The situation in Afghanistan and the ongoing hostilities in that neighbouring country of ours continue to be a source of grave concern to the Islamic Republic of Iran. We rejoiced with the people of Afghanistan over their victory and the establishment of an Islamic State in that country in 1992. How…
My delegation would like to comment on draft resolution A/49/L.30, which has just been adopted. We feel that the agreements referred to in the document will not lead to the full restoration of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.
In addition, my delegation would like to express its res…
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to elaborate on the question of Palestine, which is the core and essence of the Middle East problem. The practices and policies of the occupying Zionist regime against the Palestinian people and other Muslim countries have constituted the main source of instability, …
At the outset, I would like to reiterate the support of the Government and the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the Palestinian people, who have been struggling for decades for the exercise of their inalienable rights.
The sacred land of Palestine and its holy centre of Al-Quds is still u…
I should like to take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for
We have studied the report thoroughly, and we expressed our views on its first part during the high-level segment of the Economic and Social Council. We also participated in the World Hearings on Development, where we present…
At the outset I should like to thank the Secretary-General and the secretariat of the International Conference on Population and Development for their devotion and tireless efforts before and during the Conference. I should also like to refer to the pivotal role of the President of the Conference an…
The idea of punishing a human being with death, however duly tried and convicted, has always engaged the deep human emotions of compassion, tenderness and kindness. These are considerations that are deeply rooted in the Islamic system of criminal justice. Nevertheless, Islam recognizes the legitimac…
Since the beginning of the crisis in the former Yugoslavia, numerous crimes against humanity have been committed. During the last three years, the genocidal practice of “ethnic cleansing”, involving murder, rape, torture and other inhuman treatment of Bosnian Muslims, perpetrated by the
Since the s…
Allow me to express my delegation’s pleasure and satisfaction at the Security Council’s decision to consider the idea of lifting the arms embargo against the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We are hopeful that this exercise will bear practical fruit this time and that the cause…
The unprovoked armed attacks and continued Serbian aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with the continuation of the plight of the Muslim people of that country, have made it imperative for the General Assembly to discuss the situation in Bosnia once more. Since last year…
My delegation has reviewed the report (A/49/2) of the Security Council to the General Assembly covering the period from 16 June 1993 to 15 June 1994. It is a matter of regret that it took more than four months for the Council to adopt its report and present it to the General Assembly, leaving the en…
Last year, by adopting resolution 48/7 under the agenda item entitled “Assistance in mine clearance”, the Assembly recognized the tremendous threat posed to human life by the millions of land-mines laid in a large number of countries. Owing to their lethal nature and collateral effects, land-mines c…
I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude to the Chairman, the Executive Director and the secretariat of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for the Elaboration of an International Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertificat…
My delegation would like to express its reservation regarding paragraph 10 of the first report of the Credentials Committee (A/49/517) on the credentials of Israel. In line with the position of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the issue, my delegation wishes to dissociate itself fro…
My delegation wishes to begin its remarks by acknowledging and endorsing the rationale of the General Assembly’s unanimous proclamation of 1994 as the International Year of the Family - a Year to instill a global conviction to employ intensified action and international cooperation on behalf of fami…
The delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran notes with satisfaction the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for 1993, which summarizes the significant achievements of the Agency during the year in question. We thank Mr. Blix, the Director General of the IAEA, for his th…
As one of the principal organs of the United Nations, the Security Council has had conferred on it by the Members of the
Moreover, the exercise of the veto by the permanent members, in the service of their self-interests at the expense of global peace, moved the Council in a direction which, on num…
Today the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates made some unacceptable remarks about the territorial integrity of my country, and he made erroneous claims about the Islands of Abu Moussa, Greater Tumb and Lesser Tumb, which since time immemorial have been part of
Despite all the polemic on t…
May I at the outset congratulate Mr. Amara Essy on his well- deserved election to the presidency of the forty-ninth session of the General Assembly. Allow me to emphasize my delegation’s complete readiness to cooperate with him and other delegations during this session. I also wish to express my sat…
Let me first congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September. Your diplomatic skills have given us the confidence that the Council has been and will be guided effectively during the current month. I should also like to thank the former P…
