I hope you will be equally generous, Mr. President, with the 57 countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation that I represent here today.
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Allow me, at the outset, to express my congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Cou…
I know we are competing with the Netherlands- Spain football game, but I commend the great sacrifice that all of us in this Hall are making under difficult circumstances and welcome everyone here to a game of a different kind.
I would like to thank Ambassador Halit Çevik, the Permanent Representati…
At the outset, I am pleased to congratulate you, Sir, on your presidency of the Council for this month and I wish you every success in your work. I am also pleased to express my appreciation to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Nigeria, for her leadership of the Council last month.
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At the outset, it gives me pleasure to warmly congratulate you, Madam President, and your friendly country, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish you every success. I would also like to commend you on your selection of the theme for this open debate.
I …
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Sir, for holding this open debate on the maintenance of international peace and security, and more specifically on the theme“War, its lessons and the search for a permanent peace”. This enables the Security Council to consider in-depth a matter that touches …
I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session, Mr. John Ashe, for convening this joint debate on the report of the Security Council (A/68/2) and the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the …
Let me at the outset, Sir, congratulate you sincerely on your accession this month to the presidency of the Security Council for the second time. I thank you for the crucial role you are playing in the Security Council and for having convened this debate on the situation in the Middle East.
My coun…
We support the unanimous adoption of draft resolution A/67/L.33, entitled “Addressing the socioeconomic needs of individuals, families and societies affected by autism spectrum disorders (ASD), developmental disorders (DD) and associated disabilities”. Saudi Arabia is proudly associated with this dr…
Yesterday, at the 44th meeting, the General Assembly voted to recognize Palestine as a country deserving of life. Today we endorse the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to life, dignity, sovereignty, territorial integrity and self-determination.
The vote that we witnessed yesterday was a…
My delegation seems to be the victim of a conspiracy to keep us from taking the floor. I would like to thank you, Sir, and express my appreciation to you for having given me the floor now. I take the floor on behalf of the Group of Arab States, which sponsored resolution 66/253 B, in order to addres…
Allow me to say clearly that here I am speaking on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the States members of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council. I would like to thank the President for holding this meeting and the Secretary-General for his clear and comprehensive statement.
The States members …
Allow me, first of all, to confirm my delegation’s support of the statement made by the representative of Egypt as Chair of the Group of Arab States. I will make my statement on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in its capacity as Chair of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and on its own behalf…
Thank you, Madame President, for the opportunity to speak at this meeting.
Allow me, first, to thank all the delegations that have expressed their sympathies and condolences to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the passing of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. We appreciate their support and solidar…
