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Sovereignty and non-interference at UNGA 81
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Speeches that raised sovereignty and non-interference
Maldives · Day 4Hussain Mohamed LatheefThis small state can be highly vulnerable to external threats and acts of influence.
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.
That was true then, and it is true even today.
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France · Day 1Emmanuel MacronThe question is, do we want to live Under this state of affairs, with a return to the law of the jungle, or do we want to live in a civilized international society?
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.
Therefore, the very raison d'etre of this organization is to bring together free people on an even footing, an equal footing.
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Libya · Day 2Mohamed Younis MenfiIts repercussions have extended to the Arabian Gulf, most recently in the attack against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
We affirm our full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in safeguarding its security, its territorial integrity, its citizens, and its holy sites.
We reject any targeting that threatens it or endangers Islamic holy sites.
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Niger · Day 4Lamine Zeine Ali MahamanThey want to make us believe that we are incapable of governing, of governing ourselves, incapable of producing, of thinking, and of defending ourselves.
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.
A France which very often acts through its local proxies, networks and complicity.
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Albania · Day 4Edi RamaWe did not do this to transfer sovereignty from people to a machine.
We did it to make public services more accessible, procedures more transparent, and the state more accountable.
No machine possesses democratic legitimacy.
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Vanuatu · Day 6Odo TeviOur security depends fundamentally on something else, international law, multilateral institutions, diplomacy, and the equal sovereignty of states.
It establishes sovereign equality, peaceful settlement of disputes, and the prohibition or the threat or use of force as fundamental principles of international relations.
And when sovereignty is respected, independence has meaning.
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Sudan · Day 6Mohieldin Salim Ahmed IbrahimI stand today before this distinguished Assembly under deeply regrettable circumstances that Sudan never wished to witness within an organization founded on the principles of sovereign equality among states, respect for international law, and the guarantee of equal participation for all member states.
His Excellency, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council of the Republic of Sudan, was to stand before you today to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Sudanese people and government.
These sanctions have negatively affected its economy, security, and territorial integrity.
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Bahamas (the) · Day 4Philip Edward DavisIts ideals have proven its worth.
No nation is too small to be sovereign, no people too poor to be equal, and the strong should be bound by the same law as the weak.
Sad to say, United Nations has drifted from its promise.
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Republic of Moldova · Day 5Vasile TofanVice President, Deputy Secretary General, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, this summer the Republic of Moldova turned 35.
For much of that time, the world described us as a country caught between East and West, a place where others decided.
I stand here as a new Prime Minister of a country that has decided.
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Burkina Faso · Day 6Karamoko Jean Marie TraoréThe 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.
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Day 6Kim Son GyongUnfortunately, 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.
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Argentina · Day 2Javier Gerardo MileiThat's why the Malvinas are not merely an issue between Argentina and the United Kingdom; they also raise a question regarding the ability of this organization to enforce its own resolutions.
Argentina has taken note of that reality and in the face of the unauthorized exploitation of our resources in the disputed area, we've acted.
We've submitted formal notes of protest.
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Serbia · Day 2Aleksandar VučićTo be completely precise, the order based on respect for the UN Charter and the law founded upon it no longer exists.
It was destroyed by those who tore apart the territories of other countries for the sake of their own political and economic interests.
They did so unscrupulously, recklessly and shamelessly.
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Congo · Day 6Constant Serge BoundaYour 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.
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Ukraine · Day 2Volodymyr ZelenskyyLadies and gentlemen, for almost five years now, Russian generals have been trying to carry out Putin's crazy order to seize our eastern land, the Donetsk region.
And just this year, from January through August, the Russian army lost 248,964 people on the battlefield in Ukraine in eight months.
248,000 killed and badly wounded.
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Day 2Delcy Eloína Rodríguez GómezSome attempt to interfere in the domestic affairs of Venezuela.
I come to this rostrum to talk to you about a Venezuela whose national life has been affected by a crisis that has disrupted political coexistence, a crisis that disrupted national life and upset our relationships with the world.
Interests alien to the common good of the Venezuelan people were pursued.
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Lebanon · Day 4Nawaf SalamTogether, they constitute the very essence of the mission we pledged before our people, before our Arab brothers, and before the entire world on the day I was entrusted with leading the government of Lebanon.
We assumed this responsibility at a time when our country faced three existential challenges.
The first was to regain the trust of its people after the financial collapse and the Beirut port explosion and the tragedies and wounds they left behind.
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Egypt · Day 4Moustafa Kamal MadboulyBelieving that stability can be achieved in the region while ignoring the suffering of the Palestinian people and merely managing the occupation rather than ending it is nothing but illusion.
The goal remains unequivocally clear: the establishment of an independent, sovereign, and territorially contiguous Palestinian state, state on the lines of.
the 4th of June 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, within the framework of the two-state solution and in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions.
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San Marino · Day 5Luca BeccariMr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, San Marino is the world's oldest republic.
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.
Our history has taught a simple lesson.
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Mali · Day 6Abdoulaye Diopbecause beyond encouraging reflection on how our organization can regain credibility and effectiveness amid multiple crises and challenges to multilateralism, it especially calls on member states to restore trust and seek common solutions to the many challenges of our time.
And how can this be achieved?
For its part, Mali reaffirms its unwavering commitment to reformed multilateralism founded on strict respect for the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, particularly sovereign equality, territorial integrity, non-use of force, mutual respect, and non-interference in the internal affairs of a state.
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United States of America · Day 1Donald TrumpOur actions in Venezuela are proof that the United States will no longer permit threats to America to gain a foothold anywhere in the Western Hemisphere.
And if necessary, we will use our unmatched military might to secure the vital national interests of the United States.
As you know, Venezuela had the finest equipment in the world from other countries.
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Naoero · Day 1David Ranibok AdeangSome have been built through decades of cooperation.
And some are grounded in the conviction that when a wrong persists, it must be named and addressed.
Each relationship matters.
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Poland · Day 2Karol NawrockiIt is not too late to restore the primacy of international law and strengthen the foundations of a system in which principles matter, and in which the international community, acting jointly and in solidarity, opposes aggression, which is prohibited by the Charter of the United Nations.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Russian Federation, guided by an imperial and neo-colonial vision of the world, is attempting to impose its will on others.
In doing so, it is effectively challenging the right of every nation to determine its own destiny.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo · Day 2Judith Suminwa Tulukahave never ceased to believe in the need for international cooperation, a cooperation which, at the most difficult times, can be promptly mobilized, but in other circumstances may seem to drag its feet, when territorial integrity is vigorously defended in one crisis but seems negotiable in another, when the suffering of civilians calls for immediate action in one place but seems less urgent in another.
In reality, there can be no lasting trust when the force of our principles varies depending on the people's crises or circumstances.
In a world in constant flux, the trust of our peoples in multilateralism begins when the law is applied uniformly, regardless of geography, economic power, or alliances.
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Tonga · Day 4Lord FakafanuaUnder King George I, Tonga preserved its independence during an era of colonial expansion.
Our constitution of 1875 secured Tongans' rights and freedoms over seven decades before the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
It reflects our fierce determination to chart our own course.
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El Salvador · Day 6Alexandra Hill TinocoAs 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.
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New Zealand · Day 6Victoria Louise Hallumwhose 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 regard the UN Charter, with its core principles of sovereign equality of states, territorial integrity, the prohibition of the use of force and respect for human rights, as irreplaceable.
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.
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Qatar · Day 1Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al ThaniIt is the cumulative result of years of postponing crisis management through temporary solutions and unrealistic policies.
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.
This remains our position in the aftermath of the wars we've been witnessing.
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Latvia · Day 2Edgars RinkēvičsAnd we already have it, the United Nations Charter and its principles.
sovereignty, territorial integrity, the peaceful settlement of disputes, respect for human rights, the rejection of aggression.
These principles were not written for an easy world.
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Honduras · Day 2Nasry Juan Asfura ZablahToday, the global economy is facing an energy crisis resulting from the high prices of oil.
That crisis is having a direct impact on our people.
This is the only forum in which the voice of a country of 11 million inhabitants is heard.
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Kuwait · Day 3Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabahdemanding its cessation and affirming the inherent rights of states to self-defense as per Article 51 of the UN Charter.
They have also stressed the importance of guaranteeing freedom of navigation without restrictions or conditions.
And based on Kuwait's belief that the security and stability of the Arabian Gulf region constitutes a fundamental pillar of regional and international security and stability, as demonstrated by the repercussions of the war and Iranian aggressions, we reiterate the support for all diplomatic efforts aimed at de-escalation and a peaceful resolution to the existing dispute.
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Cuba · Day 5Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez ParrillaThis aggression is being accompanied by a brutal media and cognitive warfare aimed not just against the Cuban people, but also against the citizens of the United States and international public opinion.
It is characterized by its gross and brazen attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of Cuba, which is also another international crime.
We are often asked, well, what is the US pursuing with such aggressive behavior?
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United Arab Emirates · Day 6Khalifa Shaheen Al MararThis 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.
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Brazil · Day 1Luiz Inácio Lula Da SilvaIt approves a more accurate representation of the world map.
Now it needs to focus on issues crucial for the future of humanity.
We are called to choose between multilateralism or unilateralism, democracy or extremism, sovereignty or subordination.
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Belgium · Day 1Maxime PrévotWhen a border can be changed by force, every border becomes less secure.
No one in this room needs reminding that international politics is shaped by power and by interest.
The Charter doesn't wish those realities away.
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Palau · Day 2Surangel WhippsI stand before this assembly for a people whose future depends on a healthy ocean and a stable climate, and the sovereign right to determine their own path.
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.
It is a responsibility that grows more urgent each day, especially as UNEP's latest findings make clear that the world is now certain to exceed 1.5.
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Guinea · Day 2Mamadi DoumbouyaBut today I am once again speaking before you with a different mindset.
I do not seek to denounce, but rather to share with you, to share with you factual elements about the progress and the headway that has been made by the Republic of Guinea as we have achieved results that have emanated from the choices that we have made.
On the basis of our constitution, the Republic of Guinea organized an entire direct presidential legislative communal elections and we have established all institutions which are entirely financed by our treasury.
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Palestine (State of) · Day 3Mahmoud AbbasNearly a year has passed since the adoption of resolution 2803 and the establishment of the Board of Peace, and only one year remains of the designated transitional period before the end of 2027.
Therefore, we call for accelerating the implementation of the second phase rather than wasting any more time.
The transitional period must not be allowed to become a permanent or open-ended situation without any clear time-bound political horizon.
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Uruguay · Day 3Yamandú OrsiNo one is better than anyone else.
No country holds the absolute truth.
No nation has a monopoly on their solutions.
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Fiji · Day 3Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati LalabalavuFor small states, the principles of the charter, sovereign equality, territorial integrity, and the peaceful settlement of disputes are the safeguards against a world in which the size of military strength decides whose rights matters.
When the world asks small states to choose between competing power blocks, Fiji chooses principles.
And we choose the charter.
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Mauritania · Day 4Mohamed Salem MerzougMr. President, ladies and gentlemen.
the Islamic Republic of Mauritania renews its commitment to the principles and purposes of the UN Charter and the norms of international law, as well as the resolutions of international legitimacy.
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.
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Mexico · Day 4Roberto Velasco ÁlvarezOne, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
2. Shared but differentiated responsibility 3.
Mutual respect and trust 4.
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Russian Federation · Day 5Sergey LavrovMr. President, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, over the last few days, Over the last week, from the rostrum and in the corridors of the General Assembly, the following idea was heard many times: There are tectonic shifts underway in global politics.
A fairer, multipolar world order is emerging before our very eyes.
The countries of the global South and East are asserting themselves as sovereign centers of development.
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Algeria · Day 6Ahmed AttafAlgeria renews its condemnation of the violations of the sovereignty of states and their territorial integrity in the region.
Foremost among them is the Palestinian people's natural right to establish an independent and fully sovereign state with Al-Quds al-Sharif as its capital.
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.
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Antigua and Barbuda · Day 6Walton Alfonso WebsonSovereignty 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.
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Kyrgyzstan · Day 1Sadyr ZhaparovStarting from the 1st January 2027, as a member of the United Nations Security Council, we intend to formally submit all these proposals to the relevant committee.
Distinguished colleagues, I would like to address separately the issues of sanctions.
As we have all observed, today's sanctions are in some cases used by individual countries as an instrument to interference to the international affairs of sovereign states.
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Peru · Day 1Keiko Sofia Fujimori HiguchiPeruvians don't always find a place within the international community or the empathy that they need or loyalty to the principles that gave rise to this General Assembly.
The fact is that the international community really acquires true logic and meaning when it manages to be present at the most critical, difficult junctures.
The international community must act within its own limits and ensure there is a community of sovereign nations.
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Burundi · Day 2Évariste NdayishimiyeThis is what must build trust between Africa and other continents, as well as with international institutions.
We no longer wish to see the Human Rights Council become a forum for oppressing countries that are deliberately singled out because they defend and fight for the interests of their peoples.
We want to see this council working for justice and equity for all states without distinction.
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Paraguay · Day 2Santiago Peña PalaciosFor this reason, we defend freedom, democracy, the sovereignty of states, respect for human rights and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
For this reason, we uphold human life from conception and we recognize the family as the fundamental unit of our society.
Because when human dignity is forgotten, humanity itself disappears.
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Cyprus · Day 2Nikos ChristodoulidesFor small-sized countries, the principle of equality of states is fundamental, and it has formed the binding trust between us.
We rely on an international system in which sovereignty and territorial integrity are respected.
We expect international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, to be applied consistently.
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Zimbabwe · Day 3Emmerson Dambudzo MnangagwaMultilateralism is a crucial equalizer.
It ensures that all have an equal voice under international law and an equal role in shaping our shared future.
Undoubtedly, the Charter remains our common compass.
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Madagascar · Day 3Michaël RandrianirinaMadagascar's foreign policy is guided above all by the imperatives of economic and social development for the well-being of its people.
Madagascar has chosen a policy of engagement in all directions.
We are open to all international partnerships capable of meeting the aspirations of our people and supporting the general policy of the state of the refoundation.
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Hungary · Day 3András Bálint BakaFor Hungarians, the reasons are part of our own history.
Seventy years ago, The revolution of 1956 expressed our people's determination to govern themselves.
Soviet tanks crushed that hope.
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Colombia · Day 3José Manuel RestrepoAllow me to begin by clarifying what I mean by that.
I'm not talking about international trade or cooperation among states, nor am I talking about a humanity that shares common problems and responsibilities.
All of those things are absolutely necessary.
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Armenia · Day 3Nikol PashinyanAccordingly, Armenia will initially have a 26 percent stake in the trip development company and the United States will have a 74% stake.
The agreement provides that in the event of its extension in the 50th year, the Republic of Armenia's share will become 49% without additional investment.
One of the practical expressions of the trip project will be the implementation of paragraph 3 of the peace declaration adopted by me and the president of Azerbaijan on August 8, 2025, and signed by the United States president as a witness.
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Monaco · Day 4Christophe MirmandMr. President of the General Assembly, Secretary-General, Heads of State, Heads of Government, Delegates, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am addressing you as the representative of the smallest Member State of this Organization in terms of its land mass and one of the smallest in terms of its population, barely two squared kilometers bordering the Mediterranean.
And yet, in this forum, there are no small or large states.
Here, every one of the 193 members has a voice, one alone, and of the same weight.
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Papua New Guinea · Day 4James MarapeNo nation can address them alone.
We must therefore continue to work together, respecting the sovereignty of all nations upholding the international law and the United Nations Charter, resolving our differences peacefully, and recognizing that every nation, regardless of its size or economic strength or military might, has a voice and a place in this Assembly.
For Papua New Guinea and all the nations of the Pacific, multilateralism matters.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis · Day 4Geoffrey HanleyAnd in 2025, global average temperature remained about 1.43 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial baseline, while global mean sea level stood approximately 11 centimeters higher than in 1993.
For island nations, this is a question of sovereignty and statehood.
If our coastlines retreat, Our sovereignty must not.
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Azerbaijan · Day 4Jeyhun Aziz oglu BayramovThrough inclusive multilateralism, all states, large or small, particularly developing countries, must have the opportunity to participate equally in global decision-making.
In this context, reform of the UN Security is essential to make it more representative, effective and responsive.
Ladies and gentlemen, Restoring global trust begins first and foremost with respecting international law, sovereign equality, and peaceful coexistence.
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Norway · Day 4Espen Barth EideIt's a normative crisis.
is a financial crisis and an institutional crisis.
First, the normative crisis.
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Brunei Darussalam · Day 5Prince 'Abdul MateenDialogue becomes harder, multilateral institutions lose authority, the international order becomes more fragile, leaving smaller and more vulnerable states particularly exposed.
For Brunei Darussalam, multilateralism is not an intellectual concept.
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.
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Saudi Arabia · Day 5Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al SaudThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the countries of the region have been subjected to flagrant Iranian attacks targeting their security resources and civilian and economic facilities.
The Kingdom reiterates its full right to protect its security and sovereignty, its citizens and residents, and its national resources.
We call upon the international community to shoulder its responsibilities in confronting all threats to international peace and security.
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Tunisia · Day 5Mohamed Ali NaftiTunisia's belief in multilateral action is not a product of current circumstances.
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.
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Canada · Day 5Anita AnandWe are facing a rupture, not a transition.
Great powers are walking away from global economic cooperation, dismantling economic integration.
Great powers want the rest of us to accept what we are offered.
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Türkiye · Day 1Recep Tayyip ErdoğanFirst and foremost, I would like to express my sadness over a matter.
The State of Palestine is officially recognized by the overwhelming majority of Member States here.
His Excellency Mahmoud Abbas, the esteemed President of the State of Palestine, has been unable to attend these sessions for two consecutive years now.
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Chile · Day 1José Antonio KastChile also has the Strait of Magellan, a crucial alternative route for global trade.
Our nation will become the bridge and the port for the bio-oceanic corridors that will unite America with Asia.
This richness, this wealth, is not only fortune that we have in our coffers, it brings with it responsibility to you.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina · Day 1Denis BećirovićThey are slowing down our path towards a modern European state, but they cannot stop it.
Today, Bosnia and Herzegovina stands at the doorstep of the European Union and the NATO.
These are our strategic foreign policy objectives, unanimously defined by the state authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Switzerland · Day 1Guy Parmelinbecause we are going through a time of upheaval.
The international order established in the aftermath of the Second World War is under severe constraints.
Conflicts are multiplying and becoming deadlocked.
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Viet Nam · Day 1To LamUN Charter and international law form the foundation for the international order.
They must be respected fully, consistently, and without selectivity.
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.
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Bhutan · Day 1Tshering TobgayYou see, Gailipoo Mindfulness City is a special administrative region, an SAR.
Under its royal charter, GMC exercises full autonomy in governance, legislation, and the judiciary.
Think one country, two systems.
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- Argentina · Day 1
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 illegal occupation by Britain of the islands is from January of 1833, when British forces occupied the islands, expelling the legitimate Argentinian authorities and substituting them this was at a time of peace and in violation of the international law valid at the time, was never recognized by Argentina.
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.
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Syrian Arab Republic · Day 2Ahmad Al-SharaaAny attempts that violate our sovereignty, violate international law, will be stopped.
Golan will remain Syrian territories.
Any other attempts will be thwarted according to Security Council Resolution 497.
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Day 2Masoud Pezeshkianso as to avoid being threatened, to avoid its future being threatened.
We do not wish to use our power for hegemony, and we do not seek our security in the insecurity of others.
Vis-a-vis Iran's defense, our defensive systems have been built so that no one can think that bombing of Iranian cities will go unanswered.
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Botswana · Day 2Duma Gideon BokoThat is the tradition I bring to this podium, representing a nation staking its existence on the promise that shared rules, faithfully observed, remain humanity's best instrument for peace and prosperity.
That tradition tests whether trust between nations, large and small, can be restored.
Mr. President, restoring trust must begin with restoring respect.
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Ecuador · Day 2Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azincalling for cooperation with full respect for the sovereignty of each nation and with results that we can measure.
This is why Ecuador today is proposing three concrete actions.
First of all, an international mechanism within the framework of the UN to trace and freeze the illicit financial flows from transnational organized crime.
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Central African Republic · Day 2Faustin Archange TouaderaWe are asking for regional and international solidarity to be commensurate with the challenges we are facing.
The CAR, like all sovereign nations, aspires to take full charge of its own security.
And I say this with the same gravity.
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Panama · Day 2José Raúl Mulino QuinteroI feel indignation as a Panamanian.
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.
As you can therefore see, Panama believes in these principles and actively works to ensure that this happens in practice.
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Kenya · Day 2William Samoei RutoWe arrived with one vote and the same sovereign rights as every other State.
The promise made in San Francisco now belonged to us as well.
And that promise changed the world.
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Somalia · Day 3Hassan Sheikh MohamudSomalia works to uphold the principles of the United Nations Charter and Constitutive Act of the African Union, strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, prevent conflict, and support peaceful Africa-led solution with global benefits.
Respect for national sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity is not an abstract principle for Somalia only.
It is a foundation for peace and stability in our country, our region, and the wider international community.
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Comoros · Day 3Azali AssoumaniLet us continue in a spirit of teamwork and draw strength from solidarity.
If we smile together, it is not because we have no problems, but because we are stronger than our problems."
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.
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Yemen · Day 3Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-BawzerLadies and gentlemen, our Yemeni people aspires to peace, but our people will not abandon their state.
Our government is committed to peace, but it cannot accept that the armed coup becomes a fait accompli.
There is no peace with arms outside state authority.
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Barbados · Day 3Mia Amor MottleyConstructive engagement grounded in dialogue, sovereign equality, and respect for international law.
That is why we are here as individual states.
We will also extend our continued solidarity to the people of Venezuela who regrettably are recovering from the devastating double earthquakes in June.
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Georgia · Day 3Irakli KobakhidzheFor centuries, we stood at the crossroads of civilizations, open to diverse cultures, peoples, and ideas, while steadfastly preserving our own distinct identity and character.
Georgia's statehood has been tested more than once, but these challenges have only strengthened our determination to choose our own path.
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.
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Slovenia · Day 3Janez JanšaHuman rights cannot depend on whether the victims are politically convenient to defend.
The United Nations must therefore defend not only its institutions, but also the integrity of the principles those institutions exist to serve.
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.
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Iraq · Day 4Ali Falih Al-ZaidiThis is so that the law is the final authority and national interest is the compass.
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.
With the end of the international coalition's mission in Iraq, we are moving our relationship with our strategic partners to a new phase, moving from military cooperation to economic and development cooperation in service of our common interests.
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Marshall Islands · Day 4Hilda HeineThis week's UN high-level meeting on sea level rise has helped achieve new understanding in international law.
It is the seas that are rising around us, and not our islands which are sinking.
Our boundaries and baselines of today, the political footprint on the map, will endure in the face of aggressive sea level rise scenarios.
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Malta · Day 4Robert AbelaEurope must never accept that despair.
The world must never turn its head away in despair.
Malta remains a sediment in our condemnation of that invasion today as we were on day one in February 2022.
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Tuvalu · Day 4Feleti TeoAnd 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.
Tuvalu, therefore, stands in solidarity with fellow member states in contributing to the restoration of that trust and advancing the necessary reforms and transformation that will enable the United Nations to deliver for all.
Mr. President, Tuvalu, like other countries, is being challenged by various enforced transformations that threaten our land, values, knowledge and cultures.
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Liechtenstein · Day 4Sabine MonauniPresident, Liechtenstein joined the United Nations 36 years ago as its 160th member.
We did so driven by the conviction that we, as one of the smallest members of the international community, should be part of the most important conversation on global governance, with the participation of all states, big or small, in developing international norms and standards, and also in upholding respect for them.
Sovereignty was a key theme of our domestic discussions, resulting in our UN membership.
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Bahrain · Day 4Abdullatif bin Rashid Al ZayaniWe are now not only defending a regional interest, but a rule that applies to every international waterway.
And if it does apply to one, to our strait alone, it wouldn't have been a rule.
The Kingdom of Bahrain has not only stated its position in principle on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council states and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and by virtue of its current presidency of the GCC and its non-permanent membership of the Security Council, Bahrain led efforts resulting in the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2817 with a historic and unprecedented support of 136 countries.
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Mauritius · Day 4Dhananjay RamfulMauritius calls for the principle that statehood and sovereignty are not impacted by sea level rise to be formally codified.
Mr. President, water stands at the frontline of the climate crisis.
Water is a major concern globally.
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Chad · Day 4Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim MahamatMy country does not support any of the parties to the conflict in Sudan and in no way authorizes the use of its territory or its infrastructure to their benefit.
Chad reiterates its commitment to peace in Sudan.
and reiterates its support for all initiatives, including those of the Quad and the Quintet, seeking to establish a ceasefire and to promote dialogue between the warring parties.
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Guatemala · Day 4Carlos Ramiro Martínez AlvaradoThe sovereignty and territorial integrity of states must be respected.
Disputes must be settled by peaceful means.
Human rights must be protected.
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Sweden · Day 4Maria Malmer StenergardPeace must not be taken for granted.
Defense of sovereignty and territorial integrity has been at the heart of Swedish foreign policy ever since.
Eight decades later, these principles are once again being challenged.
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China · Day 5Han ZhengChina holds that the sovereignty and security of countries in the Middle East, including the Gulf, should be respected.
International industrial and supply chains should be kept stable and unimpeded, and global trade should be safeguarded.
China calls for advancing the governance of the West Bank and the post-conflict reconstruction of Gaza in accordance with the principle of the Palestinians governing Palestine.
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Belize · Day 5John BriceñoIf borders can be redrawn by force, then every border is provisional.
We are concerned, too, for the safety and security of the 23 million people of Taiwan, who have no seat and no voice in this hall.
Taiwan is a friend of Belize.
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Cambodia · Day 5Sokhonn PrakIt is earned through consistency.
When commitments are honored, international law is respected, disputes are settled by peaceful means, sovereign equality must remain a principle fundamental principle of international relation.
The Charter does not prescribe one standard for the powerful and another for the less powerful.
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Iceland · Day 5Thorgerdur Katrín GunnarsdóttirMeaning that international law applies until it becomes inconvenient.
That court decisions must be respected unless they challenge our own actions or those of our friends.
That sovereignty is sacred unless someone else's territory stands in the way of our ambitions.
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Gabon · Day 5Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-DoumbenenyIn 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.
Mr. President, restoring trust depends above all on concrete action that enables us to address together global challenges relating to peace and security, climate change, sustainable development and pandemics.
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Turkmenistan · Day 6Vepa HajiyevIn these circumstances, it's particularly important to uphold the common purposes enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, ensure respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, their sovereign equality and non-interference in their internal affairs, and strengthen the rule of international law.
Turkmenistan will also propose the establishment within the United Nations of a group of friends of multilateralism and the sovereign equality of states.
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- Sudan · Day 6
The UAE is holding a campaign, international campaign, to target the Sudanese armed forces, which are currently working against the mercenaries attacks, referring to the Sudanese government as the poor Sudan.
government as used by the representative of the UAE does not befit this international forum where the charter talks about equality between members.
And we do not refer to the UAE as the Abu Dhabi regime or worse than that.
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- Burundi · Day 6
That is the bilateral cooperation agreement for defence signed on the 6th of March 2023 in Bujumbura.
That was signed between the government of Burundi and the government of the DRC.
This agreement also authorizes, as appropriate, the conduct of joint operations The deployment of the FDNB in the DRC is thus being conducted at the request of and with the explicit consent of the Congolese authorities, in accordance with the provisions of this agreement.
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- Indonesia · Day 6
Indonesia is currently serving as the president of the UN Human Rights Council.
After serving six terms as a member of the Council, reflecting the highest level of trust from the international community to Indonesia.
That record alone reflects sustained engagement, not a selective one when it's convenient.
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Secretary-General of the United Nations · Day 1António GuterresIn Ukraine, Russia's full-scale invasion has subjected a sovereign country to a brutal war in blatant violation of the Charter.
Civilians continue to be killed far from the front lines.
mainly in Ukraine, but also more recently in parts of Russia.
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President of the General Assembly (opening) · Day 1Dr. Khalilur RahmanSo let us engage, let us take charge, fix our own house, respect sovereignty of Member States, and together deliver the transformation we need.
As we decide what must change, we must also recognize what already works.
Again and again, Member States tell us that the United Nations works well at the country level, emergency situations, and in keeping and building peace.
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Dominica · Day 1Sylvanie BurtonWe believe in respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states.
We believe in the peaceful settlement of international disputes.
We believe in dialogue.
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Seychelles · Day 1Mathew Antonio Patrick HerminieSize does not define sovereignty and geography does not diminish dignity.
We may be a small island developing state, but we sit as an equal participant in this hall.
Every nation regardless of population or economic power, possesses an inherent right to sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national dignity.
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United Republic of Tanzania · Day 1Deogratius NdejembiExcellencies, 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.
As stated previously, Tanzania reaffirms its position to oppose the use of such coercive measures against any Member State and reaffirms its unwavering solidarity with Cuba, Zimbabwe and all other States that are subjected to such unjustifiable constraints.
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Trinidad and Tobago · Day 1Kamla Persad-BissessarTrinidad and Tobago will advocate for an approach that safeguards international security without closing off innovation, development, and opportunity, and that ensures developing countries have a meaningful role in shaping the rules for this new technological era.
Mr. President, the situation in Haiti remains of particular concern, not just for us in the region, but, I think, across the world.
Trinidad and Tobago stands in full support of international efforts to help restore security and stability in Haiti whilst maintaining that the country's political future must ultimately be Haitian-led and Haitian-owned.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Day 1Andy BurnhamWe will stand firm in the face of any threats and challenges to the rule of law, not just from Russia, but from others too, including where they threaten the rights of British territories, to remain British, such as the Falkland Islands.
That's why we're also working with France and other partners to support freedom of navigation in the Gulf.
And it's why I have acted on the Middle East.
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Morocco · Day 1Nasser BouritaSince then, this regional dispute has embarked on an irreversible course, breaking with the past and looking to the future with a view to its final settlement.
This track rests on principles and parameters that admit no interpretation, nor any reading between the lines or in the margins, as some are vainly attempting, deluding themselves in flagrant denial of reality and total disregard for established truth.
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.
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Romania · Day 2Nicuşor-Daniel Danthrough repeated violations of our airspace.
A few months back, a drone crashed onto a residential building on our territory, injuring people and causing material damage.
It was one episode in an ongoing series of such incidents.
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Estonia · Day 2Alar KarisLadies and gentlemen, One of the biggest tests for the UN's relevance is Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
For more than 12 years ago, since the illegal annexation of Crimea and occupation of eastern Ukraine in 2014, a permanent member of the Security Council, the Russian Federation, has been perpetrating a war of aggression at the very heart of Europe.
But aggression disregards the principles of the United Nations Charter to its very core.
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Dominican Republic · Day 2Luis Rodolfo Abinader CoronaWe will contribute to building the consensus that made a resolution possible, and we are committing our financial contributions that some proportional for the trust fund of the force and facilitating from our country transit logistics and UN support office we are cooperating with the sanctions regime and supporting the personnel of the mission in our hospitals.
We are doing this because this is above all a question of national security for our country and we must repeat this as clearly as possible, there is no Dominican solution to the Haitian crisis, and no state or organization can impose on our country to do it in their place.
We will continue to protect our borders, to implement our migratory laws, and strengthen and equip our armed forces in exercise of sovereign equality that the United Nations recognizes for each state.
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Ethiopia · Day 2Taye Atske-Selassie AmdeMr. President, Ethiopia has diligently worked to promote cooperation and regional integration through infrastructure development, trade, and people-to-people relationship in the Horn of Africa.
We have achieved notable progress with several of our neighbors in spite of attempts by reckless external actors who are habitually engaged in fuming instability.
Despite continued interference in our internal affairs by adversarial elements, we have exercised immense restraint and remained by the firm conviction of becoming one of the most prosperous and dynamic development engines in the Africa.
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Slovakia · Day 2Peter PellegriniWhat if we, as world leaders, would start again following the UN Charter Would reform even matter if we finally did our best for global peace?
Too many conflicts are still driven by the belief that political problems can be solved by force, by changing borders, violating sovereignty, and ignoring international rules.
We need to reject this logic.
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Eswatini · Day 2King Mswati IIIThe United Nations must remain a house where every nation, large or small, has a voice, and where the sovereignty and dignity of all member states are fully respected.
As world leaders, we come here every year to promote dignity, peace, justice, humanity, and cooperation in order to create a better world and we should never give up to fight for it.
The Kingdom of Eswatini stands ready to work with all Member States, the United Nations system, regional organizations, and international partners to advance peace, dialogue, sustainable development, and human dignity for all.
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Liberia · Day 3Joseph Nyuma BoakaiDeveloping nations must not be left behind as mere consumers or algorithms designed elsewhere.
We must be supported in building true digital sovereignty.
We join calls abiding ethical norms and greater regulation of artificial intelligence, particularly in warfare.
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Gambia (Republic of The) · Day 3Mohammed JallowWe wish them well as they complete their tenure at the end of this year.
Mr. President, few institutions embody the principle of sovereign equality as visibly as this Assembly.
Within these walls, differences in power, wealth and influence may shape the realities our nations confront, but they do not confer a greater claim to membership or participation.
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Israel · Day 3Benjamin NetanyahuYet at the time, on this tiny patch of earth, no West Bank, no Gaza, no Golan Heights, just the very survival of this one and only Jewish state, because this is what this conflict is about.
It's not about territories.
It's about the existence of a Jewish state at any boundaries.
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Bangladesh · Day 3Tarique RahmanBangladesh sees the United Nations as the centerpiece for establishing an accommodative global community based on mutual respect for one another's independence and sovereignty.
The tendency to divert development budgets towards military expenditure in different parts of the world reverses the direction of our journey towards global peace.
As a peace-loving nation, Bangladesh remains committed to the goals of complete and general disarmament, preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons and arms control.
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Greece · Day 3Kyriakos MitsotakisSyria is another key player in the region.
Lasting stability in the Middle East requires a stable Syria.
A Syria that is inclusive, a Syria that is free from foreign interference and regional rivalries, a Syria where every citizen can and should feel secure.
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Australia · Day 3Anthony AlbaneseMr. President, a safer world is one governed by rules, not by power and force alone.
It is a world in which all countries have the freedom to decide their own future, and all countries have their decisions listened to.
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.
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Ireland · Day 3Micheál MartinThis time last year, a bushel of wheat was just over $5.
This year, it's more than $7.
The fact that a permanent member of the Security Council is seeking to change borders by force in clear violation of the UN Charter is utterly unacceptable.
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Nepal · Day 3Balendra ShahIts promise was that sovereignty would matter, international law would matter, the dignity of every human being would matter, and the weak would not simply have to accept whatever the powerful decide.
Today, that international system is under strain.
Too often, military and economic power determines whose voice is heard.
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Austria · Day 3Beate Meinl-ReisingerWho decides who gets hurt and who is left waiting outside the room?
For more than 80 years, this organisation has stood for one answer: power must be bound by rules agreed together.
That answer secured Austria's sovereignty and our prosperity.
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South Africa · Day 3Ronald Ozzy LamolaWe've built a United Nations of diverse people, still in their determination to never let history repeat itself.
We've built a vibrant democracy capable of self-correcting and stepping back from the brink.
A democracy strong enough to withstand and resist attempts at external supervision and tutelage.
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- Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Day 3
Yet, neither we will forget nor forgive the war crimes committed jointly by the US-Israeli regime, nor can silence or inaction shield criminals from accountability.
Mr. President, the Islamic Republic of Iran warns in the clearest possible terms that any further act of aggression against our sovereignty, territorial integrity, or national interests will be met with a decisive and devastating response.
Relying on God the Almighty, the great nation of Iran will resolutely defend its homeland, its honor, and its interests.
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Kiribati · Day 4Taneti MaamauYet, distance does not make a difference to the suffering caused by war and conflicts elsewhere.
The people of every nation deserve peace.
We reaffirm that disputes must be resolved peacefully, in accordance with the international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter.
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North Macedonia · Day 4Hristijan MickoskiAnd a state that does not expect others to build it in its place.
That, to me, is modern sovereignty, not isolation capability.
This year, Secretary General, Antonio Guterres reminded us on the charter begins with the words, "We, the peoples."
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Solomon Islands · Day 4Matthew Cooper WaleBut we cannot do this alone.
I call on this Assembly to match the courage of our Pacific communities with collective international resolve to scale up adaptation and resilience finance and to support communities facing climate mobility needs.
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.
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Saint Lucia · Day 4Philip J. PierreCuba has long been celebrated for its continued contribution to health, education, and development across our region and beyond.
Saint Lucia stands with the Cuban people in the hope for a better future, supported by the friendship and solidarity of the international community.
In the same spirit of transformation and consistent with our commitment to the right of all people to self-determination, Saint Lucia supports Taiwan's full membership in the United Nations.
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Kazakhstan · Day 4Mukhtar TileuberdiTo the contrary, through international trust, it strengthens sovereignty, enhances security, and promotes development.
Today, the trust is again in danger.
New START has expired, while the 2026 NPT Review Conference ended without substantive outcome for the third consecutive cycle.
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Togo · Day 4Robert Komlan Edo DusseyWe are convinced that no lasting solution can be imposed from the outside without actively listening to local and sovereign realities and what's going on on the ground.
Africa is not asking for others to act in its place.
It is asking for its efforts to be recognized, assisted and supported.
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- India · Day 4
At the heart of the issue, Mr. President, is the longstanding practice of cross-border terrorism by Pakistan.
We demonstrated last year that terrorists will have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.
Our right to defend ourselves against terrorism will be exercised, and continued terrorism by Pakistan will have consequences.
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Holy See · Day 5Cardinal Pietro Parolinrespect for sovereignty and borders form the essential foundation for the implementation of the peace plan.
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.
The Holy See is following with deep concern the situation in the Gulf region, where the conflict has gradually spread and the violence shows no signs of abating.
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India · Day 5Subrahmanyam JaishankarWe believe in the right of each nation to shape its ecosystem with the development of its own models and deployment strategies consistent with its national goals and priorities.
AI will be very much part of a partnership agenda with the global South.
As technology is democratized, this process is greatly facilitated, Mr. President, by an ethos of mutual respect.
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Belarus · Day 5Maxim RyzhenkovFinally, our openness to dialogue.
We are ready to cooperate with all interested countries.
We also are leaving the door open to those Western politicians who are genuinely ready for a dialogue of equals.
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Djibouti · Day 5Abdoulkader Houssein OmarOnly an inclusive political solution that places the Sudanese people at the heart of every initiative will make it possible to restore lasting peace and stability.
We also call on foreign actors to refrain from fueling this war through harmful interference.
Once again, we extend a hand to our Eritrean neighbor.
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Oman · Day 5Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood AlbusaidiBased on the values and principles that help us achieve our shared goals of achieving security and stability for all and advancing economic development projects and prosperity, shared prosperity for our peoples.
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.
Distinguished heads and members of delegations, honourable delegates.
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Jamaica · Day 5Kamina Johnson SmithFor small states like ours, a rules-based international order is not an abstract diplomatic preference.
It is fundamental to our sovereignty, our security, and our development.
But neither can we safeguard multilateralism simply by defending it.
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Zambia · Day 5Mulambo Hamakuni HaimbeIt is in this spirit that Zambia recently concluded its general elections through which our people exercised their constitutional rights to choose their leaders.
and we thank the people of Zambia for their participation in the democratic process and for renewing their confidence in our leadership.
We also express our sincere appreciation to the international election observation missions for their invaluable support and contribution to Zambia's democratic process.
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Indonesia · Day 5SugionoAnd Indonesia has long understood this for decades.
In the 1960s, Indonesia developed the concept of national resilience to safeguard our identity, to protect our sovereignty and unity, and to sustain our development in the face of challenges and obstacles.
At the heart of our resilience are our people.
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- Thailand · Day 6
The Cambodian displaced persons, including the remaining 20,000 internally displaced persons as referenced by Cambodia, were in fact Cambodians residing in areas that Thailand originally opened as temporary shelters in the 1970s.
This is well documented.
Cambodia knows it, so do we.
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- Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Day 6
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.
We therefore categorically reject any claim to the country.
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- China · Day 6
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.
China will continue to work with ASEAN countries to jointly safeguard peace and stability in the South China Sea.
Thank you, President.
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- Chad · Day 6
They seek to install ideas according to which Chad would be involved in one way or another in the conflict in Sudan.
That's the narrative they're trying to push.
We categorically reject in the strongest terms these fallacious allegations.
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- United Arab Emirates · Day 6
Mr. President, My delegation would like to exercise the right of reply in response to the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The Greater Tomb, the Lesser Tomb, and Abu Musa of the Arab Gulf are islands that are part of the UAE and are under Iranian occupation.
We completely reject continued Iranian occupation of the three islands.
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- Philippines · Day 6
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.
The Philippines likewise rejects any suggestion that its lawful exercise of sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction constitutes provocation.
The relevant question is whether the conduct of states is consistent with their obligations under international law.
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- Chad · Day 6
What's more is the territory of Chad has not been spared from attacks linked to the Sudanese conflict.
Another attack was recently recorded linked to the Sudan conflict.
Chad firmly condemns these new incursions.
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