I would like at the outset to express my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Also, I cannot fail to express our deep appreciation to Ambassador Kolby for his successful presidency of the Security Council last month. Allow …
It gives me pleasure to extend to you, Mr. President, our congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. I am confident that you will conduct the work of this fifty-sixth session successfully, given your well-known ability, expertise and rich political experience.
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Permit me, at the outset, to extend to you, Mr. President, my congratulations on your election to the presidency of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly. Let me also pay a tribute to your predecessor, Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, who guided the work of the previous session of the General Assembl…
At the outset, Sir, allow me to congratulate you very sincerely on your wise and skilful management of the work of the Council this month. I would also like to thank your predecessor, the Ambassador of China.
Our country is concerned at the situation and developments in Somalia because of the histo…
For almost a decade now, concepts and principles of democracy have been spreading on a wide, global scale and have had a direct impact on the lives of many peoples around the world that were languishing under oppressive regimes. With the expanding circle of States that have adopted democratic system…
On behalf of the Group of Arab States, I wish to express our most sincere condolences to the Government and people of the Comoros islands on the untimely death of His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, who assumed the presidency of his country on 25 March 1996 after having played a great role …
On behalf of the sponsors of draft resolution A/52/L.53/Rev.1, “Full participation of Palestine in the work of the United Nations”, in connection with the amendment just introduced by the representative of Luxembourg, I should like to move a motion pertaining to the voting on amendments.
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In my capacity as Chairman of the Arab Group for this month, I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the member States of the League of Arab States, the draft resolution contained in document A/52/L.3, under agenda item 33, “Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States”.…
The General Assembly is meeting today in tragic and sad circumstances. Israeli aggression against Lebanon is continuing, without mercy, for the 13th day in a row. Despite the world conscience and the denunciation of the butchery committed by the Israeli forces in Qana, which claimed more than 100 li…
