I congratulate Malta on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month and acknowledge Japan for the successful completion of its presidency in January.
We express our sincere condolences to the Governments and the people of Türkiye and Syria for the devastating earthquake that stru…
We thank Mr. Pedersen and Ms. Mudawi for their insightful briefings.
On the political track, we emphasize once again our steadfast position that the Syrian crisis must be resolved
in accordance with principles of international law. A political solution based on a Syrian-led and Syrian- owned proce…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, both on Japan’s election as a new member of the Security Council and on taking over the Council presidency this month. I also want to congratulate the other newly elected Council members, Ecuador, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland. We also acknowledge India, one of…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary- General Griffiths for their updated briefings.
After more than a decade of conflict, there is only one way to end the crisis in Syria, and that is through a political process that is Syrian-led and Syrian-owned and facilitated by the United Nation…
I thank the Indian delegation for organizing today’s meeting as well as for Ambassador Kamboj’s briefing as the
Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011). I also thank Ms. Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, and Mr. Martin …
I thank India for convening today’s meeting. I also thank the briefers for their briefings.
Today, as expected, the members of the Security Council once again expressed their support for the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and called for its full implementation as the …
I congratulate India on its assumption of the presidency of the Council in December and Ghana on its successful presidency in November.
Iran’s position on chemical weapons is clear. Their use is a flagrant violation of international law, and as a main victim of such weapons of mass destruction, Ira…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary- General Griffiths for their briefings.
Syria’s humanitarian situation is dire, and the country’s continued economic difficulties have had a widespread impact. The frightening spike in suspected cholera cases reported across the country has aggrava…
Over the past four decades, the General Assembly has addressed the situation in Afghanistan with a focus on peace, stability, good governance, human rights and development. This year, the Assembly will consider its first draft resolution on the situation in Afghanistan (A/77/L.11) since the foreign …
At the outset, I would like to thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for his report (A/77/308 and A/77/308/Add.1).
Nuclear power is a key priority for all States, in particular developing countries, as a way to meet their power needs while keeping their carbon …
I would like to congratulate Ghana on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for November. I also congratulate Gabon for successfully completing its presidency for the month of October.
Iran once again strongly condemns the use of chemical weapons, by anyone, anywhere and under any circums…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting.
Before I begin, I would like to express my sorrow and sadness that our people and my country were targeted today by a terrorist attack whereby, according to the initial reports, a couple of armed gunmen attacked a holy religious site, the Shah…
I thank the briefers for their insightful briefings.
The Syrian people are still suffering. The humanitarian situation remains difficult, causing a significant impact on the Syrian people. More needs to be done in many areas to alleviate their suffering. Providing humanitarian aid to those in need …
The Islamic Republic of Iran once again condemns in the strongest possible terms the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere and under any circumstances. We reiterate that the Chemical Weapons Convention must be implemented fully, effectively and without discrimination. We believe that politiciz…
As the main victim of most of the systematic uses of chemical weapons in modern history, the Islamic Republic of Iran once again condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere and under any circumstance. We share the view that the use of such inhumane weap…
I congratulate France on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September and thank the briefers for their briefings.
We reiterate our consistent position that there can be no military solution to the crisis in Syria. It must be resolved peacefully in accordance with the C…