I would like to inform the Assembly that my Government has decided to withdraw its support for draft resolution A/66/L.5/Rev.1 on the establishment of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre.
My country participated in the Rome Conference that culminated in the adoption of the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 1998. It also signed the Rome Statute.
The Rome Statute of the ICC was designed to end impunity for those who committed the crimes listed in the Statute, which …
At the outset, I would like to say that my country, Syria, aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and the representative of Kazakhstan on behalf of the Organiz…
My delegation wishes to join the consensus and sign up as a co-sponsor of draft resolution A/66/L.3, in light of the noble objectives and lofty expectations that all of us in the international community seek to fulfil . We firmly believe that sport has a significant role to play in promoting educati…
Allow me to congratulate Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. I wish him every success in his efforts to promote the interests of our international Organization. I also pay tribute to his predecessor, Mr. Joseph Deiss, and express …
My delegation joined the consensus on the adoption of resolution 65/302, on the financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, and
voted in favour of resolution 65/303, on the financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. My delegation would like to reiterate that the res…
My delegation abstained from voting on resolution 65/259 owing to our concerns regarding its section XIII, part of which pertains to the budget of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1559 (2004). In that context, we would like to indicate …
My country would like to associate itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates on behalf of the Arab Group.
There is no doubt that the illicit trade in rough diamonds negatively impacts the legitimate international trade in diamonds. The misuse and abu…
It gives me great pleasure to address the Assembly today on a very important topic that has been a central issue in major ideological and intellectual debates of recent years. I am referring to the culture of peace and the centrality of dialogue, understanding, cooperation and mutual respect among c…
Allow me to congratulate Mr. Joseph Deiss personally, as well as his country, Switzerland, on his election to the presidency of the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly. His experience and competence qualify him to ably discharge his responsibilities, and I wish him every success in his endea…
Ten years have passed since the adoption of the Millennium Declaration, in which we set out the international community’s vision for the new millennium. Unfortunately, facts and statistics show that the results have not come up to our expectations. Targets have yet to be met. Poverty, hunger and epi…
My delegation joined the consensus on the adoption of resolution 64/281 on the financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, and voted in favour of resolution 64/282 on the financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. Our
position is based on our consistent support for …
My delegation has asked for a recorded vote on one part of paragraph 23 of draft resolution A/64/L.26 owing to its opposition to the wording of that paragraph, in particular regarding the selection of Israel as Chair of the Process. That is why we have asked for a recorded vote.
My country voted in favour of resolution 64/52, entitled “Second Conference of States Parties and Signatories to Treaties that Establish Nuclear-Weapon- Free Zones and Mongolia”. My country supports the noble principle of emphasizing the importance of special agreements pertaining to the establishme…
Allow me to congratulate the fraternal Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and you personally, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. I wish you success in your endeavours, and succeed you will, given your vast experience and competence.
I also extend our deep…
I take the floor to explain our vote on resolution 63/307.
My delegation sympathizes with all humanitarian causes throughout the world. We are concerned by the suffering of refugees and the resulting burdens imposed upon host countries. We should have liked the matter to be resolved bilaterally, bu…
Let me say that my delegation did inform the Secretariat with respect to our position on this matter. We said that we had an oral amendment to propose and that we wanted to present it prior to the adoption of the decision. For that reason, my delegation cannot agree to the adoption of this decision.…
Let me begin, Mr. President, by thanking you for convening this meeting. My thanks go also to the former Permanent Representative of friendly Turkey and his delegation for the excellent and wise manner in which they guided the work of the Security Council last month. I thank Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Tara…
Having joined the consensus on resolution 63/297, on the financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, my delegation voted in favour of resolution 63/298, on the financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, by virtue of the often-reaffirmed principle that the responsibil…
