At the outset, allow me to express our strongest condemnation for the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack perpetrated in Lahore, Pakistan, yesterday. We firmly stand in solidarity with the Government and the people of Pakistan in their fight against terrorism.
I would like to express our apprecia…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Angolan presidency for having organized this meeting, the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2016/218), Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Mr. Nicholas Haysom for his briefing, and Ambassador Mahmoud Saikal for his …
Turkey aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union. I should, however, like to make some additional comments in my national capacity.
We join others in appreciating the convening of today’s debate and thank the briefers for their insightful remarks. We also than…
Let me begin by expressing our gratitude to the Venezuelan presidency for organizing this debate, as well as to the Secretary-General for his briefing.
The system created by the Charter of the United Nations 70 years ago has prevented numerous conflicts from turning into another world war and paved…
Violent extremism is a major concern for the international community, including Turkey. The most recent General Assembly resolution on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Review (resolution 66/282), facilitated by Turkey, urges all Member States to unite against violent extremism in…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate.
The Middle East is today more unstable and unpredictable than at any time in recent history. However, the proliferation of crises in the wider region must not distract us from the urgent need to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which …
Allow me to express our appreciation to the Uruguayan presidency for organizing this timely debate. I would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General for his statement, as well as the Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Oxfam representative for their briefing…
Turkey voted against resolution 70/235, entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”. I would like to recall here that the reasons that have prevented Turkey from becoming a party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea remain valid. Turkey supports international efforts to establish a re…
Allow me to thank the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Mahmoud Saikal, for his statement, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his briefing.
We welcome the comprehensive report (S/2015/942) of the Secretary-General. Overall, we share t…
We would have preferred this meeting to take place at a time other than when the international community is mobilizing all its resources to defeat Daesh. We can assure all present that Turkey has spared no effort to solve this matter bilaterally before it was taken up by the Security Council. The in…
It is a great pleasure for me to be here for the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society. It is a very important gathering to review the progress achieved, challenges and the way forward in the implementation of the outcomes of the Summit i…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his reports on the humanitarian activities of the United Nations system. We would also like to commend the efforts of the United Nations humanitarian agencies for their life-saving work, as well as the Office for the Coordination of Huma…
We categorically deny the allegations made by the representative of the Syrian regime, which has lost all of its legitimacy. What we do for the brotherly Syrian people, in close cooperation with international organizations, including the United Nations, takes place before the eyes of the internation…
At the outset, allow me to express our appreciation to the delegation of Greece for its hard work during the consultations on draft resolution see A/70/L.28, entitled “Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin”. Turkey is pleased to once again co-sponsor the draft resolut…
With regard to resolution 70/75, on sustainable fisheries, I would like to state that 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. Accordingly, Turkey supported the resoluti…
Allow me to thank the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan for his statement. We welcome the successful completion of the consultations led by the German delegation on draft resolution A/70/L.23, on the situation in Afghanistan. We look forward to its adoption by consensus in the coming days. We …
I would like to reiterate Turkey’s strong and long-standing commitment to the establishment of a peaceful, stable, inclusive and democratic environment that respects fundamental human rights and freedoms in the Middle East. The Israeli-Palestine conflict remains the core challenge inhibiting the est…
Unfortunately, I have to take the floor in response to the baseless allegations, which we categorically deny, made by the representative of the Syrian regime this morning (see A/70/PV.59). The allegations demonstrate the extent to which that regime, which has long since lost its legitimacy, is delud…
It is a great pleasure for me to attend this very timely meeting of the General Assembly. At the outset, we thank the President of the General Assembly for scheduling the meeting and for his strong remarks. We also thank High Commissioner Guterres for his decade-long service dedicated to helping and…
At the outset, I would like to extend our deepest condolences to France, Lebanon and the Russian Federation on the recent terrorist attacks. As a country that has been a target of terrorism, most recently in Ankara in October, Turkey stands in solidarity with the international community in the fight…
