At the outset, allow me to congratulate Mr. Jan Kavan on his election as President for the current session of the General Assembly. I would also like to express appreciation to Mr. Han Seung-soo for his excellent organization of the work of the previous session of the General Assembly.
A year ago t…
I should like at the outset to express my sincere gratitude to the delegation of Germany for having done such a fine job in preparing the draft resolution now before us. For many years, Germany has spared no effort in working to normalize the situation in Afghanistan and
to coordinate our work here…
Allow me to convey our sincere congratulations to Mr. Kofi Annan on the occasion of his re-election to the post of Secretary-General, as well as on winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2001. We also congratulate Mr. Han Seung-soo on his election as President of the General Assembly at the current sessi…
The people of the Republic of Uzbekistan grieves with the people of the United States in the aftermath of the inhuman acts of terror perpetrated on 11 September in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. In a letter addressed to the President of the United States, George W. Bush, the President…
Allow me first of all to congratulate the President on his election to this important and responsible post. We are sure that under his leadership this historic Millennium Assembly will achieve impressive results.
I would also like to associate myself with all of those who have expressed gratitude t…
First of all, allow me to congratulate you on your assumption of the post of president of the Security Council for May and to express our confidence in the success of the work of the Council under your skilled guidance. Allow me also to thank Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the preparation and subm…
May I join in the expressions of appreciation and gratitude made in this Hall to the former Chairman of the Open-ended Working Group, Mr. Didier Opertti, in his capacity as President of the General Assembly, and to his Vice- Chairmen, Ambassadors Hans Dahlgren of Sweden and John de Saram of the Demo…
Allow me at the outset to express our gratitude to the Secretary- General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his annual report on the situation in Afghanistan, in which he sheds light on the events that have taken place in Afghanistan over the past year in the military, political and humanitarian spheres, and als…
The last decade of the twentieth century will go down in the history of mankind as an era of profound political changes. Colonialism, apartheid and the concept of world communism belong in the past. Most countries which have regained their independence proclaim their commitment to
Since it gained i…
Today we celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the foundation of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). I would like to take this excellent opportunity to express my gratitude to Ms. Nafis Sadik, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, for her tireless efforts and for her…
In my statement, I should like to dwell on those questions, which, in our opinion, demand special attention. First among these is the issue of security and the maintenance of regional and global stability.
Today, we are forced to recognize that terrorism is one of the principal challenges and threa…
Allow me first of all to thank the Secretary- General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan, and the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Mr. Federico Mayor, for the consolidated report they submitted, which contains the draft declaration…
Allow me first of all to offer my sincere congratulations to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Mr. Didier Opertti, on his election to the post of President of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session and to wish him every success in this important task. I am confident that his long…
Today, the Parliament of Uzbekistan had a meeting at which deep concern was expressed regarding the continuing military action in Afghanistan; the Parliament considered that this military action poses a major threat to international and regional peace and security, particularly in the region of Cent…
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to your high office, and to express our confidence in the success of the work of the current session. I also wish to thank sincerely Ambassador Razali Ismail for his enormous contribution to the work of the sessions of the General Assembly over whi…
Sir, since this is the first time I have spoken in the Security Council under your presidency, allow me to congratulate you on your assumption of your important post and to express confidence that under your experienced
I should also like to take this opportunity to pay a tribute to your predecesso…
Let me express my appreciation for the honour of addressing the Assembly. On behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Uzbekistan, I offer my sincerest congratulations to Ambassador Razali Ismail of Malaysia on his election as President of the fifty-first session of the General Assembly…
Mr. President, first of all let me congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month, and to express our conviction that the work of the Council under your presidency will be a success.
This open debate on the situation in Afghanistan is one of the links in th…
Allow me to join preceding speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the current session of the United Nations General Assembly.
I should also like to pay a tribute to His Excellency Mr. Samuel Insanally for his successful leadership as President of the General Assembly …
I should like to thank those who have taken the floor, as well as all delegations, for their condolences and support in this dark time for my country. The entire people of Uzbekistan were struck by a huge, unfathomable loss. On 2 September we lost the first President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, I…
