First of all, I should like to congratulate Ambassador Eliasson on his election to the presidency of this session.
It is an honour to participate in this Meeting, where we are considering the extent to which the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have been achieved in an effort to create a world o…
On 1 August, the Arab and Islamic worlds and the entire international community experienced a grave loss: the
demise of King Fahd Bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. He was an extraordinary man and a knight of peace and development. He learned wisdom from his father, as well …
The opening of the debate on this item coincides with the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. We commend the Palestinian people for their persistence and steadfastness in fighting to recover their usurped rights to freedom and self- determination, and we ex…
On behalf of the delegation of Yemen and the Group of Arab States, allow me, Sir, to thank you for the wise manner in which you are conducting the deliberations of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session and for your efforts to strengthen the effectiveness of the United Nations in general a…
At the outset, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for having responded so swiftly to our request for the convening of this meeting, which demonstrates your awareness of the seriousness of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. I should also like to express my great appreciati…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting to address the grave situation with respect to the murder of the martyr Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. Furthermore, I express the thanks of the delegation of the Republic of Yemen for your work within the Council and for the wise policy being pursued by the friendl…
Once again, as has been the case during dozens of sessions of the General Assembly, we are faced with the intractable question of Palestine. Over five decades that issue has witnessed scores of resolutions by this Organization, together with several attempts to resolve it. Those attempts were to no …
Once again, within the space of a week, the Security Council is meeting to consider another issue and another obstacle to achieving peace in the Middle East, a peace we thought was close. Today, the Security Council is considering the issue of the expansionist wall, which marks a new phase in the on…
Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. We are confident that your well-known wisdom will help the Council reach the objective for which this meeting has been convened. Allow me also to express our sincere t…
Thank you, Mr. President, for having called on me to express the position of the Republic of Yemen regarding the invasion of Iraq.
The Republic and people of Yemen support the Iraqi people, who daily — indeed hourly — are tallying victims. We regret this terrible crisis that is causing division in …
I would like to take this opportunity once again to express our admiration to you, Mr. President, for the way in which you have been guiding the work of the Council. We would also like to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of France.
When we review the actions of the Council in im…
I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the Presidency of the Security Council at
this very sensitive time. I should also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the special relationship between our two friendly countries, which is daily growing stronger. At…
At the outset, we would like to thank the delegation of South Africa for requesting an open meeting of the Council
on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. It is not without significance that this meeting is convened following a request from the current chair of the Non- Aligned Movement, which encom…
I am pleased, first of all, to convey through you, Sir, our sincere congratulations to President Han Seung-soo on
his election as President of the current session of the General Assembly. I am certain that with his expertise and skill he will conduct the proceedings of this session successfully. I …
