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370 sentences in 128 speeches for sovereignty
Download CSVFrance · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 11 sentences
- Every speaker has described the return of imperialism, of arrogance, the return of unrestrained force which knows no rules, a world in which we see power concentrated in the hands of the few, a world in which some believe that they can undermine the international order so as to push their borders outwards, those that believe that people's sovereignty can be toppled over, that they could use that sovereignty, people who believe that they can decide the fate of the planet, whether that be as regards the climate or AI.
- Our duty, today more than ever, is to hold firm here at the United Nations in order to make decisions to further our common interests so that people can choose their fate freely their development model, choose their future, to refuse their sovereignty being taken hostage by unjust forces, by fear.
- 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.
- In the spirit of the Charter, support the sovereignty of all peoples.
Libya · Mohamed Younis Menfi · Day 2 · 11 sentences
- This brings us to the essence of what sovereignty means to us.
- Sovereignty is not merely a flag raised or borders drawn on maps, nor is it slogans repeated while judicial and oversight institutions fail to exercise the roles independently and responsibly.
- Sovereignty means that national decision-making is free.
- Sovereignty means protecting the rights and dignity of the Libyan people from violations, whoever the perpetrator, and ensuring that no one is above the law and no one escapes accountability.
Niger · Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman · Day 4 · 10 sentences
- They want to make us believe and convince us that we do not have the science, the intelligence or the sovereignty needed to build something precious by and for ourselves, and that as a consequence, therefore, we should accept the tutelage of Emmanuel Macron's France and his allies.
- The AES, the result of a long and historic struggle of our peoples against colonization and neocolonialism, is now an irreversible process towards our country's sovereignty.
- A change which, by trimming the sharp claws of imperialism, abolishing the trade in black persons and slavery, overthrowing colonialism and neocolonialism, is bringing the peoples of Africa towards independence, sovereignty and liberty.
- The sovereignty of our state is not negotiable.
Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Day 1 · 8 sentences
- Our perspective has always been that the way to resolve disputes is through dialogue and negotiations to reach just fair solutions grounded in international law, grounded in respect for the sovereignty of states and the rights of peoples.
- Ladies and gentlemen, at the heart of the dangerous situation we're witnessing lies the absence of a regional system of collective security, one that respects the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of states, one that promotes the peaceful settlement of disputes and the non-interference in the internal affairs of states.
- Your Excellencies, while we're doing everything within our power to address the situation through diplomatic efforts, we have strengthened our steadfastness to defend our sovereignty, our territory, and our people, and the foundations of normalcy.
- We support its state institutions, sovereignty, independence, and national and territorial integrity.
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 8 sentences
- For more than 17 centuries, we have survived not through military power, territorial expansion, economic might, but through dialogue, respect for the law, neutrality, and the conviction that sovereignty of a small state is no less valuable than that of a great power.
- It represents an historical step toward closer cooperation, shared rule, and greater integration within the European Union, while fully preserving our sovereignty, identity, and institutional specificity.
- Cooperation does not diminish sovereignty.
- For a small state, cooperation, rule, and dialogue are precisely what allow sovereignty to be exercised and protected.
Congo · Constant Serge Bounda · Day 6 · 8 sentences
- Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, sovereignty is not a rejection of cooperation.
- Sovereignty is the ability of a people and a nation to freely determine their priorities, to defend their legitimate interests, to choose their partners, and to preserve their independence in decision-making.
- This is the understanding of sovereignty that the Republic of the Congo upholds.
- This explains our interest in special economic zones, because we think political sovereignty must go hand in hand with economic sovereignty.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Kim Son Gyong · Day 6 · 8 sentences
- Unfortunately, however, what the world witnessed every day for the last one year was a harsh reality rampant with unprecedented mutual distrust and confrontation, infringement on sovereignty and military conflicts that led to extreme unrest and disorder globally.
- all the crises the international community is faced with point one clear fact: that infringement on sovereignty, threat to security interests, and denial of right to development of other countries are bound to breed regional instability and crisis, and lead to aggression and war.
- Mr. President, The sovereignty, security interests, and territorial integrity of sovereign states are ruthlessly trampled upon, and international law and order feebly collapse due to the unilateral high-handedness and tyranny of a hegemonic state.
- It further highlights the immutable truth that just power means national sovereignty and prestige and fundamental guarantee of peace and stability.
Kuwait · Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah · Day 3 · 7 sentences
- And we applaud the mediation efforts led by Qatar and Pakistan, while emphasizing the need to reach a sustainable regional understanding based on a firm commitment to the principles of good neighborliness, respect for state sovereignty, and the non-interference in internal affairs, as well as refraining from the use or threat of use of force.
- Mr. President, the state of Kuwait is committed in its foreign policy to the principles of the UN Charter, in particular, respect for the principle of good neighborliness, respect for state sovereignty, and the non-interference in internal affairs.
- and the relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular Resolution 2216, the State of Kuwait affirms that any political settlement must safeguard Yemen's unity, sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity.
- In this context, we stress the need to respect Syria's sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity.
Maldives · Hussain Mohamed Latheef · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- In response, this Assembly adopted resolution 44/51, an initiative led by the Maldives, affirming the importance of protecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of small states.
- Today, sovereignty can be weakened without a single border being crossed.
- Its military attacks across the region have violated the sovereignty of other states.
- Nor can any country demand respect for its sovereignty while violating the sovereignty of others.
Mali · Abdoulaye Diop · Day 6 · 7 sentences
- We therefore call for the lifting of unilateral coercive measures which undermine state sovereignty and endanger the well-being of populations in approximately 30 countries throughout the world which are affected by such sanctions.
- The three AES member countries remain open to cooperation with all partners who respect our main principles governing our countries, namely respect for our sovereignty, territorial integrity, the respect for our strategic choices, including our choices for partnership, and also taking into account the interests of our populations.
- I also would like to pay tribute to our defense and security forces for their courage, their professionalism, and their unwavering dedication in defending sovereignty, territorial integrity of our countries and protecting our people.
- Mali's sovereignty is very precious to us and it is not negotiable.
Argentina · Javier Gerardo Milei · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- To that end, it undertook to uphold international law, defend the sovereignty of nations, and provide a forum in which conflicts could be resolved through cooperation rather than immediately through the force of arms.
- 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.
- We've imposed sanctions on the companies involved and their suppliers and we've submitted a national sovereignty defense bill to Congress.
- As this very assembly has determined in numerous resolutions, the principle of self-determination does not apply in this case since the population was implanted by the occupying power on a territory whose sovereignty is in dispute.
Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- And instead of surrendering to fear, or dealing in retribution, or abandoning their fate to a world governed by force alone, they came together to renew and affirm their faith in humanity, in the essential and equal dignity and worth of every individual, in the sovereignty of every nation, and in the capacity and indeed the responsibility of all of us to give the Universal Declaration of Human Rights life and weight and real meaning by engaging in the dialogue that builds trust and deepens understanding, and backing those words with actions.
- Sovereignty, prosperity and peace are never guaranteed.
- We can reaffirm our national sovereignty and our shared humanity.
- As a member of the UN Security Council, Australia will safeguard the rules that protect us all by upholding international law, including the UN Charter, and the sovereignty of all states.
Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 6 sentences
- The sovereignty of states cannot be untouchable in one place and negotiable in another, nor can the rules of international law apply to some but not to others.
- The third was to recover all of its territory from Israeli occupation and to extend its sovereignty over the entirety of its national soil through its own forces in implementation of the Taif Agreement and in sincere respect for the relevant international resolutions on Lebanon.
- Restoring a state that its citizens trust, that is master of its own decisions, and that exercises sovereignty over the whole of its territory.
- with a view to reaching arrangements that ensure an end to the war and the restoration of Lebanon's full sovereignty.
Saint Kitts and Nevis · Geoffrey Hanley · Day 4 · 6 sentences
- For island nations, this is a question of sovereignty and statehood.
- If our coastlines retreat, Our sovereignty must not.
- The International Law Commission has laid foundations for continuity of statehood, sovereignty, maritime, entitlements.
- data sovereignty, cyber security, and rights.
Mauritania · Mohamed Salem Merzoug · Day 4 · 6 sentences
- Multilateralism is not limited to the interests and sovereignty of states.
- Our foreign policy is based on good neighborliness, the respect of states' sovereignty, independence and the non-interference in their internal affairs as well as the peaceful settlement of disputes and ensuring the just causes.
- We are guided by our foreign policy underpinned on cooperation, solidarity and the respect of sovereignty and good neighborliness.
- We have to end their suffering and ensure their sovereignty.
Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 6 sentences
- The supreme sacrifice that our heroes have made is a seed of liberty, of justice and sovereignty that our oppressed peoples aspire to.
- courage, resilience, commitment and mobilization, as they are showing each and every day, supporting the efforts of the heads of state of the AES confederation remain the center of gravity of our journey towards sovereignty and stability and development to all of the peoples of Africa in the world who share our struggle and who recognize themselves and the ideals of peace dignity and liberty that the confederation represents I reiterate my gratitude Mr. president confederal dynamic that has been engaged in and taken up by our states, far from being an act in isolation, brings forward the rejection of fatality and chronic wardship that we face, as well as the reject of selective criticism when we see human tragedies.
- that upholds some powerful actors in order to become the common house of all of the peoples equal in dignity, equal in rights and equal in sovereignty.
- For the Confederation, rebuilding trust must go hand in hand with the immediate interest of dealing with state support for terrorists because terrorism can must not continue to be a tool of foreign policy on the part of certain powers the Confederation of Sahel states does not just face a simple sum of isolated terrorist groups we face a persistent enterprise of destabilization supported by considerable means and focused against the right of our peoples to live in peace, to choose their leaders and to have control over their resources and fully exercise their sovereignty.
El Salvador · Alexandra Hill Tinoco · Day 6 · 6 sentences
- As the United Nations, we need to commit ourselves and work to redefine the international order so that we can prioritize the common well-being of the whole of humanity regardless of whether of where they live and their condition guarantee the well-being of our brothers and sisters the whole of humanity we need a multilateral system that is able to listen but also to make decisions, to safeguard principles, to respect the sovereignty of states, but that at the same time understands that no state can resolve problems that know no borders alone.
- multilateralism that does not oblige countries to constantly choose between sovereignty and cooperation.
- However, we did this while always fighting to safeguard our sovereignty, because our sovereignty is not up for negotiation.
- Our sovereignty is not, must not be touched.
Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- History has taught us that freedom and sovereignty cannot defend themselves.
- Our goal is deterrence and defense, the defense of two values that also form the foundation of the United Nations Charter, freedom and sovereignty.
- In international relations, we advocate an approach based on mutual respect, sovereignty, and equality of states.
- Energy sovereignty, including the one based on nuclear energy, is not a choice today.
Albania · Edi Rama · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- We did not do this to transfer sovereignty from people to a machine.
- Sovereignty no longer erodes only at the border.
- In the 20th century, sovereignty meant control over land, territorial waters, and national airspace.
- Without that capacity, sovereignty over the land, over the sky becomes just an illusion.
Mexico · Roberto Velasco Álvarez · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- One, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- The fifth action is the exercise of a foreign policy with sovereignty and independence.
- Mexico has shown that a country can cooperate closely and respectfully with its partners and at the same time fully uphold its sovereignty.
- By prohibiting the threats to use or the use of force, and we believe in legal equality between states because sovereignty is not measured in armies or material resources.
Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- Rather, it is the continuation of a journey that began before independence, when the national movement brought the cause of the Tunisian people before the United Nations and made the right to self-determination and the recovery of sovereignty an integral part of the struggle for freedom.
- Following independence, Tunisia engaged fully within the United Nations to complete the foundations of its sovereignty and to build the modern state, and it succeeded in doing so.
- Mr. President, given the bonds of brotherhood and good neighborliness that unite the Tunisian and Libyan peoples, as well as their shared interests and common destiny, Tunisia supports every sincere Libyan effort and every serious UN initiative aimed at ending the crisis on the basis of a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned solution founded on dialogue and consensus among all parties, preserving Libya's unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the aspirations of the brotherly Libyan people for security, stability, and a unified state.
- We are committed to Lebanon's sovereignty and independence, and we condemn the repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement in this brotherly country and a flagrant violation of UN resolutions.
Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- Our security depends fundamentally on something else, international law, multilateral institutions, diplomacy, and the equal sovereignty of states.
- And when sovereignty is respected, independence has meaning.
- Sea level rise also raises fundamental questions on sovereignty, identity, and security.
- 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.
Seychelles · Mathew Antonio Patrick Herminie · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- Size does not define sovereignty and geography does not diminish dignity.
- Every nation regardless of population or economic power, possesses an inherent right to sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national dignity.
- Today, however, sovereignty faces quiet, insidious threats.
- We may be a small nation, but our voice, our sovereignty, and our aspirations will never be measured by our size on a map.
Latvia · Edgars Rinkēvičs · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- sovereignty, territorial integrity, the peaceful settlement of disputes, respect for human rights, the rejection of aggression.
- Latvia and its people know what it means to lose sovereignty, what it means to lose freedom.
- For 50 years, our independence was denied, but Latvia's right to sovereignty endured.
- Sovereignty and territorial integrity are the foundation of our freedom and our security.
Palau · Surangel Whipps · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- For us, sovereignty is lived in our ability to feed our people from healthy oceans, power our homes independently from distant fuel markets, and protect our shorelines from rising seas and chart our own path.
- Resilience requires partnership, shaped by our priorities and respects our sovereignty.
- Sovereignty is not isolation.
- 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.
Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Faced with the challenges of a constantly changing world, the refoundation government that I lead places food sovereignty, health and education at the heart of its action.
- This idea is not ideological, but is based on international partnership that can meet the aspirations of our people in an open spirit, without exclusivity, in full respect for national sovereignty.
- We are determined to strengthen regional and multilateral cooperation founded on respect for national sovereignty.
- History and future generations will judge our organization according to a single criterion, namely our ability to fulfill our original mission, serving all peoples without exclusion or privilege and in full respect for the sovereignty of nations.
Comoros · Azali Assoumani · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Ladies and gentlemen, for half a century, the Comorian state, still striving for full sovereignty within its internationally recognized borders, remains under what it considers an illegal French occupation, despite the many relevant resolutions of this Assembly.
- We deeply regret attempts by some neighboring brotherly and friendly countries which have long defended the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Comoros, to establish relations with what we regard as an occupied part of our territory.
- We appeal to the solidarity that African countries have always demonstrated in defending sovereignty, and in particular, the territorial integrity of the Comoros.
- For the Comorian nation, sovereignty of the entire archipelago is not for sale.
Slovenia · Janez Janša · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- The United Nations was founded on universal principles, sovereignty, equal dignity, the rule of law, the peaceful settlement of disputes, and the protection of human rights.
- Distinguished delegates, Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and a direct assault on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a member state.
- For my country, for Slovenia, sovereignty and territorial integrity are fundamental to our own security.
- Our goal must remain a just and lasting peace based on the United Nations Charter and Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Tuvalu · Feleti Teo · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- And restoring that trust in that architecture is critical, particularly for small island developing states like Tuvalu, whose sovereignty and future are anchored in that very architecture.
- The first is the Tuvalu Digital Nation Initiative that utilizes digital technologies to sustain our sovereignty, institutions, and our capacity to deliver services to enhance, to ensure that our national identity is not lost in the transformation.
- Namely, firstly, it affirms the continuity of statehood and sovereignty despite sea level rise.
- Tuvalu will continue to stand firm in its effort to safeguard its sovereignty, the health of the ocean, and the integrity of its people, despite climate change and other global transformation, because they are worth fighting for.
Bahamas (the) · Philip Edward Davis · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- Mr. President, a sovereignty that must ask permission is not sovereignty.
- person from small island developing states will assist us in ensuring that we have what I call data sovereignty.
- So if you want to see what sovereignty costs, when it is only allowed and never respected, just look at Haiti.
- and to give the gang suppression force the resources to deliver a partnership that respects Haitian sovereignty.
Egypt · Moustafa Kamal Madbouly · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- Accordingly, Egypt remains committed to a clear vision for regional security based on state sovereignty, territorial integrity, respect for national institutions, rejection of the dismantling of states or the creation of parallel entities, and prioritizing political solutions and inclusive national settlements over the logic of force and the imposition of a fait accompli.
- The security of one state cannot be built upon the insecurity of its neighbors or upon threats to shipping, trade, and energy routes or violations of state sovereignty through attacks carried out in violation of international law.
- They must be viewed within an interconnected regional security environment that supports the state's institutions, unity, and sovereignty, that encourages political settlements and peace building based on the principle of national and regional ownership of solutions, ending external interferences and preventing crises from turning into arenas for regional and international competition over the resources and capabilities of the peoples of the region.
- The protection of states and their sovereignty is inseparable from protecting the resources upon which people's livelihoods depend.
Tonga · Lord Fakafanua · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- That is the essence of our sovereignty.
- We welcome the General Assembly's declaration on sea level rise, a significant achievement for the preservation of sovereignty.
- And we will protect our children online and retain sovereignty over our national data.
- It will exercise sovereignty by helping shape the rules and norms around it.
Bahrain · Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- We reaffirm the right of all states to take all lawful measures to defend their sovereignty and territorial integrity pursuant to Article 51 of the UN Charter and the Joint Defense Agreement of the GCC states.
- The resolution condemned the attacks against our countries, reaffirming their sovereignty and rejecting any action intended to close the Strait or obstruct navigation through it.
- The Kingdom also reaffirms its support for the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic, as well as for efforts to lift sanctions in a manner that enables the brotherly Syrian people to rebuild their country.
- That is, adherence to the Charter, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
Saudi Arabia · Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- The Kingdom reiterates its full right to protect its security and sovereignty, its citizens and residents, and its national resources.
- Rather, they must be founded on mutual respect, common interests, good neighborliness, respect for the sovereignty of states and full compliance with international law and international humanitarian law.
- The solution to the crisis must be an intra-Sudanese political solution that respects the sovereignty and unity of Sudan.
- In Lebanon, the Kingdom reiterated support for the Lebanese state and its legitimate institutions, the implementation of the Taif Agreement, the restriction of arms to the state, and preservation of its sovereignty, security, and stability.
Sudan · Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- They have undermined Sudanese sovereignty and status.
- On this basis, We affirm our readiness to cooperate constructively with initiatives aimed at addressing the root causes of the crisis, ending the unjust aggression against our people, preserving national state institutions and sovereignty, supporting efforts to achieve peace and development, and overcoming current challenges.
- We renew our appreciation for and support of the positions of sisterly and friendly countries that support Sudan's sovereignty, unity, and national institutions.
- We reaffirm our full support for the countries of the region in preserving their sovereignty, security, and stability.
United Arab Emirates · Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- This approach is grounded in full respect for the sovereignty of states, good neighborly relations, international law, and the UN Charter.
- Amid growing threats to navigation in our region and beyond, my country has continued to emphasize the principles of freedom of navigation and the right of transit passage, We stressed the need to secure and protect the safe flow of supply chains, trade and energy in accordance with international law, including the law of the sea and the principle of state sovereignty, recognizing these as pillars of food security, development and prosperity of nations.
- We have also supported efforts to reach a sustainable political solution to the question of the Moroccan Sahara, based on the Moroccan autonomy initiative, while affirming the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco over the Sahara.
- Furthermore, we have advocated for a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with international law and the principles of the UN Charter, including respect for sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity.
New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- whose sovereignty, security and prosperity depends on a functioning, inclusive multilateral system, grounded in agreed rules and norms, with the UN Charter at its centre.
- We continue, therefore, to invest in the United Nations and agreed international rules as an exercise of our sovereignty, because we believe it is essential to our interests and, indeed, the interests of all.
- one that is consistent with Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and the core principles of the Charter.
- Respect for sovereignty, international law, the pursuit of dialogue and cooperation, and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
Antigua and Barbuda · Walton Alfonso Webson · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- Sovereignty cannot depend upon power nor justice upon one's friends.
- 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.
- Climate change must never be allowed to erase a nation's sovereignty, its statehood, or the rights of its people.
- The equality of nations, the dignity of people, the sovereignty of states, and the respect for international law must hold fast.
Naoero · David Ranibok Adeang · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- We will work with every partner who respects our sovereignty and our right to decide our own future.
- NATO retracts that call, and we encourage dialogue grounded in full respect for sovereignty, because sovereign equality must be more than a principle written in the Charter.
- Our name is about sovereignty.
Viet Nam · To Lam · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- All states must respect each other's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and right to choose their own path of development, refrain from interference in internal affairs, and refrain from the threat or use of force inconsistent with the UN Charter.
- Vietnam is resolute in safeguarding its sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction.
- We need to develop inclusive, safe, transparent, and accountable principles and governance frameworks to ensure that technologies will be in service of the people, while respecting national sovereignty, digital sovereignty, and the right to development.
Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Any lasting peace must be grounded in the Charter of the United Nations and in respect for Ukraine's sovereignty, political independence, and territorial integrity.
- Sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the right of peoples to determine their own future do not change meaning when we cross the borders of a continent.
- Sovereignty doesn't require isolation.
Argentina · · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- In response to what was stated by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on the Malvinas Island, I wanted to remind you that the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding areas are part of the national territory of Argentina, illegally occupied by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, are the subject of a sovereignty dispute between the two countries, recognized by the United Nations and by other international organizations.
- The General Assembly in its resolution 2065 recognizes the existence of a sovereignty dispute and urges the government of Argentina and the United Kingdom to renew negotiations in order to find a peaceful and lasting solution to the dispute as a way of decolonizing the territory.
- 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.
Panama · José Raúl Mulino Quintero · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- We are staunch defenders of sovereignty, after all, and we also have a treaty of neutrality for the canal, which is in our constitution, and which ultimately is the guarantee of free trade and the equality for this passage for all nations of the world.
- We came to the Council to defend principles, sovereignty, territorial integrity, the peaceful settlement of disputes, and the protection of civilians.
- As I have made clear in this statement, in terms of global trade and also investment, in combating drug trafficking and terrorism, respecting sovereignty and peace, in all of these matters, all members of the United Nations can continue to count on Panama in this endeavor.
Mozambique · Daniel Francisco Chapo · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- These challenges, amongst others, must lead us to strengthen compliance with the promotion of the mechanism for prevention and peaceful resolution of conflict, as well as what we are going to do at the international law in the light of United Nations Charter, including respect for those sovereignty and territorial integrity of our states, the human rights and international cooperation factors that are, in fact, inseparable to be truthful.
- We also advocate for mutual beneficial economic cooperation based on respect for sovereignty for each state, for the equality between the states and the freedom of choice for the people during the electoral process.
- We need to have investment in connectivity, computing capacity, scientific research, training of young people in Africa, technology transfer, governance, ethics for AI in the spirit of partnership that builds capacity and promotes autonomy of our sovereignty states.
Honduras · Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah · Day 2 · 3 sentences
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Judith Suminwa Tuluka · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- My country continues to face a war of aggression led by Rwanda through its proxy, the AFC M23, in violation of its sovereignty, our sovereignty, and our territorial integrity, as documented by the UN.
- That is why the DRC proposes creating under UN auspices and together with the African Union, as well as producer, processor, and consumer countries, a global framework for just traceable and resilient critical mineral value chains based upon the sovereignty of producer states.
- Health sovereignty is built before emergencies.
Iraq · Ali Falih Al-Zaidi · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Our implementation measures in this field are moving on track, as they represent the basis for building a state based on institutions, protecting sovereignty, ensuring stability, and creating the environment necessary for development and investment.
- In this manner, We add to Iraqis' victory over terrorism a redoubled determination and momentum to finish building our military and security capacities in order to protect our country, our people, and our sovereignty.
- On this occasion, we extend our hands to everyone on the basis of respect for sovereignty, non-interference, good neighborliness, strengthening mutual interests, and adopting dialogue as a means to address differences.
Liechtenstein · Sabine Monauni · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Sovereignty was a key theme of our domestic discussions, resulting in our UN membership.
- We joined out of enlightened self-interest, the belief that we need the UN to secure respect for our sovereignty through upholding international law as the basis for our security and prosperity.
- In joining the ICC, we have exercised our sovereignty and delegated the jurisdiction we have ourselves to an international court, which we have helped create.
Mauritius · Dhananjay Ramful · Day 4 · 3 sentences
Guatemala · Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado · Day 4 · 3 sentences
Republic of Moldova · Vasile Tofan · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- But inequality of power must never become inequality of sovereignty.
- Peace must protect sovereignty and create the conditions for lasting security.
- We will continue to seek their unconditional withdrawal and the peaceful reintegration of our country, with full respect for Moldova's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Cuba · Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- In other words, to nullify through aggression or economic suffocation the national sovereignty which several generations of Cubans have struggled for since the 19th century, first to achieve it and, later on, after conquering full freedom in 1959, to tenaciously defend it against the biggest risks, including that of a holocaust.
- And in the current situation, we promise to take the changes that are needed for the moment under the leadership of the party in a collective and democratic way, in consultation with the people, without compromising the independence, national sovereignty, or the social achievements of the revolution."
- the potential of our human resources and the determination to respond to the needs of the people with the greatest possible social justice, without ceasing in our efforts to defend with the utmost rigor and resolve the sovereignty and the right to self-determination.
Brunei Darussalam · Prince 'Abdul Mateen · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- It is the assurance that sovereignty and territorial integrity will be respected, that every nation, irrespective of size, has a voice, and that international law protects the weak as surely as it restrains the strong.
- The TAC gives regional expression to the same fundamental principles found in the United Nations Charter: respect for sovereignty, peaceful settlements of disputes, non-interference, and cooperation among states.
- Confidence in the international system is strengthened when promises are kept, when international law is applied equally, when dialogue is chosen over force, when sovereignty is respected, and when every nation, large or small, knows that its voice matters.
Algeria · Ahmed Attaf · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- Algeria renews its condemnation of the violations of the sovereignty of states and their territorial integrity in the region.
- Accordingly, Algeria promotes an approach that is based on supporting the security of states in the region and accompanying their development efforts, and encouraging reconciliation and dialogue, and addressing the underlying causes of instability while respecting state sovereignty, their territorial integrity, and the choices of their people.
- We call for a balanced and responsible international regulation of artificial intelligence that would guarantee equitable access to its benefits, that would preserve the sovereignty of states, and that would transform this revolution into a shared opportunity rather than an exclusive privilege or monopoly in the hands of a few.
Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- By joining the United Nations, we reaffirmed our strong commitment to the global order based on international law, territorial integrity, state sovereignty, and human dignity.
- For it is only Ukraine's final victory, safeguarding its sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, that could ensure the global peace, security, and credibility of the United Nations Charter.
Chile · José Antonio Kast · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Chile will never renounce its sovereignty, neither will it to exploit its own minerals.
- At the same time, we have our sovereignty, of course, but at the same time, we say that the energy of the future must serve humankind, and energy must not be held hostage by monopolies or actors that do not abide by the rules.
United Republic of Tanzania · Deogratius Ndejembi · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Excellencies, global solidarity must be concurrent with respect of each other's sovereignty.
- Tanzania stands against the proliferating trend of some states to assume the responsibility of policing and imposing unilateral sanctions on others, thus undermining the principles of sovereignty and peaceful coexistence.
Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Croatia will continue to support Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, and a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace based on the UN Charter.
- It strengthens Europe's sovereignty and capacity to act, reduces external dependence, creates economic opportunity, and makes our societies more resilient.
Morocco · Nasser Bourita · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- These principles, as set forth in the Security Council resolution, are as follows: First, There is no solution outside the framework of the autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty.
- This is done in accordance with a realistic vision of international cooperation grounded in solidarity and with full respect for international law, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
Paraguay · Santiago Peña Palacios · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- For this reason, we defend freedom, democracy, the sovereignty of states, respect for human rights and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
- This is the Paraguay, the Paraguay of great ambitions, a Paraguay that is engaged with the world, that opens its door to opportunity, that defends its sovereignty, that embraces peace, freedom, and democracy, a Paraguay that seeks to grow without leaving anyone behind.
Cyprus · Nikos Christodoulides · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Guinea · Mamadi Doumbouya · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- Quite to the contrary, this is a call for win-win partnership, partnership that is respectful of the sovereignty of each nation, rooted in win-win collaboration rather than pre-established arrangements which disregard our realities.
- while engaging in mutual respect for the sovereignty of one and all.
Andorra · Xavier Espot Zamora · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- We also support more than ever the efforts of the International Criminal Court to identify those responsible for the gravest crimes, and we condemn any act of aggression, once again and unambiguously, that violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a state.
- On the other hand, we hope that a peaceful solution can be found in Lebanon that fully respects the sovereignty of all countries involved.
Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Hungary · András Bálint Baka · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Colombia · José Manuel Restrepo · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- I'm talking about a concept according to which nation, sovereignty, distinct identities, traditions, and the values of peoples are obstacles that gradually give way to increasing political and cultural uniformity decided by supranational bodies.
- Specifically, my government's foreign policy is guided by national interest, by the defense of our sovereignty, and by the pursuit of results.
Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Armenia · Nikol Pashinyan · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- Paragraph 3 of that declaration reads, quote, "We reaffirmed the importance of the opening of communications between the two countries," meaning Armenia and Azerbaijan, for intrastate, bilateral, and international transportation for the promotion of peace, stability, and prosperity in the region and its neighborhood on the basis of respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the jurisdiction of states.
- Our task, however, is not to restore that experience, but to build interstate relations on the basis of that experience of the peoples, based on respect for each other's territorial integrity, sovereignty, and political independence.
Georgia · Irakli Kobakhidzhe · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- Few countries understand the value of peace, stability, and sovereignty as deeply as Georgia does.
- The trials of history have also taught us that sovereignty can never be taken for granted, that stability must be protected, and the strength of the international order ultimately depends on the same principles being upheld for every nation.
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Monaco · Christophe Mirmand · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Here, the Charter only recognizes states equal in sovereignty, equal in rights, but also, and I wish to stress this point, equal in terms of responsibility.
- The Principality welcomes the ongoing diplomatic efforts and hopes that they will lead to fair, comprehensive, lasting peace, respecting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Transnational criminal networks are using our ocean as a highway for illicit drugs, undermining our sovereignty and national security, destroying young lives and tearing at the fabric of our communities.
- Solomon Islands respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Indonesia, and we value our friendship with its government and people.
Azerbaijan · Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- We offered Armenia peace, fully in line with norms and principles of international law, based on mutual recognition of and respect for each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- Azerbaijan has consistently upheld the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and demonstrated its firm adherence to international law, including respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Chad · Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim Mahamat · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I cannot now remain silent regarding the serious nature of that which is directly affecting our sovereignty.
- They are an unacceptable violation of our territorial integrity, and Chad reserves the right to take all necessary measures in line with international law to protect its population and its sovereignty if this occurs again.
Sweden · Maria Malmer Stenergard · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Defense of sovereignty and territorial integrity has been at the heart of Swedish foreign policy ever since.
- We must continue to find common agreements based on the fundamentals: every country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, prohibition of the use of force, respect for international law, human rights and humanitarian principles.
Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- It extends to threats against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of any member state, as we witnessed in Ukraine.
- This act violates the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, customary norms governing state aircraft, and the inviolability of territorial sovereignty protected under Article 2.4 of the United Nations.
Holy See · Cardinal Pietro Parolin · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- respect for sovereignty and borders form the essential foundation for the implementation of the peace plan.
- In Venezuela, The Holy See encourages every effort aimed at the full restoration of democratic order through peaceful, inclusive means that respect national sovereignty, as well as the launch of a process of national reconciliation based on dialogue, the pursuit of the common good, and full respect for human rights and civil liberties.
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Djibouti · Abdoulkader Houssein Omar · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- We hope that the international community will stand mobilized so as to enable Somalis to assume lasting responsibility for their security, sovereignty, and the preservation of the integrity of their national territory.
- These projects illustrate our ambition to achieve energy sovereignty and security, regional integration and economic transformation.
Oman · Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- refraining from the use of force and interference in the internal affairs of states, and being guided instead by the Charter of the United Nations and international law, and respecting the sovereignty and independence of states, can provide a sound framework that governs international relations and that builds trust and constructive cooperation among states.
- The Sultanate of Oman renews its solidarity with all neighboring countries, including the Member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council in the legitimate measures they take to maintain their security and protect their sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Gabon · Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- In this spirit, my country reaffirms its commitment to the principle of non-interference in the domestic affairs of States and to the respect for their sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- Against this backdrop, Gabon once again welcomes the adoption of resolution 2797 of 2025, which has injected fresh impetus into the settlement of the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, based exclusively on the autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty.
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Indonesia · Sugiono · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Mr. President, in response to the UAE representative, the Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates its full sovereignty over the Iranian islands of Abu Musa, Quriyat al-Tum, and Lesser Tum in the Persian Gulf.
- They have been, are, and will remain integral parts of our territory, and our sovereignty over them is not negotiable.
Burundi · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- whose military engagement in the DRC is being conducted without the authorization of the Congolese state and in other terms is in a violation of its sovereignty and the notion of the inviolability of its borders.
- Burundi is not in line with any armed group operating against a neighboring state Burundi remains committed to Regional stability to the fight against armed groups and to stringent compliance with the principle of the sovereignty of States its cooperation with the DRC is state to state cooperation based on formal agreements made between two sovereign governments Burundi reaffirms that its military presence in the DRC is something that falls within the exclusive purview of a bilateral framework and has no direct or indirect link to the FDLR.
Philippines · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- The Philippines likewise rejects any suggestion that its lawful exercise of sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction constitutes provocation.
- These concerns are not resolved by competing assertions of sovereignty or by the characterization of Philippine activities under another state's domestic law.
President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Türkiye · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Kyrgyzstan · Sadyr Zhaparov · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Dominica · Sylvanie Burton · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Switzerland · Guy Parmelin · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Bhutan · Tshering Tobgay · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Syrian Arab Republic · Ahmad Al-Sharaa · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Estonia · Alar Karis · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Botswana · Duma Gideon Boko · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ecuador · Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Central African Republic · Faustin Archange Touadera · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Eswatini · King Mswati III · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Liberia · Joseph Nyuma Boakai · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Nigeria · Kashim Shettima · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Yemen · Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-Bawzer · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Bangladesh · Tarique Rahman · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Nepal · Balendra Shah · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Kiribati · Taneti Maamau · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Malta · Robert Abela · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 1 sentence
North Macedonia · Hristijan Mickoski · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Papua New Guinea · James Marape · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Guinea-Bissau · Ilídio Vieira Té · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Godwin Friday · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 1 sentence
China · Han Zheng · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Cabo Verde · Francisco Avelino Vieira de Carvalho · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Cambodia · Sokhonn Prak · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Jamaica · Kamina Johnson Smith · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Sao Tome and Principe · Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Turkmenistan · Vepa Hajiyev · Day 6 · 1 sentence
President of the General Assembly (closing) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 6 · 1 sentence
United Arab Emirates · · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Chad · · Day 6 · 1 sentence