In response to the reply of the delegation of Pakistan, my delegation would like once again to draw the attention of the world community to the questions contained in the statement made to this Assembly by the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, to which the Pakist…
On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, the representatives of the world’s nations are gathered here with hearts full of hope for a better future, as well as for the cause of the peace and prosperity of mankind, in an atmosphere of great enthusiasm and animation.
The Afghan na…
We were deeply grieved to hear of the death, on 8 June 1995, of Ambassador Abdul Rahman Pazhwâk, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations from 1958 to 1973, President of the General Assembly at its twenty-first session, 1966 and 1967. “To God we belong, and to Him is our return”…
Before the General Assembly takes action on draft resolution A/49/L.8/Rev.1, I should like briefly to explain why my delegation has agreed to withdraw the amendments contained in document A/49/L.12, dated 25 October 1994.
The negotiations on the draft resolution — the first version of which was sub…
For the third consecutive year, the General Assembly is discussing the complete withdrawal of foreign military forces from the territories of the Baltic States.
My delegation has taken a special interest in this item since it first appeared on the agenda of the General Assembly. As we have stated i…
Allow me to begin by expressing our warm congratulations to the delegation of the beautiful island State of Palau on having joined this world family. We wish Palau further progress and prosperity.
As the Assembly begins its consideration of agenda item 37 (e), “Emergency international assistance fo…
In order to indicate my delegation’s position, I shall read out the following message that was communicated to the Secretary-General and signed by the
“On the occasion of the Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people, I should like to express the best wishes of the Islamic State of Afghanistan …
One year after the General Assembly’s last debate on this question, we find ourselves discussing the same problem. It is a problem of extreme seriousness for the world. If one were to compare what is happening this year to what happened last year, one might say that the situation has not improved.
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My delegation does not find it necessary to emphasize the disastrous effects of land-mines, which threaten the present generation of humanity, as well as the generations that will follow, in so many parts of the world. We are very grateful to the delegation of Germany, which, in cooperation with oth…
It gives me great pleasure to convey on behalf of the Islamic State of Afghanistan our warm felicitations to Mr. Amara Essy on his unanimous election to the high office of President of the forty-ninth session of the General Assembly. The Afghan delegation assures him of its full cooperation during h…
Once again, since I am, I believe, the last speaker in this part of our debate, I should like to pay a tribute to you, Sir, and to the very wise and skilful way in which you have been conducting the work of the Council over the past month. Our appreciation goes also to your predecessor, Ambassador V…
I should like first to express my congratulations to you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. Your great skill, which is beyond question, will serve you well in conducting the work of the Council. I should also like to congratulate Ambassador Mérimée, Permanent Representativ…
As the first speaker as you begin your presidency of the Security Council on this first day of March, I should also like, Sir, to be the first to congratulate you. The Council now has to decide on some most serious and complex issues, and we have every confidence in your abilities as an experienced …
Membership of the Economic and Social Council is important, mainly for the following two reasons. First, contributing to the activities of different organs of the Organization is part of the collective
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Afghanistan, after 14 years of foreign domin…
The delegation of Afghanistan is a co-sponsor of the draft resolution on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina now being debated by the General Assembly.
In earlier stages of the grievous and deplorable Bosnian tragedy, the Afghanistan delegation took part in the debates of the Security Council a…
For 46 years, the Assembly has been discussing the question of the Middle East. That period makes up a large part of the twentieth century, and thus of the life of this Organization and of our own lives and careers and those of many others. I remember that I myself, 26 years ago in the Assembly and …
For the first time last year, at the forty-seventh session, the General Assembly included in its programme of work agenda item 141, entitled "Emergency international assistance for the reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan". That agenda item, as vindicated by its title, was considered and subse…
I should like to express to the Secretary-General our appreciation of his comprehensive and informative report contained in document A/48/536 and of his continuing interest in the provision of assistance to Afghanistan.
I should like also to commend the work of Mr. Jan Eliasson, Under-Secretary-Gen…
The Afghan delegation reiterates its principled policy on the item under consideration - that is, our conviction that the inadmissible and unjustifiable presence of foreign military forces in the territory of another State without the consent of the State in question is inadmissible and unjustifiabl…
