For over five decades, since the establishment of the United Nations, this Organization has assumed responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. The activities undertaken by the Organization to achieve that goal have covered many fields, including human rights, disarmament, outer…
We are discussing today the agenda item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference”. In this respect, I wish to express our deep appreciation and full support for the report submitted by the Secretary-General in document A/54/308.
Since its incep…
It is my pleasure to express my sincere congratulations to Mr. Gurirab on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. His election to this eminent position reflects the appreciation of the international community for him personally and for the positive role pl…
It gives me pleasure, Sir, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. I wish you all success as you carry out your duties. My appreciation goes also to your
Ethnic cleansing, the expulsion of citizens and the destruction of property in Kos…
The General Assembly is now considering the Middle East question. This region is at the forefront of
Out of persistent concern for the establishment of a just and durable peace in the Middle East, and for the enhancement of security and stability in that region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, since t…
I am pleased to express my sincere congratulations to Mr. Didier Opertti on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session. As much as his election reflects the esteem in which he personally is held, it is also reflects our appreciation of the positive role played …
At the outset I should like to express our thanks and appreciation to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his efforts in connection with the peace process in the Middle East. I should also like to express our gratitude to Ambassador Ibra Ka, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the In…
Today we are discussing the agenda item on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). The report of the Secretary-General contained in document A/55/368, which is before us, sheds light on the cooperation between the two organizations. In this contex…
Today we are considering the question of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the hope that the Dayton Agreement will be implemented to put an end to the horrendous tragedy caused by "ethnic cleansing" and racist narrow- mindedness. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomes the election victory of President Izetbeg…
The Middle East is going through a period of transition. It is moving from a time of conflict and war into a new era, in which a just and universal peace is possible between the peoples of the region. This new stage will lay an additional burden on all the parties involved who wish
The Arab respons…
It gives me pleasure, as we begin the work of this session, to convey to you, Sir, on behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, our sincerest congratulations on your election to the presidency of the fifty-first session of the General Assembly. Your assumption of that important positi…
Today the General Assembly is resuming its fiftieth session, for the second time, to consider the agenda item entitled “The situation in the Middle East”. During this session we have celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, an Organization which enshrines the hopes of the internati…
We meet once again today to discuss the new and painful developments in the Middle East. The Security Council is the highest international political body entrusted with the task of protecting countries from brute aggression. It is supposed to follow up its resolutions, and we believe that meetings o…
The delegation of Saudi Arabia joined in the consensus on draft resolution A/50/L.46 because we believe in the central role of women
However, I should like to point out that my country does not consider itself bound by any part of the report of the Fourth World Conference on Women that contradicts …
The General Assembly discusses today the question of the Middle East which is currently witnessing
My country still follows up the developments of the peace process in the Middle East, both on the bilateral and the multilateral levels with very keen interest. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has continu…
Allow me on behalf of my delegation to express my thanks and appreciation to His Excellency Ambassador Kéba Birane Cissé, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people, as well as the members of the Committee, for their sincere efforts in carrying out …
I should like to inform the General Assembly that Albania, Egypt, Pakistan and Portugal have become sponsors of the draft resolution contained in document A/49/L.45.
The issue of the brotherly country of Afghanistan has been and continues to be of great interest to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saud…
The General Assembly considers the question of the Middle East today at an important juncture in the history of the region. The peace process that was begun in Madrid has led to agreements between the PLO and Israel, a Declaration of Principles on Interim Self- Government Arrangements, Israel’s with…
Consideration of the question of Palestine today by the General Assembly bespeaks recognition of the United Nations abiding responsibility towards the question
Since 1991, when the Middle East peace process began in Madrid on the basis of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), the …
I wish to begin by thanking the Secretary-General
I wish also to thank the Permanent Representative of Algeria, whose statement to the General Assembly set out the position of the Group of 77.
The report of the Secretary-General on an agenda for development is timely; it lays the foundations for a…
