My country’s delegation takes the floor to explain its vote after the voting on resolution 78/316, entitled “Safety and security of nuclear facilities of Ukraine, including the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant”, under agenda item 62.
The delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic reiterates the importa…
My country’s delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations (see A/78/PV.96).
We have taken note of the report of the Secretary- General, contained …
The representative of the Government of Türkiye spoke of his Government’s willingness to contribute to restoring peace and stability in Syria. The path to that goal is clear, if only the Turkish regime would recognize it and take serious steps to achieve it. All the Turkish regime has to do is to st…
The annual reports of the Security Council are an important tool for demonstrating transparency in the work of the Council. They allow States Members of the United Nations to assess the efforts made by the Council on their behalf. The majority of Member States have consistently called for improving …
The Arab region is experiencing a new stage of instability and facing the dangers of a downwards spiral towards an all-out escalation as a result of the brutal crimes that the Israeli occupation continues to perpetrate in Gaza and the West Bank, its threats to launch a military operation against Leb…
I am delivering this statement on behalf of Mr. Faisal Mekdad, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic.
I thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the friendly Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Mr. Yvan Gil Pinto, for the efforts undertaken by his country in its ca…
My country, Syria, has repeatedly condemned the use of chemical weapons at any time, anywhere, by anyone and under any circumstances. My country has continued to cooperate with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Chemical…
I will be brief.
After eight months of genocide in Gaza and the position of the United States in the Security Council, the United States has used the veto five times to protect Israel and prevent an end to the massacres and the genocide, prevent the delivery of aid and prevent attempts to stop the …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the friendly delegation of Mozambique on successfully managing the work of the Council this month. I have listened attentively to the two briefings. I would like to express my utmost thanks and appreciation to Mr. Martin Griffiths, …
My country’s delegation reiterates its condolences for the victims of the events that happened
in Srebrenica in 1995 and expresses its sympathy with their families. While we reaffirm our rejection of human rights violations and the resulting human suffering, we also stress our categorical rejection…
The Syrian Arab Republic stresses the legitimate rights of all States in the exploration and use of outer space exclusively for peaceful purposes. We believe that placing weapons in outer space and pursuing an arms race therein poses a dual threat to the international community. Given the fact that …
My delegation welcomes the adoption of resolution 78/280 by consensus and thanks the delegation of South Africa on its successful leadership, which led to the adoption of the resolution.
The draft amendments that were proposed, particularly the first two draft amendments (A/78/L.64 and A/78/L.65) u…
My delegation aligns itself with the statements made by the representatives of the United Arab Emirates, on behalf of the Group of Arab States, and of Uganda, on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (see A/78/PV.74). We would like to make the following remarks in our national capacity.
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I apologize for asking for the floor again. I will be concise.
The representative of Türkiye noted that he worked as a career diplomat in Syria, which means that he knows that Syria has a Government and not a regime, as he claimed. That is why, in response to his use of the word regime which we ref…
Today marks the seventy-ninth anniversary of the launch of the San Francisco Conference, at which the founding States of the United Nations, including my country, Syria, drafted the Charter of the United Nations and gave the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of internationa…
We thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting. We also thank Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), for his important briefing.
My country’s delegation associates itself with the stateme…
What our region witnessed yesterday is a natural and inevitable consequence of the repeated acts of aggression and grave violations of international law and the Charter of the United Nations committed by the Israeli occupation authorities against the territories of my country, Syria, and other count…
The General Assembly is meeting today to debate the recent exercise of the right of the veto (see S/PV.9591). Such exercise would not have occurred had it been not for the political selfishness of certain Western members of the Security Council, which constantly seek to unilaterally impose their vie…
We thank the President of the General Assembly for his efforts in presiding over the work of the General Assembly.
My country’s delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered on behalf of the Group of Arab States and the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations (see …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. I would also like to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Japan, and his team for successfully conducting the Council’s …
