I just wish to note that I believe the document in question refers to the European Union proposals on reform of the scale of assessments, a worthy objective in itself. I think, as my Permanent Representative stated earlier, we were referring both to the scale of assessments for the regular budget an…
The version of events which we have just heard from the Foreign Minister of Iraq is simply staggering. In his statement the Foreign Minister has shown yet again the indifference of the Iraqi Government to the plight of its own people. He tried to escape blame for the problems faced by Iraq and its p…
In his speech, the head of the delegation of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya referred to the bombings of Pan American flight 103 and UTA flight 772 — terrorist incidents in which 441 people from 27
I would like to take this opportunity to re-state my Government’s position. Libya is once again trying to …
My delegation would like to respond very briefly to certain remarks made by the Foreign Minister of Spain this afternoon concerning Gibraltar.
My delegation has no wish to engage in open polemic with a friendly ally and partner on an issue which can be resolved only by direct talks, such as have al…
Mr. President, thank you for your welcome. It is a great honour to be present at this important debate. The fighting over the last two days between Palestinians and Israelis has shocked us all. The casualties suffered by both sides are very high. We have not seen violence on this scale since the Osl…
May I begin by congratulating Ambassador Razali of Malaysia on his assumption of office as our General Assembly’s new President and offer our thanks to his predecessor, Ambassador Freitas do Amaral, for all his valuable work during the fiftieth session.
The late twentieth century is an exciting tim…
On behalf of the United Kingdom, I would like to say a few words today in response to the remarks made by the Foreign Minister of Argentina concerning the Falkland Islands. We were glad that the Foreign Minister again referred to the increasing cooperation between the United Kingdom and Argentina, w…
My delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) for a further three months. The recent reports of the Secretary-General and his Special Envoy confirm that the Agreement reached by the Economic Community of Wes…
This is not the first debate we have held in this Chamber on Burundi. What is new since the last occasion is the coup against the constitutional Government in the country and, more hopefully, the strength of the region’s response to that situation and determination to restore political and constitut…
When this Council decided three and a half years ago to establish a United Nations peace-keeping presence in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, there were many who expressed doubts as to whether that country’s independence could be sustained. Such dire predictions have been proved wrong. The…
My delegation would like first of all, Sir, to offer you our congratulations on the assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We look forward to a serene month under your guidance. We thank the previous Chilean presidency for its outstanding chairmanship during what was certainly not a s…
My delegation assisted in drafting this draft resolution, and we will vote in favour of it. We strongly support the efforts of the international community to counter the illicit arming and training of Rwandan elements dedicated to conducting armed attacks against Rwanda and to ensure that the arms e…
It is a source of satisfaction to my delegation that the Council has now unanimously adopted a clear, strong and balanced resolution, which we believe will underpin the efforts being made to resolve the present crisis.
The British Government remains deeply concerned about the situation as it affect…
The United Kingdom welcomes this special session because it rightly combines the theme of reforming public administration with the development process. This is proving one of the key relationships on the development agenda in the 1990s.
In the United Kingdom, we have pursued the reform of public ad…
We agree with the representative of Israel that the origin of the current setback to the situation in the West Bank and Gaza lies in the murderous attacks carried out by Hamas terrorists in Jerusalem a few weeks ago.
The United Kingdom condemns terrorism unreservedly. We have always recognized and …
This is likely to be a long debate, and my delegation has already expressed its views on another aspect of the Middle East question. I do not therefore intend to speak at great length. There is a tendency in the work of this Council towards more open debates as a way of orienting the Council’s consi…
We welcome the adoption of this resolution, which successfully concludes many months — indeed years — of work to devise and agree to an export/import mechanism for Iraq, as requested in Security Council resolution 715 (1991). The efforts of the Special Commission, the International Atomic Energy Age…
The United Kingdom very much welcomes the developing practice of open debates on issues of urgent concern such as we are discussing today. The large number of speakers and participants, particularly from African delegations, is a good sign of the vitality of this procedure and should in itself send …
The mind cannot easily erase the tragic events of 1994 in Rwanda. Rwanda has taken significant steps forward since then, and it is a tribute to the people and Government of Rwanda that the Secretary-General’s recent report talks of the climate of relative normality and stability which now prevails.
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Allow me very briefly to congratulate you, Sir, on behalf of my delegation for your assumption of the presidency of the Council this month and to say what a pleasure it always is to work under your guidance.
We also thank Ambassador Albright and the United States delegation for the very clear and f…
