My country, Syria, was among the first to call for and encourage a process of reform of the Security Council, 29 years ago. We participated actively in the first meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Coun…
We listened closely to the briefings provided by Mr. Geir Pedersen and Mr. Martin Griffiths. I should like to make the following remarks.
The meetings of the sixth session of the Constitutional Committee, held last week in Geneva, illustrated serious engagement on the part of the national team, whi…
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month and to thank your predecessor for her efforts last month.
In speaking to the General Assembly on 27 September (see A/76/PV.16), our Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Mr. Fayssa…
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic, in his address to the General Assembly yesterday (see A/76/PV.16), indicated that the Syrian Government has always been open to any genuine and impartial political initiatives or efforts to assist the Government in ending …
Since the previous Security Council meeting on the humanitarian situation in Syria (see S/PV.8841), a number of meetings and visits have taken place in the country with representatives of the United Nations and its specialized agencies and programmes, as the Syrian Government has continued its const…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate India on presiding over the Security Council last month and to express to you, Madam President, our wishes for every success in conducting the business of the Council this month.
The purpose of holding this monthly meeting is to brief the Council on the d…
At the outset, I would like to thank you,
Mr. President, for having organized this joint debate on the political and humanitarian tracks in Syria, which optimizes the time and resources of the Security Council.
The return of Syrian citizens to their country is a priority for Syria. In his inaugura…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your friendly country on presiding over the Council this month. We are fully confident that your wise stewardship will bring success to the work of the Council.
It is deplorable that the Council’s debates have become a platform for…
The Security Council has met once again to adopt a resolution on the so called a cross-border mechanism for humanitarian aid (resolution 2585 (2021)).
Undoubtedly, the Permanent Missions of Russia and China, along with other missions, made efforts during the negotiations to bring to light important…
At the outset, I would like to express our thanks for the efforts of Ambassadors Mohamed Al Hassan, Permanent Representative of Oman, and Agustín Santos Maraver, Permanent Representative of Spain, in their stewardship of the meetings and negotiations on the seventh review of the Global Counter-Terro…
On 26 May, the Syrians raised their voice and sent a clear message to the whole world that it must acknowledge the choice of the Syrian people, who supported the re-election of Mr. Bashar Al-Assad as President of the Syrian Arab Republic by an absolute majority of votes. The significant success in a…
After listening to the statements of certain
States today, it has become apparent that they still persist in exploiting the Security Council and using it as a platform to politicize the humanitarian work being conducted in my country, practise political hypocrisy and promote a misleading approach t…
At the outset, my delegation would like to stress its continued support for the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council, its appreciation for any progress made in …
I would like to begin, Mr. President, by begging your indulgence in granting me sufficient time, as a relevant party concerned, to address the multiple aspects covered in the briefing by the Director-General and in other statements.
It is unfortunate that the Organization for the Prohibition of Che…
I am delivering this statement on behalf of Mr. Faisal Mekdad, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic, who was unable to participate personally in the proceedings of this meeting.
“The convening of this meeting of the General Assembly today to discuss the dangerous…
My delegation has asked for the floor to make a general statement. Once again, the international community, through the General Assembly, has reaffirmed the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan and their sovereignty over their natural reso…
