As a matter of fact, the latest statement by the representative of Israel deserves no reply. As usual, it is replete with lies, exaggerations and distortion of facts. I had wished that he had said one word on the roots of the dispute in the Middle East and the reason for all these developments.
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This year the General Assembly is discussing two items — the Middle East and the question of Palestine — amid some extremely important regional and international indicators. The terrorist attacks carried out against the United States have cast a shadow on our work throughout the past two months.
As…
The delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic would like to exercise its right of reply to respond to the shameless attempts to spread misconceptions made by the representative of Israel in the General Assembly this afternoon.
Let me stress at the very outset that the representative of Israel said eve…
The General Assembly has for the past nine years considered the item entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.” This is the tenth year that this item has been included on the agenda of the General Assembly, and …
During the Shepherdstown talks, Israel did not offer what was required of it within the framework of the peace process, and it has not withdrawn from all occupied Syrian territory. That is why the peace talks failed and collapsed. All the comments by the Israeli representative about some interviews …
I apologize for taking the floor once again, but the falsehoods that the Israeli representative is trying to spread deserve a reply of several minutes from us. It is clear that the Israeli representative is trying to lie. Moreover, he appears to believe the falsehoods he is propagating.
The represe…
My delegation would like to exercise its right to reply to the statement made by the representative of Israel.
All the words used by the representative of Israel regarding the role of the United Nations in the prevention of armed conflict, regarding my country, Syria, and regarding the situation in…
It is my pleasure, Sir, to express our deepest appreciation to you for having taken the initiative to convene this meeting of the General Assembly, with a view to allowing the States Members of the United Nations to
hold an exchange of views and ideas on the report of the Secretary-General concerni…
The Syrian Arab Republic attaches particular importance to the question of transnational organized crime. Syria has contributed to all the international efforts made to combat this phenomenon within the framework of international law and of the Charter of the United Nations.
Syria has also effectiv…
At the beginning of this meeting we heard another Israeli statement that distorted the truth and reflected the aggressive logic of the Israelis. The representative of Israel covered his statement, which was full of threats to the Arabs, with expressions of peace. He tried to show, erroneously, that …
I wish to respond to the statement of the representative of Israel a moment ago. After listening to his statement, everyone can see clearly that Israel does indeed possess chemical weapons and that it considers the possession and stockpiling of such weapons to be a means of providing security for it…
We apologize for taking the floor at this late hour. However, my delegation was surprised to observe that
the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has chosen to twist facts and to disregard the real situation in the Middle East in his remarks about armaments …
The delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic has asked to speak on a point of order to express its view on the procedure that was followed in dealing with item 181 on “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons”.
In this respect, my delegation …
My delegation joined the consensus concerning the draft resolution on assistance to the Palestinian people, contained in document A/53/L.54/Rev. 1, which has just been adopted. We did this on the basis of our ongoing support for the efforts to help the Palestinian people deal with the repressive Isr…
As the Assembly can see, my delegation is not trying to prolong this dialogue, but we would like to put before everyone the truth and only the truth as it actually is. We believe in the principles of the Madrid peace process and in the bases from which it proceeded. We emphasize all the obligations …
The delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic was not surprised by the Israeli delegation’s response to our statement, in which, like all other delegations, we spoke of the meaning of peace and of a culture of peace. This is because neither the Israeli delegation nor the Government of Israel believes i…
At its fifty-second session, the General Assembly considered the question of a culture of peace. A large number of States, including my own, made statements setting out their understanding of the concept of a culture of peace and offered important views on how to develop this initiative. Today again…
The delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic would like to express its appreciation for the initiative of Mr. Mohammad Khatami, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a friendly country, of inscribing the item “Dialogue among civilizations” on the agenda and of proclaiming the year 2001 as the yea…
The delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic wishes to exercise its right of reply to respond to the misleading statements and lies of the Israeli representative this morning before this body. Although we are aware that representatives know the historical facts of the situation in the Middle East and …
When my delegation spoke of a culture of peace we dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s. We clearly spelt out precisely what a culture of peace ought to be. We said that a culture of peace must be built on the foundations of international law, the resolutions of the United Nations, the United Nations C…
