Having joined the consensus to adopt the resolution without a vote, my delegation would like to express its reservations with regard to operative paragraphs 2 and 6, as well as to
some of the procedural aspects surrounding its adoption.
We fully share and understand the feelings of the sponsors wi…
Allow me at the outset to join you, Sir, in expressing our sympathy and solidarity with India in the face of yesterday’s heinous terrorist attacks there.
On behalf of the members of the League of Arab States, I extend our sincere appreciation to Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei for his important introduction …
Allow me, Sir, to thank the President of the International Court of Justice for his detailed briefing and introduction to the report of the Court for this year. It reflects the great importance of the role it plays in promoting international law in international relations.
Egypt wishes to welcome t…
At the outset, let me express our appreciation for the reports of the Secretary-General on the agenda items under discussion. We endorse the statements made by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the representative of Namibia on behalf of the Group of African …
My delegation is pleased to participate in the submission of the African draft resolution on reform and expansion of the Security Council, which encapsulates the vision and wisdom of the African leaders who arrived at this common position at the Sirte summit of African States held at the beginning o…
The Security Council is continuing its discussion of the protection of civilians in armed conflict with a view to creating a more effective and more inclusive vision to be implemented by the international community in an atmosphere of assiduous collective action and commitment and in a manner corres…
I have the pleasure to address the General Assembly today on behalf of the 120 Members of the United Nations that are members of the Non-Aligned Movement.
I would like first to extend our deep condolences to the Government and people of Turkey for the tragic loss of life as a result of the devastat…
It is with great pleasure that I address the General Assembly today on behalf of the 118 Members of the United Nations that are members of the Non-Aligned Movement, and to start by extending a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, and expr…
At the outset, Mr. President, I should like to express our appreciation for your constructive and transparent approach in steering the consultations on the preparatory process for the upcoming high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly, including the consultations on the report of the Secret…
Mr. President, at the outset I would like to express our appreciation for the initiative you have taken in calling this meeting at the end of your Council presidency. It demonstrates your interest in transparency and your desire to work efficiently with all members and non- members of the Council in…
We should like to congratulate you, Sir, and your friendly country, Benin, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We congratulate you also on your initiative to hold this debate on an issue that affects the present and future of our African continent and of its …
I begin my statement by extending my most sincere condolences to the Government of China for the casualties suffered in the bombing of its Embassy on 7 May.
Faced with a serious escalation of the crisis in Kosovo and the Security Council’s inability to take steps to strengthen its credibility in th…
I wish at the outset, on behalf of the delegation of Egypt, to thank the Chairman and the members of the Credentials Committee for the report contained in document A/53/556.
The delegation of Egypt recognizes that the draft resolution before us is always adopted by consensus. Egypt will join the co…
I would like to start by thanking the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran for its initiative in requesting the inscription of this important item on dialogue among civilizations on the agenda of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly, and for the preparation of the draft resolution o…
I am pleased to speak today to introduce the amendment proposed by Egypt, contained in document A/51/L.10, to the draft resolution (A/51/L.9) just introduced by Permanent Representative of Canada on agenda item 14, entitled “Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency”.
Before I proceed with t…
It is my great pleasure to speak today on behalf of the African Group to congratulate the President-elect of the General
Assembly at its sixty-third session, Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann of the Republic of Nicaragua, representing the Latin American and Caribbean States. His election by acclamation…
