I thank the President for convening today’s debate and express our sincere gratitude to the Permanent Representatives of
Slovakia and Kuwait for leading, as co-Chairs, the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform. We pledge Latvia’s full support for their efforts.
Today the Securi…
I speak on behalf of the Czech Republic, Estonia and my own country, Latvia.
We welcome the fact that the Security Council is addressing the Lukashenko regime’s reckless behaviour with regard to the forced landing of the Ryanair plane in May 2021. We thank the President of the Council of the Intern…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the three Baltic States: Estonia, Lithuania and my own country, Latvia. The Baltic States align themselves with the statement made on behalf of the European Union and its member States.
I would like to thank Judge Graciela Gatti Santana President of the Inter…
I speak on behalf of the three Baltic States — Estonia, Lithuania and my own country, Latvia. We welcome the convening of this meeting on the forcible transfer and deportation of civilians in Ukraine. We thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo, Assistant Secretary-General Brands Kehris and Ms. Drik …
I would also like to begin by thanking the Permanent Representative of Ireland for her excellent service in the Security Council.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Baltic countries: Estonia, Lithuania, and my own country, Latvia.
We welcome today’s meeting of the Security Council to addr…
My delegation would like to recall that Latvia has not joined the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. Our country does not consider itself bound by the Progress Declaration of the International Migration Review Forum, as explained in the statement we delivered following its adopt…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Baltic States — Estonia, Lithuania and my own country, Latvia.
Let me start by thanking Albania for organizing today’s briefing, and the briefers for their briefings. We particularly welcome the voice of Ukrainian civil society at the Security Council. It…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the three Baltic states — Estonia, Lithuania and my own country, Latvia.
I thank the Secretary-General António Guterres, High Commissioner Bachelet and Under-Secretary- General Griffiths, as well as the representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Hu…
At the outset, I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude for the convening of this meeting and to congratulate Mr. Martin Hermann of Denmark and Ms. Alya Al-Thani of Qatar, the newly appointed co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations during the seventy- sixth session of th…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic countries — Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Latvia.
Today we reaffirm our strong support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, within its internationally reco…
On 29 September, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, passed away at the age of 91. At this time of national mourning in Kuwait, the Group of Eastern European States offers its sincere condolences to the ruling family, the Government and the people of Ku…
I would like to begin by congratulating the five newly elected non-permanent members of the Security Council, namely, Estonia, Viet Nam, the Niger, Tunisia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Latvia wishes them every success in their duties.
Let me also express our deep condolences to the familie…
As the Assembly may recall, following the decision of the Latvian Parliament we abstained in the voting on resolution 73/195 (see A/73/ PV.60) and did not join the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
For the same reasons, we abstained in the voting today on resolution 73/326, ent…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Estonia, Lithuania and my own
country, Latvia. We align ourselves with the statement made by the Head of Delegation of the European Union.
We welcome this annual General Assembly debate on the responsibility to protect (R2P). The implementation of the respon…
I would like to thank the Indonesian presidency for organizing a debate on this important topic. I also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2019/373) and the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Center for Civilians in Conflict for their respective briefi…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this debate and for your resolute personal commitment to strengthening multilateralism and making the United Nations relevant for all.
Latvia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union.
Latvia has been and remains a …
I thank the President for convening today’s debate under the new agenda item entitled “The situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine”, which Latvia fully supported.
Latvia associates itself with the statement made earlier on behalf of the European Union and its member States.
Fi…
I thank the Dominican Republic, as President of the Security Council, for organizing today’s debate. The perspective of your country, Sir, as it is directly affected by climate change, gives us a particular sense of urgency. I also thank all of the briefers for their useful updates in that regard.
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