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75/264 GA

Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe

75
Session
Draft symbol A/75/L.64
Adopted symbol 75/264
UN Document 75/264 ↗

Vote ConsensusA/75/PV.56 March 3, 2021

Speeches following this vote (8) may include explanations of vote
The President
Before giving the floor for explanations of position, I would like to remind speakers that explanations are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mrs. Horváth (Hungary)
Regarding resolution 75/264, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe”, Hungary joined the consensus and would like to add the following remarks in its national capacity. The Hungarian Government acknowledges the contribution of the Council of Europe to strengthening multilateralism, protecting and promoting fundamental human rights and freedoms, and guaranteein…
Mr. Shahin (Egypt)
We thank the co-facilitators, Germany and Greece, for their spirit of flexibility and compromise during the consultations on the draft resolution entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe” (resolution 75/264). We appreciate adopting a consensual and inclusive approach and listening to the concerns of Member States. However, we note that some language was incorpor…
Mr. Ilnytskyi (Ukraine)
I would like to express our gratitude to the delegations of Germany and Greece for facilitating the preparation of resolution 75/264, which we have just adopted. The item on cooperation between the two organizations was first included in the agenda of the General Assembly a little more than 20 years ago. We would like to point out that at the time it was stressed that there was a need to enhance…
Mr. Karem (Iraq)
At the outset, I would like to thank the facilitators for the constructive approach and the spirit of flexibility shown throughout the consultations on draft resolution A/75/L.64, and to express appreciation for the related adoption of resolution 75/264, following an inclusive and consensus approach. However, with regard to paragraph 3 and the term “multiple and intersecting forms of discriminati…
Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation)
The Russian Federation was not about to breach the consensus on resolution 75/264, which was just adopted, as we are governed by the established practice of reaching unanimous agreement on texts that pertain to cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations. However, we cannot ignore the fact that the negotiations on the resolution’s content have left an unpleasant after-taste.…
Mr. Aldahhak (Syrian Arab Republic)
My delegation aligned itself with the consensus on resolution 75/264 because as a general rule we support cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in areas that serve the objectives laid out in the Charter of the United Nations, which is the common denominator among our countries. First, however, Syria’s position should not be interpreted in any way as an …
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position after adoption. May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (l) of agenda item 130?
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