It gives me pleasure to convey to you, Sir, and to your friendly country my sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of the forty-eighth session of the General Assembly. I wish you every success in carrying out your responsibilities in light of the current developments and changes …
My delegation
wishes first of all to pay tribute to the brotherly Afghani people who have
struggled for 14 long years during which no sacrifice was too dear in the
fight for freedom and independence. I salute the memory of the millions of
martyrs who gave their lives to ensure victory, and welco…
I wish at the
outset to express the deep appreciation of Egypt's Government, people and
delegation of the warm sentiments and condolences expressed by representatives
with respect to the earthquake that struck my country and that caused damage
we have not yet been able fully to assess.
The fact…
I should like to
extend the thanks of my country's delegation to you, personally,
Mr. President, for condoling with us and to all members of the General
Assembly for their sentiments of sympathy with the people and Government of
Egypt in relation to the appalling catastrophe that has befallen Ca…
I am honoured to speak here today, on behalf of the President of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), on this important new agenda item, which entails a preliminary evaluation of the implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s.
The exacerbation of …
On behalf of the Government of Egypt, I would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mrs. Sadako Ogata. Her unanimously approved nomination to a further term of five years is a tribute to the efforts she has been exerting over the past thre…
The international community calls on us today to continue our steadfast and serious search for a settlement of the conflict in the Middle East and to set our sights on a future free from all fanaticism and hegemony. We must cease to enumerate past events from this rostrum and seize the opportunities…
The delegation of Egypt would like to express its gratitude to the Secretary-General and to the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea in the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations for their valuable reports prepared under this item.
At the outset, the Egyptian delegation emphasiz…
At the outset, I should like to welcome the Secretary- General’s reports concerning the status of the oceans, seas and fisheries. We express our appreciation to the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea for its work in preparing those reports and disseminating the information set forth t…
At the outset, the delegation of Egypt expresses its appreciation to the Secretary- General and the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea for their preparation of the reports related to the status of oceans, seas and fisheries. Egypt further expresses its appreciation to the coordinators…
At the outset, the delegation of Egypt aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Benin on behalf of the African Group. It also expresses its appreciation to the coordinators of the draft resolutions on oceans and the law of the sea (A/64/L.18) and sustainable fisheries (A/6…
At the outset, I would like to express the appreciation of the delegation of Egypt to the Secretary-General and to the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea for
the valuable reports they have submitted under this item, concerning oceans and the law of the sea (A/61/63) and on sustainabl…
Only yesterday, men offree conscience, enlightened minds and courageous will convened to express solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle to exercise th~ir just and legitimate rights. Their positions and statements expressed the unani- mous view of nations and peoples, despite their …
The Internationa] Conference on Sanc- tions against South Africa, held in Paris in 1981, declared that this year should be the Internationa! Year of Mobilization for Sanctions against South Africa. I It gives me great pleasure to praise the efforts of the Special Committee against Apartheid·-chair~d…
The existing co-operation between the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee and Hie United Nations and its various bodies concerned with legal matters is indeed fruitful and constructive. We thank the Secretary-General of the Consultative Com- mittee for his report in this respect and we hope t…
Year after year and session after ses- sion, we gather in this Hall in order to consider the serious situation in Afghanistan since early 1980 and its implications for international peace and secu- rity.
41. The problem of Afghanistan, which we are con- sidering today, is a real example of the seri…
Year after year and session after ses-:- sion, we gather in this Hall in order to consider the serious situation in Afghanistan since early 1980 and its implications for international peace and secu- rity.
The Egyptian delegation listel1ed with its usual at- tention to what was said by Mr. Maksoud at the end of the debate on the question of the Middle East. There are perhaps some points on which I do not disagree with him, but I must say that in his statement there are once again points which call for…
It was with great sorrow that we learned of the death of Mr. Abdullah EI-Erian of the International Court of Justice. He died in The Hague where he was discharging his duties as a member of the Court.
6. Egypt has lost a great man of the law, of diplomacy and of politics. He was well known and his …
If the consideration today of the situation in the Middle East has been preceded by the lengthy debate on the question of Palestine, it is because the latter is the key to peace in the region as a whole. Without a comprehen- sive peaceful settlement based on justice and international law, a settleme…
