I congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its current session, and I thank your predecessor, Mr. Dennis Francis, for presiding over the previous session. I also thank the Secretary-General for his efforts to fulfil his mandate under the provisions of Charter o…
I am delivering this statement on behalf of the Group of Arab States at the United Nations. I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting, and I thank sisterly Algeria, the Arab member of the Council, for its initiative to convene this meeting.
For a year now, we have been repeatedly cal…
A few days ago (see S/PV.9730), the Security Council held an emergency meeting to discuss the Israeli terrorist cyberattack against the Lebanese people, which resulted in the martyrdom of dozens of civilians and wounded thousands more with serious injuries. The occupation entity turned civilian devi…
For years, the Syrian Arab Republic has been facing serious challenges caused by terrorism exported from different regions of the world, the illegal military presence of United States and Turkish forces and repeated Israeli air attacks. All of that has been accompanied by brazen interference in our …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Dennis Francis on his election as President of the General Assembly at its current session, and to thank his predecessor, Mr. Csaba Kőrösi, for his presidency at the previous session. I also thank the Secretary-General for the efforts he is making to i…
In fact, I am not surprised that the representative of the United Kingdom took the floor to defend the terrorist organization known as the White Helmets, because that terrorist organization was established, supported and funded by Britain. Therefore, it is no surprise that the representative of the …
First, my delegation expresses its great astonishment at the insistence on holding this briefing in the light of the lack of developments. We also wonder what added value there could be from mentioning, in this briefing, activities that took place months ago, namely, in January and April. This appro…
I listened attentively to the briefing by Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, and would like to make the following remarks.
The Israeli occupation forces have continued their attacks on the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic and persist in their criminal practi…
Against the backdrop of the serious and ongoing escalation in our region, Israel’s occupation forces have continued their aggression against the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic and their criminal practices against our populations in the occupied Syrian Golan.…
At the outset, my delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations. I would like to make the following observations.
My delegation has already joined t…
From the first day of consultations related to the extension of the provisions of the resolution on the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Syria, the Syrian Arab Republic has firmly adopted a constructive approach aimed solely at meeting the humanitarian needs of Syrians in all parts of Syria, w…
At the outset, I would like to reiterate the Syrian Arab Republic’s condemnation of the use of chemical weapons at anytime, anywhere, by whomever and under any circumstances. I would also like to reiterate our total rejection of the false accusations and desperate lies launched by certain countries …
At the outset, my delegation thanks Her Excellency Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates, for her presentation of the annual report of the Security Council for 2022 (A/77/2).
The annual reports of the Security Council constitute an important tool to reflect…
The brutal attacks and the criminal practices of the Israeli occupying forces against the Syrian Arab Republic have intensified recently, including in the occupied Syrian Golan. On 20 June, substantial Israeli occupying forces, accompanied by bulldozers, stormed the area of Al-Hafayer, east of Masad…
It is my great honour and privilege to address the General Assembly today on behalf of the Group of Asia-Pacific States, offering a word of gratitude to the Office of the President of the General Assembly for inviting the Chair of the Asia-Pacific Group to make this statement.
At the outset, on beh…
The League of Arab States summit, which was recently held in the city of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was a great achievement, as it restored the glory of the collective Arab position and the momentum of joint Arab action. Most importantly, the Arab States affirmed their support for Syria …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May, and I would also like to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Rep resentative of the Russian Federation, for his successful leadership of the work of the Counc…
Allow me to thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Ms. Doughten for their briefings.
At a time when the Syrian people are struggling to face the difficult and complex humanitarian situation and the repercussions of the devastating earthquake that hit Syria on 6 February, the Israeli occupation forces hav…
We are meeting for the first time under agenda item 60, “Use of the veto”, in the light of paragraph 4 of resolution 76/262, which was adopted exactly one year ago under the agenda item “Strengthening of the United Nations system” (see A/76/PV.69).
My country, the Syrian Arab Republic, a founding M…
At the outset, I would like to welcome Mr. Sergey Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, who is presiding over this meeting. I also thank the Russian Federation for holding this important meeting, which is timely and substantive.
My delegation aligns itself with the stateme…
