The Minister for External Relations of Chile, Mr. Patricio Carvajal, in his statement this afternoon referred to sovereignty over areas of Antarctica which are under the sovereignty of Argentina. As a result, we feel obliged to reject those statements.
370. Similarly, with regard to what he said ab…
We have asked to speak in order briefly to explain our reasons for voting in favour of draft resolution A/31/L.3/Rev.l and Add.l sponsored by a considerable number of African States and aimed at protecting the national unity and territorial integrity of the Republic of the Comoros.
3. The Argentine…
The delegation of Argentina has'asked to speak simply to state as explicitly as possible its profound satisfaction with the draft resolution which this General Assembly will shortly adopt.
43. The ties of friendship between my country and all the Commonwealth countries that in some cases have exist…
May I begin my statement by congratulating Mr. Amerasinghe most warmly on his unanimous election to the presidency of the thirty-first session of the General Assembly. His broad and fruitful activities not only as the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka in our Organization but also at the head of …
Mr. President, I should like to express once again our satisfaction at the fact that you are presiding over the deliberations of this resumed session of the General Assembly.
134. My delegation has followed with close attention the various statements that have been made on the question of Cyprus, a…
As a result of South Africa's decision to organize elections in Namibia outside the framework of Security Council resolutions 385 (1976) and 435 (1978), and the incon- clusive state of the initiatives designed to bring about a peaceful agreed solution to the problem of Namibia, the current debate is…
I shall answer that question on the under- standing that it has been put to me by the President of the Security Council and not by the representative of the Soviet Union. 58. I certainly did not ask for a postponement of the debate. We were called together to deal with an im- portant matter and my d…
I do not wish to prolong this procedural debate wlrich has already taken up too much of our time but, in view of the statements wlrich the repre- sentative of the Soviet Union has made, I tlnnk it essential to make known my Government's views on tlris point.
50. The Italian representative has fitti…
In view of the time, I propose, in accordance with rule 33, paragraph 2, of our rules of procedure, that the meeting be adjourned andthat we hear the con- secutive interpretations of the Soviet representative's statement at the beginning of the next meeting. It was so decided.
The meeting rose at 1…
I had not intended to intervene again after I had expressed my views on this point in the course of the discussion this morning, but in view of the observa- tions of the representative of Ceylon, whose opinions I always listen to with great respect, I feel bound to explain my delegation's position w…
I have the impression that we are about to embark on a completely irrelevant discussion. state- ments have been made that raise the question of the legitimacy of the Government of the Congo. That question is, in my delegation's opinion, entirely outside the competence of the Security Council.
36. T…
I must point out that, withol1t realizing it, we are gradually becoming involved in a discus- sion of substance. We must therefore reconsider the purely procedural matter with which we began our discussion.
74.; The representative of the Soviet Union has just withdrawn his motion for an adjournment…
As statedinthe telegram signedbythe Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo [S/4486] and as the USSR representative has recalled, Article 28 of the .United Nations Charter authorizes 'the Security Council to hold meetings outside Headquarters when- ever that would facilitate its work. This is a …
The Soviet Union has asked for this meeting of the Security Council, as its letter says, "for the purpose of considering the decision taken by ·the Organization of American states concerningthe Domi- nican Republic and with a view to the speedy adoption by the Council of an appropriate .resolution".…
We have often found ourselves, in this Council, faced with situations in which the parties concerned did not dispute the facts which led to the action taken, but differed on the interpretation to be put upon those facts. However, we are now confronted with a different situation. In this instance, th…
I think I could reply satis.factorily to your two questions; but since that, in myview, would involve my entering into the substance ofthe proposal Ihave made, and so violating the rules of procedure, I feel com-
62. Le PRESIDENT (traduit du russe): Je donne la parole au representant de l'Argentine…
All the members of this Councilare aware of the severe strain to which representatives in the General Assembly and this Council have been exposed during these last few days. In particular, we Chairmen of delegations have had to be present almost simultane- ously at plenary meetings of the Assembly, …
There could be no better or more representative example of the radical political change that is taking place on the Mrican continent, which we have the good fortune to be witnessing and to some extent participat- ing in, than the recent independence of the Republic of the Congo whose application for…
The delegation of Argentina wishes to as- sociate itself with the expressions of satisfaction of the delegations which have already spoken tn connexion with the application for admission to membership in the United Natlons submitted by the Federation of Mall.
60. Once again the Security Councll has…
Article 27, paragraph 3, of the Charter states that "a party to a dispute shall abstain from voting". My delegation does not wish to enter into a legal or procedural analysis of the application of that wording to the case we are considering, but for reasons of tact, which I am sure the Council will …
