I would like to convey through you, Mr. President, our appreciation to Ms. Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, for presiding over the first part of this meeting. We also welcome the presence of Mr. Massad Boulos, Special Advisor to President Donald Trump for …
At the outset, I would like to extend my thanks to the delegation of the sisterly Republic of Somalia for its initiative to organize an open debate on this important subject, and to Secretary-General António Guterres for his briefing. I also extend my sincere thanks to Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chai…
I would like to begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to you, Mr. President, for your prompt response in convening this important meeting at this critical time. I would like to emphasize that Egypt’s participation today stems from the deep historical ties between Egypt and Somalia. Egypt was one …
Allow me to begin by warmly welcoming the Prime Minister of the Sudan, Mr. Kamil Idris, among us today.
This meeting is being held at a critical moment in the history of the brotherly Sudan, as the Prime Minister mentioned a few minutes ago. Egypt’s dear neighbour is experiencing a profound crisis …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your successful presidency of the Security Council for this month, during which you have offered valuable insights into the work of the Council — the most important being resolution 2388 (2017), adopted by the Security Council today, on the is…
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Zahir Tanin, for his comprehensive briefing on the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We wish him every success. We also thank Mr. Ivic…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Group of African States in this important debate on issues of great importance to Africa’s peace, security and development. I would like in that connection to thank President Lajčák for his opening remarks.
At the outset, I wish to …
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his briefing. I thank also Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, who is absent from today’s mee…
At the outset, I would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to Mr. Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and to welcome His Excellency Mr. Rabbani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, and thank him for his valuable briefing.
The Secretary-General’s re…
The Security Council is meeting today to consider the Palestinian question while the occupied Palestinian territories are experiencing serious and dangerous events, especially with regard to Al-Haram Al-Sharif, which have led to a deterioration of the situation not only in Al-Quds but throughout the…
First of all, I would like to thank the delegation of the United States for its efforts to facilitate negotiations on the very important resolution that we have just adopted, resolution 2368 (2017). In our opinion, it is one of the Security Council’s most important resolutions with regard to combati…
At the outset, the delegation of Egypt aligns itself with the statements delivered previously by the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait and Sierra Leone on behalf of the Group of Arab States and the Group of African States, respectively. I would also like to make the following comments in my nation…
I would first like to thank China, as President of the Security Council for the month of July, for choosing the subject of enhancing African capacities in the area of peace and security for today’s open debate. It demonstrates China’s commitment to strengthening peace and security efforts in Africa.…
At the outset, allow me to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ms. Sandra Honoré Braithwaite for her comprehensive briefing. We greatly appreciate her efforts and the relentless work of her team of civilians, military and police to promote long-term stability in Haiti. We witnessed…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Jenča for his technical and useful briefing.
We stress once again that the current situation on the Korean peninsula remains one of the main challenges to the nuclear non-proliferation regime. Egypt expresses its great concern at the continued escalation and…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Feltman, Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs; Mr. Vale de Almeida, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations; and Mr. Cardi, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, for their comprehensive and detailed brie…
Egypt voted in favour of resolution 2362 (2017). My delegation would like to make the following comments.
First, in connection with enforcing the ban on the illicit exports of oil and oil products, the parties concerned should depend upon sound information in order to avoid any diversion. That shou…
Egypt welcomes today’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2360 (2017), based on our conviction that the sanctions regime contributes to consolidating peace and security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to support the efforts to reduce the threats posed by armed groups and other entities tha…
At the outset, I would like to extend my thanks to Judge Meron, Judge Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings. We have carefully reviewed the contents and considerations of the two periodic reports (see S/2017/434 and S/2017/436). I would like
to commend the progrees made in the implemen…
At the outset, I would like to join my colleagues in expressing our condolences to the Government and the people of Colombia on the hundreds of Colombian lives claimed by the landslide.
I would like also to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing. I …
