Turkey welcomes the formal endorsement by the General Assembly today of the Political Declaration of the Comprehensive High-level Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011-2020 (resolution 70/294).
As the host coun…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s debate. Our thanks also go to the briefers for their presentations.
We align ourselves with the statements delivered on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation today. I shall speak in my national capacity.
Unfortunately, despite all …
At the outset, I would like to thank the Angolan presidency for having organized this meeting, the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2016/218), Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Mr. Nicholas Haysom for his briefing, and Ambassador Mahmoud Saikal for his …
Let me begin by expressing our gratitude to the Venezuelan presidency for organizing this debate, as well as to the Secretary-General for his briefing.
The system created by the Charter of the United Nations 70 years ago has prevented numerous conflicts from turning into another world war and paved…
Violent extremism is a major concern for the international community, including Turkey. The most recent General Assembly resolution on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Review (resolution 66/282), facilitated by Turkey, urges all Member States to unite against violent extremism in…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate.
The Middle East is today more unstable and unpredictable than at any time in recent history. However, the proliferation of crises in the wider region must not distract us from the urgent need to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which …
We would have preferred this meeting to take place at a time other than when the international community is mobilizing all its resources to defeat Daesh. We can assure all present that Turkey has spared no effort to solve this matter bilaterally before it was taken up by the Security Council. The in…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his reports on the humanitarian activities of the United Nations system. We would also like to commend the efforts of the United Nations humanitarian agencies for their life-saving work, as well as the Office for the Coordination of Huma…
Allow me to thank the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan for his statement. We welcome the successful completion of the consultations led by the German delegation on draft resolution A/70/L.23, on the situation in Afghanistan. We look forward to its adoption by consensus in the coming days. We …
I would like to reiterate Turkey’s strong and long-standing commitment to the establishment of a peaceful, stable, inclusive and democratic environment that respects fundamental human rights and freedoms in the Middle East. The Israeli-Palestine conflict remains the core challenge inhibiting the est…
At the outset, I would like to extend our deepest condolences to France, Lebanon and the Russian Federation on the recent terrorist attacks. As a country that has been a target of terrorism, most recently in Ankara in October, Turkey stands in solidarity with the international community in the fight…
We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group (see A/70/PV.43). The following are some additional points presented in my national capacity.
Our appreciation goes to Ambassador Rattray for his contributions to ou…
My delegation was not planning to deliver a statement today as the General Assembly adopts the provisional agenda for the seventieth session, which is set to become a historic one in the course of the next few weeks. Unfortunately, I have had to take the floor in response to one delegation’s baseles…
Let me start by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and by thanking the Secretary- General for his report (S/2015/684) on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security. I also thank the Special Repre…
We align ourselves with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group, but would like to make some additional comments in our national capacity.
We thank the President of the General Assembly for identifying the reform issue as one of the p…
I will be very brief. I do not want to take up the valuable time of the Council on these baseless accusations. But I would make three points.
First, with regard to the Al-Nusra Front and Daesh, those two organizations have been on Turkey’s terrorism list since 2013. The track record of Turkey on fi…
I would like to extend our appreciation for your invitation, Madam, to take part in today’s meeting. We also thank Emergency Relief Coordinator Ms. Valerie Amos, High Commissioner António Guterres, and the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Ms. Ertharin Cousin, as w…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President for organizing this important debate.
Youth are a key asset and the hope for peaceful and prosperous societies. Yet today an unprecedented number of young people travel to Syria and Iraq to fight as foreign terrorist fighters alongside terrorist gr…
At the outset, we would like to express our appreciation to the Jordanian presidency for organizing this important meeting.
The Middle East is experiencing a process of drastic change. The consequences, which range from terrorism to devastation and displacement, are affecting the entire region and …
I thank the Presiden, for organizing this meeting under the Jordanian presidency. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zainab Bangura and Ms. Hamsatu Allamin of Nigeria for their briefings.
We commend the attention devoted by the Council to the issue of sexual …
