Every March, the permanent members of the Security Council from the Western countries issue and reiterate misleading statements promoting a false narrative of the terrorist war that my country, Syria, has
been witnessing for the past 13 years. Their statements are designed to cover up those same St…
I thank the President for convening today’s meeting in conjunction with the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. I would also like to thank the Permanent Mission of Pakistan for submitting resolution 78/264 and for ably managing the negotiation process.
Syria is the cradle of civilization and …
We thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important meeting.
My delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of Yemen, on behalf of the Group of Arab States, and Venezuela, on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter (see A/78…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your country’s assumption of
the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also like to thank Guyana for the successful conduct of the work of the Council over the month of February.
Once again, the Security Counci…
For more than 140 days, the entire world has borne witness to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide being committed by the Israeli occupation authorities against the Palestinian people.
Regrettably, the Security Council is paralysed, because one Council member has prevented it from carry…
The Syrian Arab Republic underscores the importance of diplomacy, dialogue and the peaceful settlement of disputes in the maintenance of international peace and security and in promoting the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. Accordingly, my country believes that the inclu…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on the election of your friendly country, Guyana, as member of the Security Council and on its presidency of the Council for this month. We wish you success in this endeavour.
My delegation thanks the Permanent Mission of the Russian…
I thank the President for convening this important meeting, following the use of the veto by the United States in the Security Council’s meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, held on 22 December 2023 (see S/PV.9520). The United States used the veto to prote…
There is no doubt that 10 years on from Syria’s accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is an opportunity to assess what has been genuinely and objectively achieved, without politicization. However, the hostile statements delivered today by the representatives of some Western countries pa…
At the outset, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China, for successfully conducting the work of the Council last month.
Today’s brief…
Draft resolution I, entitled “Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”, targets a sovereign State under the pretext of defending human rights, which has become a
politicized tool employed by certain States to attack and change political regimes throughout the world. A…
With regard to the resolution entitled “Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (resolution 78/190), my country stresses its stance of championing equality am…
Regarding resolution 78/131, entitled “Enhancing action at the national, regional and international levels to address the global public health and security challenges posed by synthetic drugs”, we regret the fact that one delegation insisted on compelling Member States to engage in a vote that was n…
My country’s delegation joined the consensus on resolution 78/68 and, as a non-State party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), we disassociate ourselves from any reference suggesting that the Convention represents the sole legal framework for regulating activities in the…
As members know, the delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic is exercising its right of reply in response to statements by Member States. However, the Zionist entity is an occupying Power. Those are not my words but rather those of United Nations resolutions. Therefore, why would the representative o…
I want to comment on one thing that the representative of the occupying Power of Israel just said, which is that the forces of the occupying Power of Israel bombed ambulances because they thought that there were members of Hamas in them. I believe that is an official admission by the representative …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month and on your able steering of its work.
It is regrettable that we had to wait 50 days to reach the partial temporary pause of the terrorist Israeli aggression against the…
My country’s delegation is taking the floor to explain its vote after the voting on the resolution entitled “Build ing a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal” (resolution 78/10).
My country’s delegation abstained in the voting on the resolution to express our absolute reje…
I align myself with the remarks of the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran. My delegation will submit my country’s explanation of
vote. My country’s delegation joined consensus on the election of new members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination, but it expresses its reservatio…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President for having convened this important meeting, which once again provides an opportunity for a further exchange of views among Member States and for pursuing multilateral dialogue on this agenda item. I would like also to commend the efforts of the Perm…
