Allow me to start by extending my congratulations to Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés and wishing much success to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy- third session. Let me also assure her that, by working with Member States and the United Nations family, we look forward to advan…
It is a distinct honour for me and the Afghan delegation to attend the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit today as we begin the work of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. We are gathered here today to honour the centenary of the birth of the late Nelson Mandela, one of the world’s most impr…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate on the situation in Afghanistan. It is my pleasure to be here with my delegation as the General Assembly adopts its annual draft resolution on Afghanistan (A/72/L.8). This occasion reflects the international community’s strong consensus on th…
It gives me great pleasure, on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, to express my sincere congratulations on the President’s well-deserved election as President of the General Assembly at its seventieth session. I also express my deep gratitude to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his hand…
It is a great honour for me to represent my country at this historic Summit. At the outset, allow me to commend the Co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda for convening this gathering and to express my sincere appreciation to both for their skilful leader…
On my way to the Assembly Hall, I was informed by the Supreme State Council of the Islamic State of Afghanistan that in a self-evident act of aggression hundreds of Pakistani military personnel — army, plain-clothes personnel and armed Taliban — are reported to have been positioned in the Shah Salim…
Allow me to join the speakers preceding me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as the President of the General Assembly at this session, the last of the present century. You surely are well versed in this high office through your experience with the United Nations, which will make of the cent…
Mr. President, may I express our pleasure on seeing you chair this meeting and congratulate your country for the services it is rendering to the international community.
And may I at the outset seize the moment to express my delegation’s heartfelt gratitude for your timely calling of this crucial d…
The urgency of the alarming situation in Afghanistan, particularly given the events of the past few months, requires me to explain why and how that situation continues to pose major threats to the peace and security of the world.
There is an evil triangle that is haunting our region. This evil tria…
Let me impart at the outset the sad news I received early today of the aerial bombardment by the Taliban of the city of Mazar-i- Sharif, the sixteenth consecutive bombardment in just two days. These bombardments have taken as many as 150 lives among the civilian population of the city, mostly women …
On behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Afghanistan, I should like to join the representatives who have spoken before me in congratulating you, Sir, on your well-deserved election to the high office of President of the thirty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly. It gives us …
It is a pleasure, on behalf of my delegatioll and myself, to extend to the
273. I should like to take this opportunity to extend to his predecessor, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Luxembourg, my delegation's admiration for his able direction of the last session of the Genera! Assembly.
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