The question of Afghanistan is once again on the agenda of the Security Council. My delegation welcomes this timely meeting as an opportunity to focus the attention of the international community on the serious and deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. My country’s close ties with Afghanistan and …
As regards the statement just made by the previous speaker, his counterpart — the representative of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, His Excellency Mr. Osman Ertug — will respond to that statement in writing, and my delegation will circulate his response as an official document. As regards o…
I shall be brief. I quote Archbishop Makarios:
“The military regime of Greece has callously violated the independence of Cyprus. [It has acted] without trace of respect for the democratic rights of the Cypriot people ...
“The coup caused much bloodshed ...
“[T]he events in Cyprus do not constitut…
This right of reply is in reference to the statement of Mr. Pangalos, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, which was made on 27 September 1996. Before going into detail, I should emphasize one point.
We regret the attempt by a member of the Government of a country to exploit the Assembly by expre…
I should like to congratulate warmly Mr. Razali on his election to the high office of President of the General Assembly. I am confident that under his wise and able guidance our deliberations will be most successful. I should also like to thank His Excellency Mr. Do Amaral for his most valuable cont…
As we stated earlier, we attach the utmost importance to respect for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized boundaries. In this context, we have also emphasized that the implementation of Security Council resolution 425 (197…
We have been following with serious concern the aggravation of the situation in the Middle East in general, and in Lebanon in particular. Despite the Security Council’s appeal for an immediate cease-fire in resolution 1052 (1996), we have witnessed further suffering inflicted on the civilian populat…
It is a privilege for me to address this Assembly on this important occasion. My statement will be distributed in its entirety, but because of time constraints I will limit myself to highlighting the main points.
Turkey has acquired a great deal of expertise and accumulated experience on developmen…
As we stated earlier today, terrorism poses the greatest threat to security and stability in the Middle East. Terrorists are trying to undermine the hopes for peace and the prospects for prosperity. To continue to work resolutely for peace requires common understanding and cooperation among the coun…
Mr. President, let me begin by congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. I am confident that, under your able guidance, the Council will carry out its deliberations in a successful manner. I would also like to pay a tribute to Ambassador …
My delegation has on numerous occasions cited the position of the President of the International criminal Tribunal that peace without justice is no peace at all.
We strongly uphold this principle. The prospect and promise of peace embodied in the Dayton Agreement, which was signed in Paris on 14 De…
On numerous occasions, we have expressed our views on the need to make the Security Council more transparent, responsive, accountable and representative. At meetings of the General Assembly and of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Members…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the report that he has submitted in document A/50/737 and its addendum on the overall situation in Afghanistan, the implementation of the
We would also like to express our gratitude and full support for the tireless efforts of the Unite…
As a participating State of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), we are particularly pleased that the General Assembly is once again considering the important issue of “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe” unde…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. We are confident that under your skilful guidance the Council will be able to fulfil its responsibilities successfully. I should also like to pay tribute to your p…
Turkey attaches particular importance to the item “Measures to eliminate international terrorism” since it has been suffering from the scourge of terrorism for some time.
Acts of terrorism continue to violate fundamental human rights, particularly the right to life. It is imperative that terrorists…
At the outset I should like to reiterate our thanks to the Government of Denmark for having acted as host to the World Summit for Social Development at Copenhagen, which gave us the opportunity to discuss in depth the issues related to social development with the aim of pursuing strategies for susta…
Among the three draft resolutions before the General Assembly, Turkey will vote against the draft resolution on the law of the sea, contained in document A/50/L.34.
The reason for my delegation’s negative vote is that some of the elements contained in the Convention on the Law of the Sea that had p…
Last year and the year before, my predecessors began their statements on this same agenda item with a tribute to the two architects of the Middle East peace process: President Arafat and Prime Minister Rabin. This year, I was prepared to follow suit and to do so joyfully. However, the grievous loss …
As a nation with a rich cultural heritage, Turkey is particularly pleased that the Assembly is once again, under agenda item 22, considering the important issue of the return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin.
Having taken note of the valuable report of the Director-Gen…
