Republic of Turkey
Ambassador Baki Ilkin
Turkey last served as an elected member of the UNSecurity council in 1961. Baki İlkin has been Turkey’s permanent representativeto the United Nations since July 2004. The following is excerpted from debateduring the 5,493rd meeting of the UN Security Council, on July 21,2006. Although Turkeyhas aligned itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Finland onbehalf of the European Union, I should nevertheless like to expound upon anumber of issues that we deem fundamental at this critical and highly sensitivejuncture in the region. InnocentLebanese, Palestinian, and Israeli civilians are losing their lives. Lebanon isfacing destruction, and the infrastructure…
