Since mention has been made of Hizbullah, which is part of my country’s National Unity Government at this time, allow me to remind the Assembly that what had prompted the creation of the resistance movement that is Hizbullah was nothing other than the occupation of parts of my country by Israel.
The delegation of Lebanon would like to thank all Member States that voted in favour of retaining the paragraph. We are very grateful to them.
The delegation of Lebanon would also like once again to express its appreciation for the intention expressed by the Secretariat to provide a revised report …
For both procedural and substantive reasons, Lebanon opposes the proposal just made by the representative of France.
Procedurally, this paragraph was discussed in the Fifth Committee and that received the support of the Committee. In terms of substance, the paragraph that we proposed is basically i…
The Syrian Arab Republic is a sisterly and friendly country; I repeat, a friend and a sisterly country. It is a dear neighbour to my country, Lebanon. Syria, as I say, is a sisterly country with which we share relations of kinship, history and common interests, as well as a common destiny, in the fa…
We wish to express our deep sorrow over the tragic event that struck our brethren in Algeria. We share in their grief over the terrorist acts that took place there and that also took the life of one Lebanese citizen.
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Lebanon’s commitment to promoting and protecting the rights of…
We would like to commend you, Mr. President, for your excellent stewardship of the Council, which has firmly supported my country over the past three years.
Lebanon has long been the victim of terrorism in all its forms — from the ultimate manifestation of terrorism in the form of foreign occupatio…
Lebanon very much appreciates the important role that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon plays in southern Lebanon in accordance with Security Council resolution 1701 (2006).
Lebanon is grateful to all the delegations that will vote in favour of the draft resolution on the financing of the…
We take the floor to exercise the right of reply under agenda item 144. My delegation intended to limit its statement to the budgetary aspects of the resolution. However, since the Israeli representative made false accusations, we are compelled to clarify the facts.
We also note that the Israeli re…
Today more than ever, Lebanon is in need of the continued support of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the aftermath of the terrorist attack that on Sunday,
24 June, targeted a Spanish battalion patrol in southern Lebanon and resulted in the deaths of six UNIFIL personnel and …
At the outset, allow me to thank the Secretary-General for his reports under agenda items 45 and 55.
The delegation of Lebanon associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Qatar on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Our leaders pledged at the Millennium Summit to spare no e…
