I thank the Swedish delegation for organizing this open debate.
Argentina has always supported conflict resolution through dialogue and diplomacy; respect for international law and the sovereignty, independence, national unity and territorial integrity of States; the rejection of the acquisition of…
I do not wish to prolong our deliberations at this very late hour. However, in the light of the draft amendment just presented by the delegation of Burkina Faso, I should like to speak on behalf of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Uruguay and my own country, Argentina.
The …
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the excellent work that you and your team have done in conducting a comprehensive review on resolution 1540 (2004). I would also like to emphasize the opportunity that the review has given Member States to be able to voice their opinions…
First of all, allow me to thank the two coordinators for
having conducted the negotiations on draft resolutions A/71/L.26 and A/71/L.24, before the General Assembly today.
My delegation reiterates that the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is one of the international instruments with…
I have the pleasure to speak on agenda item 126, in particular on the cooperation between the United Nations and INTERPOL.
In that regard, Argentina expresses its satisfaction at the imminent adoption of the first draft resolution (A/71/L.17) of the General Assembly on that topic. As a member of th…
I would like to thank the delegation of Senegal for convening today’s open debate and the briefers for their presentations.
The Security Council has increasingly deployed peacekeeping operations in complex environments with non-State armed groups that use asymmetrical terrorist tactics against the …
First, I would like to thank the Russian Federation for the invitation to take part in this important open debate on women and peace and security on the sixteenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), which Argentina supported as a non-permanent member of the Council in 2000.
The m…
I wish to thank France for having organized this open debate of the Security Council on such an important topic for the international community. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General, Ms. Bangura, Ms. Giammarinaro and Ms. Davis, who provided briefings this morning.
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For Arge…
I should like at the outset to congratulate Uruguay on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January and to say how pleased we are to see Uruguay in the Council once again. Mr. President, based on your country’s diplomatic skill and experience, we are convinced th…
My delegation aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (see A/70/PV.76) and by the representative of Ecuador on behalf of the Community
of Latin American and Caribbean States (see A/70/ PV.77).
I would like to begin by than…
My country wishes to refer to “The situation in the Middle East” and “Question of Palestine”, agenda items 37 and 38, respectively. They deal with issues that Argentina is following, and historically has followed, with great concern.
It has been 68 years since the adoption of resolution 181 (II), w…
My delegation welcomes the annual report of the Economic and Social Council for 2015 (A/70/3). I want to thank Ambassador Oh Joon, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea and President of the Economic and Social Council, and Ambassador Sajdik, who was President of the Council during the fi…
Argentina would like to align itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group. At the same time, we take this opportunity to reiterate the fact that my country, Argentina, will continue in its determination to contribute to th…
First of all, I would like to congratulate your delegation, Madam, on your assumption of the Security Council presidency for the month of May. I also appreciate the convening of this open debate.
The proliferation of small arms and light weapons as a result of the illicit trade and irresponsible tr…
It is an honour for the delegation of Argentina to introduce to the General Assembly the draft resolution on the White Helmets initiative (A/69/L.37).
This year marks 20 years since the adoption of resolution 49/139, which endorsed the White Helmets initiative proposed by Argentina as a tool for pr…
The Republic of Argentina believes that the international community must pay heed to the meaning of this year, which has been proclaimed the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. That means taking responsibility for the urgent need to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, esp…
On behalf of my delegation, I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting.
I would like to express Argentina’s support for the statement delivered by the representative of Italy on behalf of Uniting for Consensus. I would also like to offer our thanks to Ambassador Zahi…
First of all, I wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for presenting his report on the work of the Organization during the past year and on the challenges facing us in 2015 (A/69/1).
As the Secretary-General notes, this year has presented challenges but also significant progress in the shared…
Argentina resolutely supports enhancing the interaction between the United Nations, national parliaments and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). We therefore welcome the efforts made by the Inter-Parliamentary Union to achieve greater and sustained political support for the work of the United Natio…
At the outset, allow me to express Argentina’s satisfaction at seeing you, Sir, preside over this meeting of the Security Council at such a critical time for the Middle East. I would like to convey to you my country’s thanks in particular for being here with us today.
I would like to talk about two…
