It is my privHege to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 on agenda item 37. We are here once again to confer on the most effective and practical way to launch global negotiations on international economic co- operation for development.
11. We do not wish to dwell at length on lost oppor- tunities. L…
Mr. President, it was my privilege to convey to you from this rostrum tfie congratulations and best wishes of the group of African States, which I represented on the day you were elected, as well as the congratulations of my own country. I particularly expressed at that time Al- geria's deep satisfa…
First of all. I would like to state that Algeria was a sponsor of the draft resolution that we just adopted by such an extraordinary and wonderful majority.
56. A few days ago we gave a warm and fraternal wel- come to our inidst to the representatives of Vanuatu. which'had j~t taken its place here …
Sir, I take special pleasure in extending to you, on behalf of the entire African Group, over which it is my honour to preside this month, my warmest congratulations on your election to the presidency of the thirty-sixth ses- sion of the United Nations General Assembly. I should like, on this occasi…
It gives me great pleasure to express to Mr. von Wechmar the warm congratulations of the Algerian delega- tion on his election to the presidency of the thirty-fifth session. In choosing him, the General Assembly has done honour to his rich experience of international affairs which, I am convinced, h…
A debate on the return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin is taking place again this year, while third-world countries are attempting to es- tablish an international order with new political. economic and cultural dimensions are also being made. It takes on coherence when…
The Contact Group of the non-aligned coun- tries given the task of following the question of Cyprus and made up of Guyana, India, Mali, Yugoslavia, Sri Lanka, Cuba - as current chairman of the non-aligned countries - and Algeria, has again this year submitted a draft resolution, which is contained i…
Nearly one year ago to the day, our Assembly was holding plenary meetings to study the report of the Committee of the Whole Established under General Assembly Resolution 32/174. That consideration by the highest organ of our Organization was fully warranted as a result of the grave situation stemmin…
I believe that to request legal counsel would do an injustice to our Assembly. I trust that I may be forgiven any apparent lack ofseriousness if I point out that this is not a question of a motor-car collIsion or a divorce. The General Assembly is sovereign; it has taken certain decisions in the fOI…
My Minister will have an opportuni- ty at the appropriate time to express the high esteem in which Algeria holds Mr. Salim and the justifiable pride we feel on seeing him presiding over the thirty-fourth session of the General Assembly.
189. At this stage of our work, I shall limit myself to statin…
My delegation has just voted in favour of the last paragraph of .the preamble and operative paragraph 1 of draft resolution II contained in document A/33/526, concerning the right of access to and from the sea for land-locked countries.
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Mr. President, a well-deserved tribute has unanimously been paid to you and, through you, to your country, by your unanimous election to the presi- dency of the thirty-fourth session of the General As- sembly. Algeria would like to be fully associated with that tribute, since it is a matter of great…
As members of the Assembly know, a committee consisting of five non-aligned countries-or, rather, six, since the chairman of the group has joined the com- mittee-which was entrusted with following the Cyprus crisis has for several days maintained continuous contact with the various parties concerned…
The head of the delegation of Morocco this morning in his statement [20th meeting! referred to an alleged act of aggression committed on Moroccan territory by regular units of the Algerian army. Such an accusation would not have deserved a reply had it not been intended to distract the attention of …
The question of the Middle East remains a subject of grave concern for the international community, especially since the situation shows no signs of evolving towards a solution which would allow us to hope for the advent of a just and lasting peace in that region, where peoples have for years underg…
Our Assembly's consideration of the item on the situation in the Middle East has this year a very special nature because of the gravity of the situation and the difficult period through which the Arab world is living at this crucial moment. Just as the struggle of the Palestinian people for the exer…
In deciding to refer the debate on Namibia to its plenary meetings, the General Assembly wished to highlight the specific importance of the question, since South Africa is obstinately determined to make of Namibia a stamping- ground for its imperialism and its racist policies. In this respect the re…
I am particularly embarrassed to have to take the floor again so soon in the General Assembly, but I am convinced that your personal indulgence, Sir, and that of my colleagues here, will allow me to say a few words concerning some of the remarks that we have heard on the question of Western Sahara.
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Throughout the regular meetings, our continued concerns and the exigencies of a f.!Jture which we wish to build despite unforeseeable contingencies. we have had regular opportunities to measure the road yet to be travelled. From year to year, looking ahead on the path to be followed, we witness the …
Mr. President, the head of the Algerian delegation to the thirty-second session of the General Assembly will have an opportunity to pre"ant to you in due course his con- gratulations on your election to the presidency of this session. Nevertheless I should like right now to tell you how happy the Al…
