First of all, I would like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly and to wish him every success in discharging his important duties. Mr. Muhammad- Bande can count on full support of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the dura…
At the outset, I would like to commend the Russian Federation for its initiative to convene today’s important debate on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security.
Terrorism and related criminal activities contin…
I am pleased to begin my statement by congratulating Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on her assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly, as the fourth-ever woman elected to this position of great responsibility, and wish her every success in discharging her important duties. Ms. Espinosa…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session and to wish him every
success in discharging his important duties. We are also grateful to Mr. Mogens Lykketoft for all his hard work in presiding o…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate Mr. Mogens Lykketoft on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventieth session and to wish him every success in fulfilling that highly responsible duty. We are also grateful to Mr. Sam Kutesa for all his hard work in presiding …
It was a historic moment when we gathered to take a decision to adopt a comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative goals. I commend the General Assembly on the successful conclusion of its negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda.
As one of the world’…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate my good friend Mr. Sam
Kutesa on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I wish him every success in fulfilling that highly responsible duty. We are also grateful to Mr. John Ashe for all his hard work in presi…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. John Ashe on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session and wish him every success in fulfilling this highly responsible duty. We are also grateful to Mr. Vuk Jeremić for his able presidency of General Assembly a…
Azerbaijan welcomes the adoption of resolution 2118 (2013) and
expresses its hope that the unanimous and strong position demonstrated today by the Security Council will contribute to finding a political solution to the conflict in Syria, bringing an end to the suffering inflicted on the Syrian peop…
First of all, I would like to express our thanks to the Australian presidency for convening the meeting. We are also grateful to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Yemen, my good friend Mr. Abubaker A. Al-Qirbi; the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, my good friend Mr. Abdul Latif b…
I would like to start by expressing my profound gratitude to the Australian presidency of the Security Council for having convened today’s meeting on the very important issue of small arms and light weapons.
The high-level participation today attests to the importance accorded by the members of the…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Argentine Republic, Her Excellency Ms. Cristina Fernández, for presiding over this meeting on the very important and timely topic of cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining internationa…
First of all, I would like to thank the Republic of Korea and you personally, Mr. Minister, for convening this important open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and for submitting a concept note on the topic (S/2013/75, annex). We are also grateful to the Secretary- General, the…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate my good friend, Mr. Vuk Jeremić, on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session, and to wish him every success in fulfilling his highly responsible duties. We are also grateful to Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser for p…
At the outset, I would like to join others in congratulating Germany on its successful presidency of the Security Council this month and to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this timely meeting on an important topic. We are also grateful to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Secretary Gener…
At the outset, I would like to thank and congratulate the South African presidency on convening this debate on the United Nations-African Union partnership. We welcome the presence at this very important meeting of His Excellency Mr. Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa. We are grat…
First of all, I should like to welcome the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Her Excellency Ms. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe; the Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, Ambassador Lamamra; and the repre…
I would like to join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of General Assembly at the sixty-sixth session, and wish you every success in that highly responsible post. I thank your predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Joseph Deiss, for his productive work during the l…
At the outset, I would like to join previous speakers in expressing my deep gratitude to the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for this well-organized High-level Plenary Meeting. I am confident that this Meeting will be an important step forward in the implementation of the Millenni…
I would like to join previous speakers in congratulating His Excellency Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki of Libya on his election to the post of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. I wish him every success. I should also like to thank his predecessor, Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann…
