At the outset, I extend my gratitude to the Russian presidency of the Council for initiating today’s important debate. I also wish to thank our briefers for their comprehensive and insightful briefings.
As a State member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Commonwealth of Independen…
On behalf of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and my own country, Tajikistan, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/78/L.60, by which the General Assembly would proclaim 24 May as the International Day of Markhor, to be commemorated every year.
The markhor is an iconic an…
We thank the delegation of the United Arab Emirates for organizing today’s important briefing. We also thank our briefers.
On 15 August 2023, we will mark the second anniversary of the Taliban coming to power as the de facto authorities in Afghanistan. The situation in the country today remains com…
My delegation, as one of the main co-sponsors of resolution 76/299, welcomes the convening of today’s General Assembly debate and commends the efforts of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan in spearheading this meeting.
For Tajikistan, in line with its open-door policy, the consistent development…
At the outset, let me join my colleagues in commending the Permanent Mission of Uzbekistan, in particular His Excellency Mr. Bakhtiyor Ibragimov, for introducing and advancing this very important initiative, in particular, resolution 76/295, entitled “Strengthening connectivity between Central and S…
I congratulate the Russian Federation on presiding over the Security Council and thank it for having organized today’s debate on “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Collective Security Treaty Organization”. I wish to thank also Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nation…
I thank the Mexican delegation for convening today’s meeting. I would like to join previous speakers in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ms. Deborah Lyons, for her comprehensive briefing. I would also like to thank Ms. Freshta Karim for her insightful sto…
