The Security Council is today submitting to the General Assembly the report on its work from 16 June 1993 to 15 June 1994. This report was adopted by the Council on 18 October last. The President of the Security Council, Sir David Hannay, has introduced the report on behalf of the members of the Cou…
The Security Council’s adoption of resolution 952 (1994) indicates the firm hope of members of the Council that by 31 October at the latest the Lusaka Protocol will be initialled, putting an end to a lengthy negotiating process between the Government of Angola and the União Nacional para a Independe…
While fully supporting the statement made by the representative of Germany on behalf of the European Union, I should like to add to his statement a few general assessments and views which we, from the Spanish standpoint, deem worthy of pointing out in the framework of this debate, appropriately taki…
May I express the gratitude of the Spanish delegation for the information provided to the Security Council today by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and also for the very interesting considerations accompanying that information.
The recent visit to the area by Minister Ko…
I should like at the outset to express to you, Mr. President, the Spanish delegation’s satisfaction at seeing you leading the Council’s work with your accustomed ability and authority. I need hardly say that you will at all times have my delegation’s full cooperation.
I should also like to thank yo…
The recent deployment of a large number of Iraqi troops towards the border with Kuwait caused serious concern to the Spanish Government. For some days the world lived under the terrible threat that had led to the Gulf War in 1990.
So the Security Council reacted clearly and swiftly in a presidentia…
I should like to convey to you, Sir, my warmest congratulations on your election to the presidency of this Assembly and to wish you great success in the performance of your duties. With your election, the members of the General Assembly recognize in your country, Côte d’Ivoire, the decisive contribu…
The Head of my delegation, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain, will have the opportunity tomorrow to congratulate the President of the General Assembly.
On this occasion, the Spanish delegation wishes to refer to the references made to the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla in the statement…
Since the Esquipulas process began seven years ago in Central America, a region riven by civil conflict and tormented by grave social and economic problems, the countries of the region have come a long way. Today we can say that many of the conflicts have ended, with a satisfactory outcome and that …
At the outset, my delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for submitting his reports of 15 and 26 July and for the efforts he and the Special Representative of the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and the Organization of American States (OAS), Mr. Dante Caputo, have been making to …
With the adoption of resolution 937 (1994), the Security Council is breaking new ground in dealing with the conflict in Abkhazia, Republic of Georgia, and in the methods of carrying out peace-keeping operations. In accordance with a request by the parties and the Secretary- General’s recommendation,…
A month has passed since our last discussion of this item, and the Security Council is once again dealing with the situation in Angola. My delegation would have wished that by today the pending issues in the talks in Lusaka between the Government of Angola and UNITA would be solved and, more concret…
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 929 (1994), which the Security Council has just adopted, because we consider it imperative to act immediately to contribute to putting an end to the massacres that continue to take place in Rwanda, despite recent action by this Council.
In this regard, th…
May I first, Sir, associate myself with those colleagues who have spoken before me in saying how pleased we are to see you presiding over our work, in which you may be assured of the complete cooperation of the Spanish delegation. I should also like to express our thanks to Ambassador Gambari of Nig…
The draft resolution before the Security Council, which the Spanish delegation supports, extends the mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II) only to 30 June 1994. The significance of the decision the Council is about to take should be stressed: it means that the interna…
I wish first to thank the Secretary-General for the submission of his report of 11 May on the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL) and for the five reports on the electoral process supervised by the ONUSAL Electoral Division. I wish also to echo the two reports concerning the huma…
The delegation of Spain is very gratified to have you, Sir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, presiding over our work today. There could be nothing more appropriate on a day such as this than your presence, as an outstanding representative of Nigeria, a country that has distinguished itself i…
The delegation of Spain is gratified by the adoption of resolution 918 (1994), co-sponsored by the delegation of Spain. Based upon a proposal by the Secretary-General, the resolution expands the mandate and the size of UNAMIR in order to contribute to the safety and protection of displaced persons, …
On various occasions this Council has shown that it is willing to consider measures in addition to those adopted under resolution 841 (1993), in which an oil and weapons embargo was imposed on Haiti. Resolution 873 (1993) established that the Council would take such action if the military authoritie…
Allow me first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on the skilful
I wish also to express my delegation’s appreciation and thanks to Ambassador Colin Keating of New Zealand for the very able and effective way in which he presided over our work in April.
The Security Council has just unanimously adopte…
