation would like to express its reservations on those parts of the resolution that may be construed as recogniti…
Mr. President, let me first express my full confidence in your leadership and ability to steer the deliberations in the Council in the month of December.
I also wish to thank you for convening this important and timely meeting on the question of Palestine.
In recent days, the Israeli regime, in pu…
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China and Mexico, I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/56/L.51 and Corr.1.
As in previous years, the initiative for the draft resolution on this subject has been taken jointly by the Group of 77 and China and Mexico. I wish to …
At the outset, let me thank the Secretary-General for his concise report (A/56/122) on agenda item 21 (h), “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization”. I would like also to extend my sincere appreciation to the Secretary- General of the Economic Cooperation Org…
It is quite natural these days for the representative of the Zionist regime to make incoherent outbursts. Their savage treatment of the Palestinians, and especially of Palestinian children, has outraged the world and
brought about condemnation of the Zionist regime. The unsubstantiated assertions m…
At the outset, on the occasion of the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, I would like to reiterate the solidarity of the people and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the Palestinian people and their just and sacred cause. We hope that the…
It is indeed a great pleasure for me to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on item 30 (a) of the agenda, entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”. We in the developing world attach great importance to this issue, as it relates to the multifaceted topic of oceans and seas.
Since the last s…
I wish at the outset to express my delegation’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for the report (A/56/276 and Add.1) he has submitted to the General Assembly on this agenda item. It is a valuable compilation of the views of a wide range of Governments and of funds, programmes, organs and agenci…
This morning the delegate of the United Arab Emirates raised some unacceptable claims against the territorial integrity of my country. Since we have clearly and repeatedly put our position on this issue on record, I need not go into detail.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is fully committed to its int…
Speaking on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, let
me express first our deep appreciation, Sir, for your active and engaged stewardship of the work of the General Assembly. I should also like to take the opportunity to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General and the Secretariat for the …
Allow me to begin by expressing high
appreciation for the outstanding leadership and patience of the former Chairman and his two Vice- Chairmen of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Rel…
Allow me to express my appreciation to Mr. Richard Ryan, Permanent Representative of Ireland and President of the Security Council, for introducing the report of the Council to the General Assembly. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Syrian Arab Republic and the Republics…
Terrorism is a global menace. The tragic events of 11 September indeed shocked and outraged the international community. They illustrated the scope and magnitude of our common vulnerability — the vulnerability of each and every one of us to the barbarism and inhumanity of a perverted response to inj…
