The Syrian Arab Republic attaches great importance to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s fulfilment of its mandate in accordance with its statute. My country acceded to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in 1969 and signed its Safeguards Agreement with the Agen…
I have asked for the floor to respond to the allegations made in the statement delivered by the representative of the Israeli entity against my country.
We categorically reject the statement by the Israeli representative concerning Syria. It would seem that the Israeli entity’s representative is un…
I begin my statement where my colleague the representative of Palestine ended his statement before the Security Council yesterday (see S/PV.9744), namely, that the Israeli occupation authorities do not listen to the Council. They continue to flout the United Nations and international law and commit …
At the outset, allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for your efforts in conducting the work of the General Assembly.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations proposed holding the Summit of the Future to achieve one main goal: turbocharging the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable D…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Madam President, on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month. I thank your predecessor for his presidency and for conducting the work of the Council last month. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his…
I congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its current session, and I thank your predecessor, Mr. Dennis Francis, for presiding over the previous session. I also thank the Secretary-General for his efforts to fulfil his mandate under the provisions of Charter o…
I am delivering this statement on behalf of the Group of Arab States at the United Nations. I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting, and I thank sisterly Algeria, the Arab member of the Council, for its initiative to convene this meeting.
For a year now, we have been repeatedly cal…
A few days ago (see S/PV.9730), the Security Council held an emergency meeting to discuss the Israeli terrorist cyberattack against the Lebanese people, which resulted in the martyrdom of dozens of civilians and wounded thousands more with serious injuries. The occupation entity turned civilian devi…
The Summit of the Future represents an important opportunity to review our common work and what has been accomplished towards building the future we seek that meets the aspirations of our peoples, guarantees the fulfilment of the promise of the Charter of the United Nations in the maintenance of int…
I am delivering this statement on behalf of the Group of Arab States at the United Nations in New York.
I thank you, Mr. President, for having responded to the request by the delegation of sisterly Algeria, the Arab member of the Security Council, to convene this emergency meeting to address the mo…
For nearly a year, our region has been facing the dangers resulting from the escalation of the Israeli occupation entity and its crimes against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, along with its ongoing aggression against the States of the region, including my country, Syria.…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your country, Slovenia, assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the current month, and I wish you every success in managing the work of the Council during this busy month. I would also like to thank the permanent delegati…
I am pleased to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Arab States on the occasion of the International Day against Nuclear Tests.
The International Day represents the continued determination and commitment of the international community to end nuclear tests, the terror they cause to huma…
We are used to the lies and false allegations put forward by the representative of the United States Administration. Everyone knows that there is no legal basis for the presence of United States troops in my country, under the pretext of combating and defeating Da’esh. I explained that a moment ago …
I congratulate you, Mr. President, and your friendly country on successfully managing the Council’s work this month.
We meet today at a time when our region is experiencing a dangerous escalation that threatens to set it on fire and blow it up, with repercussions that do not only affect the region,…
This is a statement to explain our position after the adoption of resolution 78/323.
Why were we voting just now? For those who have just joined us, we had a resolution with only two components. That was our understanding — a resolution with only two components: women and Africa. Those two componen…
On a point of order, I have the same question again, Sir. You said that a recorded vote had been request on the oral amendment. Who asked for the vote? I need you to clarify that point. I apologize for interrupting the process.
We would like to speak both before and after the adoption of draft resolution A/78/L.96, but before the adoption our position is a reflection of what my dear colleague from Brazil said.
Brazil and Colombia did a good job and there is no confusion as to how they did it. We always trusted the way the…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and the delegations of Algeria and China for holding this emergency meeting.
The events of the past few days demonstrate that war criminals of the Israeli occupying entity have decided to move ahead with their bloody aggression in the region and to set the …
I thank you, Mr. President, for your efforts and for successfully conducting the work of the Security Council this month.
My country, Syria, believes in the partnership with the United Nations and its Member States. We believe in the promotion of bilateral and multilateral cooperation to support th…
