The question of the Middle East and the question of Palestine at its core remain important items on this Assembly's agenda. They will remain so until the desired just solution of these questions is achieved and peace prevails throughout the Middle East.
My delegation participates in the discussion …
Our commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights today is a unique opportunity to reaffirm the fundamental humanitarian principles that form the underpinnings of the Declaration as comprehensive and indivisible rights.
Our responsibility today is to provide…
The question of the Middle East, at the core of which is the question of Palestine, remains an important item on the agenda of this Organization. Despite the progress made on the Palestinian-Israeli track with the signing of the Wye River Memorandum on 23 October 1998, and despite the beginning of t…
At the outset, it is my pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your leadership of the Council. I am convinced that your wisdom, experience and diplomatic skills will undoubtedly ensure the complete success of the Council’s work.
The regrettable Lockerbie incident, which killed many innocent civilian…
The question of the Middle East, at the heart of which is the Palestinian question, is one of the important perennial items on the agenda of our Organization. We had hoped — indeed, we had been convinced — that new achievements would emerge on the road to peace and that we would move towards peace i…
The question of the Middle East, at the core of which is the question of Palestine, remains an important standing item on the agenda of this Organization. We had believed — indeed, we had hoped — that more progress would have been made along the path to peace five years after the start of the peace …
May I at the outset express my delegation’s thanks to you, Mr. President, for having rapidly agreed to this resumed session of the General Assembly to consider the situation of our brother country, Lebanon. We hope, as President Hraoui said yesterday, that the results will be commensurate with the a…
Allow me, Mr. President, to begin my statement on behalf of the Group of Arab States — over which I have the honour of presiding this month — by extending to you our sincere congratulations on your assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would emphasize that your wide exper…
The situation in the Middle East, with its core issue, the question of Palestine, continues to be an important item on the agenda of the international community as represented by this Organization. My delegation’s participation in this debate stems from its firmly held belief in the vital role of th…
