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Ambassador Andreas Hadjichrysanthou
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Statement by Mr. Theodoulos Pittakis in the Sixth Committee 
Item 73 – Report of the International Court of Justice
78th Session of the UNGA, 6 November 2023
Mr. President,
At the outset, allow me, on behalf of my country, Cyprus, to express our sincere gratitude to the President of the Court, Joan E. Donoghue, for the introduction of the report. We also want to thank the President and the judges of the Court, as well as the Registrar and the staff of the Court for their commitment to justice and international law.
Cyprus fully subscribes to the statement of the European Union and would like to add some additional comments.
We welcome the Court’s exceptionally high level of activity during the reporting period, including the issuance of four judgments and twenty orders, the organization of six public hearings, and the seizure of five new contentious cases as well as two requests for advisory opinions.
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