At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the Security Council in a fairly critical period and, as the representative of our neighbour and close friend, Bulgaria, we wish you every success in your efforts. Our warm thanks also go to Ambassador Negroponte, the repres…
I do not wish to indulge myself in a prolonged debate, as I see that it is futile indeed to expect my Armenian colleague to question at least some aspects of his arguments. I would say only this. As is very well known, at the end of the First World War, the Armenians, reminding the victorious Powers…
During his address to the general debate on 16 September, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Armenia, His Excellency Mr. Vartan Oskanian, announced that his country will continue to work for the recognition of the Armenian genocide, probably implying those who have fallen under con…
At the outset, I wish to join other speakers in warmly congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session. My delegation offers you its full support to the presidency’s work. I also wish to pay
tribute to your predecessor, Mr. Han Seung-soo, …
It is an honour to express, on behalf of the Group of Asian States, our heartfelt congratulations to Her Excellency Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, former Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to France and currently representative of the Kingdom of Bahrain at the International Chamber of Commerce Court …
Turkey has aligned itself with the statement made by the representative of Spain on behalf of the European Union. But this being so, I would like to avail myself of this opportunity to briefly describe the main considerations that led Turkey to decide to take over the leadership of the International…
My delegation congratulates you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and wishes you every success in that very important work. We also
wish to express our appreciation of the excellent way in which Ambassador Ole Peter Kolby of Norway conducted the Council during the c…
Turkey has aligned itself with the statement made by the representative of Spain on behalf of the European Union. That statement not only laid out the many questions that are currently at the forefront of Turkey’s concerns, but also showed a sensible way out of the very worrisome and worsening situa…
Turkey has aligned itself with the statement just made by the representative of Belgium on behalf of the European Union. Therefore, I shall confine myself to brief comments on the points which we think are of particular importance from my country’s perspective.
I should like at the outset to remind…
Today we have gathered in the General Assembly Hall to salute the admission of the Republic of Montenegro as the newest Member of the United Nations. On this happy occasion, as Chair of the Asian Group, I have the honour to extend our warmest congratulations to the Republic of Montenegro on joining …
My delegation has already associated itself with the statement made by the representative of Belgium on behalf of the European Union. In the light of Turkey’s deep-rooted historical ties with Afghanistan, I would like to add the following remarks.
The interim administration in Afghanistan will assu…
I would like at the outset to express, on behalf of my Government and of the Turkish nation, our profound sympathy and deepest condolences to the bereaved families of the victims of the outrageous terrorist attacks which took place last weekend at Jerusalem and Haifa. This morning’s news from the re…
With regard to the two draft resolutions before us under the agenda item entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”, Turkey will vote against the draft resolution entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”, contained in document A/56/L.17. The reason for my delegation’s negative vote is that some of the…
I understand; we can go along these lines with my Armenian colleague, but I will restrain myself to what Professor Bernard Lewis wrote in Ha’aretz on 23 January 1998,
“The Armenians want to benefit from both worlds. On the one hand, they speak with pride of their struggle against Ottoman despotism,…
Today, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, Mr. Vartan Oskanian, deploring once again the absence of diplomatic relations with neighbouring Turkey, called on Turkey to join in a dialogue, while claiming that Armenia is not willing to permit its tragic past to define its actio…
This meeting is being held at a most difficult hour. The terrorist attacks carried out in New York and Washington, D.C., cast a long shadow over this session of the General Assembly. But we must stand united, drawing the right conclusions from this catastrophe. The date of 11 September has made it c…
After many years of work, we are at the beginning of yet another — and we hope more fruitful — period of discussion on the comprehensive reform of the Security Council in all its aspects.
Let me first recognize the contributions of the previous President of the General Assembly, Mr. Holkeri, as wel…
Since this is the first time my delegation is taking the floor during this session, I would like to express our heartfelt congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as the President of the fifty- sixth session of the General Assembly. We are particularly delighted to see at the helm of our Assemb…
I apologize for taking the floor at this hour, but I can assure the Assembly that I will be very brief.
It has come to my delegation’s attention that, during this morning’s debate, a speaker took the floor
and, with reference to paragraph 39 of the Secretary- General’s report, repeated a litany of…
First, I should like to congratulate those candidates who were elected during the first run. I also thank the countries that supported our candidate. I should like to inform the Assembly that the candidature of Mr. Aydin Sefa Akay is withdrawn.
