As Chairman of the Arab Group for this month and as one of the sponsors of the draft resolutions adopted today, Egypt would like — without detailing political positions that are well known to all — to explain its position on draft resolution A/56/L.22. Many delegations proposed amendments to that te…
Despite the successive developments that the African continent has witnessed during the past years — be they positive or negative or related to the resolution of the conflicts on its territories or the promotion of economic and social development in its countries — we can now say with complete confi…
Allow me, at the outset, to present the elements of the two draft resolutions under agenda item 42: A/56/L.23, entitled “Jerusalem” and A/56/L.24, entitled “The Syrian Golan”.
Regarding the draft resolution entitled “Jerusalem”, the three paragraphs of the preambular part recall previous resolution…
On this very day in 1947, the General Assembly adopted resolution 181 (II), which altered the face of history in the Middle East and divided Palestine, then under the British mandate, into two States: an Arab state and a Jewish state. It also established an independent regime for the city of Jerusal…
Among the various economic, social, political and other issues considered by the United Nations, cultural topics are of particular interest because, in the midst of economic interests that may sometimes be contradictory to and divergent with political positions, we note the role of cultural dialogue…
One year ago, at the largest gathering in the history of the United Nations, some 190 heads of State and Government and delegations gathered to adopt the Millennium Declaration, which defined a new formula for international relations and for the future of the entire world. We are meeting today to di…
Allow me to read the statement that was to be delivered by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Arab
Republic of Egypt, Mr. Ahmed Maher El Sayed, who, unfortunately, was unable to come to New York to participate in this important debate.
“It gives me pleasure to express through you, Sir, to the…
The dialogue among civilizations has never been as important as it is today. That dialogue began a number of years ago with the proposal of a philosophical idea aimed at bringing civilizations closer together in order to counteract what was then referred to as the inevitable differences and clashes …
For the ninth consecutive year, the General Assembly convenes to consider the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council. As usual, the delegation of Egypt is keenly interested in participating in the genera…
Mr. President, allow me at the outset to extend our thanks to you for organizing this meeting and for giving States that are not members of the Security Council the opportunity to express their views on the situation in Somalia and on the collective role that we must play in order to assist this fri…
I would like to express our gratitude to Ambassador Richard Ryan, the Permanent Representative of Ireland, for the presentation of the report of the Security Council. That report is submitted in accordance with Articles 15 and 24 of the Charter and reaffirms a principle that the delegation of Egypt …
The General Assembly is meeting today under the shadow of the horrific tragedy that continues to loom large over
this great city and, in fact, over the skies of this friendly country and, I might add, the skies of the entire world. We condemn that crime. The criminal terrorist acts have highlighted…
I should like to extend my thanks to the Secretary- General for his valuable report on the work of the Organization during the past year. I should like also to take this opportunity to thank him for his tireless efforts in the service of the purposes and principles of the United Nations — be they po…
I realize that it is late on a Friday evening and I will therefore address only five points in my country’s statement on the report of the Secretary-General.
First, I entirely agree that the process of restructuring the armed forces and the collection of the small arms that are circulating in the c…
As this is the first time that I take the floor during this session, I would like to say that Egypt condemns the criminal terrorist acts that took place in Washington, New York and Pennsylvania. We express the deepest condolences of the people and Government of Egypt to the American people and the A…
Allow me to express to you, Sir, our great appreciation for the interest in the conflict in Somalia that you have demonstrated during your presidency of the Council this month. It will undoubtedly contribute to successfully and appropriately restoring the question of Somalia to the agenda of the Sec…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the African Group, under agenda item 20 (b), the draft resolution contained in document A/54/L.80, entitled “Assistance to Madagascar following the tropical cyclones”.
The draft resolution contains six preambular and seven operative paragraphs. In the pr…
It was with great sorrow that we received the news of the catastrophic floods in Mozambique and of the human tragedy that followed. In this regard, we would like to express our sincere condolences to the people and the Government of Mozambique.
In this context, on behalf of all African countries Me…
I am pleased to see you, Sir, preside over the proceedings of the Security Council, as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of a country friendly to Egypt. We not only have friendly and affectionate ties; we also share cultural Islamic traditions that have impacted human civilization throughout history.…
I pay tribute on behalf of Egypt to the personnel in the field who are at work under the United Nations flag and to those providing humanitarian assistance. They embody the loftiest and noblest ideals of duty and sacrifice in the name of helping those in need in many regions and many States that hav…
