Allow me to begin, Sir, by congratulating you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. I wish you all the best in carrying out your duties. I would also like to welcome the Republic of Tuvalu to the United Nations.
Last week my Prime Minister, Mart Laar, spo…
Despite the fact that the United Nations has indeed achieved a lot over the past 55 years, the Organization has not always lived up to the expectations the world had when it was first founded. This uneven record is also described in the Secretary-General’s report. Let me give an example of the diffe…
Let me begin by congratulating Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab on his election as President of this fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly. I wish him all the best in carrying out his duties.
As the General Assembly convenes for the last time before the Millennium Assembly, I believe that it is appropri…
I should like to clarify the Estonian Government's position on a matter raised this morning by the representative of the Russian Federation.
Estonia has consistently supported cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations, including the Organization for Security and Cooperation …
Mr. President, first of all I would like to congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly at this session. We wish you success in this responsible task in a year that will be of great importance for the Organization.
I would also like to take this opportunity to express our…
Let me begin by congratulating Mr. Razali Ismail on his assumption of the office of President of the General Assembly at its fifty-first session. I am confident that his valuable guidance will lead to the successful outcome of this session. He has the assurance of our full support.
As an introducti…
This year, 1995, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the end of hostilities of the Second World War. Tens of millions of people perished in that war: soldiers and civilians, men, women and children. The memory of the Holocaust will forever remain a warning to humanity of acts committed by totalitarian…
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to express my appreciation for and satisfaction with the comprehensive report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization. The Estonian delegation has carefully studied the report. In a few days, Member States will gather at the special commemora…
Allow me to begin by congratulating the President on his election at this historic fiftieth session of the General Assembly. On behalf of the Estonian people, I wish him all the best this year.
Fifty years ago this body met for the first time in an effort to unite the community of nations to avoid …
I am speaking here today on behalf of Latvia, Lithuania and my own country, Estonia.
The global commemoration of the end of the battles of the Second World War is an event we have long awaited. Yet, even as the anniversary of the end of the war approaches, we also remember that for many countries i…
I should like to congratulate Mr. Essy on his election as President of this, the forty- ninth, session of the General Assembly. The Estonian people wish him all the best in this post.
Today is a day of national mourning in my country. Late last night, amid stormy autumn winds, the passenger and car…
On 2 September, the world learned of the passing of His Excellency President Islam Karimov of the Republic of Uzbekistan. On behalf of the Group of Eastern European States at the United Nations, I would like to extend sincere condolences to his family and to the Government and the people of Uzbekist…
