Last year, through the adoption of resolution 51/149 under the agenda item “Assistance in mine clearance”, the General Assembly recognized the tremendous threat posed to human life by the millions of landmines laid in a large number of countries. Uncleared anti-personnel landmines pose one of the mo…
The situation in Afghanistan continues to be a source of grave concern to the international community in general and to the countries of the region in particular. The vicious cycle of violence and fratricide continues to take a heavy toll on the innocent and defenceless people, with no end in sight …
Today's discussions on the situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina give all of us in the General Assembly the opportunity to express once again our commitments to the promotion and strengthening of peace in that country. Since the signing of the Peace Agreement, the international communi…
On the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation to Mr. Hans Blix for his outstanding performance during his tenure as Director General of the Agency. My congratulations are also due to Mr. ElBaradei, t…
At the very outset, let me express, on behalf of the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the
In the introductory part of the report, the Secretary- General provides a panoramic view of the most significant changes that hav…
Permit me to associate myself with representatives who have spoken before me in expressing appreciation to the President of the Security Council, Ambassador Somavía, the Permanent Representative of Chile, for presenting the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly.
My delegation welco…
The World Summit for Social Development was a manifestation of the continuing drive at the global level towards achieving a better common understanding of the various elements
Based on a comprehensive analysis of the social situation at the global level as the reason for convening the Summit, the D…
Following the Peace Agreement for the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a new chapter has opened in the Balkans. It is expected that this new chapter will include the necessary opportunities and guarantees for peaceful coexistence among the various groups in Bosnia and among the various countries …
Since the time when General Assembly resolution 50/88 was adopted, the situation in Afghanistan has been deteriorating. The people of that country, once under foreign occupation, are still suffering from the consequences of a vicious cycle of war and violence. The continuation of war in Afghanistan …
The issue of landmines, with their lethal nature and collateral effects, has seriously concerned the international community over the past several years. The world is shocked by the monumental number of mines that infest various countries in conflict and post-conflict eras, as well as by the horrend…
Since the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council began its work, different aspects of Security Council reform have been considered. In its very difficult and deli…
The Security Council is meeting today to discuss demining in the context of peace-keeping operations, a subject of paramount importance to the success of certain United Nations peace-keeping operations.
The issue of land-mines, with their lethal nature and collateral effects, has focused the attent…
I would like to begin by congratulating the Secretary-General and the Group of Experts on the preparation of the reports before us.
The resumed session of the General Assembly on public administration and development provides us with a forum where Member States can address this important issue thro…
The Islamic Republic of Iran fully supports the convening of this urgent meeting of the Security Council at the request of the Government of Lebanon, to consider the continuing flagrant violation by Israel of Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The last five days have seen an unpreceden…
The fundamental purpose of reviewing the membership and working methods of the Security Council is twofold: to enhance the representative character of the Council and to make it more effective, transparent, legitimate and democratic. The reason for this endeavour is plain and simple: we live in a ne…
First, I would like to emphasize the fact that the comments made by the representatives of Germany and New Zealand are irrelevant to this subject because they addressed the contents of our original amendment in A/49/L.15, which is no longer before the Assembly. This is perhaps due to the fact that m…
The idea of punishing a human being with death, however duly tried and convicted, has always engaged the deep human emotions of compassion, tenderness and kindness. These are considerations that are deeply rooted in the Islamic system of criminal justice. Nevertheless, Islam recognizes the legitimac…
Today the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates made some unacceptable remarks about the territorial integrity of my country, and he made erroneous claims about the Islands of Abu Moussa, Greater Tumb and Lesser Tumb, which since time immemorial have been part of
Despite all the polemic on t…
The Islamic Republic
of Iran voted in favour of the resolution just adopted. However, my
delegation would like to express its reservations on the sixth preambular
paragraph, in line with our previous position on the subject.
