The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela supports the proposal made by the Permanent Representative of Lesotho on behalf of the African Group, the Permanent Representative of Suriname on behalf of the States that comprise the Caribbean Community and the Permanent Representative of Nauru on behalf of a n…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The principal responsibility of the Security Council is the maintenance of international peace and security. In that sphere there are highly important mat…
We are grateful that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has been proposed by numerous countries, by way of draft resolution A/64/L.12, to be adopted today, for the chairmanship of the International Conference of New or Restored Democracies for the period 2009-2011. We congratulate the State of Qat…
The Government of Israel must be brought to justice for crimes committed against the Palestinian people. Those responsible for that operation of terror and death, known as Cast Lead, and for the criminal blockade against the people of Gaza, must not go unpunished. How many more genocides will be nec…
We thank Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for presenting the annual report on the work of the Agency. On behalf of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, we wish to give him our cordial, fraternal greetings. We also wish to ac…
We wish to pay tribute to Mr. Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela congratulates Chile and the Czech Republic on having joined the countries, including Venezuela, that are parties to the Rome Statute. Their membership contributes to the …
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela commends the efforts by Guatemala and the international community to establish and operationalize the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), which seeks to strengthen the rule of law and respect for human rights in that fraternal country.…
I would like to thank the President for convening this important meeting.
My delegation would like to associate itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Sudan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The fact that we are discussing the future of Africa is a cause for hope. T…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela warmly welcomes the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and gratefully appreciates his introduction of his report on the work of the Organization (A/64/1). That report is part of the Secretary-General’s obligation to give an annual report to the General Assembly …
We wish to join in the thanks expressed by the Chairman of the Group of 77 and China to you, Sir, for your excellent leadership of the General Assembly. In that respect, we have supported the ideas that you have proposed and are working to ensure that they are fully accomplished.
Venezuela joined t…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela appreciates the initiative of the Security Council to consider the situation in Haiti for the second time this year. This is a very important issue for our country, given the historic and geographic ties that have bound us to the Haitian people since our establis…
We meet here today to take part in a debate on the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. If we were to discuss this topic in abstract terms, and if all actors involved in the dynamics of international relations were truly inspi…
Thank you, Sir, for providing the document that we hope will become the basis for the intergovernmental negotiations that we
will soon begin. No delegation, certainly not Venezuela, is familiar with its contents; but thank you for informing us that it includes the contributions of the various insti…
On behalf of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, allow me to express our gratitude for the excellent work that you, Sir, have been carrying out as President of the General Assembly. We trust in your wise leadership. We are certain that you will continue to work towards a successful United Nations …
The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela wishes to stress that the matter of sustainable fisheries is a priority for our country, on which we have undertaken major initiatives aimed at promoting and implementing programmes for the conservation, protection and management of aquatic biol…
My delegation wishes to explain its vote on draft resolution A/63/L.42, under agenda item 70 (a), entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”, on which the Assembly will soon be voting. Specifically, the delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela wishes to reaffirm its commitment to cooperate w…
On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reaffirms its support for the Palestinian cause and its desire to contribute to the achievement of a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to one of the gravest problems besetting the world. A…
I would like to express our appreciation to the presidency for the way in which it has carried out the work of this General Assembly and for addressing one of the most important issues on the United Nations agenda.
May I also express our gratitude for the work done by the facilitators of the Ad Hoc…
The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela would like to welcome the convening of this meeting because of its importance to the consideration of the reform of the Security Council and of the United Nations system in general. Likewise, we would like to acknowledge the report of the Securi…
We associate ourselves with the statement made by the representative of the Republic of Nicaragua and join the consensus in welcoming the adoption of resolution 63/281, which ratifies our commitment to supporting the efforts of the small island developing States to adapt to the adverse impact of cli…
