At the outset, I would like to welcome you, Mr. President, as you preside over today’s meeting, and to congratulate you and the friendly delegation of Greece on its effective steering of the Security Council’s work this month. I would like to thank Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy for Syria, and Mr.…
My country’s delegation joined the consensus on resolution 78/68 and, as a non-State party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), we disassociate ourselves from any reference suggesting that the Convention represents the sole legal framework for regulating activities in the…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President for having convened this important meeting, which once again provides an opportunity for a further exchange of views among Member States and for pursuing multilateral dialogue on this agenda item. I would like also to commend the efforts of the Perm…
My country’s delegation chose to join the States
that voted against resolution 78/6 and clearly expressed their dismay about the unprecedented politicization of the performance of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
My country was one of the States that actively participated in the Rome Confer…
My country’s delegation supports the Russian proposal that we begin by voting on draft resolution A/78/L.6. We believe that every delegation is aware that there is a draft resolution that will be put to the vote at today’s meeting. We therefore think it is very important that we start things off wit…
At the outset, I want to once again underscore the Syrian Arab Republic’s firm position on the importance of resolving regional and international conflicts through peaceful means, while ensuring that the concerns of all parties are taken into consideration, respected and given proper attention and u…
My country’s delegation associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Defence of the Charter of the United Nations (see A/77/PV.83). It also takes note of the report of the Secretary-General conta…
My country’s delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations (see A/77/PV.80). We hope that the eighth review process and resolution 77/298, which
we…
At the outset, my delegation would like to emphasize that our participation in today’s meeting and the overall debate about the so-called International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Those Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under Internati…