At the outset, on behalf of the Government of Iraq and on my own behalf, I would like to extend our condolences to the brotherly people and Government of Algeria in connection with the recent terrorist attacks that took the lives of innocent persons in the capital of that country. My country too has…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting.
At the outset, allow me to express my appreciation to Mr. Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his presentation. I would also like to thank Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, Permanent Representative of the United…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his presence, his statement and his efforts to help and assist Iraq and the Iraqi people.
Let me thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting, at which the Council has adopted resolution 1770 (2007), concerning the ext…
Mr. President, allow me at the outset to express my delegation’s high consideration for your presidency during this historic meeting for my country, Iraq, and for all the countries that seek to live in peace and aim to achieve progress and prosperity.
We commend the efforts of the United Nations Mo…
It is an honour and a pleasure for me to speak today on behalf of the Group of Arab States to express the Group’s gratitude and appreciation to Mr. Kofi Annan for his efforts of the past decade — the culmination of his more than 40 years of service to the United Nations. I wish to commend his tirele…
Mr. President, allow me to express our appreciation to Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar and President of the Security Council for this month, for introducing the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/61/2).
Despite the statist…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting. Allow me also to convey my thanks to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ashraf Qazi, for his statement earlier in the meeting.
We also thank Ambassador Jackie Sanders for her statement on behalf of the Multinational Force in Iraq. …
My delegation is taking the floor under agenda item 43, on the return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin. Undoubtedly, that item is firmly based on the role of human culture in civilization, which is a characteristic of the development of all civilizations and their inter…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Ashraf Qazi, for his presentation and Ambassador Bolton for his report on behalf of the Multinational Force. I thank also the members of the Council for their statements regarding the situation in Iraq.
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There is no doubt that during the present session of the General Assembly, progress has been made in the follow-up to the Millennium Development Goals, whose priorities were set out in the Millennium Declaration and in the outcome document (resolution 60/1) adopted by our heads of State or Governmen…
Allow me, at the outset, to express my appreciation to you, Madam President, for holding this important meeting to discuss a sensitive issue related to the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We also wish to thank Mr. Jan Egeland for his informative briefing.
My delegation has examined the r…
