As we move on with the consideration of this important item, I wish first to avail myself of this opportunity to thank the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, Mr. Thorvald Stoltenberg, for his comprehensive statement of 18 Oc- tober on the work of the Commitee of the Whole. Un- doubtedly Mr. Sto…
Mr. President, I am obliged to you for your patience and tolerance. I shall be very, verybrief.
224. First, the representative of Turkey knows full well who is to blame for the failure of the commendable
Secon~ly, I regret to be ironic, but it seems that he is a lr. '1ty .of one when he refers to …
I very much regret having to speak again in yet another exercise of the right of reply by my delegation to the statement made by the representative of Turkey.
212. It is indeed with much regret that I have to expose the representative of Turkey for having used excessive language that was hardly con…
The proclamation of 1979 as the International Year of the Child has been one of the most momentous actions ever taken by the United Nations. I say "momentous" because the Year deals with the essence of being human-that is to say, with the fundamental rights, the dignity and the worth of the human pe…
Mr. President, during the general debate the President ofthe Republic ofCYPl1ls will have the opportunity to extend to you his own our country's and our delegation's congratula- tion~ on your well-deserved election, but allow me, on a personal basis, and having observed you both in the General Commi…
Once again, the General Assembly is meeting to consider South Africa's abhorrent practice of apartheid, which has justifiably been described as constituting an international crime of the greatest magnitude and an affront to our civiliza- tion.
303. I should also like to say that we have given caref…
The General Assembly is meeting again to consider South Africa's abhorrent practices of apartheid, which have justifi.ably been des- cribed as constituting an international crime of the greatest magnitude and an affront to our civilization.
12. What is needed now is for the international com- munit…
The recommendation of the Third Committee on the question ofmissing persons in Cyprus is the outcome of an elaborate debate in the course of which all the differing viewpoints were advanced and the various positio'ls were clarified. In its wisdom the Third Committee decided, by 67 votes in favour to…
The recommendation of the Third Committee on the question ofmissing persons in Cyprus is the outcome of an elaborate debate in the course of which all the differing viewpoints were advanced and the various postttons were clarified. In its wisdom the Third Committee decided, by 67 votes in favour to …
It gives me great pleasure to extend to you, Sir, warm congratulations on your unanimous election as President of the thirty-third session of the General Assembly. Your country, Colombia, with which my country maintains very friendly.relations, has always played aprominent role in international affa…
This moment, which marks the commencement of the discussion of the problem of
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Cyprus in this parliament of the people of the world, is a sacred moment in my country. At this very moment the people of Cyprus, 6,000 miles away from here, are observing aID-minute silence in honour of the pri…
I should like briefly to explain the position of my delegation on draft resolution XIV.
399. Before doing so, I wish first and foremost, on behalfofmy Government and on behalfofthe relatives .of the missing persons in Cyprus, to express app~ ciation and gratitude to the 13 delegations which, togeth…
We have before us the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People in which the Committee reaffirmed the validity of the recommendations it made last year and called for their implementation with a minimwn of delay. Cyprus is a member of the Committee, …
Our stand on East Timor stems from our long-held position of principle that aggression and other international illegaIities create no rights and are considered not acceptable in the United Nations, in this era of realities. This is why we condemn aggression and/or illegal occupation of territories w…
My delegation's position on the Middle East problem has been fully stated in previous years. It is prompted by a desire for a just and durable solution based on the principles and purposes of the Charter and the specific resolutions of the United Nations on the subject. Our position, therefore, by i…
The General As- sembly has before it for voting a draft resolution on Cyprus prepared by the contact group ofthe non·aligned countries. My deleg~tion and I wish to express to the m~mbeIS of that group our thanks and gratitude for their untiring efforts to carry out competently and conscientiously th…
I do not propose to take up much of the time of the Assembly in refuting each and every one of the series of unfounded allegations, half-truths, misrepresentations and terminological inexacti- tudes by which Mr. Tiirkmen, the representative ofTurkey, attempted to blur the issue of his country's aggr…
Thirty-one years after the question of Namibia was first included in the agenda of the General Assembly and more than 10 years after South
Mrica~s Mandate was terminated and the United Nations assumed direct responsibility for the Territory, the question of Namibia continues to remain unsolvedt wit…
My reason for asking to be allowed to speak is that I wish to draw the attention of Members of the United Nations to the vital significance of the Secretary-Genera!'s introduction to his report of this year. In dealing with the present situation of growing international anarchy and insecurity, of th…
Once again we have before us the tragedy of the Palestinian people. A whole gene- ration of Palestinians have been born and raised in the misery of the refugee camps while, for nearly 30 years now, the problem has been stagnating in the United Nations and festering in the region. Once again now, the…
