At the outset, we reiterate our congratulations to Spain on the extraordinary job it did during its presidency last month, and we offer our full support to the incoming United Kingdom presidency so that it can complete its mandate successfully.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela thanks the Prosec…
Venezuela deeply appreciates the efforts by Ambassador Courtenay Rattray, Permanent Representative of Jamaica and Chair of the intergovernmental negotiations on reform of the Security Council during the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly. We welcome Ambassador Sylvie Lucas, Permanent Repres…
Venezuela abstained in the voting on resolution 2244 (2015) because we feel that the negotiating process that led to its adoption was not broad enough to take into account the various points of view held by delegations. Our request to extend the consultations in order to produce a consensus text was…
We would like to begin by thanking the Deputy Secretary-General for his presence today. We also commend the initiative of the Spanish presidency of the Security Council, because we know that the Middle East is passing through a very dangerous period, not only for the subregion but for humankind as a…
We are grateful
to you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on such an important topic. We welcome the participation of the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Mogens Lykketoft; the Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Eliasson; and Ambassador Jürgenson, who is representing the President …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting on the subject of Palestine. We are also grateful for the briefing by Assistant Secretary-General Tayé-Brook Zerihoun.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela continues to be very concerned about and firmly condemns the violent situation…
We welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. Mariano Rajoy Brey, President of the Government of Spain, and we thank the Spanish delegation for its initiative in convening this important debate. We would also like to commend the briefings by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and by Under-Secretary-Gener…
We align ourselves with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Morocco on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. We are very grateful for the convening of today’s meeting to discuss the two reports before us.
The report of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (see A/7…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is deeply concerned about the serious humanitarian emergency of refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants who are the result of the tragedy of war, political instability, poverty, terrorism and the widespread violence that plagues important regions of A…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has supported and will continue to support the efforts of the parties to the conflict in the Republic of South Sudan to end the fratricidal war that has led to the suffering in the youngest nation in the world. We also reiterate our support for the work done by t…
As this is the first time I am taking the floor in a public meeting of the Security Council this month, I congratulate Spain on assuming the presidency of the Council for October. You can rely on our full support, Sir, in contributing to the successful discharge of your important responsibilities. …
On behalf of President Nicolás Maduro Moros of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important meeting on this subject.
Venezuela has historically condemned terrorism in all its forms and wherever it originates. As we reconsider the Midd…
I would like to thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom and Mr. Yury Fedotov for their briefings. I would also like to thank Ambassador Zahir Tanin for his statement, as well as to take this opportunity to acknowledge, and commend him on, his work as the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan. I wish him every s…
We thank Ambassador Román Oyarzun Marchesi for his briefing. We would like to express our appreciation for his diligence and commitment in fulfilling the tasks of the Committee under his responsibility.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela once again expresses its satisfaction over the adoption of …
Venezuela welcomes the adoption of resolution 69/325, entitled “Consolidating gains and accelerating efforts to control and eliminate malaria in developing countries, particularly in Africa, by 2015 and beyond”.
In countries where malaria is endemic, there has been a significant increase in efforts…
Today we have seen an afternoon of justice in the General Assembly through our adoption of resolution 69/319, by which we deprived vulture capital funds of their power, and resolution 69/320, by which we approved the raising of the Palestinian flag.
We have listened carefully to every speaker, beca…
We are truly experiencing what is called living history. We wish to send a warm embrace from the General Assembly to the President of the Argentine Republic, President Fernández. We send a warm greeting to her and her brave people because what has just happened in the Assembly is not just anything. …
On behalf of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, I would like to reiterate our deep gratitude to the co-facilitators, Ambassador Macharia Kamau, Permanent Representative of Kenya, and Ambassador David Donoghue, Permanent Representative of Ireland, as well as to the Secretariat, for their tireless …
First of all, we would like to express our condolences on the death of Lieutenant General José Luiz Jaborandy, Jr., Force Commander of United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, and to extend our condolences to his family, friends and the Government of Brazil.
We would like to join others in c…
I would like to thank Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for his briefing and to recognize his efforts in carrying out his important responsibilities in the past few years. We congratulate …
