I am taking the floor to explain our position on draft decision A/75/L.7/Rev.1. During the period in which the General Assembly was unable to hold in-person meetings, my delegation welcomed the consideration of draft resolutions under decision 74/544 as the consensus- based instrument to deal with c…
We deeply appreciate the work of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and its prominent role in promoting the cause of Palestine. I also value the work of the Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat.
Last week, on the occasion of the Internati…
I thank the acting Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the Agency’s annual report (see A/74/287).
In the modern era, nuclear energy has had an essential role in the development of our society. Every effort must therefore be made to ensure the full realization of th…
I thank the South African presidency of the Security Council for convening today’s open debate. We sincerely value South Africa’s principled positions and laudable efforts in the Council.
I also align myself with the statement to be made by the representative of the United Arab Emirates on behalf o…
This time yesterday, the regime of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through its Minister for Foreign Affairs, once again played the wrong card before the General Assembly in an attempt to conceal its regressive nature and repeatedly doomed adventurism (see A/74/PV.8). However, evidence of Saudi Arabia’s…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate and align myself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Uganda on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Coop…
Let me begin by reaffirming Iran’s unwavering commitment to the noble goal of the protection of civilians and the prevention of atrocity crimes. We are party to the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and fully respect our obligations arising from the Convention…
I thank the Kuwaiti presidency of the Council for having organized this meeting.
The most effective way of enabling the Council to dutifully fulfil its responsibilities is indeed its reform. That is why one of the five core subjects of the intergovernmental negotiations is enhancing the Council’s w…
I would like to thank the President for organizing this high- level meeting to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the International Labour Organization (ILO). As a founding member of the ILO, the Islamic Republic of Iran joins other Member States in congratulating the ILO on i…
Allow me to begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to His
Excellency Mr. Çavuşoğlu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey, for holding the recent emergency ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul. I would also like to extend my thanks to his colleagues here in …
I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting. My thanks also go to Ms. DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Mr. Lamamra, African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns in Africa, and Mr. Gounden, Founder and Executiv…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting.
The frequency, scope, speed and severity of climate-related disasters are a source of deep concern. Such disasters occur almost everywhere, in both developed and developing countries. However, their impact on the lives of people is extremely d…
Mr. President, I thank you for convening today’s meeting and congratulate the Security Council’s new members. I welcome the Foreign Minister of Indonesia’s participation in this important meeting.
I align myself with the statements made on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and the Org…
I would like to express my Government’s heartfelt thanks to Mr. De Mistura, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, and his team for all their efforts during his tenure. There has always been close cooperation between my Government and Mr. De Mistura as Special Representative of the Secret…
At the outset, I thank Ambassador Saikal of Afghanistan, Ambassador Kairat Umarov of Kazakhstan, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011), Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto, Head of the United Nations Assistance …
I would like to begin by sincerely thanking those Council members who have reaffirmed their commitment to continue supporting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). At a time when multilateralism is under threat, preserving the JCPOA, which, according to the Secretary-General, is a demonstr…
Mr. President, I would like to begin by thanking you for organizing today’s open debate and for your valuable remarks. I would also like to extend my gratitude to
the Secretary-General and to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for their meaningful input.
Furthermore, I associate mysel…
To recover from decades of insecurity and instability, Afghanistan needs strong and sustained international support. In that context, we underline the importance of the recent Geneva Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan. It demonstrated the international community’s unwavering support for, and stro…
Let me first join previous speakers to express our condolences on the deaths of peacekeepers from Malawi and Tanzania.
I would like to begin by thanking the Chinese presidency for organizing this meeting. My thanks also go to the Secretary-General and to the African Union Commissioner for Peace and…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing this meeting to consider the issues relating to comprehensive reform of the Security Council.
Our deliberations on the issue for nearly the entire past 30 years have been based on the assumption
that the Council has failed to keep pace w…
