The delegation of Chile wishes to express its support, so often reiterated in this Organization, for the desire of the people of Namibia for national independence.
114. The constant position of my country in this regard is consistent with the vocation for freedom and nationalism of our people and a…
I am pleased to congratulate Mr. Lazar Mojsov on his election to preside over the thirty-second regular session of the General Assembly of our Orgar;zation. I am certain that the fulfIlment of his duties will be characterized by the skill that has distinguished his diplomatic career.
80. I should a…
Chile has participated in the voting with a manifest wish to co-operate with United Nations action on this matter. Today, as always, we have done so attempting to interpret in the most responsible way both our support for the
draft resolutions of apartheid has nevertheless led them to formulate the…
Chile's first words in this thirty-first session of the General Assembly of the United Nations are to congratulate Mr. Amerasinghe upon his election to the presidency of the General Assembly.
167. I also wish to reiterate, in this forum, my country's renewed commitment to the objectives of co-opera…
My delegation listened carefu11y ta the interesting legal and political analysis which the representative of Cuba made in this Council last Wednesday [992nd meeting]. We agree. with sorne of his views and disagree with others, but above aU we regret that we cannot concur in the conclusions which he …
My delegation quite understands that the consecutive interpretation cannot be postponed until after the statement by the representative of Cuba. If, however, the representative of Cuba has no objection, my delegation would suggest that we might resume the meeting at 10.30 tomorrow, on the understand…
The Chilean delegationwouldhavepre- ferred the problem of priorities now before the Council not to be raised. Indeed, the other in which we agree to deal with the various applications for admission of new Members will not affect Chile' s position. The Chilean delegation would not like the questions …
The Chilean delegation wishes to ex- press its satisfaction at the agreement in the Security Council which has opened the way for Sierra Leone to become a Member of the United Nations. The Gov- ernment and people of Sierra Leone are to be con- gratulated on this unanimous decision. The name of their…
The Security Councn has been convened to consider one of the most sudden and senseless con- flicts to have arisen duringthe lastfewyears. A spark
46. Ma délégation, faisant écho au sentiment d'in- dignation qui a révolutionné tous les pays arabes et tous les peuples épris de justice et de liberté, …
The Government and people of Chile are most anxious that the Security Council should belp to find a solution so that peace in the Middle East may not be disturbed and that this part of the world, which is developing apace, may not be afflictedwithvolcanic eruptions which will increase the fear of a …
1 should like to explain why my delegation abstained in the vote on the Soviet Union amendment. Under that amendment, operative paragraph 3 of the draft resolution was to begin with the words "Con- demning the colonial war against the Angolanpeople".
166. When 1 spoke in the debate, 1statedquite cl…
1 am sorry 1 have not been understood.I said that my delegation wanted its draft amendment to be voted on as a whole, and in so doing it was ex- ercising the right set out in rule 32 of the provisional rules of procedure, under which "parts of a motion or of a draft resolution shall be voted on sepa…
It surprises me that my amendment is to be considered in parts. The sense ofthe amendment calls for its adoption as a whole. If there is any difference of opinion on the question of separate votes, I should prefer the CouncU to be consulted first.
On this occasion the deiegation ofChilecon- tinues to adhere to its Government's traditional policy of not opposing the inclusion of items in the CouncU' s agenda. However, as in the past, it is alive to the need to respect and protect human rights and shaH continue to be so in future, and, since th…
It is indeed with very great pleasure that the delegation of ChUe associates itself with those members of the Security Council who have extended their congratulations to Sir Patrick Dean upon his assuming the Presidency of the Council for the month of February. We are convinced that we sha11 derive …
The President has just said that the agenda has been adopted. I believe there is no precedent for discussing a proposai rclating to item 4 when item 2 should he discussed. It has happened a few times that the Security Council and other ort,'ans have decided to extend an invitation before entering up…
We have the same.difficulty as the Turkish representàtive. It would not be easy for the Chilean de1egation to reach New York before 17 February.
60. Mr. 'GROSS (United States of America): My delegation was under the impression that the matter had been informally.,settled at a meeting at which 1 thi…
This is the 11rst opportunity t.~e Chilean delegation has' had in· the United Nations to intervene in tne dispute between India and Pal<:istan over Kashmir. l should therefore like to iIldicate briefly the spirit in which my country and its Government. propose toparti- cipate in the efforts to settl…
