While associating myself with the statement made by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I would like to express, first and foremost, my deep appreciation to you, Mr. President, for your active and engaged stewardship of the work of the G…
There is a consensus inside as well as outside Afghanistan that, after two decades of war, the country needs peace and stability. All Afghan ethnic groups agree on the need for understanding and for maintaining the peace. Moreover, the international community has unanimously pronounced itself ready …
I thank you, Sir, for having convened another public meeting on the grave situation in the Palestinian territories.
“Horrendous” and “horrific” are common adjectives used by emergency workers and media representatives to describe the situation in Jenin and some other towns in the West Bank in the w…
Mr. President, we are very pleased to see you presiding over the Council this month, and we thank
you for having convened this timely public meeting on the grave situation in the Palestinian territories. My gratitude goes also to Ambassador Kolby of Norway for the praiseworthy manner in which he co…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this timely meeting on an important issue which is the focus of attention of the entire international community. I would also like to thank Mr. Kofi Annan for the sincere efforts that he has made over the past few months to address the si…
Mr. President, let me first express my full confidence in your leadership and ability to steer the deliberations in the Council in the month of December.
I also wish to thank you for convening this important and timely meeting on the question of Palestine.
In recent days, the Israeli regime, in pu…
At the outset, let me thank the Secretary-General for his concise report (A/56/122) on agenda item 21 (h), “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization”. I would like also to extend my sincere appreciation to the Secretary- General of the Economic Cooperation Org…
At the outset, on the occasion of the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, I would like to reiterate the solidarity of the people and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the Palestinian people and their just and sacred cause. We hope that the…
I wish at the outset to express my delegation’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for the report (A/56/276 and Add.1) he has submitted to the General Assembly on this agenda item. It is a valuable compilation of the views of a wide range of Governments and of funds, programmes, organs and agenci…
Allow me to begin by expressing high
appreciation for the outstanding leadership and patience of the former Chairman and his two Vice- Chairmen of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Rel…
In the wake of the recent tragic terrorist attacks on American soil, which resulted in the loss of so many innocent lives, allow me to offer my condolences to the delegation of the United States of America. These shocking and utterly appalling terrorist acts have been strongly condemned by the Irani…
Allow me at the outset to extend to you, Mr. President, my delegation’s appreciation for convening this special meeting of the General Assembly on an issue of great importance to Member States and to the international community.
It is very unfortunate that in the year proclaimed by the General Asse…
I wish to begin by expressing my thanks to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the various aspects of the situation in Afghanistan. This report reflects, inter alia, the sustained and dedicated efforts of the Secretary-General himself, as well as those of his Personal Representativ…
Today’s meeting coincides with the commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. We believe that it is important for the international community to continue to remind itself, on this Day, of the usurped rights and the plight of the Palestinian people, as well as t…
At the outset, let me thank the Secretary-General of the United Nations for his concise report on the agenda item “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization”. I would also like to extend my sincere appreciation to the Secretary-General of the Economic Cooperati…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Judge Claude Jorda, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), for his concise introduction of the seventh annual report of the Tribunal to the General Assembly. I also wish to express our appreciation to the Preside…
I wish at the outset to convey our appreciation and gratitude to the former Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council for its outstanding work over the…
As the year 2000 draws to the end, we are approaching the special session of the General Assembly on children. This important global event, as we are all aware, has been designed and oriented to review the progress achieved and recommend the best practices to overcome obstacles encountered in achiev…
The situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina over the last year has continued to indicate that smooth and fast progress towards the implementation of the Peace Agreement still faces significant resistance. Although some important progress has been noted, such as the establishment of a new…
I wish to begin by expressing the appreciation of my delegation to the Secretary-General for his report on the “Cooperation between the United Nations and
the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee,” as contained in document A/55/221.
I also would like to warmly congratulate His Excellency Mr.…
