The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela would like to reaffirm the position of President Chavez with regard to the outcome document of the 2005 summit (resolution 60/1). That document was the result of a process of consultations that was neither democratic nor transparent. The negotia…
After having participated in laborious and difficult debates on this subject, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela wishes to express its total disagreement with draft resolution A/60/L.40, which creates the Peacebuilding Commission, the foundations and content of which threaten the attributes and po…
On 10 November 1975, the General Assembly adopted resolution 3376 (XXX), which established the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. The Committee is charged with recommending a programme aimed at enabling the Palestinian people to exercise its inalienable ri…
The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects intervention upon and violation of the territorial integrity of any State. The Republic believes that there is no excuse for a State to invade or occupy another.
That is why we support the series of General Assembly resolutions that, ye…
We wish to express the commitment of the Venezuelan State to capacity- building in the area of public health. We firmly believe that the development and implementation of public health policy are among the main mechanisms for fighting poverty and social exclusion in our population.
In that connecti…
The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela did not object to the consensus on draft resolution A/60/L.27, as orally revised, because our country fully supports the efforts being made to achieve peace and reconstruction in Afghanistan. Nonetheless, we are deeply concerned about the fragil…
Our delegation will present its explanation of vote on the two draft resolutions considered under the item “Oceans and the law of the sea”, contained in documents A/60/L.22 and A/60/L.23, for which we require a reasonable period of time.
With regard to the content of draft resolution A/60/L.22, our…
At the outset, I would like to avail myself of this opportunity to condemn the terrorist attacks that took place yesterday in Jordan. I
express our condolences to the people and the Government of Jordan, as well as to the families of the victims of those heinous acts.
The delegation of the Bolivar…
First, we would like to express our gratitude to the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Philippe Kirsch, for his introduction of the report on the Court (A/60/177). We have taken note of the series of measures for building the Court’s capacity and ensuring that it can carry out…
We are convinced that the maintenance of international peace and security requires that relations among States — regardless of their ideologies — be based on strict adherence to the Charter of the United Nations and to the principles of international law. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reitera…
As we made clear during our discussion of item 43, “Culture of peace”, last week, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reaffirms its commitment to the Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations and the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity. We share the spirit and agree on the substance of…
We would like to express the commitment of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to sport as a tool for attaining peace and development. We also note that sports constitutes the central pillar of the public policies currently being implemented by the Venezuelan Government. We express our recognition …
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has participated in the adoption by consensus of resolution 60/7 and is in full agreement with the States that sponsored the resolution and endorsed the memorandum of explanation accompanying the draft resolution, which affirmed that the Holocaust constituted a s…
The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela supports the statement by the representative of Uruguay on behalf of MERCOSUR and associated States. We would like, however, to join in congratulating Mr. ElBaradei on his re-election as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency…
Mr. President, above all, we would like to thank you for having given us the floor once again.
Like the delegate from the Republic of Cuba, we wish to reiterate our firm position with regard to the question of terrorism. When the representative from the United States Mission took the floor, she sai…
On behalf of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, we wish to express once again our categorical condemnation of all acts of terrorism, whatever their form or manifestation, whether committed by States or by non-State actors. We also want to make clear our position that the legitimate resistance of …
With regard to agenda item 46, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela would like to reiterate its commitment as a Member of the United Nations, to participate fully in the study of the integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences an…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela fully supports the contents and significance of the culture of peace and the dialogue among civilizations. They form a substantive part of the revolutionary project of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
My Government’s position is that knowledge of, and const…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela wishes to express its strong reservation with regard to paragraph 7 of draft resolution A/60/L.2. We totally disagree with the contents of that paragraph, which mentions the outcome document (resolution 60/1) of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the sixtieth sess…
On behalf of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, we express our
gratitude for the holding of these meetings. We endorse the statement made by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Rio Group.
First, we note that with everything that has been done over the past 10 years, the only result…
