My delegation reaffirms its steadfast position with regard to agenda item 67, entitled “The situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine”.
The Syrian Arab Republic remains convinced that the request to include this item on the agenda of the General Assembly was a unilateral and poli…
My country’s delegation would also like to express its reservation with regard to, and dissociation from, the consensus on paragraph 12 of resolution 73/212, just adopted. The reason for our reservation and dissociation is that we want to be in line with the positions that we have always maintained …
My country’s delegation would like once again to express its reservations about paragraph 3 of resolution 73/207, which has just been adopted, and dissociates itself from the consensus on that paragraph, given that it refers to a report of the Secretary-General contained in document A/73/253.
The b…
My delegation would like to express its position with respect to sub-item (d) of agenda item 128 and draft resolution A/73/L.23, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States”.
As members of the Assembly are aware, my country, the Syrian Arab Republic, was one of th…
At the outset, I would like to stress that my delegation dissociates itself from any consensus on resolution 73/7, which has just been adopted. The Syrian Arab Republic has been and remains opposed to suspicious and unfounded attempts by the Governments of certain Member States to expand the scope o…
My delegation would like to express its concerns regarding this attempt by some delegations to have this item, which has become known as the responsibility to protect, included in the agenda of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. The countries that submitted that request still insist,…
At the outset, let me congratulate you, Madam President, on behalf of my country, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. We are proud that you have been elected to that position. You can rely on us to provide the support and cooperation needed to ens…
With regard to resolution 72/119, under agenda item 84, “The rule of law at the national and international levels”, my delegation once again expresses its reservation with regard to the text of paragraph 3, which refers to the report of the Secretary- General issued as document A/72/268. Our reserva…
As a founding State Member of the United Nations, Syria would like to express its views on this agenda item, as well as on draft resolution A/72/L.10, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation”.
First of all, we recall that the Syrian Arab Republic…
At the outset, my delegation disassociates itself from any consensus regarding resolution 72/3, entitled “Report of the International Criminal Court”.
I recall that the Syrian Arab Republic was one of the first countries to actively contribute to the negotiations on the Rome Statute, establishing t…
In reference to the request for inclusion made by Australia and Ghana, my delegation would like to once again express its deep concern about the insistence of both permanent representatives on breaching the understanding that exists among Member States that we should continue to discuss the issue of…
My delegation reiterates its support for the Secretary-General and his recommendations for strengthening the capacity of the United Nations to combat terrorism. Today, terrorism poses the most significant threat there is to international peace and security, hampers our national development and impro…
In Syria we do not like proverbs, but it would appear that Saudi Arabia does. We are not manipulating the situation but rather attempting to state it clearly as it stands. Saudi Arabia must allow the Syrian people to enjoy their right to exercise their own rights. Saudi Arabia should not interfere i…
My delegation joined the consensus this morning. From the outset, we have supported the recommendations of the Secretary-General with regard to strengthening the capacity of the United Nations counter-terrorism system. That springs from our belief that this topic should be a priority, since terroris…
I just wish to clarify any possible confusion or error with regard to the symbols of the two draft resolutions. We are requesting votes on the draft resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States and on the draft resolution on cooperation between the United Nation…
My country, the Syrian Arab Republic, believes that dangerous and undemocratic practices are marring the working methods in the League of Arab States as a result of the illegal and illegitimate policies and attitudes adopted by the Governments of certain States members of that organization with a vi…
