We thank the Secretary- General for his report (S/2009/359) and Special Representative Angelo for his briefing.
Like other members, Turkey is concerned about the negative developments that have occurred over the past three months and that have served only to aggravate an already tenuous humanitaria…
As Turkey aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union, I will keep my remarks brief.
First, I wish to thank Mr. Oscar Fernandez- Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his briefing.
As international effor…
As the full text of my statement is being circulated, I will be brief in my remarks.
Adoption of the concept of the responsibility to protect (R2P) was one of the major achievements of the 2005 World Summit. The Secretary-General’s 12 January 2009 report on R2P (A/63/677) is another important step.…
We welcome the Secretary-General’s reports (S/2009/297 and S/2009/352) and thank Under-Secretary General Le Roy for his briefing. We also appreciate the presence and contribution of His Excellency Mr. Mikhail Margelov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation.
Turkey welcom…
I would like to welcome Justice Renate Winter, President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and Prosecutor Stephen Rapp, as well as to thank them for their comprehensive briefings. I also wish to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this very timely meeting, which is taking place at a time wh…
I would like to start by thanking the Secretary-General for his extensive briefing concerning his recent visit to Myanmar on 3 and 4 July 2009. This second visit of the Secretary- General in just over a year was again timely, and we hope that it will lead to concrete examples of cooperation between …
We thank Under- Secretaries-General Malcorra and Pascoe, as well as the Permanent Representative of Somalia, for their presentations.
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for taking the initiative to convene this important and timely meeting. The Horn of Africa is once again at a critical junc…
Turkey aligns itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic on behalf of the European Union. I shall therefore be brief, touching on a few additional points from my national perspective.
The High-level Meeting convened by the Secretary-General on 15 June 2008 …
We believe that the Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development is a timely initiative to discuss both the roots of the crisis at the United Nations level and the response of the United Nations in terms of the impact of the crisis on development. We welcome th…
I should like to start by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I also congratulate the Permanent Representative of Libya on having successfully completed the March presidency of the Council.
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Hédi Annabi…
Mr. President, before coming to Turkey’s explanation of vote, I would like to join you and others in paying tribute to Ambassador Khalilzad. We knew him as the United States Ambassador to Baghdad. We worked closely with him to overcome some of the great challenges faced by Iraq at that time. We have…
As Turkey aligns itself with the French statement on behalf of the European Union, I shall be brief.
Although we had a turbulent start this year in the Middle East, the ensuing developments proved, once again, the resilience of the region. We now have reasons to look ahead with optimism. The prospe…
I would like to begin by thanking the President for convening this joint meeting which provides a very timely opportunity to reflect on the activities of the Security Council as well as on the Council’s ongoing process of reform.
I would also like to express our appreciation to Ambassador Jorge Urb…
As my delegation has aligned itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the European Union, I will try to be brief and touch on just a few issues from our national perspective.
Globally, our performance report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is so …
Turkey aligns itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Portugal on behalf of the European Union. However,
given the importance we attach to the situation in Afghanistan, as well as our extensive involvement in the reconstruction efforts in that country, I would like to brie…
In my country’s capacity as the current Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, it is my honour to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/65/L.41, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe”.
At the outset, I would like to reiter…
