Let me take this opportunity to thank Equatorial Guinea for organizing this open debate on the theme of silencing the guns in Africa, an important and timely topic for our continent. I also wish to thank His Excellency Mr. Simeon Oyono Esono Angue, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Coop…
I wish to congratulate China on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November.
For the past nine years in its appeals before the Council, the delegation of Eritrea has sought an end to the unwarranted punitive measures imposed on the people of Eritrea. The long-…
Eritrea welcomes the opportunity to interact with the President of the Human Rights Council and takes note of the report of the Council (A/73/53 and A/73/53/Add.1).
My delegation fully associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Mozambique (see A/73/PV.31) on behalf of t…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States.
The African Group welcomes this opportunity to have a dialogue with the President of the Human Rights Council, His Excellency Ambassador Maza Martelli, on the annual report of the Council’s activities during its e…
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Madam, on the United States assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of April. I would like to thank the Chair of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea, His Excellency Ambassador K…
Allow me at the outset to convey my deepest sympathies to the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation on the assassination of Ambassador Andrey Karlov in Ankara, and to the Permanent Mission of Germany on the tragic attack on innocent civilians in Berlin. Our thoughts are with the bereaved famil…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for giving my delegation this opportunity to address the Security Council. Allow me to also congratulate Senegal on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of November.
Eritrea believes that, once again, the Security Council has committed a grave injusti…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important meeting.
At the outset, I wish to express Eritrea’s commitment to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). The assessment of the status of the implementation of the ICPD Programme of Actio…
My delegation takes note of the report (see A/68/614) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and would like to offer some comments on agenda item 75.
Eritrea firmly believes in an international order well grounded in full respect for the rule of law. Eritrea is a signatory to the Rome Statute an…
Let me take this opportunity to offer some clarifications.
Security Council resolution 1862 (2009) and the relevant presidential statements preceding it were adopted before the facts on the ground had been ascertained. As the conflict erupted, there was a desire at the highest level on the Eritrean…
I am grateful for the opportunity to make a statement in exercise of the right of reply in connection to the statement made by the distinguished representative of Djibouti.
The Government of Djibouti has been engaged in a public campaign against Eritrea for quite some time. That has continued today…
I am taking the floor to briefly state Eritrea’s position on the agenda item under discussion, namely Taiwan’s representation at the United Nations. My delegation supports the statement made by the Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China. In that regard, the State of Eritrea wishe…
Following your appeal for brevity, Madam President, my delegation simply wishes to endorse fully the views expressed by the representative of the People’s Republic of China. Yesterday, when agenda items 41 and 155 were brought before the General Committee, my delegation was present.
Madam President…
