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🇯🇵Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 4 sentences

• The situation in the Middle East has been growing increasingly tense, and free and safe navigation is increasingly under challenge in the Strait of Hormuz, which is an international public good. 10:37:34Copy
• Furthermore, Japan is currently formulating a comprehensive cooperation plan aimed at strengthening the economic and energy resilience of Gulf countries in the Middle East. 10:40:27Copy
• Ensuring free and safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz for all vessels without additional costs, as has been the case, is extremely important not only for the security of the Middle East, but also for the stability of the global economy as a whole. 10:46:26Copy
• Japan will continue to work closely with relevant countries and the International Maritime Organization, IMO, towards the maintenance of the maritime order in the Middle East. 10:46:46Copy

🇲🇦Morocco · Nasser Bourita · Day 1 · 4 sentences

• Third, tackling regional challenges, particularly in the Middle East and Africa. 12:12:06Copy
• Mr. President, Madam President, The Palestinian question remains a constant priority in the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Morocco, based on its belief in the justice of this, that this is a just cause and it's central to achieving peace and stability in the Middle East region. 12:17:08Copy
• Building on this conviction, the Kingdom of Morocco, under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, believes that the establishment of a lasting peace in the Middle East depends on the establishment of an independent, sovereign, and viable Palestinian state on the borders of the 4th of June 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living side by side with the State of Israel in peace and security. 12:17:28Copy
• In keeping with its approach of supporting initiatives aimed at achieving peace in the Middle East, Morocco has decided to participate in the International Stabilization Force in Gaza and to contribute through humanitarian and security initiatives to establishing a climate of peace and security in the region by contributing to the training of the Palestinian police. 12:18:45Copy

🇪🇺European Union · António Costa · Day 3 · 4 sentences

• International humanitarian law applies everywhere and human rights apply everywhere in Ukraine, in the Middle East, in Africa, in Asia or in Latin America. 4:09:42Copy
• The same goes in the Middle East. 4:11:33Copy
• The two state solution is the only one that can ensure lasting peace in the Middle East. 4:12:02Copy
• The next Secretary-General, the next Secretary-General must continue to fully mobilize all of the tools available to them to be able to prevent conflict, mediate crises, and build peace, particularly emphasizing the Middle East, Sudan, and Ukraine. 4:14:06Copy

🇬🇷Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 4 sentences

• across the Eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East, and the Gulf region. 10:30:28Copy
• In the Middle East, The Gaza peace plan agreed last year must be effectively implemented. 10:30:56Copy
• Lasting stability in the Middle East requires a stable Syria. 10:33:06Copy
• And our ambition is to translate our unique position into stronger links between Europe, the Middle East, the Gulf, and North Africa. 10:42:57Copy

🇺🇸United States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 3 sentences

• For 51 years, the fanatical Iranian regime has ruled by bloodshed and mass murder, spreading death and carnage and chaos across the entire Middle East and beyond. 1:52:26Copy
• They were the bully of the Middle East, but they are the bully no more. 1:52:41Copy
• maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world? 1:57:26Copy

🇱🇹Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda · Day 1 · 3 sentences

• We witness geopolitical instability in Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere. 4:09:04Copy
• It is made worse by growing nuclear ambitions in the Middle East and Asia, as well as the irresponsible transfer of military-related goods, use items and sensitive technologies. 4:09:10Copy
• We call on Iran to halt its nuclear and missile programs, as well as its collaboration with armed groups across the Middle East. 4:10:00Copy

🇫🇷France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 3 sentences

• That is the reality of the situation in the Middle East, in Ukraine, in Africa. 5:44:04Copy
• How many times have we heard that people's sovereignty has value in Europe, but if we look at the Middle East, at Africa, it is less valuable. 5:49:34Copy
• In the Middle East, we are also seeking peace and security for all. 5:51:50Copy

🇨🇾Cyprus · Nikos Christodoulides · Day 2 · 3 sentences

• In the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, the interweaving political realities that we are facing are further amplified by the climate crisis. 4:12:43Copy
• Reflecting its emphasis on regional ownership, it brings together partners from the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf. 4:13:41Copy
• In this four year of operation, it has provided specialized training to thousands of government officials from more than 50 countries from the Middle East, Africa and Europe. 4:14:07Copy

🇰🇲Comoros · Azali Assoumani · Day 3 · 3 sentences

• Everywhere around the world, from the Middle East to the Sahel, through the Great Lakes region, in Eastern Europe and Latin America, civilian populations continue to pay the high price of conflict driven by interests that are often hidden. 2:47:50Copy
• The devastating war in the Middle East, marked by massive civilian losses and destruction of critical infrastructure, has spread to Syria and Lebanon as a result. 2:48:10Copy
• Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, allowing the conflict in the Middle East to continue directly weakens the United Nations by calling into question its ability to maintain world peace and by undermining its credibility amongst the peoples we represent. 2:49:11Copy

🇺🇳President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 2 sentences

• Wars and conflict and their aftermath are ravaging Sudan, Gaza, Ukraine, Myanmar, and the Middle East. 1:00:00Copy
• The ongoing wars across the Middle East and Europe have consequences far beyond the front lines. 1:01:38Copy

🇫🇮Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 2 sentences

• Whether it is in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, or the Americans, nations are seeking new alliances and partnerships. 5:05:07Copy
• I believe regions such as the Middle East, where conflicts are raging today, may consider something similar. 5:06:22Copy

🇦🇴Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 2 sentences

• Instability being experienced in various regions of our continent is a direct consequence of that stance, as it can be seen in the conflicts currently unfolding in Europe, in the Middle East, in the Persian Gulf and in Africa, while tensions is mounting in the Asia-Pacific region. 6:22:02Copy
• From what we have observed, we do not discern encouraging signs regarding the likelihood of reaching any peace agreement in the near future in the wars between Russia and Ukraine, in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East, and in the Persian Gulf. 6:22:26Copy

🇧🇬Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 2 sentences

• This is leading to a food crisis in the world, especially in the Middle East and Africa. 5:40:29Copy
• The Middle East also needs political solutions and de-escalation. 5:41:37Copy

🇵🇦Panama · José Raúl Mulino Quintero · Day 2 · 2 sentences

• And we were fighting against apartheid, against colonialism, neocolonialism, disputes in the Middle East. 6:18:56Copy
• In the Middle East, we will also seek lasting peace that can pave the way for nations to live in harmony. 6:24:11Copy

🇮🇹Italy · Antonio Tajani · Day 2 · 2 sentences

• Ukraine, the Middle East, the Gulf, Sudan, the Sahel are not separate crises, nor are trade wars, AI competition, hybrid attacks, and their economic and social repercussions, nor is terrorism in all of its many forms, which we continue to fight in every corner of the world. 12:13:47Copy
• The same principle guides our approach to the Middle East. 12:19:14Copy

🇬🇭Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Day 3 · 2 sentences

• The current Middle East crisis is having a deleterious effect on the world economy. 1:15:34Copy
• Across every conflict, whether in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the standard must remain uniform, respect for sovereign integrity, protect civilians, ensure unhindered humanitarian access, and hold perpetrators of war crimes accountable. 1:16:01Copy

🇸🇴Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 2 sentences

• A just resolution of the Palestinian question remains essential to lasting peace and stability in the Middle East and beyond. 2:26:50Copy
• As an import-dependent country, reliant on the Middle East for much of our food, fuel, trade, Somalia is already facing rising prices, inflation, and increasing transparency and insurance costs, while drought linked to climate change is affecting overall over 6 million people in Somalia. 2:36:41Copy

🇮🇱Israel · Benjamin Netanyahu · Day 3 · 2 sentences

• Did you speak out for that matter for Christians persecuted in Iran and throughout the Middle East? 5:51:52Copy
• And Christians, you know that their numbers are plummeting everywhere in the Middle East where they're being persecuted and hounded, except one place, my country, Israel, where the Christian community is growing, thriving, succeeding. 5:52:05Copy

🇦🇺Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 2 sentences

• We know the only viable path to peace and security in Palestine, in Israel and in the broader Middle East is through a two-state solution. 11:04:48Copy
• The conflict in Iran has taken a severe toll on the Middle East. 11:05:23Copy

🇲🇨Monaco · Christophe Mirmand · Day 4 · 2 sentences

• In Ukraine, the Middle East, Sudan, the Sahel, in many other places out of the media spotlight, civilians are paying the price for conflicts which have discarded the most basic rules of humanity. 1:48:03Copy
• Next to the Middle East, Monaco was greatly relieved by the ceasefire which entered into force in Gaza and the fact that the hostages were freed. 1:50:02Copy

🇪🇬Egypt · Moustafa Kamal Madbouly · Day 4 · 2 sentences

• In every crisis across the broader Middle East, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf, circumstances and details may differ, but the capable national state that embraces all its citizens and legitimate institutions remain the only true foundation for stability. 7:47:45Copy
• and its commitment to the goal of establishing a Middle East free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction. 7:57:30Copy

🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Godwin Friday · Day 4 · 2 sentences

• International conflicts far from our shores in Ukraine and the Middle East continue to have devastating consequences for our daily lives, disrupting agricultural trade and global food stability, and driving up fuel prices and shipping premiums. 8:13:17Copy
• And likewise, we call for a permanent ceasefire in the Middle East, the protection of civilians, and the realization of a two-state solution guaranteeing peace and security for Palestine and Israel. 8:13:53Copy

🇰🇿Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 2 sentences

• Political and diplomatic means remain the only viable path towards ending hostilities and achieving sustainable resolution of the Middle East crisis. 10:14:41Copy
• Just as lasting peace in the Middle East requires an independent, sovereign, and viable state of Palestine living side by side with Israel in peace and security, we support the new the New York Declaration as a framework for tangible, time-bound, and irreversible steps toward this two-state solution. 10:15:06Copy

🇷🇺Russian Federation · Sergey Lavrov · Day 5 · 2 sentences

• We stand convinced that it's time to resolve the main issue in the Middle East, ensuring Palestinian statehood on the basis of countless UN decisions. 3:15:28Copy
• The UN and all its member states absolutely need to think outside the box so as to buck these unfavorable trends in the Middle East and nearby areas. 3:16:13Copy

🇮🇸Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 2 sentences

• This principle must apply everywhere, including in the Middle East. 3:58:34Copy
• Madam President, we must not allow the horrors in Ukraine and the Middle East to make other crises invisible. 4:00:48Copy

🇺🇳Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• Across the Middle East, conflicts are escalating. 31:14Copy

🇧🇷Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• Threatening civilizations with extinction will not bring stability to the Middle East. 1:26:14Copy

🇰🇷Republic of Korea · Lee Jae Myung · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• Persistent armed conflicts around the world, including those in Ukraine and the Middle East, continue to threaten the survival of humanity. 7:03:03Copy

🇸🇱Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• In the Middle East, the UN Charter and international law must guide us. 7:41:54Copy

🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania · Deogratius Ndejembi · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• Mr. President, Tanzania is deeply concerned and saddened by the protracted conflict and humanitarian suffering in Gaza and across the Middle East. 9:55:53Copy

🇬🇧United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Andy Burnham · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• And it's why I have acted on the Middle East. 11:15:38Copy

🇭🇷Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• The same compass must guide us in the Middle East. 11:22:58Copy

🇱🇻Latvia · Edgars Rinkēvičs · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• What happens in the Middle East, in the Red Sea, in Sudan, does not stay there. 27:58Copy

🇷🇴Romania · Nicuşor-Daniel Dan · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• Diplomacy must be the first option towards a comprehensive, verifiable, and lasting agreement that would pave the way towards a more stable Middle East. 52:44Copy

🇨🇿Czechia · Petr Pavel · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• And they also matter in the Middle East, in Sudan, or DRC. 2:13:38Copy

🇩🇴Dominican Republic · Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• The wars in Europe and the Middle East have caused the prices of food and energy to skyrocket. 4:27:22Copy

🇵🇱Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• That is why, for years, we have consistently supported international efforts to resolve the crisis in the Middle East. 7:00:28Copy

🇸🇰Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• The same basic principles must guide us in the Middle East. 7:43:44Copy

🇰🇪Kenya · William Samoei Ruto · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• From Europe to the Middle East, from Sahel to the Horn of Africa, civilians are paying the ultimate price. 7:53:03Copy

🇬🇳Guinea · Mamadi Doumbouya · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• Let us consider certain nations in the Middle East. 9:16:13Copy

🇸🇿Eswatini · King Mswati III · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• The Kingdom of Eswatini believes firmly that peace in Europe, Middle East, and Africa must be echoed in preventing diplomacy, fully supported by the United Nations. 9:27:52Copy

🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• I wish to thank all of the countries of America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, as well as the United Nations system as a whole. 10:33:30Copy

🇦🇩Andorra · Xavier Espot Zamora · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• Similarly, we reaffirm that a negotiated solution based upon the coexistence of two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace security, and mutual recognition remains the most solid path toward achieving a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. 11:30:20Copy

🇬🇾Guyana · Mohamed Irfaan Ali · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• In this regard, I reiterate Guyana's call for a just and lasting solution to the crisis in the Middle East, one that brings an end to the suffering of innocent civilians and recognizes the Palestinian people's legitimate right to self-determination and to secure homeland of their own. 1:56:37Copy

🇭🇺Hungary · András Bálint Baka · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• In the Middle East, we call for full respect for international humanitarian law and for aid to reach those who need it safely and without interruption. 3:41:22Copy

🇵🇹Portugal · Luís Montenegro · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• In the Middle East, The humanitarian tragedy must end and we must move towards the two-state solution, with Israel and Palestine coexisting as two sovereign states in peace and security. 6:00:48Copy

🇸🇳Senegal · Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• War in Ukraine, the Middle East, Sudan, Haiti, Yemen, and Africa, including the expansion of terrorism in the Sahel, all of these bear witness to the continued worsening and deep cracks in international peace and security. 6:20:26Copy

🇨🇮Côte d’Ivoire · Tiémoko Meyliet Koné · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• Cote d'Ivoire remains deeply concerned about the resumption of hostilities in the Near and Middle East, the consequences of which weigh on peace and on food, energy, and economic security throughout the world. 7:00:58Copy

🇧🇧Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• Last year we feared that there was a risk of conflicts in the Middle East widening even further. 8:20:21Copy

🇸🇮Slovenia · Janez Janša · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• Let me be clear, the search for peace and security in the Middle East is of profound importance and the suffering of Palestinian and also Israeli civilians this serious and sustained consideration every civilian life matters but we are applying the same but are we applying the same standard of urgency when victims are elsewhere last year alone or 4,800 Christians were killed because of their religion. 10:13:08Copy

🇦🇹Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• In the Middle East, the continuous escalation teaches us a similar lesson. 11:46:25Copy

🇮🇶Iraq · Ali Falih Al-Zaidi · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• There will be no room for security in the Middle East without a just solution for this issue and without establishing the right of the Palestinian people to their land, to self-determination, and to establishing their sovereign state. 1:17:38Copy

🇲🇹Malta · Robert Abela · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• We have always been a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. 2:25:39Copy

🇱🇸Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• We call for effective diplomatic solutions to secure lasting peace in Ukraine, the Middle East, Sudan, and Eastern DRC. 3:03:49Copy

🇱🇨Saint Lucia · Philip J. Pierre · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• Saint Lucia laments the continued conflicts and human sufferings across the globe, including Ukraine, Sudan and the wider Middle East, including Gaza, and calls renewed efforts towards peace, stability, and respect for international law. 4:29:49Copy

🇵🇰Pakistan · Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• Mr. President, unfortunately, in February this year, conflict engulfed Gulf, along with wider Middle East. 5:09:10Copy

🇱🇮Liechtenstein · Sabine Monauni · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• In the Middle East, the UN's role has been further reduced, in contrast to the central position it has taken up over the years. 7:18:06Copy

🇲🇷Mauritania · Mohamed Salem Merzoug · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• We express our deep concern towards the military escalation in the Middle East and the resulting threat to the entire region and its stability, the repercussions of which would also reach the Strait of Hormuz and the regional and international navigation in this important waterway. 10:46:43Copy

🇹🇩Chad · Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim Mahamat · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• Regarding the Middle East, Chad remains seriously concerned by ongoing violence and humanitarian suffering in Gaza. 11:37:34Copy

🇨🇳China · Han Zheng · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• China holds that the sovereignty and security of countries in the Middle East, including the Gulf, should be respected. 22:55Copy

🇫🇲Micronesia (Federated States of) · Aren Palik · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• Instability in the Middle East and volatile fuel prices are the vulnerability of small island developing states to expensive fuel, unstable supply, a widespread economic fragility. 39:08Copy

🇻🇦Holy See · Cardinal Pietro Parolin · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• Furthermore, the presence of Christians in Lebanon and throughout the Middle East must not only be safeguarded as the legitimate continuation of a historic presence, but must also be encouraged by international community since Christians aspire to be an active force for peace, spirituality, and culture within the mosaic of people that make up the Levant, where the Christian faith originated. 1:51:14Copy

🇱🇦Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Thongsavanh Phomvihane · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East demonstrate how rapidly confrontation can destabilize global stability. 2:05:36Copy

🇵🇭Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• In an interconnected world, the disruption of maritime traffic in the Middle East can trigger an energy emergency in the Philippines, more than 3,600 nautical miles away. 2:38:44Copy

🇸🇬Singapore · Vivian Balakrishnan · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• Madam President, Excellencies, our world is undergoing a profound disruption, characterised by great power contestation, the wars in Ukraine, the Middle East, Africa, We're witnessing the rise of trade barriers, supply chain disruptions, worsening climate change, and a new industrial revolution driven by digital technologies, biotechnology, and renewable energy. 4:13:10Copy

🇮🇳India · Subrahmanyam Jaishankar · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• Tensions and violence also regrettably continue in West Asia or the Middle East. 4:44:49Copy

🇩🇪Germany · Johann Wadephul · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• It puts vital grain deliveries for millions of people at risk, particularly in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. 5:05:54Copy

🇧🇾Belarus · Maxim Ryzhenkov · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• The air is thick with anxiety from Europe to the Middle East, from Asia to Africa and Latin America. 5:15:09Copy

🇹🇳Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• Mr. President, Tunisia follows with deep concern the continuing escalation in the Middle East and its dangerous repercussions at the security, political and economic levels. 6:00:56Copy

🇸🇲San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• The situation in the Middle East demands clarity. 6:30:40Copy

🇨🇦Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• The two-state solution remains the guiding principle of our Middle East policy, and our actions are calibrated to support this outcome. 7:51:54Copy

🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe · Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• follows with concern the conflicts in Ukraine, the Sudan, the Sahel, the Great Lakes region, the Horn of Africa, and the Middle East, and calls for stronger diplomacy and the protection of civilians in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law. 8:27:57Copy

🇲🇱Mali · Abdoulaye Diop · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• Regarding the situation in the Middle East, Mali reaffirms its full support for the brotherly Palestinian people and their legitimate struggle to exist as a fully recognized state. 34:41Copy

🇧🇫Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• Mr. President, in the Middle East, we remain particularly concerned over the situation faced by the Palestinian people and the suffering endured by the civilian population in Gaza. 1:16:31Copy

🇩🇿Algeria · Ahmed Attaf · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• The Gulf region and the Middle East region are passing through one of the most dangerous periods in their history, not only because of the scale of destruction left behind by successive wars, but also because of the erosion of the boundaries that separate what is acceptable and what must remain rejected and condemned in international relations in this context. 1:28:21Copy

🇨🇬Congo · Constant Serge Bounda · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• We are a defender of peace internationally, and we are therefore call for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, for de-escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, a just and lasting political solution in the Middle East and in Palestine. 3:07:43Copy

🇸🇩Sudan · Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• Mr. President, the cause of Palestine remains the central issue in the Middle East. 3:28:18Copy

🇻🇺Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• A rise in food and energy prices, as recently experienced by Middle East conflict is a security issue. 6:17:53Copy

🇺🇳President of the General Assembly (closing) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• We heard anguish over the continued human suffering in Gaza, over the plight of the Rohingyas, and we heard frustration over persistent conflict conflicts across the Middle East, in Ukraine, Sudan, and Myanmar. 7:01:17Copy