74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on the Report of the International Court of Justice
30 October 2019
Mr. President,
At the outset, allow me to thank President Yusuf for his introduction of this year’s report of the International Court of Justice. I also wish to thank former Registrar Philippe Couvreur for his dedicated service to the Court in his nearly 20 years as its Registrar. [Read more…]
United Nations, 7 October 2019
The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations, Ambassador Andreas D. Mavroyiannis, was today elected as Chair of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary Committee) for the 74th session of the General Assembly. In his speech during the first formal meeting of the Fifth Committee of the 74th session, Ambassador Mavroyiannis expressed his gratitude for the honour bestowed on him and Cyprus, and conveyed his appreciation to the Group of Asia-Pacific States for endorsing his candidature to this important and challenging post of presiding over the deliberations of the Committee. In assuming the Chairmanship, he assured of his commitment to a timely and results-oriented session.
Mr. Chairman,
In addition to the statement of the European Union, my delegation would like to make some specific remarks on the violations of individual and collective human rights and fundamental freedoms of Cypriots that stem from the invasion and ongoing [Read more…]
Item 75 – “Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts”
Plenary Meeting of the Sixth Committee, 74th UN General Assembly, 15 Oct. 2019
Mr. Chairman,
As this is the first time my delegation takes the floor, allow me to congratulate you on your election and wish you and the Bureau every success in steering our work. [Read more…]
General Assembly Seventy-fourth session, 7th plenary meeting
His Excellency Nicos Anastasiades, President, Republic of Cyprus
United Nations, 26 September 2019
Mr. President,
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
At the outset, I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to You Mr. President and assure of my Government’s unwavering support throughout your tenure. [Read more…]