On behalf of my country, I have the honour of extending my most sincere con- gratulations to Mr. Salim on his election as President of the thirty-fourth session ofthe General Assembly. I am sure that his choice for this important post reflects the international community'S appreciation ofhis qualiti…
I have the honour today to speak on behalf of the Group of Asian States and to congratulate the President-elect of the General Assembly for the sixty- fourth session, His Excellency Mr. Ali Abdussalam
Treki, Minister for African Union Affairs and former Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Libyan Ar…
Most States which care for peace in the Middle East emphasize that the situation in that area is serious and that nobody can remain indifferent to a situation that threatens not only the peace and security of the region but also the peace and security of the whole world. We note with great concern t…
At th.e otitset I wish to commend the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. This report is objective and impartial and reflects a full awareness of the responsibilities on the part of the members of that Committee, its Chairman, Mr. Fall, and it…
The United Arab Emirates would like to repeat its appreciation and respect for the work of the Speciai Committee and other United Nations bodies in dealing with the problems of the contemporary world, which it appreciates as the very existence of these problems threatens mankind as a whole.
212. We…
It gives me great pleasure to express to you, Sir, my heartfelt congratulations on your election as President of the thirty-third session of the General As• sembly. Your excellent educational qualifications, the high posts you have held in your Government and the enormous experience you have gained …
I had the honour of addressing the Security Council on 18 June 19768 as Chairman of the Arab group of States when the Council was studying the first report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights ofthe Palestinian People.
141. At that time it was our hope the Security Council wou…
In participating in the discussion of this important item on the agenda, my delegation bases its position on the following principles. The United Arab Emirates is an Arab nation in the Middle East that is deeply concerned and disturbed by the serious situation existing in the region, which has acqui…
Mr. President, fust, I should like to convey to you my thanks for having voiced your con- dolences on the passing of our beloved Minister, Mr. Saif bin Ghobash. I should also like to thank sincerely all my colleagues who did likewise, in view of this major loss which has been suffered by the United …
The United Arab Emirates has since its independence followed with deep concern the developments in South Africa, Rhodesia and Namibia. We strongly condemned the policy of apartheid anJ bantlstanization practised by the racist Government of South Africa.
79. Many words have been sp.oken and many vo~…
The question of apartheid has for many years been of special concern to the international
12. My Government has repeatedly denounced that policy. and whenever we have participated in conferences on this matter we have declared our full support for the heroic struggle waged by the people of South Af…
The General Assembly is starting its debate on the item on the Middle East, which is one of the most important topics and confronts the world with two alternatives-either peace or war. The General Assembly discussed this topic last year and adopted resolution 3414 (XXX), which reaffirmed clear princ…
My delegation had the honour of sponsoring the resolution whereby the Comoros was admitted to our Organization, and at the plenary meeting held on 12 November 1975 when the Comoros was admitted to membership in the United Nations [resolution 3385 (XXX)], the Chairman of the Arab group of States made…
Allow me, first of all, to extend ~ delegation's congratulations to Mr. Hamilton' Shirley Amerasinghe on his election as President of the General Assembly at its thirty-first session. We were pleased and satisfied at his election to this high office, knowing the efficiency, flexibility and devotion …
It was a historical event when the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session adopted resolution 3236 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974, which reaffirms the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people in
50. In this connexion, my delegation could not fail to express its appreciation and gratitude to th…
It is now 38 years since the question of Namibia was first placed on the agenda ofthe General Assembly at its first session in 1946. It is 18 years since the General Assembly adopted resolution 2145 (XXI), on 27 October 1966, which terminated South Africa's Mandate over Namibia, proclaimed the conti…
As the Chair of the Arab Group for December 2010, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/65/L.33, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States”, on behalf of
Algeria, Bahrain, the Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, the Libyan Arab J…
