I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this debate on Somalia, which comes at the very start of the new era in Somalia. I would also like to extend our gratitude and appreciation to His Excellency the Secretary-General for having convened a mini-summit on 26 September. That t…
Let me begin by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ján Kubiš, for his comprehensive briefing on the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan (S/2012/703). I would also like to warmly welcome the Afghan Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Zalmai Ras…
I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution entitled “Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution” (A/66/L.60), on
behalf of the Group of Friends of Mediation, chaired by the representatives of Finland and Turkey. Over a yea…
I will be brief. We had not intended to take the floor again, but we find ourselves obliged to do so.
I have listened to my colleague, the Permanent Representative of Syria. I think an attempt was made to represent the facts about our position with regard to Syria. In that respect, the crisis in Sy…
I take the floor to briefly explain our position. We are concerned about the fact that the conflicts in the Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions of Georgia remain unresolved. The situation has serious economic, social and humanitarian consequences, primarily for the people of Georgia but also for the …
First of all, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for his opening remarks. Likewise, I wish to thank Ambassador Guillermo Rishchynski of Canada and his able team for their unremitting efforts to facilitate an agreement on the draft resolution before us today (A/66/L.53).
In …
Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous for his comprehensive briefing on the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan (S/2012/462). I would also like to thank the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director Yuri Fedotov for his briefing …
On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, I have the honour to extend our sincere congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremić of the Republic of Serbia on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. As Minister for Foreign Affairs of …
Let me begin by warmly greeting Special Representative Jan Kubiš and take this opportunity to thank him for his comprehensive briefing on the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan (S/2012/133). I would also like to thank Ambassador Tanin for his insightful statement.
The p…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s open debate. Allow me to commend the remarks made by the Secretary-General, who has been personally committed to peace efforts in Somalia. We would also like to commend the Government of the United Kingdom for having organized the inte…
Mr. President, we welcome your initiative in convening this meeting. We also thank
the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Pillay, for her briefing.
Turkey deeply regrets the ongoing violence and the mounting civilian death toll in Syria. International efforts should be focused on bringing the…
I wish to extend warm greetings to His Excellency Mr. Jawed Ludin, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, who is with us today. We welcome the insightful and comprehensive statement he has made. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous for his insightful briefing…
The global agenda is currently full of important developments, among which the historic transition in the Middle East and North Africa comes to the fore, with its global ramifications. The people of the Middle East rightfully deserve a dignified life and the dividends of democracy and peace.
The Ar…
Turkey is pleased to sponsor the draft resolution before us today on the situation in Afghanistan (A/66/L.10). The draft resolution recognizes the progress made by Afghanistan and emphasizes the remaining challenges ahead of us. We believe that its adoption by consensus will reflect the internationa…
At the outset, let me thank the President for convening this meeting and for his leadership. I also wish to express our appreciation for the decision to identify United Nations reform and revitalization as one of the priority issues of the sixty- sixth session of the General Assembly. In that connec…
Turkey welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the culture of peace (A/66/280). I would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his personal engagement in this very important matter.
As a sponsor of the Alliance of Civilizations, we are particularly pleased…
Let me begin by warmly greeting His Excellency Minister Ambassador Rassoul and Special Representative Staffan de Mistura. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2011/590) and the Special Representative for his briefing.
Before I go any further, I would like to express on…
At the outset I would like to thank the members of the Group of Friends of Mediation — or, as mentioned in the draft resolution contained in document A/65/L.79, the “mediation for peace initiative” — for preparing the draft resolution that the Assembly will vote on today, and all Member States for t…
Let me begin by warmly greeting Ambassador Tanin and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Staffan de Mistura.
I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2011/120*) and the Special Representative for his insightful briefing. We remain strongly supportive and a…
I wish to congratulate the Chinese presidency for organizing this open debate. I also want to thank the Secretary-General, the Prime Minister of Somalia, and the Special Representative for Somalia of the African Union Commission, Mr. Diarra, for their statements. We welcome and strongly support the …
