We would like to express our full support for the draft oral decision you have proposed, Mr. President, based on long-standing practice in the intergovernmental negotiations, as you rightly mentioned.
Paragraph (e) of decision 62/557 clearly states that the basis for intergovernmental negotiations …
In fact, since we are discussing the issue of Syria, we did not intend to raise such matters in today’s meeting, but it is the representative of Saudi Arabia who took us in this direction.
It is very unfortunate that, not just in this meeting but in each and every meeting, the Saudis are trying to …
It is not surprising that, once again, the Ambassador of the child-killer regime, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has tried his best to divert the attention of the Council from the realities on the ground in Syria and the region in order to cover up its crimes against the peoples of the region, particu…
I will try to be very brief. When I exercised my first right of reply, I clearly stated my delegation’s position concerning unsubstantiated allegations and careless remarks made by the representatives of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. It seems that my points were not well taken …
The statement made by the Foreign Minister of the Israeli regime (see A/74/PV.8) leaves my delegation with no choice but to exercise its right of reply. In his desperate daily struggle to remain in office and evade the court trial that awaits him, Mr. Netanyahu could not take part in the general deb…
The Islamic Republic of Iran reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the noble goals of the protection of civilians and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. As we have reiterated on previous occasions, the responsibility to protect (R2P) has, regrettab…
My delegation disagrees with the inclusion of the concept of the responsibility to protect as an item in the provisional agenda of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session, not because we oppose the basic ideas of the concept, but rather because we want to draw the attention of member Stat…
I am taking the floor to explain our vote before the voting on the inclusion in the General Assembly’s agenda for the coming session of the item entitled “The situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine”. We are of the view that debating multifaceted issues of a highly political and…
I thank the President for convening this meeting. I also thank the Russian presidency of the Security Council for presenting the Council’s annual report (A/73/2).
Despite improvements to the Council’s recent reports, which have become more informative and useful, we are still a long way from fulfil…
I thank you, Madam President, for organizing today’s open debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2019/509) and the briefers for their input.
Armed conflicts have serious irreparable impacts on children. Protecting them from the scourge of conflict is not an option; it is an ob…
Today the Saudi delegation made unfounded allegations against my country that I do not want to dignify with an answer. We are not surprised to hear such fabrications, as they are in line with Israel’s approach to diverting attention from this meeting’s agenda, which is Israel’s occupation of Palesti…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on the world’s longest crisis. It is a given fact that no crisis can be solved permanently without addressing its main root causes. The question of Palestine is no exception. It started as a result of the occupation and can come to an end on…
I thank the German presidency of the Council for convening this open debate. I also thank the Secretary-General and the briefers for their valuable input.
Sexual violence in armed conflict — a method often used as a tactic of war and terrorism — is a brutal crime. Unfortunately, women and girls a…
I take the floor to explain the position of my delegation with respect to the draft resolution entitled “Preservation of and compliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty”, as contained in document A/73/L.70.
My delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution, based on a series of…
I take the floor to explain the position of my delegation on the draft resolution entitled “Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region”, as contained in document A/73/515.
As it did in the First Committee, Iran will vote in favour of operative paragraphs 2 and 5 of the dr…
I wish to make a point of clarification, actually. I have been informed that I unfortunately misquoted my Foreign Minister. What he actually said is that a charm offensive is better than a lie attack. I should have memorized that then and I will keep repeating it until I do. A charm offensive is bet…
I would like to make the following points regarding allegations made against the Iranian nuclear programme.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has an inalienable right to peaceful nuclear energy and is fully committed to its non-proliferation obligations. All Iranian nuclear activities are and have alway…
One delegation, in its statement today, used an incorrect name for the Persian Gulf. I would like to reiterate that the use of any name other than the Persian Gulf, which is the only and true geographical designation as historically established and universally recognized for the sea area between Ira…
My delegation would like to put on record that it did not participate in the decision just taken by the General Assembly on resolution 65/90, entitled “Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region”, based on reasons outlined by our delegation during the meeting of the First …
My delegation would like to put on record that it did not participate in the voting on resolution 65/85, “Report of the Conference on Disarmament”, based on reasons outlined by our delegation during the relevant meeting of the First Committee.
