Today, in the Assembly, the Prime Minister of the notorious Israeli regime made a series of entirely baseless allegations against my country. At this late hour, I do not wish to take the precious time of my colleagues to reply to such unfounded statements, which I will not dignify with an answer oth…
At the outset, with respect to the appointment of Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi as Joint Special Representative of the United
Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, I should say that we are pleased to see him take up his new position. Taking into account his good reputation and broad experience in …
The representative of the Zionist criminal regime once again used the General Assembly, deviating from the topic on the agenda, to level baseless allegations against my country.
I do not want to tax the patience of this body to reply in detail at this late hour to those nonsensical allegations. How…
The General Assembly is meeting pursuant to the letter we received only on Friday or Thursday evening, requesting the convening of this meeting.
Mr. President, I should say that with regard to your letter dated 9 February 2012, which was circulated to all Permanent Representatives, wherein you indi…
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Meeting the internationally agreed development goals, particularly those related to addressing poverty and hunger, would mark a great achievement in shaping a world fre…
Today nuclear technology, as the common heritage of humankind, has yielded peaceful applications in numerous fields, ranging from medicine, food and agriculture to providing a cost-effective, environmentally friendly and climatically benign source of energy, and has thus played a significant role in…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council for sharing with us an overview of the developments and activities of the Council over the past year and of challenges ahead, and for her efforts in the promotion and protection of human rights at the Council. Built upon …
The delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran would like to thank the Chairs of the subsidiary bodies of the Security Council for presenting their reports to the Council.
Terrorism is one of the gravest threats to international peace and security. Addressing this problem requires an integrated and…
Allow me to start by expressing our gratitude to Mr. Staffan de Mistura, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations
Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and to the other United Nations staff in that Mission, for their firm commitment and valuable dedica…
Today, the General Assembly was briefed by Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency on the Agency’s main activities for the year 2009. His informative report (see A/65/140) indicates that the Agency is developing its activities in many areas of nuclear technology …
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council for his presentation, which has provided us with an overview of the developments and activities of the Council and the challenges that it is facing.
We welcome today’s meeting to consider the reports of the Human Rights …
The delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran expresses its appreciation to the President of the International Criminal Court for submitting the sixth report of the Court, contained in document A/65/313. The report is unique in the sense that it contains the outcome of the first Review Conference o…
I wish to associate myself with the statement made at the 113th meeting by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
I would like to begin my statement with a wise proverb, which says, “A poor workman blames his tools”. As a tool, the Conference on Disarmament, through the …
Let me first express our condolences and convey the sincere empathy of my Government to the people and the Government of Pakistan for the loss of life and the suffering caused by recent events in the country.
I wish to thank His Excellency Mr. Ali Treki, President of the General Assembly, His Excel…
The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes the convening of this special meeting of the General Assembly on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
Transnational organized crime, including the smuggling of and traffick…
It would indeed be nice if we could expunge or bypass our historical memory. However, we live through history, and historical experiences linger in our minds. History has not stopped; it is with us to this very moment. It sounds extremely naive to forget the past while it follows us into the future.…
Madam President, I wish to begin by congratulating you and your colleagues at the Permanent Mission of Lebanon on your country’s assumption of the Council’s presidency for the month of May, and to thank you for convening this open debate on the work of the subsidiary bodies of the Security Council o…
At the outset, we align ourselves with the statement made by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The role of national policies, domestic resources and national development strategies cannot be overemphasized. However, the eradication of poverty, securing sustainable …
After such a harsh and cold winter, let me talk about our longing for a joyous spring. Let me talk about Nowruz, the new day, the festival of revival and rebirth on our planet and in our souls.
In the words of Jalaluddin Rumi, the great Persian poet,
“Nowruz has arrived and the beloved’s message h…
This is the second consecutive year that we are enjoying the opportunity to express our gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for his particular attention to the long-standing and important issue of the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly, as inscribed on
the working age…
