As this is the first time that I am speaking during China’s presidency of the Security Council this month, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your successful leadership of its work. I would also like to thank your predecessor, the Ambassador of Brazil, for his successful and outstan…
My delegation would like to thank the core group — Costa Rica, Maldives, Morocco, Slovenia and Switzerland for presenting draft resolution A/76/L.75, entitled “The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment”.
Allow me to explain my country’s position on this draft resolution before…
Every time the Security Council holds a meeting on this agenda item, we find ourselves before new blatant Israeli aggression against the Arab people, be it in Palestine, Syria or south Lebanon. That comes amid complete and unacceptable silence on the part of the Council. Two days ago, the Israeli oc…
At the outset, my delegation associates itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Member States of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations. We would like to add the following comments in our n…
I apologize for asking for the floor for a second time. However, I object to what Mrs. Nakamitsu said again. The mandate of the Declaration Assessment Team is not to verify Syria’s initial declaration; it is to assist Syria in presenting its declaration. The term used should be exact. The Team has n…
I merely wanted to comment on the observations made by Mrs. Nakamitsu just now on the mandate
of the Declaration Assessment Team (DAT) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). She said that it is an investigative team.
The fact is quite otherwise. At a formal meeting of …
The Syrian Arab Republic acceded to the
Chemical Weapons Convention voluntarily and in good faith and began implementing the Convention even before its ratification, notwithstanding our difficult circumstances. My country has cooperated fully with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical We…
The Government of the Syrian Arab Republic has stressed time and again that it has primary responsibility for all matters concerning the Syrian people. In the past few years we have repeatedly expressed our commitment to ensuring that humanitarian assistance reaches all Syrians all over the country …
Today the General Assembly is continuing its consideration of a very important item on its agenda, which would not have been possible without the cooperation of Member States and your efforts, Mr. President. We also appreciate the important role played by the two co-Chairs in that regard.
My delega…
At the outset, since this is the first time I take the floor under your presidency, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on presiding over the Security Council for July. We are confident that you will lead it to a successful outcome.
The Syrian Arab Republic attaches great importance to…
At the outset, the delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic would like to express its thanks to the President for convening this high-level meeting on improving global road safety. We also thank all who contributed to the negotiations on the political declaration (resolution 76/294), in particular the…
The Syrian Government has made significant progress during the last few months, which is
unprecedented and proves the Syrian Government’s keenness to support national reconciliation and local settlements. That unwavering approach has proved efficient in enabling Syrians to return to normalcy and in…
My delegation takes note of the report of the Secretary-General (A/76/844) and would like to make the following observations.
First, my delegation underscores that our discussions on the responsibility to protect should not be carried out on the basis that it constitutes a legal principle. It is a …
We welcome the participation of the Secretary- General in today’s meeting.
The Syrian Government is enhancing its efforts aimed at restoring security and stability and is taking all measures necessary to overcome the repercussions of the crisis through national reconciliation and settlements at the…
My delegation would like to exercise its right of reply in response to what was mentioned in the statement made by the Israeli representative earlier today (see A/76/ PV.81).
It is ironic that the representative of the Israeli delegation made a statement denouncing the use of the veto in the Securi…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to extend its condolences to the Islamic Republic of Iran for the lives lost as a result of this morning’s distressing accident. We would like to express our solidarity with the families of the victims and wish a speedy recovery to the injured.
The delegation of …
My country’s delegation joined the consensus concerning the item on the election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly at its seventy- seventh session. However, we would like to express a reservation concerning the election of Israel as one of those Vice-Presidents.
The election of Israel …
I would like to begin by mentioning an exceptional and extremely important development, which is the President of the Syrian Arab Republic’s granting of a general amnesty, pursuant to Syria’s legislative decree no. 7 of 30 April, for terrorist crimes committed by Syrians prior to the date of its iss…
Today marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which is an essential pillar of the non-proliferation regime and aims to spare humankind the catastrophic effects and scourge of the use of that kind of weapon of mass destruction. However, ach…
On 17 April, Syria commemorated the seventy- sixth anniversary of the withdrawal of the last French soldier from its lands, thanks to the great sacrifices made by the Syrian people. Today, Syrians are once again demonstrating their determination to continue their struggle to ensure that any occupati…
