The phrase "a recent remark by" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a statement made by someone that has occurred not long ago, often in the context of news or discussions.
Example: "A recent remark by the CEO has sparked a debate about the company's future direction."
Alternatives: "a recent statement from" or "a recent comment by".
A recent remark by President Bush to that effect caused a furore in some American churches.
A recent remark by Sergei Ivanov, the deputy prime minister and a former KGB general, illustrates the ambiguity.
The SNP leapt on a recent remark by multilateralist Scottish leader Kezia Dugdale, on the BBC, that Labour policy on Trident is "deliberately unclear".
A recent remark by a New York congresswoman that London seems to be the centre of all the mischief is very telling.
So far this week, the story dominating Fox newscasts has been the conservative furor over a recent remark by the president that business owners owed much of their success to government investment.
"We have lost some luster and we are going to fight to get it back," Mr. Roth wrote, quoting a recent remark by Michael Fascitelli, Vornado's chief executive, to an industry group.
Kaine was particularly annoyed by a recent remark from Donald Trump suggesting Clinton can't keep up with him because of physical limitations. .
THE recent remark by Mitt Romney's senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom that upon clinching the Republican nomination Mr. Romney could change his political views "like an Etch A Sketch" has already become notorious.
It is in this context that the recent remark by Pakistan's top diplomat is worth noting Instead of seeing this as an acknowledgment of a Pakistani South Asian identity we must analyze the context.
In a speech in Manhattan, Ms. Yellen offered a rejoinder to recent remarks by other Fed officials and investors warning that the Fed would need to raise interest rates well before the end of 2014 to prevent an increase in the rate of inflation.
Israel's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday asked the United Nations Security Council to condemn a string of recent remarks by Iranian officials, including Mr. Ahmadinejad, who, according to Israel, had said the country "needs to be wiped off the forehead of humanity".
