UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Madam President, At the outset, we welcome the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Karim Khan. We take note of his briefing. We also welcome Ambassador Taher El-Sunni in our meeting today. In the context of today’s discussion, I would like to focus on the following three issues: First,
Madame President, I’d like to thank High Representative Schmidt for his briefing. I also welcome the participation of Her Excellency Željka Cvijanović, chairwoman of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the participation of Croatia, Serbia, and the European Union. Nearly three decades on from the 1995 Dayton Agreement, significant progress has been
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee and Special Envoy Hannah Tetteh for their informative briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representatives of Sudan and South Sudan in this meeting. Madam President, Today’s meeting is taking place at a very critical time, where despite the extension of the declared ceasefire, we are witnessing continued
Delivered by: Ms. Ghasaq Shaheen, Political Coordinator Madam President, I thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing today. Before I start on the topic of our meeting today on the chemical weapons file, I would like to first welcome the decision taken by the Arab countries yesterday to readmit Syria to the League of Arab
Delivered By: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Mr. President, I’d like to thank Foreign Minister and Chairperson-in-office Osmani for his insightful remarks. The current situation on the continent should encourage us all to reflect on what the international community has learned since the end of World War II.
Delivered by: His Excellency Omar Sultan AlOlama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications Mr. President, At the outset, I’d like to express my appreciation to our colleagues from the Russian Federation and congratulate them on a successful Presidency of the Council last month. I wish the same to Switzerland
Delivered By: His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Excellencies and Colleagues, I thank all the briefers for their insightful interventions. At the outset, I would like to stress that cultural heritage embodies people’s identity and history. It keeps us connected to the past and lays the foundation to build
Delivered By: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President. I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of Japan and the United Arab Emirates in our capacity as co-penholders on the Afghanistan file. I’d like to start by thanking the Russian Presidency for their flexibility in scheduling today’s
Delivered By: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Ms. Lisa Doughten for their important briefings. The political situation has, for a long time, not seen any signs of diplomatic progress that would suggest any possibility of ending the Syrian
