I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this debate and for her commitment to the Security Council reform process.
We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group (see A/73/PV.36). I would also…
I would also like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on a matter of increasing relevance.
Seventy-three years ago in San Francisco, we committed ourselves to strengthening the three pillars of the current international system, namely, peace and security, human rights and d…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the MIKTA countries, namely, Mexico, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia. At the outset, we would like to express our appreciation to the Bolivian presidency for convening today’s open debate on the women and peace and secur…
As a member of the core group of exponential technological change, Turkey appreciates Mexico’s efforts to bring the issue of the impact of rapid technological change to the forefront of the United Nations. This topic is of increasing interest to my country, which has the youngest and second largest …
I would like to thank Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura for his comprehensive briefing. He identified the main challenges that lie ahead on the political track. As his mission comes to an end, I would like also to express our deep appreciation to him for his tireless efforts in finding a political so…
Turkey would first like to thank President Meron for his briefing on the report (see A/73/289) of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals and for his leadership during his term of office. We would also like to take this opportunity to reaffirm our support for the work of the Mech…
At the outset, let me join others in offering our condolences to our Russian friends for their loss yesterday.
As the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation explained, the summit between the Turkish and Russian Presidents in Sochi yesterday focused on the situation in Idlib. I would als…
I would like to express our appreciation to Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing, and Ambassador Mahmoud Saikal, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, for his statement. We also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2018/824).
Toda…
At the outset, I also would like to pay homage to the memory of the victims of 9/11. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families. We should never forget that tragic day or lower our guard, and should always remain united in the fight against terrorism.
The Permanent Representatives of the Russ…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Friends of Mediation and its two co-Chairs, Finland and Turkey.
I would like to thank the United Kingdom for organizing this open debate and putting forward several important questions to guide the discussion. We also welcome the participation of…
The Middle East faces a number of challenges, including civil wars, humanitarian crises, terrorism and sectarianism. But those problems are not inherent in the history or culture of the region. We can overcome them, and we have reasons to be optimistic. The defeat of Da’esh in
Iraq was a promising …
We thank the Secretary- General for his report (S/2018/465) and Special Representative Virginia Gamba for her tireless efforts in taking the children and armed conflict agenda forward. We welcome the adoption of resolution 2427 (2018), which we co-sponsored.
Unfortunately, children continue to be d…
I would like to express our appreciation to Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the Office of Counter-Terrorism, for th…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the MIKTA countries — Mexico, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia. MIKTA represents a diverse group of countries with different cultural, historical and religious backgrounds, located in different corners of the world. Yet o…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this timely debate on the Middle East and North Africa. The future of the Middle East should remain a major part of our discussions on the maintenance of peace and security globally. Events in this region have ramifications worldwide, and Turk…
We welcome the inclusion of the responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity on the formal agenda of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. At a time when the atrocities committed in various corners of the world conti…
I too would like to thank the Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretary- General for their leadership. I also want to thank the co-facilitators for their efforts, which made the adoption of resolution 72/279 possible, and for their firm support to a reform process aimed at making the United Nations…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for organizing today’s important and timely debate, and the Secretary-General and the briefers for their insightful statements.
Next year will mark 20 years since the protection of civilians was placed on the Security Council’s agenda. In an increasingly …
The representative who has just spoken does not represent the entire island of Cyprus. The necessary reply to that statement will therefore be given by the representative of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this timely open debate on such a significant topic for the Security Council and beyond.
Today’s discussion cannot be addressed merely in a conceptual manner. International law continues to be violated in several conflicts around the world, resulting in im…
