I take the floor to say that the delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic does not acquire its legitimacy from a terrorist, murderous, criminal and aggressive regime.
I begin by recalling a legal rule: someone who has nothing to give cannot give it. How, then, can the representative of the terrorist Erdoğan regime — a murderous, criminal, aggressive and looting regime — claim that they care about the interests of the Syrian people?
The Erdoğan regime is a terror…
For the sixth time in 20 days, the Security Council is meeting to consider the situation in my country, the Syrian Arab Republic. For the third time in 20 days, the Council is listening to briefings by Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and his deputy.
Some well-meaning individuals may believe that these …
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Guyana on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (see A/74/PV.55).
Allow me to present the following points in my national capacity. Yesterday His Excellency the Secretary-General delivered an important and transparent b…
My delegation once again regrets the insistence of certain members of the Security Council, notably the humanitarian co-penholders, on adopting the unconstructive approach reflected in their draft resolution S/2019/961, the content of which is a departure from the stated humanitarian purposes.
Regr…
I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, for his briefing.
A few days ago, the fourteenth round of the Astana process meetings took place. Its final communiqué confirmed respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of Syria, as well as cooperation…
In recent years, the Syrian Arab Republic has made considerable efforts, in cooperation with the relevant United Nations agencies, to ensure the continued provision of basic services and humanitarian assistance to all of its citizens without distinction. Those efforts have encountered major challeng…
The delegation of my country would like to express its categorical reservation on paragraph 3 of resolution 74/191, under agenda item 83. We dissociate ourselves from any consensus on this paragraph, whose wording refers to the report of the Secretary-General contained in document A/74/139.
The rea…
I would like to express my delegation’s support for the Credentials Committee with regard to its acceptance of the credentials of the representatives of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the legitimate delegation of Venezuela. We reiterate our rejection of the statement of the representative of …
My delegation would like to explain its position on draft resolution A/74/L.12/Rev.1, entitled “Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov”.
The Syrian delegation continues to believe …
In my country, Syria, the famous poet Nizar Qabbani, known as the poet of the fatherland and of the woman, writes in one of his poems,
“As a woman, you must know that you are half of all life; That you are the colour white in our world; That you are the spring and the rain that comes to quench the …
My delegation has joined the consensus on resolution 74/8, which we have just adopted, because we believe it is important that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) work in accordance with its statute. Everyone here, particularly Mr. Feruta, Acting Director General, knows that non-proliferat…
At the outset I want to stress that my delegation
dissociates itself from the consensus on resolution 74/6, entitled “Report of the International Criminal Court”.
My country’s position vis-à-vis the International Criminal Court (ICC), with all due respect for the jurists working in it, remains bas…
We have taken note of the report (А/74/53 and Add А/74/53/Add.1) of the Human Rights Council (HRC).
The delegation of my country, the Syrian Arab Republic, reiterates its firm stance on the politicization of human rights issues and mechanisms, as well as their use as a political tool to serve narro…
I would like to congratulate President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on his election to lead the General Assembly at this session and to wish him every success in the future. I would also like to thank his
predecessor for her important role as President of the previous session.
We are meeting today at a …
Allow me first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the important and sensitive presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy- fourth session. That reflects the confidence placed in your country and your personal and professional ability to lead the work of the Assembly. You ca…
We refer to our statement at the previous session of the General Assembly (A/73/PV.107). We also disassociate ourselves from the consensus to include this item in the agenda of the seventy-fourth session.
At the outset, I should like to draw attention to this touching moment for all of us in this Hall. My colleagues and I are saddened, Madam, that this is your last day on this rostrum as President of the General Assembly, and we wish you every success in your professional, political and diplomatic en…
My delegation would once again like to express its surprise and concern about certain delegations’ insistence on having this item on the responsibility to protect included in the agenda of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. We have concerns about the procedure, formulation and subst…
My delegation has taken note of the letter of the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the Secretary-General, issued as document A/73/840, as well as the explanatory memorandum issued in the annex to document A/73/193. However, my delegation reiterates its position with regard to the request for the incl…
