The delegation of Egypt is pleased to introduce draft resolution A/52/L.54, entitled “Jerusalem”, under agenda item 37, “Situation in the Middle East”. I wish to announce that Bahrain and the Comoros have become sponsors of the draft resolution.
The draft resolution on this subject has not changed …
After consultations among the sponsors of draft resolution A/52/L.53/Rev.1, it has been decided that it is appropriate at this stage to request that the draft resolution not be put to the vote. Further consultations will take place on the matter.
I would like on behalf of all the sponsors to thank …
I will make two statements this afternoon. I had wanted to deliver them separately, but since this is not possible, I will deliver the first statement, in English, on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, and the second, in Arabic, on behalf of Egypt.
With respect to the first statement, first and fo…
The delegation of Egypt would like at the outset to express its deep appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and lucid report on the implementation of phase II of resolution 986 (1995), known as the oil-for- food resolution. The report clearly and sincerely records the Iraqi peop…
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is celebrated on 29 November. On that date in 1947, the General Assembly adopted resolution 181 (II), which changed the face of history in the Middle East. The resolution partitioned Palestine into two States: one Jewish, the other a St…
The Security Council is meeting today to examine a draft resolution submitted regarding the establishment of the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH) which will replace the United Nations Transition Mission in Haiti (UNTMIH) after it has successfully fulfilled its Security Counc…
Allow me at the outset to express my delegation’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report on the evolution of the situation in Tajikistan. I should also like to express my thanks to his assistants, and in particular to his Special Representative, Mr. Gerd Merrem.
We welcome the serious…
The draft resolution to be voted on today reflects the rapid succession of events during the last two weeks, since the beginning of the current crisis.
Since the beginning of this crisis, Egypt has called for all possible efforts to be made to contain it through dialogue and diplomatic means. Egypt…
The Security Council is meeting today to consider the reports submitted by UNSCOM and by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in order to follow up on the Security Council resolutions concerning Iraq and to examine whether Iraq has discharged its obligations vis-à- vis these two authorities…
The fact that the Security Council is once again dealing
The delegation of Egypt has carefully studied the report (S/1997/640) of the Secretary-General on the situation in Angola. We would like to express our appreciation for the efforts made by the Secretary- General, by his Special Representative…
I would like at the outset to extend my thanks to the Secretary-General for the important recommendations and valuable remarks contained in his latest progress report on the situation in Angola. I would also like to express our most profound appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretar…
I should first like to express the appreciation of the Egyptian delegation for the spirit of constructive cooperation in which the consultations took place leading to the text on which we will vote today. The new text takes into account the numerous comments that we made, and those put forward by ot…
At the outset, allow me to express my satisfaction at the Council’s meeting today under the presidency of the Republic of Korea. We wish to thank you, Sir, for convening this general debate on the subject of protection
The Government of Egypt fully appreciates the activities of many humanitarian ag…
It has been more than four years since the Security Council adopted resolution 794 (1992), when the humanitarian situation in Somalia demanded the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping force to create a climate propitious for humanitarian assistance. Today, more than two years after the withdr…
The inauguration on 11 April 1997 of the Government of Unity and National Reconciliation in Angola is undoubtedly an important positive development and is welcomed by Egypt. We should also like to welcome other recent political achievements in Angola. The most important of these are, perhaps, the ar…
At the outset, I should like to express the sincere appreciation of the delegation of Egypt to the Secretary-General for his most recent report, presented to both the General Assembly and the Security Council, on developments in the situation in Afghanistan over the past three months. I should also …
I cannot accept a statement made in the Security Council that says that bringing to the Council a matter relating to the maintenance of international peace and security in the Middle East — at any time — would be a blatant misuse of the Security Council.
We 15 members, regardless of how we voted to…
Today, for the second time in two weeks, the Security Council has convened to vote on a draft resolution calling for an end to activities begun by Israel to build a new settlement in the Jabal Abu Ghneim area to the south of East Jerusalem in particular, and for an end to Israeli settlement activiti…
In behalf of the Group of African States here in New York, I wish to express the Group’s sincere condolences to the people and Government of the People’s Republic of China upon the death of their leader Mr. Deng Xiaoping.
With his passing, China has lost an important living symbol and leader who pl…
