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🇵🇭Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 6 sentences

• 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
• Their tragedy reminds us that maritime security is human security. 2:45:30Copy
• Put a face to our identities as an archipelagic and maritime nation, where open and secure seas are our lifeblood. 2:45:36Copy
• International cooperation to protect maritime security must also extend to critical maritime infrastructure, the physical and digital nervous system of our shared prosperity. 2:46:54Copy

🇵🇭Philippines · · Day 6 · 6 sentences

• States have joined the Philippines in reiterating that the award is final, legally binding, and definitive between the Philippines and China concerning the maritime entitlements and claims decided by the tribunal. 8:13:42Copy
• Further, There is no legal basis for China's expansive maritime claims, including claims based on historic rights, and that the freedom of navigation, overflight, and other lawful uses of the sea under UNCLOS must be respected. 8:13:57Copy
• Moreover, the states oppose coercive or destabilizing conduct, including the use of coast guard, military, or maritime militia forces to harass or obstruct lawful operations. 8:14:13Copy
• The fact that one party does not accept the award does not alter its legal character or the obligations arising from it, nor can unilateral assertions or subsequent domestic measures modify the maritime entitlements established under UNCLOS. 8:14:32Copy

🇧🇭Bahrain · Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani · Day 4 · 5 sentences

• The resolution adopted by the Council of the International Maritime Organization on the 19th of March, together with the Human Rights Council Resolution 61/1, both have further demonstrated that the international rejection of such conduct extends beyond the Security Council. 9:35:24Copy
• In this session, we heard from 53 affected states, the maritime transport sector and relevant international bodies And we heard a conclusion expressed by all delegations, that is, freedom of passage through international straits is a prerequisite for global economic prosperity. 9:36:12Copy
• The Kingdom contributes to the protection of a rules-based maritime order across an area exceeding 3 million square miles through its hosting in Manama of the headquarters of the Combined Maritime Forces. 9:36:40Copy
• We welcome the establishment of the Multinational Maritime Defence Alliance led by the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 9:37:01Copy

🇸🇨Seychelles · Mathew Antonio Patrick Herminie · Day 1 · 4 sentences

• People is vital to maritime security. 9:00:00Copy
• When maritime routes are threatened by piracy, geopolitical friction, or armed aggression, the shocks ripple far beyond regional waters, devastating vulnerable island economies. 9:00:06Copy
• Freedom of navigation and maritime security must be preserved under international law. 9:00:23Copy
• Stronger international intelligence sharing, expanded maritime surveillance, and practical law enforcement support. 9:03:03Copy

🇾🇪Yemen · Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-Bawzer · Day 3 · 4 sentences

• It is a strategic mistake to assume that maritime security can be sustained through assurances that can be walked back. 7:36:17Copy
• A lasting maritime security in the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb, and the Gulf of Aden cannot be built while a non-state armed militia remains on the shores. 7:36:29Copy
• In this regard, we commend the initiative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to establish a multinational maritime defense coalition. 7:38:11Copy
• Restoring the Yemeni state is not just a national interest, it is a direct contribution to regional security and stability, and to the protection of one of the world's most vital maritime corridors. 7:39:00Copy

🇰🇼Kuwait · Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah · Day 3 · 4 sentences

• And furthermore, to inflict harm on the economies of the region and the world and to disrupt global trade and oil markets, Iran is obstructing maritime navigation and closing the Strait of Hormuz to use it as a bargaining chip in the war, in violation of international law and the relevant Security Council resolutions. 7:54:22Copy
• We also salute the countries that have sponsored the Security Council Resolution 2817 and the other resolutions issued by the Human Rights Council and the International Maritime Organization, which have condemned the Iranian aggression as a threat to international peace and security. 7:54:54Copy
• Most important of these issues are the maritime border demarcation beyond marker 162, as per the rules of international law and the 1982 UN Convention on Law of the Sea. 7:58:19Copy
• We also stress the need to preserve the security and safety of maritime navigation in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. 8:02:29Copy

🇯🇵Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 3 sentences

• Furthermore, the maritime order based on the rule of law is currently being greatly shaken in the Strait of Hormuz. 10:46:19Copy
• 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
• Japan aims to further deepen our collaboration with the Pacific Island countries region and promote the stability and prosperity of the region, including addressing common challenges such as maritime security and climate change. 10:48:45Copy

🇷🇴Romania · Nicuşor-Daniel Dan · Day 2 · 3 sentences

• Accordingly, together with Bulgaria, we are establishing a maritime security hub aimed at strengthening situational awareness. 49:07Copy
• Romania will continue to promote maritime security and unrestricted freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as in the Black Sea area and elsewhere. 52:55Copy
• Specialized bodies such as International Maritime Organization can make a contribution to this effort. 53:11Copy

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

• And from the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea to the Indo-Pacific, strategic maritime routes are increasingly becoming arenas of geopolitical confrontation. 10:28:55Copy
• And as a leading maritime nation, Greece actively contributes to maritime security through the operation of the European Union, Daspides, in the Red Sea. 10:29:39Copy
• And we remain fully committed to reaching an agreement on the delimitation of our maritime zones. 10:34:14Copy

🇹🇻Tuvalu · Feleti Teo · Day 4 · 3 sentences

• Secondly, it safeguards the permanence of maritime zones and rights established under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. 3:14:01Copy
• The declaration affirms that Tuvalu's nationhood is not negotiable, that our maritime rights are not erasable, and that our people should never be forced to choose between their homeland and their future. 3:14:48Copy
• This year, Tuvalu soft-launched its first-ever national ocean policy, a comprehensive framework to strengthen our stewardship of marine resources, affirm the permanence of our maritime zones, protect biodiversity, and place the ocean at the center of our resilience and sustainable development. 3:20:15Copy

🇸🇧Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 3 sentences

• Solomon Islands reaffirms that maritime boundaries, once established and deposited in accordance with UNCLOS, together with the rights and entitlements that flow from them shall continue to apply, notwithstanding any physical changes caused by climate change related sea level rise. 4:08:18Copy
• Mr. President, our development partnerships play an indispensable role in expanding infrastructure, maritime connectivity, health and education, and in improving the lives of Solomon Islanders. 4:11:19Copy
• A second tuna cannery at Bina Harbor, upgraded airports, agricultural treatment facilities to support trade, and expanded road networks and maritime ports will shift the trajectory of our economy. 4:14:55Copy

🇲🇺Mauritius · Dhananjay Ramful · Day 4 · 3 sentences

• We also support the legal principle affirmed by the ICJ that states are under no obligation to update the maritime baselines or zones to account for climate-induced sea level rise. 11:11:13Copy
• Collaboration is key to effective maritime security, maritime surveillance and domain awareness. 11:15:17Copy
• For small open economies such as Mauritius, which depends on maritime trade routes for over 90% of its primary energies imports, and more than 70% of its food supply, these effects are felt acutely. 11:17:11Copy

🇰🇭Cambodia · Sokhonn Prak · Day 5 · 3 sentences

• This same commitment to the peaceful settlement of dispute is reflected in our approach to the maritime dispute between Cambodia and Thailand. 2:30:05Copy
• the only existing legal framework between our two countries, specifically established to address our maritime dispute, despite our repeated call not to do so. 2:30:29Copy
• As our Prime Minister, Samdech Mabahavathabodei Hun Manet, stated in his special address last June, we have taken this step to protect Cambodia's sovereignty and maritime rights in accordance with international law. 2:31:03Copy

🇻🇺Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 3 sentences

• There is growing interest in our maritime spaces, our sea lanes, our resources, and our geopolitical location. 6:17:07Copy
• Vanuatu joins its Pacific colleagues in affirming the continuity of statehood and the preservation of maritime zone and sovereign rights in the face of sea level rise. 6:18:16Copy
• Mr. President, at the end of August, the Vanuatu government initiated proceedings against France before the International Court of Justice concerning sovereignty over Umanek and Umanek Leke Islands, or Matthew and Hunter, as they call in English, and the maritime boundaries between Vanuatu and New Caledonia. 6:33:53Copy

🇨🇳China · · Day 6 · 3 sentences

• This is both to safeguard China's own territorial maritime rights and interests and to uphold the international law of the sea and a fair and equitable international maritime order. 7:36:24Copy
• The fact is that the award not only cannot solve maritime issues between China and the Philippines, but has increasingly become a tool for the Philippines to expand its territorial and maritime claims, aggravating regional tension and becoming a stumbling block to China-Philippines relations and to peace and stability in the South China Sea. 7:36:43Copy
• On territorial issues and maritime delimitation disputes, China does not accept any dispute settlement solution imposed upon it, and has consistently advocated resolving disputes through negotiation and consultation with the countries directly concerned. 7:37:04Copy

🇭🇷Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 2 sentences

• This is why freedom of navigation, maritime security, and the strict implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea matter to everyone. 11:24:25Copy
• For us, freedom of navigation and maritime security are both a national interest and a global responsibility. 11:24:35Copy

🇧🇪Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 2 sentences

• It allows grain, medicines, gas, and industrial components to cross several maritime areas without the passage having to be negotiated at every stage. 11:49:46Copy
• That is why maritime disputes must be settled by law, not by intimidation. 11:52:15Copy

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

• In the context of the developments in Iran, the security of global maritime routes, especially the route that passes through the Strait of Hormuz, have highlighted the global dimensions of this issue. 5:42:52Copy
• As we underscored publicly several times in international fora, Bulgaria firmly supports the freedom and security of international maritime transport and calls for strict adherence with applicable international law and to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. 5:43:05Copy

🇲🇬Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 2 sentences

• Maritime security in the Mozambique Channel and the western Indian Ocean remains at the heart of the regional initiatives in which Madagascar actively participates. 48:14Copy
• We also want to be part of strengthened regional cooperation in order to guarantee the security of our maritime areas. 48:53Copy

🇲🇻Maldives · Hussain Mohamed Latheef · Day 4 · 2 sentences

• Interruption to maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz raises fuel prices. 45:55Copy
• They will not reduce our rights They will not weaken our maritime entitlements, and they will not diminish our national agency. 50:21Copy

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis · Geoffrey Hanley · Day 4 · 2 sentences

• Extinguish its UN membership, deprive its people of nationality, or diminish lawfully established maritime zones of sovereign rights. 9:06:37Copy
• The International Law Commission has laid foundations for continuity of statehood, sovereignty, maritime, entitlements. 9:06:49Copy

🇵🇭Philippines · · Day 6 · 2 sentences

• The tribunal affirmed that UNCLOS comprehensively allocates maritime entitlements and that claims to historic rights to resources within the sea areas falling within the so-called nine-dash line are contrary to the convention and without lawful effect to the extent that they exceed the geographic and substantive limits of China's maritime entitlements under UNCLOS. 7:49:40Copy
• This landmark decision continues to stand as the defining affirmation of the Philippines' commitment to international law and the bedrock of a stable, rules-based maritime order. 7:52:14Copy

🇨🇳China · · Day 6 · 2 sentences

• First, the China-Philippines dispute in South China Sea are in essence issues of territorial and maritime delimitation. 8:06:23Copy
• While maritime delimitation has been excluded from compulsory procedures by a declaration made by China, The arbitral tribunal overstepped its jurisdiction, and its award is a result of the poisonous tree and has no validity whatsoever. 8:06:34Copy

🇺🇸United States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• Last year, my administration was forced to intervene to stop an obscure U.N. body, the International Maritime Organization, from secretly establishing a first-ever global carbon tax -- a very expensive tax -- to raise international shipping costs by 10 to 20 percent, and maybe more than that. 2:15:44Copy

🇶🇦Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• We remain deeply convinced, and our conviction is based on realistic considerations, convinced that the crisis in the Gulf can be resolved through diplomatic means, by reopening the Strait of Hormuz to maritime navigation and returning to negotiations in order to avert war, paving the way toward a lasting solution that ensures security and stability for the entire region, including Iran, while opening prospects for cooperation across various fields and ensuring non-interference in the internal affairs of states. 3:54:31Copy

🇱🇹Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• We will contribute with our demining capabilities to the international maritime missions in the Strait of Hormuz. 4:10:18Copy

🇦🇴Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• The toll of these wars is disastrous, judging by the consequences arising from the strangulation of freedom of maritime navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb, A situation that has created serious risk of disruption to logistics supply chains in general and to food and energy supply chains in particular with devastating effects on the most vulnerable countries. 6:23:58Copy

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

• We welcome the declaration's legal affirmation on the stability of maritime zones under United Nations Convention on Law of the Seas and the continuity of statehood, even in cases of physical land loss, while encouraging strengthened international cooperation and the protection of human rights. 9:50:37Copy

🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago · Kamla Persad-Bissessar · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• While serving on the council, Trinidad and Tobago will advocate for greater international cooperation to address the sources, movement and diversion of illicit weapons, stronger tracing mechanisms, information sharing, border and maritime cooperation, and deeper cooperation among source, transit and destination countries to disrupt weapons, narcotics and illicit financial flows. 10:27:05Copy

🇲🇦Morocco · Nasser Bourita · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• Indeed, they now seek to control maritime corridors and straits and to threaten freedom of navigation. 12:12:23Copy

🇦🇷Argentina · · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• The Republic of Argentina reaffirms its legitimate sovereignty right on the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands, and the surrounding maritime areas, which are part and parcel of national Argentinian territory through its under law and based on history, Argentine Malvinas Argentine territory. 12:31:44Copy

🇦🇷Argentina · Javier Gerardo Milei · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• And as if that were not enough, an organization established to defend the territorial sovereignty of its members decided to look the other way with regard to the situation of the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas. 2:23:22Copy

🇵🇼Palau · Surangel Whipps · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• Reaffirming the primary responsibility of the UN Charter to maintain global peace and security, we uphold the sovereignty of Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, and condemn the actions of Iran to jeopardize maritime security and aim to obstruct, close, and interfere with international navigation through the strait. 3:58:34Copy

🇨🇾Cyprus · Nikos Christodoulides · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• Following the Hamas 2023 terrorist attack and the devastating humanitarian situation in Gaza, Cyprus has put forward the Amalfi Maritime Humanitarian Corridor. 4:10:39Copy

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

• And that's why we welcome that this assembly has committed to adopting a declaration on sea level rise, guaranteeing stability in maritime areas. 4:36:30Copy

🇪🇹Ethiopia · Taye Atske-Selassie Amde · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• We believe that Maritime access can be managed for the common benefit and progress of all countries in the region. 6:40:35Copy

🇱🇷Liberia · Joseph Nyuma Boakai · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• As a current member of the United Nations Security Council, Liberia is putting these principles into practice while confronting evolving threats across West Africa, including transnational organized crime, cyber war, and illicit according trafficking along maritime corridors in the Gulf of Guinea. 3:06:08Copy

🇫🇯Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• Maritime zones once lawfully established and deposited within the United Nations, must remain, notwithstanding the physical changes brought by the sea level rise. 6:48:55Copy

🇳🇬Nigeria · Kashim Shettima · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• Through ECOWAS, the African Union, and our Gulf of Guinea partnerships, we continue to advance mediation, democratic governance, counterterrorism, and maritime security. 7:16:57Copy

🇹🇭Thailand · Anutin Charnvirakul · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• This process concerns the delimitation of maritime boundaries only. 9:17:03Copy

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

• Nevertheless, we express concern regarding developments concerned with freedom of transport and maritime navigation, and the crisis this has caused in terms of the rise of global energy prices. 1:10:54Copy

🇱🇧Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• With regard to the security situation in the region, Lebanon wishes to renew its solidarity with the states of the Arab Gulf and with Jordan in the face of Iranian attacks that threaten regional security and the freedom and safety of maritime navigation. 1:39:42Copy

🇲🇭Marshall Islands · Hilda Heine · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• This includes shipping, where we have the opportunity at the International Maritime Organization to adopt binding regulations that will place international shipping on a clear path to net zero by 2050 and generate the revenue required to ensure a just and equitable transition. 2:06:08Copy

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

• Critical maritime routes, particularly the Strait of Hormuz, came under severe pressure. 5:09:27Copy

🇼🇸Samoa · Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molioo · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• Our maritime domain is increasingly exploited by transnational criminal networks involved in illegal trafficking, including illicit drugs moving through our region. 8:53:39Copy

🇬🇹Guatemala · Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• We welcome the fact that the International Court of Justice has set the date for the oral hearings concerning the territorial, insular and maritime dispute with Belize. 12:12:45Copy

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

• We underscore the importance of safeguarding maritime security across the Blue Pacific. 36:48Copy

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

• This conflict has also affected vital infrastructure, maritime transport routes and energy resources that are of strategic importance to the entire global economy, which has an impact on the livelihood of persons all around the world. 1:52:20Copy

🇸🇦Saudi Arabia · Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• The Kingdom demonstrated this commitment in practice during the disruptions affecting maritime navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, maintaining the continuity of energy supplies through its long-term investments in infrastructure. 3:48:31Copy

🇮🇸Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• And for an island nation dependent on open maritime routes, freedom of navigation is fundamental. 4:02:07Copy

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

• Mr. President, new challenges in the maritime domain have added to long-standing ones on land. 4:53:30Copy

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

• Tunisia also reaffirms its commitment to freedom of navigation and maritime security in accordance with the principles and provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and customary international law, while preserving global energy security, international supply chains, and the economic rights of states. 6:01:51Copy

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

• We are deeply concerned by hostility involving Iran and by threat to maritime security in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz. 6:33:39Copy

🇩🇯Djibouti · Abdoulkader Houssein Omar · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• This strategic maritime passage is a vital artery for international trade, and any obstruction to free movement of shipping could seriously affect supply chains and energy security. 6:51:58Copy

🇬🇦Gabon · Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• This need for inclusiveness is particularly important in the Gulf of Guinea, a maritime area whose importance to international trade is growing by the day. 7:29:24Copy

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

• Throughout the world, Canada will remain a voice that can be trusted, to defend maritime security, international law, and the responsible development of artificial intelligence. 7:48:26Copy

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

• At the same time, in the face of threats posed by illegal fishing and transnational crime, Sao Tome and Principe will continue to work with the states of the region and international partners to strengthen maritime security and promote a sustainable blue economy, thus preserving our resources for future generations. 8:21:55Copy

🇬🇹Guatemala · · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• Both states have recognized the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice to put an end to this territorial, insular, and maritime dispute. 9:33:38Copy

🇳🇿New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• We particularly welcome the declaration's affirmation of the preservation of maritime zones and the presumption of continued statehood, notwithstanding sea level rise. 4:13:53Copy

🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda · Walton Alfonso Webson · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• The General Assembly's high-level meeting on sea level rise placed before the international community fundamental questions of statehood, sovereignty, Maritime rights, displacement, culture and identity. 4:48:11Copy

🇹🇭Thailand · · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• We wanted to give bilateral dialogue with Cambodia a chance to resolve our differences over the maritime boundary. 7:17:40Copy