In the wake of the recent tragic terrorist attacks on American soil, which resulted in the loss of so many innocent lives, allow me to offer my condolences to the delegation of the United States of America. These shocking and utterly appalling terrorist acts have been strongly condemned by the Irani…
Speaking on behalf of the chairmanship of the Group of 77, I thank the President of the General Assembly and the
Deputy Secretary-General for two interesting and comprehensive statements. The chairmanship of the Group of 77 cannot compete with the brevity of those statements, simply because I have …
It is not our intention to make this meeting into a question- and-answer exercise, but I tried to explain in my intervention that we had reached an understanding, before the adoption of this resolution by the Assembly, that a statement would be made by the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee to clarify…
My delegation would like to express its dissatisfaction at the final process of negotiations on the Protocol on firearms, which took place at Vienna. Unexpectedly, it was suggested that the text of the Protocol be changed after the text had been adopted within the framework of the Vienna negotiation…
I am confident that the Assembly is fully aware that the number of countries classified as least developed has continued to grow. Currently, there are 48 countries in that group, as against 25 in the 1980s. With the adoption of the present draft resolution, one more country will be added to the grou…
Allow me at the outset to extend to you, Mr. President, my delegation’s appreciation for convening this special meeting of the General Assembly on an issue of great importance to Member States and to the international community.
It is very unfortunate that in the year proclaimed by the General Asse…
I wish to begin by expressing my thanks to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the various aspects of the situation in Afghanistan. This report reflects, inter alia, the sustained and dedicated efforts of the Secretary-General himself, as well as those of his Personal Representativ…
It is quite natural for the representative of the Zionist regime to make incoherent, absurd and distasteful statements. The savage treatment of the Palestinians, especially Palestinian children, has outraged the world and brought condemnation on the Zionist regime. The Islamic Republic of Iran wishe…
Today’s meeting coincides with the commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. We believe that it is important for the international community to continue to remind itself, on this Day, of the usurped rights and the plight of the Palestinian people, as well as t…
At the outset, let me thank the Secretary-General of the United Nations for his concise report on the agenda item “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization”. I would also like to extend my sincere appreciation to the Secretary-General of the Economic Cooperati…
With regard to the remarks made by the previous speaker, I would like to point out that atrocities committed by the occupier in the occupied territories in the Middle East — in particular in recent weeks — warrant requesting an international tribunal to be established to prosecute the perpetrators o…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Judge Claude Jorda, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), for his concise introduction of the seventh annual report of the Tribunal to the General Assembly. I also wish to express our appreciation to the Preside…
I wish at the outset to convey our appreciation and gratitude to the former Bureau 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 Related to the Security Council for its outstanding work over the…
As the year 2000 draws to the end, we are approaching the special session of the General Assembly on children. This important global event, as we are all aware, has been designed and oriented to review the progress achieved and recommend the best practices to overcome obstacles encountered in achiev…
The situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina over the last year has continued to indicate that smooth and fast progress towards the implementation of the Peace Agreement still faces significant resistance. Although some important progress has been noted, such as the establishment of a new…
In less than two months’ time, in January 2001, a modest worldwide media campaign will begin in order to launch the United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations and bring the issue to the public. As stated in paragraph 6 of the report of the Secretary- General contained in document A/55/492/R…
My delegation would like to express its reservations regarding those parts of the first report of the Credentials Committee (A/55/537 and Corr.1) that relate to the credentials of Israel. In line with the position of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on this issue, my delegation wishes …
I wish to begin by expressing the appreciation of my delegation to the Secretary-General for his report on the “Cooperation between the United Nations and
the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee,” as contained in document A/55/221.
I also would like to warmly congratulate His Excellency Mr.…
In early September the heads of State and Government of all countries assembled in this very Hall and made a solemn pledge, to themselves as well as to the peoples of the world, to the present generation and to those to come, to strive towards achieving a number of lofty goals and targets.
Having r…
After a long period of painstaking negotiation, the Chemical Weapons Convention — a unique multilateral disarmament treaty to eliminate an entire class of weapons of mass destruction — entered into force in 1997. The Chemical Weapons Convention, with 140 States parties on board, now enjoys a great d…
