On behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, the delegation of Ecuador wishes to express our most heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros at the regrettable passing away on 5 November 1998 of their head of State, His Excelle…
The delegation of Ecuador has paid particular attention to the report of the International Court of Justice, and we take the view that that principal legal organ of the United Nations is effectively fulfilling its lofty responsibilities.
I am grateful for the introduction made by its President, Jud…
My delegation wishes to express its satisfaction at the adoption of the resolution on international cooperation to reduce the impact of the El Niño phenomenon, which chiefly affects the coastal countries of the Pacific Ocean, since the resolution reflects the
The adoption of this resolution, in the…
Ecuador believes it essential to support and encourage the full resumption of the peace process in the Middle East and to contribute as effectively as possible to strengthening the bilateral and multilateral negotiating mechanisms that are developed. Therefore, my delegation voted in favour of the r…
My delegation wishes to extend its thanks to you, Sir, for your efforts in guiding the informal consultations of the plenary which have led to the submission of the draft resolution we are now considering, which appears in document A/52/L.17. I also wish to express our gratitude to the Chairmen of t…
The General Assembly, adopting the proposal of the President of Costa Rica in his address to this Assembly at its thirty-third session, established the University for Peace in its resolution 35/55 on 5 December 1980, as an international centre specialized in postgraduate education, research and diss…
Although my country’s position has already been laid out by the representative of Paraguay in his statement on behalf of the Rio Group, my delegation wishes to add a few notes of its own.
Fifty years ago, the leaders of the world gathered together for the purpose of saving succeeding generations fr…
On behalf of the sponsors, I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/52/L.5, entitled “Observer status for the Andean Community in the General Assembly”.
The member countries of the Andean Community share particularly close social, cultural and historical ties. The…
The delegation of Ecuador would like to refer to the draft resolution contained in document A/55/L.11, entitled “Large-scale pelagic drift-net fishing, unauthorized fishing in zones of national jurisdiction and on the high seas, fisheries by-catch and discards, and other developments”. The delegatio…
Ecuador, as a sponsor of draft resolution A/51/L.20, entitled “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies”, wishes, as on earlier occasions, to voice its firm commitment to democratic processes as vehicles for bringing pe…
I wish first to express my delegation’s appreciation to Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral for his chairmanship of the Open-ended Working Group on the issue before us, and to Ambassador Breitenstein and Ambassador Jayanama for their enormous efforts as Vice- Chairmen of the Group.
Although the Ecuadorian …
The Panama Canal is an indispensable transportation link, especially for the countries with a south-western coast on the Pacific Ocean whose international trade is largely with the Atlantic basin. My country therefore attaches special priority to this question, because the use of the Panama Canal is…
One of the clearest examples of international globalization is the fact that, to an increasing degree, problems affecting one region have a very deep impact on the rest of world society, which shows that coordinated action and greater cooperation are becoming indispensable.
At the same time, States…
I wish to extend to President Razali Ismail Ecuador’s warm congratulations on his election, which is a tribute to his valuable contributions to the work of our world Organization in his capacity as Permanent Representative of Malaysia. I wish also to convey our thanks to Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral,…
The General Assembly called on the Conference on Disarmament, in particular the nuclear-weapon States, to conclude, as a task of the highest priority, a universal and multilaterally and effectively verifiable comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty that would contribute to nuclear disarmament and the …
The delegation of Ecuador abstained on the draft resolution contained in document A/50/L.70, because it does not reflect all the aspects of the crisis in Lebanon.
My delegation considers it essential to support the peace process in the Middle East, initiated at the Madrid conference in 1991, and to…
It is a great honour for me, as representative of the Government of the Republic of Ecuador, to participate in the resumed session of the General Assembly devoted to the subject of public administration and development.
I believe that as part of the efforts being carried out by the United Nations a…
Allow me first of all to express my delegation’s appreciation to the Open-ended Working Group, which, under the chairmanship of the former President of the General Assembly, Mr. Amara Essy, was able to count on the selfless work of the two Vice- Chairmen, Ambassador Breitenstein of Finland and Ambas…
The delegation of Ecuador will vote in favour of the draft resolution on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba because of Ecuador’s opposition to discriminatory unilateral economic practices that go against the pri…
I am honoured to speak on behalf of the following countries, members of the Rio Group: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
It is a fortunate coincidence that young people are meeting in New York at the very time tha…
