The signing of the peace Agreement in Guatemala on 29 December will go down in the history of Central America. The conflict in Guatemala, the oldest in the area, had been going on for more than 40 years. The settlement of the conflict is the culmination of a process that began in Esquipulas in 1987.…
The delegation of France wishes to join the delegation of Italy in recommending to members the adoption of draft resolution A/51/L.60.
The decision that one day of the year should be World Television Day would mark the anniversary of the important Forum which was held on 21 and 22 November on the i…
I have the honour to address this Assembly on behalf of the European Union. The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia — and the associated countries Cyprus,…
My delegation is honoured to speak on draft resolution A/55/L.11 on behalf of the Member States of the European Union, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe associated with the Union, Bulgaria, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as wel…
For a year now, France, together with its European Union partners and many other countries, has given its full military, political and economic support to the implementation of the Peace Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina signed at Paris on 14 December 1995.
Much progress has been made. A consider…
The French delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution now before us for action. This draft resolution provides first of all for further extension of the mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III) until 28 February 1997. It will also mark the agreement of the S…
The United Nations operation in Haiti is one of the great recent successes of the Organization. It has allowed for a consolidation of that country’s transition to democracy by assisting the Government to form a public force respectful of legality and capable of maintaining public order and security.…
The countries of the Great Lakes region are threatened by a humanitarian catastrophe. The disturbances that have taken place in eastern Zaire have caused the exodus of 1.2 million refugees and displaced persons. Humanitarian agencies have left the region.
Since the beginning of these tragic events,…
My statement will be very brief. Its sole objective is to express France’s continued interest in the work begun three years ago on the expansion of the Security Council. This important endeavour, upon which we embarked in 1993 in the awareness that it would entail difficult negotiations, must be bro…
An amendment has been proposed on operative paragraph 7 of the draft resolution. The terms of this amendment accord with the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency and its conclusions. France supports the actions of the Agency, and wishes to see Iraq continue to cooperate with that body in…
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The Panamanian Government has now taken the initiative of convening in Panama in 1997, 118 years after the Paris Congress, another Universal Congress on the Panama Canal. This international meeting will aim to continue the effective use of the Canal as par…
The French delegation appreciates the initiative of the Russian Federation and the other delegations that called for a public Security Council debate on the situation in Afghanistan. The recent developments in the situation in that country justify the Security Council holding such a debate. On sever…
My presence at this rostrum might be a surprise, because France traditionally does not speak when the International Court of Justice submits its annual report to the General Assembly. Without intending discourtesy to other speakers, France does not believe that it is for a political organ or its mem…
The French delegation would like first of all to welcome the ministerial delegation of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which requested the holding of this debate. We have listened very attentively to the statements made the by the members of that delegation, who represent the coun…
The French delegation feels that it must set out some facts and clarify certain points in connection with the statement made by the Libyan Foreign Minister, Mr. Omar Mustafa Muntasser.
The attack on UTA flight 772 and the attack against Pan American flight 103 at Lockerbie are not disputes between …
My country is especially pleased at the President’s election to lead the General Assembly. He represents a great country that plays an important role in the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77 and I am glad that he is to preside over our work during this crucial period for our Organization.
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The French delegation has carefully studied the report the Secretary-General has issued on the situation in Liberia. This report gives a grim account of the consequences of the
The new plan for the implementation of the Abuja Agreement, revised by the States of the Economic Community of West Africa…
The French delegation voted in favour of the resolution just adopted by the Council. I wish to point out that France welcomed the steps taken by the authors of the draft from the time it was first submitted to the Council. Indeed, this draft reiterated a number of concerns that had been previously e…
Recent events have shown that the situation in Haiti still presents risks and that the unquestionable progress accomplished so far could be fragile. Despite these uncertainties, we should not overlook the importance for that country of the exemplary democratic transition it has
The report submitted…
The Security Council has on several occasions set out the principles that would make it possible to bring about a political settlement in Burundi. To summarize these principles, it is a matter, first and foremost, of the cessation of violence, the initiation of a comprehensive political dialogue bet…
