Let me start by congratulating the President on his unanimous election to preside over the fifty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly. His election is an honour to him and to his country, the Czech Republic. The delegation of the State of Eritrea assures you of its full cooperatio…
I am grateful for the opportunity that has been given to my delegation to
participate in the Council’s open discussion this morning on the agenda item on the situation between Eritrea and Ethiopia. My delegation is delighted to see Norway, the very country that led the Council mission to Ethiopia a…
Allow me to begin my statement by thanking the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the progress made in the implementation of the recommendations contained in his report of April 1998 on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. I …
The report of the Secretary-General on assistance in mine action (A/56/448 and Add. 1 and 2) highlights the major developments, achievements and challenges faced by the mine action community in the current year. It underlines a number of issues of concern in the fight against landmines. It underscor…
I shall respect the dignity of the General Assembly by refraining from the purple language employed by the Permanent Representative of Ethiopia. I also have no intention of engaging in issues that are not germane to the statement of the Foreign Minister of Eritrea. I am not here on a propaganda camp…
Please allow me to extend to you, Sir, on behalf of the delegation of Eritrea, warm congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session. I am confident that, under your wise and able leadership, our deliberations will come to a fruitful conclusion. T…
My delegation is taking the floor to exercise, with due respect, its right of reply to some of the charges levelled against my country by the Foreign Minister of Ethiopia. I shall refrain from expressing subjective views, and only refer to statements made by Mr. Legwaila Joseph Legwaila, Special Rep…
The Eritrean delegation is taking the floor for the first time during this session. Therefore, Mr. President, I wish to take this opportunity to extend congratulations to you on your election as President of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. I am certain that your remarkable experienc…
I should like at the outset to take this opportunity to convey our deepest condolences to the Government and the people of Singapore in connection with the tragic losses suffered
as a result of the aeroplane crash that occurred yesterday.
I wish to congratulate Mr. Harri Holkeri of Finland on the …
Very briefly, on two issues of fact. The ICRC was involved in almost all of the voluntary repatriations that took place. When it was not, it could not do so because the Ethiopian Government refused to cooperate and those who benefited from voluntary repatriation could not benefit from ICRC assistanc…
The representative of Ethiopia has raised two issues. The first issue, the question of aggression, was dealt with in previous
meetings, but it does honour to Orwellianism to call the defence of territorial integrity aggression.
We are not talking about the past, but rather the commitment to the fu…
At the outset, I wish to extend my congratulations to Mr. Holkeri on his unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. I am confident that, under his able and wise guidance, this session will successfully accomplish its tasks.
I would also like to express appre…
I am grateful to you, Mr. President, and to all the other members of the Security Council for this opportunity for delegation to participate in today’s open discussion on the agenda item before the Council, “The situation between Eritrea and Ethiopia”.
Today the Council is considering the report of…
I perfectly understand the frustration people must be feeling over the very unfortunate continuation of this conflict, which could and should be resolved by peaceful means.
It is a fact that actually it is the Government of Ethiopia's unilateral and forcible alteration of the borders established be…
My delegation reiterates its highest appreciation of the Secretary-General's concern for and initiative on Africa, and commends his succinct report on the measures taken and results achieved concerning good governance and social and economic development in Africa. We further support, in essence, the…
I do not want to belabour the point, but want only to say that war, whether waged by fighting or by words, as it is here, is not going to get us nearer to a peaceful resolution of a border conflict that can and must be resolved peacefully. I think that what is most important at the end of the day is…
It was bewildering to listen to the Foreign Minister of Ethiopia as he described his country as a victim of Eritrean aggression, a victim which had no choice but to wage war in self-defence. It is a case of the thief crying “Thief!” In fact, it is Ethiopia which has systematically committed aggressi…
Allow me at the outset to join with others who have spoken before me in congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. I am certain that your experience and skills, as well as your dedication to freedom and justice, make you qualified to l…
I am honoured to address the Security Council at this meeting to consider the
My Government has presented in writing its considered reaction to the last resolution concerning the conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia — resolution 1226 (1999) — and I need not repeat it here. Needless to say, the con…
As we commemorate the fiftieth year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, there is much for all of us to reflect upon in our common conception of what constitutes universally applicable human rights and our practice in their implementation. I believe that we all maintain, or at least declare…
