I would like, at the outset, to express the satisfaction of my delegation at the great number of countries that have sponsored the present draft resolution. This is a clear message of the importance that the international community places on the Olympic ideal. The great challenge now is to take the …
Cyprus associates itself with the statement made by the Belgian presidency of the European Union.
The Government and the people of the Republic of Cyprus have repeatedly and consistently expressed sorrow and concern about the collapse of the peace process, the escalation of violence and the loss of…
I am taking the floor in exercise of my right of reply to the statement delivered on 12 November 2001 by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. İsmail Cem, who, regrettably, did not hesitate to engage once more in the well-known rhetoric, replete with threats and misrepresen…
I should like at the outset to reiterate my delegation’s profound sorrow and sense of solidarity with the Government and the people of the United States in the face of this calamity which has befallen them, and to condemn unequivocally these criminal and barbaric acts, which we consider an attack on…
I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to Mr. Han Seung-soo on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session. I would like also to convey my appreciation to his predecessor, Mr. Harri Holkeri, for the determined and effective leadership with which he guided …
I would have wished that in this year’s discussion we would be hailing the positive developments of the peace process — a peace process that would set the stage for the final solution of the Arab-Israeli conflict and would open a new chapter in the long and tormented history of our region.
Instead,…
Since the establishment in 1993 of the Open-ended Working Group on the reform of the Security Council, its yearly reports have been submitted, considered and adopted by the General Assembly. Yet, even though there is agreement on the objective of reforming the Council and increasing its membership, …
The issue of the return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin constitutes an area in which international relations are put to a noble test to ensure that cooperation among State and non-State actors can effect change in the right direction in a wider area on which there is c…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement of the European Union. I should like, however, in view of the special significance that Cyprus attaches to the issue, to make a few additional comments and observations.
Cyprus's long and rich history has always been heavily influenced by developments …
I would like, at the outset, to express my pleasure at the great number of countries that joined in sponsoring the present draft resolution, which shows the importance that the international community places on the Olympic ideal.
The great challenge now is to take the first practical steps towards …
As we approach the new millennium, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights emerges as a guiding beacon for conduct by countries and people in the sacred cause of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. The Declaration represents the common realization of the peoples of this planet that …
Cyprus has aligned itself with the statement of the European Union. In view of the special significance of the item, I would like to make a few additional comments and observations.
Fifty years have passed since the unanimous adoption by the General Assembly, on 9 December 1948, of the Convention o…
My Government has aligned itself with the statement made by the representative of Austria on behalf of the European Union. As a member of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Cyprus welcomed the initiative to include the item entitled “Bethlehem 2000” in…
My delegation associates itself with the statement of the European Union. However, in view of the special significance we attach to the Middle East situation, I would like to make a few additional comments and observations.
Let me say at the outset that Cyprus's long and rich history has always bee…
The report of the Secretary-General on the return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin delivers a hopeful message that much of what was needed to be done is being done and that the important efforts of protecting cultural properties are well on their way to bearing fruitful…
