At the outset, let me thank Egypt for having organized this timely meeting on sanctions, which are an important tool under the United Nations Charter for the maintenance of international peace and security.
The Security Council has a long-standing history and practice of applying sanctions. However…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Egypt on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of August. It has laid out a very comprehensive coverage of key items on our agenda. Likewise, I offer our most sincere appreciation
to the Chinese presidency for its very capable and outstandi…
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the President of the General Assembly, His Excellency Mr. Peter Thomson, Secretary-General António Guterres and the United Nations bodies for their tireless commitment to preventing and bringing an end to terrorism and violent extremism.
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I would like to join previous speakers in thanking Assistant Secretary- General Wane and President Mogae for their comprehensive, insightful briefings. My delegation would like to make the following observations and recommendations.
We are gravely concerned that, despite the unilateral ceasefire de…
We thank the Bolivian presidency for having brought the hazards of mines and explosives to the attention of the Security Council. My delegation expresses its appreciation to Under-Secretary-General Mr. Alexander Zuev and Ms. Nathalie Ochoa Niño for their insightful briefings and commends their effor…
Joining previous speakers, I wish to offer Kazakhstan’s deepest condolences to the Government and the people of Iran for the horrific terrorist attack that took place in Tehran on 7 June. We extend our sympathies to the bereaved families of the victims and wish a speedy recovery to the injured.
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We commend and most sincerely thank the presidency of the Security Council, as well as the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support, for having this discussion, which gives us an opportunity to get firsthand insights on very important aspects and challenges of peacek…
We thank Special Representative Tanin for his substantive and comprehensive briefing. We thank all of the briefers for their updates on recent developments.
My delegation would like to offer some observations. The developments of the past months highlight the need for the increased engagement of bo…
Kazakhstan thanks the Uruguayan presidency for convening today’s important meeting. We also thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Mohammed, the Under- Secretary-General, Mr. Dieng, and the representative of the non-governmental organizations, Ms. Jaf, for their briefings.
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First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency and to assure you of our full support and cooperation. I would also like to convey our appreciation to the United States delegation for their leadership during last month’s presidency.
I would like t…
We express our deep appreciation for Under-Secretary-General O’Brien’s update and commend him for his commitment and that of the staff of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to mitigating the grave humanitarian suffering in Syria, which has reached unprecedented proportions. We a…
I would like to join other speakers in thanking Special Representative Shearer and Ambassador Ciss for their comprehensive briefings.
Kazakhstan’s principled position is that there can be no military solution to any conflict, including that in South Sudan. My delegation supports the joint press sta…
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Mr. Kobler, and Ambassador Olof Skoog for their briefings.
My delegation would like to make the following observations and recommendations. Kazakhstan reiterates …
First of all, our delegation expresses its deep condolences to the delegation of Egypt on the terrorists attacks, which took place last Sunday, and its sympathy with the people of that country. Kazakhstan stands with Egypt in combating terrorism.
I thank Special Representative Honoré for her detail…
We would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April, and to wish you every success. We are confident that under your leadership the Council will be able to make a breakthrough on many of the issues on its agenda.
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We appreciate today’s update by Under-Secretary-General O’Brien and
his committed efforts to alleviate the humanitarian situation globally and in the Middle East and Africa, in particular. My delegation would like to make the following observations.
With regard to Yemen, an escalation of the milit…
We thank Special Representative Zahir Tanin for his detailed briefing and his efforts and commitment to bringing peace to Kosovo.
The situation in Kosovo needs the continuing attention of the Council as an ongoing item on its agenda. Our priorities should be to continue promoting dialogue between t…
At the outset, I should like to join our colleagues in paying tribute to Ambassador Samantha Power for her dedication, commitment and contribution to peace and security. We wish her every success in her future endeavours.
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman, European Union observe…
We thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing on the escalating situation in the Middle East and especially for his efforts to seek a peaceful solution to the several issues in the region.
With respect to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, we are seriously concerned by the trends of a compl…
At the outset, I would like to thank International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano for his comprehensive report on the Agency’s activities (see A/71/322). We warmly welcome the adoption of the
Agency’s report and commend the outstanding work of the IAEA in supporting the n…
