I am honoured to address the General Assembly on this item. I should like to associate my delegation with the statement by the Permanent Representative of Guyana speaking on behalf of the Group of 77.
I commend the Secretary-General for his report (A/54/268) on this agenda item, and the Secretariat…
Some claims raised today by the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates against the territorial integrity of my country are unacceptable and baseless. Since our position on this issue is very clear, I need not get into specifics. I would just like to emphasize that my country is fully committed…
Now that the Assembly has adopted the draft resolution contained in A/53/L.78, entitled “Report of the Secretary-General on environment and human settlements”, which falls under agenda item 30 on United Nations reform, I would like to say a few words. First of all, let me thank you, Mr. President, f…
At the outset, Sir, allow me to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May.
The people and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran were greatly distressed to learn that during the night of 7 May 1999 the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, Fed…
I am pleased to address the General Assembly on the occasion of the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The adoption by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 of this important document, encompassing a wide range of rights, though certainly no…
I wish to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his report contained in document A/53/695, and also his Special Envoy, Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, for all his efforts. I would like to place on record that we are very grateful to him and his colleagues in the Department of Political Affairs and the Un…
Sir, I am very pleased to see you, Ambassador Mohammed Buallay, the Permanent Representative of the friendly neighbouring country of Bahrain, presiding over the proceedings of the Security Council in December. I would also like to express appreciation to Ambassador Burleigh for the excellent manner …
My delegation wishes to put on record that it had been its intention to join in sponsoring draft resolutions E, entitled “Small arms”, and T, entitled “Illicit traffic in small arms”.
For more than half a century, the question of Palestine has been one of the prominent concerns of the international community. The Palestinian issue and the plight of Palestinian people remain the foremost cause of concern not only for the Islamic States but for many other nations of the world as we…
I would like to associate myself with previous speakers in expressing appreciation to the 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, and in particular …
I wish to begin by expressing the appreciation of my delegation to Judge McDonald, the President of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, for prese…
The issue of mine clearance has been of grave concern to the international community since the beginning of the current decade. Major efforts have been made by the United Nations, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and a number of countries to limit the impact of these c…
The founders of our Organization enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations the common aspirations of the whole of humanity and, indeed, their determination to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in their lifetime had brought untold sorrow to mankind. They sought to …
The delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran notes with satisfaction the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the General Assembly for the year 1997, which summarizes the Agency’s significant achievements during that period. We thank Mr. ElBaradei, the Director General…
Let me first express my delegation’s appreciation and gratitude to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for his report on “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference”. The report reflects the areas and issues of interest to both Organizations in the …
At the outset, let me thank the Secretary-General of the United Nations for his report on the issue of cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and also extend my sincere appreciation to Mr. Onder Ozar, Secretary-General of the Economic Cooperation Organ…
Allow me 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, contained in document A/53/306.
Four decades ago we, the Asian and African nations, establishe…
I would like to associate myself with previous speakers in expressing appreciation to the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Ambassador Greenstock, who, as the current President of the Security Council, introduced the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly.
My de…
Allow me to begin by expressing my appreciation and
Engaging with globalization seems to be an undeniable fact of our collective life today; for the past decade or so it has made itself felt to different degrees and in different forms in various areas of national life. While it may be some time bef…
