France is most concerned at the deterioration of the situation in Burundi. The conclusion of the Convention of Government had laid the grounds for understanding, which should have made it possible to ease tension and restore the rules of democracy. My Government, which had hailed that progress, stil…
The French delegation has carefully studied the fifteenth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL). This document, for which we would like to thank our Secretary- General, prompts us to make the following comments.
The Security Council will…
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and to congratulate you on the remarkably effective and precise manner in which you have been guiding our work. Allow me also to associate myself with the unanimous tribute which has been paid to your predecessor,…
Upon the announcement of the death of Mr. François Mitterrand, former President of the French Republic, Mr. Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic, made the following statement:
“President François Mitterrand passed away this morning. I have just come from paying him my final respects. I …
There are subjects, there are tragedies, where words are too weak to describe the horror and revulsion that every human being feels when they are described. The memory of the victims demands restraint.
The report the Security Council requested of the Secretary-General damningly shows that the atroc…
It is always a good idea to follow closely the introduction of new procedures, which is why today’s meeting seems to us to be useful.
It was in May 1993 that the first meeting of troop contributors took place. The Secretary-General had taken the initiative for that meeting, which concerned the Unit…
For more than two years — indeed, since the assassination of President Ndadaye — Burundi has been experiencing difficulties. There are significant risks of that country’s destabilization. They have been compounded by the tragic events which occurred in Rwanda and which we do not wish to see repeated…
The President of the French Republic, Mr. Jacques Chirac, and the French Minister for Foreign Affairs yesterday expressed France’s views at the Paris Peace Conference, during the signing of the Peace Agreement. I should like to quote the conclusion drawn by the President of the French Republic:
“Al…
The French delegation would like to recall the reasons for the vote it is going to cast on draft resolution A — document A/C.1/50/L.3 in the First Committee —
France supports the conclusion, as early as 1996, of a comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty. France was the first among the nuclear-weapon …
I apologize for speaking again, but I cannot help but react to the assertion made by the Permanent Representative of Rwanda when he said that:
“Operation Turquoise ... only exacerbated an already complex situation. In spite of its mandate to provide security and to protect displaced persons ... Ope…
My delegation naturally associates itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Spain on behalf of the European Union.
I should like merely to say a few words as the representative of a member country of the group of Friends of the Secretary-General on the question of Haiti.
F…
Two delegations used today’s debate on the law of the sea as a pretext for once again bringing up the latest nuclear tests that France has had to carry out. In particular, they said, without of course furnishing the slightest proof, that these tests had harmful effects on the environment.
My delega…
In his statement this morning the representative of Libya challenged France, even if he did not name it, asserting that it was acting as a colonial Power with respect to certain Territories. My delegation strongly rejects the use of such language with regard to the situation of French Territories an…
We are beginning a third year of discussion on the expansion of the Security Council. After the long months needed to get negotiations under way, positions have recently been stated. The time has come to enter a negotiating phase that would make it possible for us to advance towards the conclusion o…
In recent months there have been crucial developments in Liberia. The signing of the Abuja Agreement was an essential step in the return to peace in Liberia. In that agreement the parties agreed to implement the peace process according to a timetable agreed upon by all. The establishment of a cease-…
Allow me to congratulate you most sincerely, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency and to assure you of the support of the French delegation in your work of guiding our deliberations.
I should like also to convey my congratulations to Ambassador Gambari and to the Nigerian delegation for the ex…
In 1879, the Société de géographie de Paris convened an international congress, under the chairmanship of Ferdinand de Lesseps, to study the question of an interoceanic canal. The congress decided, in a resolution, to build a canal along a line that would link the Gulf of Limón, on the Atlantic, and…
We came to this Assembly today to celebrate the contribution of sports and the Olympic spirit to the ideals of peace and United Nations solidarity. The tragic death on the evening of 4 November of the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Yitzhak Rabin — a major architect of peace in the Middle East — has c…
I am speaking in order to request members of the Assembly not to vote in favour of this motion for adjournment that has just been presented under rule 74 of the rules of procedure.
I should like to say first of all that France, with all the co-sponsors of the draft resolution submitted to the Assem…
I should like to introduce the revised version of draft resolution A/50/L.6/Rev.1, which was distributed as an official document yesterday and on which we will be taking a vote.
The only paragraph of the draft which differs from the version of the text distributed previously is operative paragraph …
