I bring to all warm greetings and the good wishes of the Afghan people. I have the honour to address the General Assembly in the last year of the current elected Government of Afghanistan. I therefore think that it is useful briefly to revisit the story of Afghanistan over the past 12 years, our his…
Afghanistan welcomes today’s high-level meeting, which is a manifestation of our shared conviction that strengthening the rule of law, nationally and internationally, is to our mutual benefit.
Over the course of the past six decades, the United Nations has made great progress in securing peace, saf…
It is truly a pleasure to be among the members of the Security Council today at this critical juncture on Afghanistan’s path to peace and prosperity. I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of September, and convey our appreciation for Germany’s con…
I wish to thank all members of the Council for their expressions of sympathy and condolence on the martyrdom of Mr. Rabbani. I would like also to report that a serious investigation is being conducted to find out how the assassination happened. Of course, when we have the final results, we will noti…
I wish to begin by congratulating you, Sir, and the Government of Lebanon on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of September. I also thank my good friend Special Representative Staffan De Mistura for his briefing and presentation of the Secretary-General’s report on Afghanistan (S/…
I am honoured to be here to read the statement of my President, His Excellency Hâmid Karzai, who had to return from New York to Kabul on an urgent basis, following the tragic assassination, through a terrorist plot, of Afghanistan’s former President and Chairman of the High Peace Council, Mr. Burhan…
At the outset, let me thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting on the situation in Afghanistan and congratulate the Government of Turkey for assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September. I also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his most recent repor…
I join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. I am confident that, under your able stewardship, our deliberations will be fruitful.
Sixty-five years ago, the creation of the United Nations heralded hope for glo…
Ten years ago, Member States gathered in this Assembly to take an unprecedented step. Through the adoption of the Millennium Declaration (resolution 55/2), we asserted our shared responsibility to humanity and committed to making tangible progress in improving the lives of human beings around the wo…
First of all, let me extend my congratulations to you, Minister Okada, and your country for assuming the presidency of the Council for this month, and thank you for convening this meeting and inviting me to participate. I would also like to thank His Excellency the Secretary-General for his presence…
