Turkey joined the consensus on resolution 75/89, on sustainable fisheries, because Turkey is fully committed to the conservation, management and sustainable use of marine living resources and attaches great importance to regional cooperation to that end. However, Turkey dissociates itself from the r…
I would first like to pay homage to the memory of my dear brother and friend, Saeb Erekat. Saeb was a committed and true defender of peace on the basis of a two-State solution.
Sunday was the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. On that occasion, we reiterate our strong supp…
I wish to make the following statement in exercise of our right of reply to the explanations of position by the observer of the European Union (EU) and the representative of the United Kingdom regarding resolution 75/16, on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Coope…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting. We greatly appreciate your commitment to the Security Council reform process.
Turkey aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group. I will make the following remarks in m…
At the outset, we would like to thank Ambassador Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger, President of the Human Rights Council, for her presentation of the Council’s report (A/75/53 and A/75/53/Add.1), which gives information on the diverse range of themes addressed in the Council’s three sessions this past ye…
Let me also thank High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing. The Syrian chemical file has been dragging in the Security Council for far too long. It is high time that we make headway and ensure accountability.
We have carefully examined the eighty-fourth report (S/2020/961, annex) of the…
It is a great honour for me to introduce my President, the President of the Republic of Turkey, His Excellency Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who will deliver a pre-recorded statement.
It is an honour for me to introduce the President of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who will deliver a pre-recorded statement on the commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations.
We requested the floor to provide Turkey’s explanation of vote in connection with the adoption of General Assembly resolution 74/306, entitled “Comprehensive and
coordinated response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic”.
Turkey is determined to combat all climate-related challenges on t…
I thank the Secretary- General for his statement and Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.
It has been only 24 hours since we discussed the situation in Syria in this Chamber (see S/PV.8734). Yet new and grave developments warranted the Security Council’s further attention today. Yester…
First of all, I would like to thank UNICEF Executive Director Fore and Assistant Secretary-General Mueller for their very valuable briefings.
I would also like to pay tribute to all humanitarian workers who continue to risk their lives to help the Syrian people, against all odds. Each and every day…
Turkey’s position with regard to the crisis in and around Ukraine is clear and unwavering. We fully support Ukraine’s territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders and do not recognize the illegal and illegitimate annexation of Crimea. Crimea and the development of the Crimean …
Yes, Mr. President, but I did not start this exchange, so I will end when they end.
I will just say that I still regret that the previous speaker can exploit his presence in the Chamber by taking the floor and repeating all the delusions he has been repeating for the past nine years in the Security…
I will be very short. Again, I will emphasize that the previous speaker does not represent Syrians. He represents only a very bloody regime that is waging a war against its own people. They do not deserve to be seated behind the Syrian name plate in this Chamber. Their continued presence behind the …
At the outset, let me extend our condolences to the families of the OXFAM humanitarian workers who lost their lives today.
I would also like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for their briefings.
Two weeks ago the Security Council discussed the growing risk of fur…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important meeting. I would also like to thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Under- Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for their briefings on the current alarming situation in Idlib.
Syria has been the subject of discussion in the Council for almost a …
I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting, as well as Assistant Secretary-General Mueller for her comprehensive briefing.
The humanitarian situation in Syria remains catastrophic. We are extremely worried about the escalation of violence in Idlib. The Al-Assad regime
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Armed conflicts, violence, persecution, natural disasters and famine continue to drive a record number of people from their homes. We have more displaced people worldwide than ever before, and humanitarian needs are growing at a much faster pace. The suffering that engulfs the people who are trapped…
Turkey requested a vote on and voted against resolution 74/19, entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”, which was submitted under sub-item (a) of agenda item 74. Turkey agrees with the general content of the resolution in principle and believes that the resolution is particularly important in that …
We are pleased that the negotiations led by Germany on draft resolution A/74/L.13, on the situation in Afghanistan, were successfully completed. We thank all the delegations that made genuine efforts to that end. We are pleased to be among its sponsors and look forward to its adoption by consensus. …
