We thank Director Ebo for his briefing.
The latest monthly report of the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (see S/2023/484) demonstrates that the outstanding issues in relation to the Syrian regime’s initial and subsequent declarations persist. Owin…
I thank you, Madam President, for organizing this meeting. I also thank Under- Secretary-General Griffiths and Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi for their briefings.
In order to bring an end to the 12-year conflict in Syria and its destabilizing implications, it is crucial to effectively address its vari…
At the outset, we would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/77/910), which provides an analysis of the relationship between development and the responsibility to protect. We also thank the Special Adviser for presenting the report to the General Assembly.
In 2005, Member States ma…
Türkiye aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (see A/77/PV.80).
I would like to make the following remarks in my national capacity.
At the outset, we welcome the adoption of the…
As we heard from Deputy Director Mudawi, three months after the devastating earthquakes the humanitarian situation in
Syria continues to be a source of deep concern. The international community has been responding to the worsening needs, mostly through the United Nations cross-border assistance. We…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing today’s timely debate.
Today we are faced with multifaceted and intertwined challenges all around the world. The maintenance of peace and security, sustainable development and the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms are al…
We congratulate Switzerland on its first presidency of the Security Council. We would also like to thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
Syria became a State party to the Chemical Weapons Convention in 2013. Like every other State party, the Syrian regime has the following obligatio…
I too would like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Doughten for their briefings.
The earthquakes in February in Türkiye and Syria worsened the humanitarian situation in Syria. The catastrophe demonstrated once again the urgency of a settlement of the conflict in all its dimensions. Since…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the first anniversary of the consensus adoption of the historic resolution 76/262, which established a standing mandate for a General Assembly debate when a veto is cast in the Security Council.
Exactly one year ago, Member States took an im…
I would first like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I thank you for convening this open debate, and I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
As we meet to discuss the situation in the Middle East, the conflict between Israel and…
I thank President Kőrösi for having organized this meeting. We also thank the Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic…
I join others in thanking Special Envoy Pedersen and Mr. Talahma, Acting Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Last week the conflict in Syria entered its thirteenth year. The Syrian people continue to suffer from the ravages of…
We too would like to thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
It has been nearly 10 years since the unanimous adoption of resolution 2118 (2013). Last month, the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) briefed the Security Council (see S/PV.9…
As this is the first time that I am addressing the Security Council in my new capacity as the Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the United Nations, I would like to greet the members of the Council and congratulate Malta on its steering of the Council’s work for this month. I also thank Special …
Türkiye takes the floor in explanation of position on resolution 77/271.
As a strategic partner of the African Union, Türkiye supports all efforts to maintain peace and security in Africa. We are also pleased to contribute, at the bilateral and multilateral levels, to sustainable development on the…
Let me start by sincerely thanking you, Madam President, and other Security Council members, as well as Mrs. Nakamitsu, Mr. Arias and Mr. Oñate-Laborde, for their expressions of condolences, support and solidarity at this difficult time.
We thank Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu, Director-General …
Let me thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Deputy Director Mudawi for their briefings.
Earlier this month when the Security Council agreed to extend United Nations cross-border assistance for an additional six months, millions of Syrians who depend on that vital assistance and the humanitarian co…
At the outset, let me join other delegations in congratulating Japan, as well as Ecuador, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland, on beginning their terms as non-permanent members of the Security Council. We thank the Deputy High Representative, Mr. Ebo, for his briefing. We also commend the Organization…
Let me thank Under- Secretary-General Martin Griffiths and Special Envoy Geir Pedersen for their briefings.
The report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/933), prepared in line with resolution 2642 (2022), clearly illustrates the grave humanitarian situation in Syria. As the report highlights, the hu…
Türkiye has joined the consensus on resolution 77/118, regarding sustainable fisheries, since we are fully committed to the conservation, management and sustainable use of marine living resources and attach great importance to regional cooperation to that end. However, Türkiye dissociates itself fro…
