Albania aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union, so I will just add a couple of remarks in my national capacity.
The protection of civilian populations is at the core of the mandate of the United Nations and the agenda of the Security Council. Yet ci…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this timely meeting and for the opportunity to take part in it.
We align ourselves with the statement delivered earlier today by the observer of the European Union.
We welcome the adoption of a strong presidential statement (S/PRST/2014/23) on counter-ter…
Allow me to thank you, Madam President, and Secretary Kerry for having convened this meeting on one of the most pressing current challenges to international peace and security and for the invitation to take part. Like the rest of the world, we are shocked by the terrible actions committed by terrori…
Let me start by thanking the Lithuanian presidency of the Security Council for its initiative to hold this open debate on the promotion and
strengthening of the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security, and for preparing the concept note thereto (S/2014/75, annex).
Albani…
Albania is happy to sponsor draft resolution A/67/L.45 as introduced this morning by the representative of Hungary. I would like to thank Hungary for taking the initiative and for the excellent work done in presenting the text after having conducted a very smooth and effective process of negotiation…
Based on the mandate given by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to the Albanian chairmanship of the Council for the period from May to November 2012, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/67/L.14/Rev 1, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of…
I am compelled to exercise my right of reply after the comments made by the representative of Serbia in exercise of his right of reply. I profoundly disagree with what we heard.
It is a well known fact that Albania and Serbia disagree on the Kosovo issue, as was also witnessed
during the general d…
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We are pleased with the decision by the Republic of Serbia to withdraw the controversial and disruptive text of draft resolution A/64/L.65, which contained narrow objectives to instrumentalize the General Assembly and hinder the progress in international support for the Republic of Kosovo. We suppor…
On behalf of the Group of Eastern European States, I would like to extend our deepest condolences and express our full sympathy and solidarity to the people and the Government of Poland; to the families of President Kaczyński and First Lady Maria Kaczyńska; and to the families of other Polish leader…
Albania voted in favour of resolution 64/10 believing firmly that its call would bring the international community one step closer to ensuring full respect for human life and dignity and to the fulfilment of justice for those who lost their lives in the tragic events of Gaza and for those who are ge…
First, I join other delegations in expressing our appreciation for the work of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda, and their respective Presidents Judge Patrick L. Robinson and Judge Charles Michael Dennis Byron. We all agree that their work throughout the …
I feel obliged to respond, in exercise of the right of reply, to the statement made here on 5 October by the representative of Greece, who alleged that the Greek minority in Albania is denied human rights as it was during the previous, Communist regime. I would respond by citing the following facts.…
The delegation of Albania will avail itself of the opportunity to respond to the statement made by the representative of Greece at a later stage in the general debate.
