I have the honour to convey to the President of the General Assembly, and through him to all representatives, the warm greetings and good wishes of His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan, for the success of the fiftieth session of the General Assembly. I offer Mr. Freitas do Amaral the f…
I have the honour to convey to you, Mr. President, and, through you, to all the delegations here present the warm greetings and good wishes of His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan, for the success of the forty-ninth session of the General Assembly.
I should first like to congratulate …
I have the honour to convey to all members of the Assembly the warm greetings and good wishes of His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan, for the success of the forty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
I begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your unanimous el…
At the outset, Sir, I should like to congratulate you !'n your l!nanimous eiect!on to the high office of the presidency of the thirty-seventh session of the General Assembly. Your wide experience and diplomatic talents make you well-suited to confront the tasks t~at lie ahead of you. r should like a…
On behalfof the delegation of Bhutan, I should like to offer our warmest congratula- tions to you, Sir, on your election as President of the thirty- sixth session of the General Assembly. With your long and intimate personal association with the United Nations, both as representative of your country…
On behalf of my delega- tion and on myown behalf'! should liketo extend to Mr. von Wechmar warmest congratulations on his unanimous elec- tion to the high officeof President of the thirty-fifth session of the General Assembly. We are fully confident in his personal ability to guide us in the tasks t…
Here we are, once again, dwelling on the question of Cyprus, which looks as though it will turn into yet another perennial feature of General Assembly debate-an obstinate 'problem with no encouraging signs of a just solution in the offing.
157. Cyprus first became a focus for United Nations attenti…
Earlier this month, at the 4th meeting of the Second Committee, Mr. Dadzie, Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation, reminded us that 10 years have passed since the General Assembly adopted the Interna- tional Development Strategy for the Second United Na- tions Deve…
Mr. President, I have the honour to convey, through you Sir, to all the rep- resentatives the good wishes of His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King ofBhutan, for the success of this thirty-fourth session ofthe General Assembly in its efforts to promote international peace and stability and the eco…
It is indeed an honour for me, on behalf of the Group of Asian States, to congratulate the President-elect of the General Assembly for its sixty-fifth session, His Excellency Mr. Joseph Deiss, former President and Foreign Minister of Switzerland. It is most befitting that the person who was instrume…
One of the proudest claims of the United Nations is that it has succeeded not only in promoting the quest for world peace but also in promoting international economic co-operation. The fact that the world's attention has at last been focused on the urgent problem of development is no small achieveme…
The United Nations Charter seeks to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity ana worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small. In pursuance of such a commitment, the General Assembly adopted resolutions such as General Assembly reso…
The importance of the problems under consideration was stressed by the Secre- tary-General, Mr. Kurt Waldheim, some time ago when he declared:
"The persistance and repercussions of these problems in Africa and in a wider sphere create a serious potential threat to international peace and security. …
The delegation of the Kingdom of Bhutan voted in favour of draft resolution A!31!L.20 and Add.l , which was adopted by the Assembly at the previous meeting. We did so because my delegation also believes that the Palestine question is at the heart of the problem of the Middle East.
3. Israel continu…
First, may I sayhow heartening it is for us,who have continually condemned the policies of apartheid, to find for the first time the debate on apartheid taking place in the plenary meetings of the General Assembly.
82. In 1975, the General Assembly adopted resolution 3411 D(XXX) by 99 votes to none…
Mr. President, my Foreign Minister will be participating in the general debate and I am quite sure that he would like personally to express his felicitations on your assumption of the presidency of the Genaral Assembly. In the meantime, it is most opportune for me, in my capacity as Chairman of the …
The United Nations continues to face a serious deadlock over the issue of Namibia's indeI?endence. South Africa, controlled by a regime which has httle regard for international law, public opinion or
~uJ'!lan rights, has imposed a reign of terror upon the mdIgenous population of Namibia. That regim…
We are once again faced with the question of Cyprus in the General Assembly. My delegation is happy that the Assembly, in keeping with past practice, has allowed representatives of the two com- munities to express their view in the Special Political Committee.s We have listened attentively to the st…
