At the outset, Sir, I should like to congratulate you sincerely on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August. We are fully convinced that under your guidance the work of the Council this month will be successful. My delegation stands ready to cooperate fully w…
Firstly, my delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for the Eleventh Progress Report on the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) (S/1995/473).
After considering this report, my delegation would like to express its regret that no significant progress has been achieved in …
The delegation of Honduras wishes first of all to thank the Secretary-General for his report submitted pursuant to Security Council resolutions 982 (1995) and 987 (1995). The report deals realistically and frankly with the central aspects of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as with t…
My delegation wishes to express its gratitude to the Secretary-General for his report dated 10 June 1995 on the situation in Tajikistan and the activities
My delegation believes that the conflict in Tajikistan must be resolved through peaceful means. Consequently, we welcomed the results of the fou…
Let me begin, Sir, by congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Your great experience and personal qualities will guarantee the success of the Council’s deliberations. I wish also to express my delegation’s thanks to the Permanent Representative …
My delegation has always felt that the success of the peace process in the Middle East depends to a great extent on compliance with the commitments agreed by the parties and on guaranteeing the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. There have been many achievements since the Madrid Peace Conf…
My delegation welcomes the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia and his joining in the work of the Security Council today.
My delegation is obliged to the Secretary-General for the submission of his report on the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia, in compliance with resolution 971 (1995) dated 12 J…
My delegation is grateful for the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL), submitted to the Security Council in compliance with resolution 961 (1994). That resolution had extended the mandate of the Mission for a final period ending on 30 April …
My delegation wishes to welcome His Excellency Mr. Alexandr Vondra, a First Deputy Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic in his capacity of President of the Security Council today.
We wish also again to extend our condolences to the people and Government of the United States on the loss of so may …
It has been stated on various occasions in this forum that the purpose of the sanctions provided for in Article 41 of the United Nations Charter is to change the conduct of parties that endangers international peace and security, and not to punish or take other reprisals. It was also made clear, dur…
My delegation is grateful for the report on Liberia submitted by the Secretary-General in document S/1995/279 pursuant to paragraph 2 of Security Council resolution 972 (1995). Having read the report, my delegation can only deplore the serious situation prevailing in the country as a result of the i…
On behalf of my delegation, may I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are convinced that under your leadership the work of the Council will be successful.
I also wish to express our appreciation to your predecessor, the Permanent Re…
Mr. President, my delegation would like to congratulate you most sincerely on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and on the excellent and effective work you have done. We would also like to thank your predecessor, the Permanent
My delegation would like to thank…
My country has been following the question of Palestine within the context of events in the Middle East. Over the years the restoration of the Palestinian people’s rights over the territories occupied since 1967 has been a matter of constant concern. The signing by Israel and the Palestine Liberatio…
My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary- General for the submission, pursuant to Security Council resolution 940 (1994), of his report dated 17 January 1995 on the situation in Haiti.
The events that have taken place in Haiti were of great concern to the Government of Honduras, since the milita…
My delegations joins all those that have already participated in this debate in congratulating and welcoming His Excellency the Foreign Minister of Mozambique, Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, who is with us here today. We are most grateful for his statement.
My delegation welcomes the information that h…
I wish first, on behalf of the Central American countries, to convey our deepest condolences to the people and Government of Japan for the recent tragedy in that brotherly country. We offer that nation our solidarity and cooperation, within our modest resources.
We fully endorse the statement made …
Speaking for the first time we are speaking in the Security Council as one of its members, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, in my capacity as Permanent Representative of Honduras, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of January. My delegation is convinced that under your…
With reference to draft resolution A/49/L.8/Rev.1 on agenda item 22, entitled “Assistance in mine clearance”, I wish to congratulate the Secretary-General on his
The problem of uncleared land mines has become increasingly serious. Indeed, there are now between 85 million and 110 million mines sprea…
The item before us today — which was considered in depth at the International Conferences convened on this subject in Manila, the Philippines, in June 1988 and Managua, Nicaragua, in July 1994 — deserves the Assembly’s particular interest, as the new democracies are an integral part of political pro…
