The delegation of the Republic of Belarus, acting in a spirit of compromise and mutual understanding, broadly supported draft resolution A/52/L.38 and at this stage will not insist on the adoption of our amendments to many of its provisions. We should also like to thank those
At the same time, we m…
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Belarus, I should like to congratulate Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko on his presidency of this prestigious international forum. As in the past, we have gathered here to discuss further options and measures to provide assistance to the victims of the most devast…
Having examined the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the delegation of Belarus notes with satisfaction the high professional level of its preparation. We thank Mr. Hans Blix for the submission of the report to the General Assembly and commend his performance in his post, to w…
The Republic of Belarus attaches great importance to the work of the Security Council as the principal organ of the United Nations responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security. Our delegation has listened carefully to the statements made by preceding speakers, which, we feel, …
The Republic of Belarus, a founding Member of the United Nations and a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), is a sponsor of the draft resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and IPU.
In the implementation of this draft resolution, we feel that a central element is the great o…
It gives me particular pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, the distinguished representative of Ukraine, on your election to the responsible post of President of the fifty-second of the General Assembly of the United Nations. I am convinced that your rich and profound experience in diplomatic relation…
In the past few years, cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has become more active, both at the political and at the organizational levels. This interaction has encompassed spheres such as peacemaking, humanitarian activities, huma…
The Republic of Belarus attaches great importance to the solution of the conflict in the Middle East. We have attentively followed the development of the peace process in the region and welcomed the signing in September 1993 of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government
Noting with sa…
I have the honour to make a statement on behalf of the Republic of Belarus on agenda item 21, related to strengthening the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations.
We are satisfied at the fact that work related to the reduction and mitigation of, and the response to,…
The process of restoring and establishing new democracies has become global. It is now a solid international reality. Regrettably and all too frequently, its main attributes are structural crisis, stagnation of production, a serious lack of capital investments, galloping inflation, general deregulat…
One of the most topical and important issues now being considered by the United Nations is the question of the reform of the Security Council, the increase in its membership, the strengthening of the proportional representation of regions and the improvement of the working methods and procedures of …
Allow me first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the post of President of the General Assembly at its fifty-first session.
General debates over a number of years have already clearly indicated that virtually all Member States consider it of vital importance to transform the Unite…
First, allow me to express my gratitude to the Secretary- General for his detailed and comprehensive report (A/50/847) on the question of public administration and development. It must be acknowledged that the subject chosen for discussion in this resumed session of the General Assembly is a topical…
On behalf of the Group of Eastern European States, I have the honour to extend sincere condolences to the family of His Majesty King Moshoeshoe II and, indeed, to all the people of Lesotho on their great loss.
On 15 January we were dismayed and shocked to learn that a tragic accident had put an end…
The fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, which the world community is celebrating this year, is taking place against a background of significant progress in a Middle East peace settlement. Two months ago, on 28 September 1995, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization signed a bilatera…
In recent years, Member States have focused on improving the work of the principal organs of the United Nations with a view to strengthening the authority of the United Nations in the world, and enhancing its role and influence in shaping the processes that orient the main trends in international po…
Twenty-six April 1996 will mark the tenth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, whose catastrophic consequences are of truly global magnitude. For nearly 10 years the world community has gradually come to understand, and for many years to come will continue to learn, the bitter lessons of one of th…
Since the inclusion in the General Assembly’s agenda of the item on the restitution of works of art to their countries of origin, we have noted with satisfaction the growing interest in this item shown by Members of the United Nations. Our delegation would also like to note that since the previous r…
First of all, allow me to join in extending appreciation and gratitude to Mr. Amara Essy, Chairman of the Open- ended Working group, and President of the forty-ninth General Assembly session, and to the Vice-Chairmen, Ambassador Breitenstein, Permanent Representative of Finland, and Ambassador Pibul…
First of all, I should like to thank United Nations Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali for his informative and comprehensive report to the General Assembly on the forms and mechanisms of support by the United Nations system for new and restored democracies.
At this session, as it did last yea…
