Permit me first of all, Sir, to extend to you the warmest congratulations on behalf of the Greek delegation on your unanimous election to the presidency of the Gen- eral Assembly. This important post could not have been entrusted to a more experienced diplomat, a diplomat more committed to the ideal…
Once again the Cyprus question appears on the agenda of the General As- sembly. This in itself is sufficient proof that no progress has been made towards the solution of a problem the roots of which are to be found in one of the most flagrant cases of violation of the Charter since the United Nation…
The very fact that item 55 (a) is under con- sideration 10 the plenary meeting of the General
~ss6Dlbly shows the importance that is attached to the dialogue between the industrialized and the developing countries.
72. The difficulties of international economic co-operation have been aggravated by…
The decision taken by the General Assembly to proclaim this year as the Interna- tional Year of the Child [resolution 31/169] has been a happy initiative which will enable us to draw the atten- tion of world public opinion and that of Member ccun- tries to the needs of children throughout the world.…
It is with great ple~sure that I extend to you,
~lf, the warmest congratulatIOns ofthe Hellenic delega- tIOn .on your unani~ous election to the high post of President of the thirty-fourth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
187. During the m~y years you held the post of Per- mCl…
In proclaiming their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and value of the human person and in equality of rights between men and women, the peoples of the United ,Nations have sole~m Iy undertaken, since the foundation of our Organiza- tion, to struggle against any form of violation o…
There are three predominant factors to be considered in assessing the situation in Kampuchea: the conditions prevailing in that country before its occupation by foreign troops; developments since December of last year; and the desperate plight of the people of Kampuchea, including the refugee proble…
The Greek delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution in document A/33/L.30, as well as others which the Assembly has just adopted. We would however like to point out that we do not agree with the wording ofthe fourth preambular paragraph of that resolution, which refers to a particular group…
The Greek delegation has on many occasions expressed its position on the question of Palestine in the General Assembly and in other forums. In this connexion I wish to refer to the statement made at the current session of the General Assembly by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece on 27 Septe…
The General Assembly has to deal once again this year with the question of Cyprus. For, as the Secretary-General states in his report on the work of the Organization: "The past year has been highly frus'- tratiftg as far as efforts to find a solution to the Cyprus problem are concerned"Isee A/33/1, …
It is my special pleasure to offer my warmest congratu- lations to Mr. Lievano of Colombia on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. His election is a tribute to and a just acknowledgement of his high personal qualities, his experience of world affairs and the con-
259. I am please…
The Greek delegation has voted in favour of draft resolution A/32/L.25 together with other resolutions that have just been adopted by the General Assembly.
243. We wish, however, to place on record that we do not agree with the wording of the eighth preambular paragraph and operative paragraph 2 of…
Before entering into the examination of the item on the agenda, I wish to express my delegatiOiI's deep sorrow and sincere sympathy to the delegation of India for the tragic loss of life and the extensive material destruction caused by the recent calam- ity in their country. May I ask that our condo…
For many years now the question of apartheid has engaged the attention of the international community. It is a fact that this Organization has been concerned with the racial policies of South Africa for almost as long as the life of the Organization itself. It has done so because the system of apart…
When last year we voted in this room on the resolution relating to the
question of Cyprus, I was one of those who 5elieved that some progress would be achieved in the forthcoming months.
25. I was not the only one entertaining sucn. hopes. Indeed, as our Secretary-General put it in his report on t…
My delegation voted in favour of the resolutions which we have just adopted on the situation. in Namibia, because it approves the way in which they deal with this important question of decolonization.
67. Nevertheless, my delegation maintains its reservations with regard to certain paragraphs of dr…
Repeatedly and most categorically Greece has stated that the Palestinian problem lies at the heart of the Middle East crisis. 11; other words, it is a crisis directly linked to international peaceand security.
84. This indeed is the reason why the Greek delegation has on many occasions expressed it…
My delegation would like very briefly to repeat the statement which we made when we explained our vote in the Fourth Committee.
10. We said at that time that we were voting in favour of the draft resolution in question because, as is well known to all the members of the Assembly, we are devoted to …
First of all I should like to offer my congratulations to Mc. Amerasinghe upon his election as President of this ' Assembly. This isa tribute to his greatpersonalqualities, as well as a recognition of his many services to the ideal of international co-operation and of his experience and his talents.…
Since my Foreign Minis- ter will be taking the floor the dayaftertomorrow, he will have the opportunity to give the appropriate reply to the statementmade today before the General Assembly by the distlllguished Foreign Minister of Turkey. We have noted with deep regret that that statement contained …
