I would just like to make reference to the statement made a few moments ago by the Ambassador of South Africa in his capacity as Chairman of the African Group for the month of November. I would like also to refer to the letter received by you, Sir, on 31 October from the representative of Sierra Leo…
Let me at the outset, Sir, convey to you my most sincere congratulations on your accession to the presidency of the Council this month. The Egyptian delegation is confident that your wisdom and your well-known qualities of leadership will lead the Council to concrete results in addressing the delica…
Mr. President, I take pleasure in conveying to you at the outset my congratulations on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council during the month of May. I am sure that, under your presidency, and with your long experience as a diplomat, the Council will be able to discharge its respo…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of office. The delegation of Egypt is confident that your able leadership will benefit the Security Council in its deliberations on this important issue.
I should also like to pay tribute to your predecessor, Ambassador Li Zhaoxing…
Mr. President, I have pleasure at the outset in commending your wise leadership, which reflects your judgement and your lengthy diplomatic experience. I am also happy to extend my thanks to Ambassador Emilio Cárdenas for his excellent leadership last month.
This is not the first time the Security C…
At the outset, Sir, allow me to express our congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are confident that with your wisdom and well-known leadership qualities you will guide the Security Council to fruitful results in its consideration of the impo…
At the outset, the delegation of Egypt wishes to declare that it is in full agreement with the statement made on this agenda item by the representative of Tunisia, the current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity, and with the statement of the representative of Algeria, the current Chairman…
The delegation of Egypt wishes to begin its statement by thanking the President for affording Member States the opportunity to consult on the ways and means of achieving financial stability for the United Nations in order for it to be able to shoulder the important tasks entrusted to it in the post-…
The Middle East region is currently witnessing the beginning of a new era in the contemporary history of a region that has known many wars and conflicts in the recent past. The peace process which started at the Madrid Conference three years ago and led to mutual recognition and the Declaration of P…
The General Assembly deals with the item on the Question of Palestine today at a juncture that has special significance for the history of the Palestinian people as the limited progress achieved so far in the peace process points to the possibility that the day is not far off when every Palestinian …
At the outset, I should like to extend my thanks to Mr. Antonio Cassese, President of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991. We thank him for the lu…
Thank you, Mr. President. The delegation of Egypt wishes to convey to you its sincerest thanks for the condolences that you extended on the occasion of the disasters that afflicted my country since 3 November 1994. The delegation of Egypt also wishes to express its appreciation for the expressions o…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Madam President, on the assumption of the office of President of the Security Council for this month. My delegation is confident that the Council will successfully and expeditiously carry out its responsibilities as prescribed in the Charter under your abl…
Since the adoption by the General Assembly of its resolution 48/88, no real progress has been achieved in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Quite to the contrary, the situation has worsened. Civilians continue to suffer, and the historical capital of Sarajevo is under siege time and again. The territories des…
My delegation welcomes the consideration by the General Assembly of the issue of assistance in mine clearance for the second consecutive year and hopes that our affirmation of the importance of this issue will be the catalyst for concerted action by the international community to eliminate this scou…
At the outset, I should like once again to congratulate Mr. Essy on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly.
I would also be remiss in not taking this opportunity to commend the able and wise leadership of his predecessor, Ambassador Insanally, the Permanent Representative of Guyana,…
Thank you Mr. President. Allow me at the outset to express my delegation’s sincere congratulations upon your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We are fully confident that your well-known wisdom and leadership abilities will yield the desired results in the Council’s consideration…
It gives me pleasure to speak today before the General Assembly under agenda item 38, "Elimination of apartheid and establishment of a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa".
The recent free elections held in the Republic of South Africa represent a watershed in the history of Africa as a …
Allow me first of all to thank you, Sir, for New Zealand’s remarkable efforts and the outstanding job your country has done in presiding over the Security Council. I am certain that your sincere efforts will enable the Council to be productive in achieving results as it addresses this very sensitive…
The General Assembly debates today the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and thus takes up a most sensitive issue for the entire international community. The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a Member State of the United Nations, faces a situation wherein its territorial unity and integrity are…
