What has happened today in their Chamber is very regrettable. The inability of the Security Council to take a firm stand on a matter of strategic importance — namely, the expansionist separation wall — is very alarming in the context of the fate of the region and the possibilities of achieving a Pal…
It is indeed difficult for the international community to keep pace with the successive crimes committed by Israel. Before I deal with the question before the Council today, I cannot but refer to the crimes committed by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Rafah refugee camp and around the city in th…
I wish at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to convey our appreciation to your predecessor, Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry.
As members of the Council know, Israeli warplanes attacked a site north of Damascus, the capit…
It is my pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session. We trust that you will guide the deliberations of this session with great efficiency, skill and wisdom. I also pay tribute to your predecessor, Mr. Jan Kavan, President of t…
The statement made today by the representative of Israel was replete with distortions and fabrications. Moreover, it conveyed Israel’s consistent and blatant contempt for the international community as represented in this world body, including in this Assembly. The judgement of the overwhelming majo…
I will speak with my broken English and my bad voice today. I just wanted to remind you that today is the twenty-first anniversary of the massacre of Sabra and Shatila. You remember, that? You remember, Mr. Sharon? Just for the record.
For the record, during the years that I have worked here I have never seen the Security Council invite us to sit at the Council table while an specific issue is being deliberated. Then the Council decided to conduct the vote in our absence. I do not know the reason for that, but I understand that th…
I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the current month and to welcome you to the United Nations. I should also like to thank the sisterly delegation of Syria for its excellent stewardship of the Council the past month and to congrat…
We strongly condemn the attacks by the Israeli occupation forces on the sites and personnel of the United Nations in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem. We particularly condemn the killing, including the killing of one international civil servant, Mr. Iain Hook, in the Je…
To begin, I wish to convey my delegation’s appreciation with regard to the adoption by consensus of the resolution on assistance to the Palestinian people. Emergency economic and humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people is indeed a matter of urgency for addressing the dire humanitarian cris…
The situation in the Middle East has continued to deteriorate, to the point that it is difficult to foresee what the future will bring. The Arab peoples are angry and their Governments are frustrated. The Palestinian- Israeli conflict continues to escalate and threatens to expand. The region lives i…
I should like at the outset to express our sincere thanks to you, Mr. President, for your wise and skilful stewardship of the General Assembly during this session. I should also like in particular to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his tireless efforts to safeguard peace and securit…
I am sorry to take the floor again, but the statement by the Israeli delegation has compelled me to make a few remarks. This latest statement is, at the very least, a racist remark. It is not only racist, but it is also inaccurate and full of lies.
My delegation regrets the death or injury of any c…
Once again we have heard a statement by the Israeli representative that was full of lies and distortion. I will not at this point go into detail about the content of that statement. I want to make just three comments. The Israeli representative endeavoured to accuse our leadership of taking a decisi…
I would like at the outset to express our gratitude and appreciation to the Secretary-General for the important report he has submitted regarding support to the Palestinian people, in document A/57/130. We also wish to convey our appreciation to Mr. Terje Larsen, Special Coordinator for Peace in the…
At the outset, I would like to join others in condemning the terrorist attack that took place in Bali a few days ago. I extend our condolences to the Government and people of Indonesia and to the families of the victims.
I wish to say that the Security Council has in fact made some progress in assu…
I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the current month. I also thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of the United States of America, for his stewardship of the Council last month. In addition, I should like to join you in welcoming…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. We are confident that you will conduct the proceedings of this session with great competence, thanks to your outstanding skills and qualities.
I should l…
Let me begin, Sir, by congratulating you on your assumption of the Council presidency for this month, and by wishing you every success in your work. Let me also take this opportunity to praise Ambassador Mikhail Wehbe for the way in which he conducted the work of the Security Council last month. Als…
Let me start, Sir, by congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the current month. We express our pride in seeing you, the representative of sisterly Syria, in the presidency of the Council, and we pay tribute to the great skill and efficiency you have displ…
