I take the floor to exercise Ukraine’s right of reply with regard to the statement made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation earlier today (see A/72/PV.12). Due to the lateness of the hour, I will be very brief. After all, the last thing that the General Assembly needs is to…
I should like to thank Ambassador Aboulatta, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for his briefing and his leadership.
The Chair’s statement and the final report of the Group of Experts on the Democr…
I am taking the floor in order to exercise the right of reply following the statement made by the representative of the Russian Federation earlier today. Because of the late hour, I will confine myself merely to the following fundamental points.
The situation in Ukraine referred to by the Russian d…
Before the General Assembly proceeds to the adoption of draft resolution A/69/L.10, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Independent States”, I would like to make the following statement.
Right from the outset, it has to be stressed that the Commonwealth of Indep…
I would first like to say that the independent investigation into the Flight MH-17 aircrash is being undertaken by the Netherlands and competent authorities and that the investigation includes an international team. My Government is also participating in that task. It is fully committed to the work …
I thank you for convening this important meeting, Madam President. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco and Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović for their briefings today.
We continue to welcome the reports of the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission i…
First of all, I would like to thank the delegations of the Member States that strongly supported the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Ukraine in the most difficult time in our history. By their courageous positions, they not only support Ukraine but also uphold key principles embodied in…
On behalf of the delegation of Ukraine, I wish to thank you, Sir, for organizing this important meeting. I would also like to acknowledge Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, and thank her for introducing the Secretary-General’s report…
I wish to thank the representative of the Russian Federation for his questions. With regard to his first question, I can tell him decisively that Ukraine is participating actively in the work of the intergovernmental commission investigating the incident. My Government is cooperating in good faith w…
I would like to thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing earlier today.
It has already been half a year since the Council, on 28 February, first took up the issue of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine (see S/PV.7123). The aggression started through the military occupation and annexation of a hug…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing such an important and timely open debate. We welcome resolution 2171 (2014), adopted today. We also want to thank the Secretary- General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for their briefings today.
The delegation of Ukraine aligns i…
Let me also thank Mr. Šimonović for his briefing today. Ukraine values his important contribution and that of his team.
The mission’s latest report reveals the true nature of the criminal organizations that are committing terrible abuses against our citizens. Entire towns and villages are being use…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting on the current situation in my country. Let me also thank Mr. Ging for his briefing today.
My delegation would like to express its appreciation to those who are engaged in providing assistance to the Government of Ukrain…
While we align ourselves with the statement made by the representative of Moldova on behalf of the Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova Group, I would like to make several comments in my national capacity.
It is beyond any doubt that the issue of internally displaced persons (IDPs), which we are c…
Let me start by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. We wish you every success in fulfilling that duty. We also want to thank the Nigerian delegation for its successful presidency last month. I would also like to extend…
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the report (A/65/341) submitted under sub-item (c) of agenda item 69, entitled “Strengthening of international cooperation and coordination of efforts to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster”.
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