In his state- ment in the general debate yesterday afternoon the For- eign Minister of Honduras [lOth meeting] stated, with ref- erence to the Heads of Agreement signed by the United Kingdom, Guatemala and Belize last March, that the group of islands known as the Cayos Zapotillos belonged to Hondura…
The General Assembly is meeting to consider the application for membership in the United Nations submitted by the Prime Minister of Belize [AI361533] and the recommenda- tion of the Security Council contained in its President's letter of 23 September [AI361551].
35. Betore embarking on the substanc…
Mr. President, before I turn to the item on our agenda I should like to express, on my own behalf and on behalf 'of my delegation, our most sincere congratulations to you on your election to the presidency of the thirty-sixth ses- sion of the General Assembly. Your country and mine share long histor…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 10 member States of the European Community in explanation of our votes on the amendments in document A/36/L.12 and on draft res- olution A/36/L.IO.
132. While the Community voted in favour of the amendments in document A/36/L.12 and for draft resolu- tion…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 10 member States of the European Community.
171. The 10 member States have made clear on a num- ber of occasions in recent months their views on the Namibia question and their disappointment at the failure to make progress towards the goal of independence…
In making this statement today the Governments of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States wish to reaffirm our unabated commitment to certain basic principles in the search for a peaceful negotiated settle- ment for Namibia.
124. Our objective remai…
My delegation listened with close attention to the eloquent statement in which the representative of India in- troduced draft resolution A/35/L.34/Rev.1 [8/st meeting]. We were, of course, aware that such a proposal was in the wind and we have been giving the question much thought ever since the ide…
At the outset I naturally associate my delegation with the statement delivered at this meeting [paras. 27-38 above] hy the representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the nine States members of the European Com- munity.
135. ~n January the General Assembly condemned the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan…
The Prime Minister of Mauritius and some other speakers in the general debate have referred to Diego Garcia. The Prime Minister of Mauritius referred in particular to a statement by my Prime Minister, Mrs. Thatcher, in the House of Commons.
360. I wish to make it clear that the United Kingdom has s…
MT. Presi- dent, first 1 offer you my warmest congratulations on your accession to the presidency of the General Assembly. It is a great pleasure to have a personal friend as weil as the representative of a country so c10sely Iinked with mine in that important post.
72. By the same token, my warmes…
The mem- ber States of the European Community, on whose behalf I am speaking, believe that UNESCO should remain the fo- rum for discussion of this topic. In 1978 UNESCO set up a consultative Intergovernmental Committee to study the problem and to facilitate bilateral negotiations for the re- turn of…
Earlier in the debate, the representative of the Republic of Ireland made a statement on behalf of the nine member States of the European Community [7Ist meeting]. My delega- tion is in full agreement with that statement. In view, however, of the close links which the United Kingdom has had with Cyp…
My delegation of course favours close co-operation between the United Nations and OAU. Indeed, my Government itself seeks to maintain close co-operation with OAU. We have, therefore, traditionally supported resolutions of the Assembly on this subject. I should, however, like to record that my delega…
My delega- tion voted against the draft resolution for the following reasons.
19. We have grave doubts about the wisdom of elaborating a world treaty on the non-use of force. It would inevitably affect the present state of international law, which is based on the Charter. There exists no general wi…
I am obliged to exercise the United Kingdom delegation's right ofreply to answer certain statements made by the Foreign Minister of Guatemala in his speech to the General Assembly yesterday [19th meeting].
346. The Foreign Minister of Guatemala described my country as an "imperialist and colonialis…
The rep- resentative of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam criticized my Govemmentfor its imperialist activities. I shall say only that the British Empire has been largely dismantled, and a fair number of the members of this Assembly are evidence of this. The representative of Viet Nam speaks for a …
It is a pleasure to meet again under your chairmanship, Mr. President, and to relive some of the exciting days of last autumn.
64. My Government feels 2 special concern for Cy- prus. We have deep historical ties with the island and its peoples. We are linked by treaty. As fellow members of the Comm…
My Govemment wishes to reaffirm our opposition to the policy of apartheid and our abhorrence of all aspects of that system. The United Kingdom is committed to continue to work for rapid, fundamental and peaceful changein South Africa. Consequently we fully share the main objective of these draft res…
I should like to inform the Assembly at the outset that my Prime Minister has specifically asked me to send his warm congratulations to the President elect, and to the Secretary-General on the important successes of the United Nations in the past 30 years in the field of human rights and to assure y…
I have been asked to -make this statement on behalf of the five delegations of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. Rather than give this Assembly a long account of all that has passed since the ninth special session of the Assembly on Namibia, h…
