I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Friends of Spanish in the United Nations, in our first address to the plenary of the General Assembly since the Group was established on 16 September 2013.
Our group recognizes the growing interest of the Spanish-speaking peoples in the work of t…
Guatemala thanks the State of Palestine for its initiative concerning resolution 69/320. The Government of Guatemala recognizes and supports Palestine as a free, independent and sovereign State.
We considered this initiative carefully. We believe that the resolution focuses on one of the exclusive …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Lithuania on assuming the presidency of the Security Council, for convening this open debate and for the important role that country is playing in the Council through you, Madam Ambassador. I would also like to thank you for the illuminating concept note (…
At the outset, the delegation of Guatemala would like to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Jordan, Mr. Nasser Judeh, and to thank him warmly for being so actively involved at the beginning of this debate. We also wish to congratulate the delegation of Jordan for its exemplary leadership an…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Sandra Honoré, for her very informative presentation, as well as for her presentation of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2015/157). We reiterate our full support for the Special Representative and for the work be…
At the outset, I would like to say a few words of congratulation to the young lady from Swaziland, Ms. Teyise Dlamini, on her very inspiring words to this meeting. I would also like to congratulate UNICEF for the beautiful event we had this morning. As a former UNICEF staff member, I take a lot of p…
I would like to begin by reaffirming our unequivocal support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) and by renewing our commitment to the fight against impunity. I would also like to thank President Song for presenting his report (A/69/321) yesterday (see A/69/ PV.34), of which we take note, tog…
I am pleased to join the Council for today’s debate. This provides me the first opportunity, since I took office several weeks ago as Minister for Foreign Affairs of my country, to take part in a debate of the Council and thereby renew the political support of my Government for this body.
Moreover,…
