Full text of the statement by Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo on the occasion of introducing the draft resolution in the General Assembly follows:
Mr. President,
On behalf of its sponsors, I have the honour to introduce, under agenda item 16, draft resolution A/70/L. 21, entitled “A world against violence and violent extremism”.
Let me first express my sincere gratitude to all the sponsors of the draft resolution and all other delegations for their constructive participation and support during the open and transparent consultations that my delegation conducted. Their proposals, suggestions and interventions made the draft resolution more robust and helped to accommodate the views of different Member States. The consensus and cross-regional sponsorship also underscore the universal recognition of the need to act on the pressing global challenges of violence and violent extremism.
