May I begin by congratulating the President on his election. I am confident that the skills and vast experience he has acquired throughout his distinguished diplomatic career will provide the guidance we need to guarantee the successful outcome of the session. I must also recall the valuable contrib…
For the international community this is the year of the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the adoption of which undoubtedly constitutes one of the major events in human history. The fact that at this moment the attention of the global community is focused on this deb…
My delegation voted against the amendment proposed by the delegation of Azerbaijan and abstained in the voting on the resolution as a whole for the following reasons.
The initial proposal put forward by the Chairman-in- Office was highly balanced and dictated by the need to create a more favourable…
My delegation would like to make a motion for no action, under rule 74 of the General Assembly’s rules of procedure, on the Azerbaijani delegation’s proposed amendment, contained in document A/53/L.61, to the draft resolution entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and Organization for Secu…
Allow me first of all to take this opportunity to welcome Mr. Giancarlo Aragona, Secretary-General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
The dramatic changes that the world has experienced during recent decades have created new opportunities for cooperation among nation…
It is not the intention of my delegation to open a discussion here on the Armenian genocide. My statement was focused on the problem of genocide as a whole. However, since a statement was made in a right of reply by the representative of Turkey, I would like to make a few points here.
For Armenians…
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/53/L.47, entitled “Fiftieth anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide”, on behalf of the sponsors listed in that document as well as Colombia, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Paraguay, Turkey, the United Republ…
Let me begin by expressing my Government’s gratitude for the important work carried out by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during 1997 and during the first part of 1998. We commend the Director General, Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, and the Agency’s secretariat and other staff for their commi…
It gives me a great pleasure to address the General Assembly on the subject of cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU).
I should like to take this opportunity to commend the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report outlining the deepening and consolidat…
Allow me first to take this opportunity to welcome Mr. Giancarlo Aragona, Secretary-General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
The dramatic changes that the world has gone through during the past decade have created new opportunities for cooperation among nations, wh…
My delegation voted against the amendment proposed by the delegation of Azerbaijan and abstained on the resolution as a whole for the following reasons. The initial proposal put forward by the Chairman-in-Office was very balanced and was dictated by the need to create a more favourable environment f…
My delegation would like to make a motion of no action under rule 74 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly on the amendment [A/52/L.39] proposed by the delegation of Azerbaijan to draft resolution A/52/L.38, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Securi…
I would like to exercise my right of reply with regard to the statement made a little earlier by my Azerbaijani colleague.
The position of my delegation on agenda item 14, “Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency”, was set forth in my statement this morning. At this stage I will not go thr…
Allow me to begin by expressing the gratitude of the Government of the Republic of Armenia for the important work carried out by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during 1996 and the first part of 1997. We commend the Director General, Mr. Hans Blix, and the secretariat and staff of the …
I begin by congratulating Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-second session. I am confident that the skills and vast experience he has acquired throughout his distinguished diplomatic career will provide the guidance we need to guarantee the succe…
I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States in my capacity as Chairman of the Group for the month of September. I would like to pay tribute to the memory of the late Prime Minister of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, His Excellency Mr. Abdul Rahim Ghafoorza…
Armenia joined the consensus on the draft resolution entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference”, since we regard the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) as one of the most important and influential international organizations, created to…
My delegation would like to make a motion of no-action, under rule 74 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, on the proposed amendment submitted by the Azerbaijani delegation, contained in document A/51/L.54, to the draft resolution entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and th…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-first session. Given his talent and experience, I am confident that he will guide this session to a successful completion of the noble mission entrusted to it by the Chart…
Armenia has followed with deep concern the resurgence of hostilities in Lebanon, and deplores the suffering inflicted on innocent civilian populations as well as the heavy material losses. It is especially regrettable that this escalation is occurring at a time when significant steps have been taken…
