At the outset, I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting and all briefers for their valuable input.
Regional cooperation in countering terrorism is imperative, particularly in such regions as Central and West Asia, where the threat of terrorist groups is pervasive. We value the role of the Colle…
Iran has long advocated multilateralism and diplomacy for peace. I have come here today to make the case that such collective diplomatic efforts are no longer the prudent option, but rather the only solution. If there was ever a unipolar moment in international politics, it is definitively gone. All…
Maintaining international peace and security and preventing and removing threats to peace constitute the very raison d’être of the Organization. A renewed focus on peacebuilding and sustaining peace is therefore of
singular importance in the light of the tensions that we are currently facing, parti…
In our globalized world, in which threats recognize no borders, violent extremism continues to spread and to implicate regions near and far. A tidal wave of refugees and migrants in Europe and tens of thousands of terrorist foreign fighters moving between the region’s hot spots and their own societi…
Allow me to join previous speakers in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We also wish to thank you for convening this meeting and to commend you for your excellent stewardship of the Council. We also wish to extend our appreciation …
Today is a sad day for the non-proliferation regime. Only a few days ago, the Prime Minister of the Israeli regime boasted about his regime’s nuclear weapons, but
instead of even raising an eyebrow, let alone addressing that serious threat to international peace and security and to the non-prolifer…
Allow me to begin by expressing my appreciation to the Permanent Representative of Qatar for presenting the annual report of the Council to the Assembly. The report deserves our careful consideration in all its aspects, including its format and content.
We associate ourselves with the statement mad…
I wish to begin, Sir, by congratulating you on your assumption of the Council’s presidency for this month. I am confident that you will lead the Council with your well-known wisdom and ability. I also extend my appreciation to your predecessor.
Allow me also to thank Ambassador Oshima for his infor…
Allow me to congratulate you, Madam, on behalf of the Asian Group, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session and to wish you every success as you carry out the important tasks entrusted to you. Given your valuable experience and sincere dedication, we ar…
I have the honour to pay tribute, on behalf of the Group of Asian States, to His Majesty King Taufa’ahaù Tupou IV, the late King of the Kingdom of Tonga, who sadly passed away last Sunday in a hospital in New Zealand.
His Majesty King Taufa’ahaù Tupou IV was widely known as a man of vision who devo…
In my letter of 28 July 2006 addressed to the President of the Security Council, I requested an opportunity to speak before the Council took action so that the Council would be apprised — for the first time, I might add — of the views of the concerned party before it adopted a decision. Members may …
Mr. President, allow me to join those who preceded me in congratulating you and your predecessor on ably leading the work of the Council.
The Council has been convened to debate yet another in a series of repeated and grave crimes perpetrated by the Israeli regime against the Palestinian people in …
Allow me to join previous speakers in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. Let me also extend our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the situation in Afghanistan and for the untiring commitment and dete…
At the very outset, and on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, I would like to reiterate the solidarity of the Government and the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the Palestinian people and authorities in their brave struggle to defend their in…
Allow me to extend our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his informative and comprehensive report and for his unwavering commitment, as well as for the central role that he and his Special Representative continue to play for the consolidation of peace and stability in Afghanistan.
The holding …
Allow me to commence by expressing our satisfaction that the General Assembly is addressing, in a joint debate, two very important items concerning the culture of peace and the Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations. I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his reports (A/60/201, A/60/259) …
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and to congratulate your predecessor on his able leadership. We also want to thank you for having convened this important debate on the situation in Afghanistan. This is an issue in which not only t…
We share the overwhelming sense of loss felt around the globe on the passing away of His Holiness Pope John Paul II. As President Khatami stated in his message,
“Pope John Paul II, with his mastery of religious mysticism, philosophical contemplation and poetic and artistic creativity, exerted every…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and by thanking you for having convened this public meeting on the grave situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. I cannot fail to express my appreciation to your predecessor, the Permanent Represe…
Mr. President, allow me to express, on behalf of the people and the Government of Iran, our profound gratitude for your words of sympathy and condolence here and for the message of condolence that you have already addressed to President Khatami in the wake of the deaths and devastation caused by the…
