May I extend our congratulations to you, Sir, upon your election as President of the General Assembly at this historic fiftieth session. The delegation of Hungary stands ready to do its fair share in assisting you in the fulfilment of your important responsibilities.
The 50-year-old United Nations …
It gives me great pleasure to be at this table today and to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council. Let me offer you my congratulations and wish you continued success for the remainder of your term in office. Allow me also to thank you and the other members of the Council for the opportun…
Under rule 74 of the General Assembly’s rules of procedure, the Hungarian delegation wishes to make the following statement: Draft resolution K, which is recommended to the Assembly in paragraph 60 of the First Committee’s report (A/49/699), is a political step in legal guise that is clearly aimed a…
In my capacity as Chairman of the Group of Eastern European States for this month, I have the honour and the privilege to welcome, on behalf of the members of the Group, the Government and people of Palau on the occasion of that country’s admission to the United Nations.
The admission of a new Stat…
Hungary welcomes the consideration of this agenda item by the General Assembly, since in recent years it has undoubtedly become clear that the cooperation developing between the United Nations and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) is increasingly important and mutually adva…
There is no doubt that the terrible tragedy that continues to beset the peoples and nations of the former Yugoslavia represents one of the most serious challenges ever faced by the United Nations since it came into existence, and one of the most heart-rending dilemmas that the international communit…
Let me state at the outset that the Government of the Republic of Hungary joined with pleasure and enthusiastic dedication in the United Nations initiative proposing that 1994 should be the International Year of the Family. Our pleasure and dedication were fuelled by the recognition that the family …
I should like to start by expressing our sincere appreciation to Mr. Hans Blix, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for the submission of the Agency’s annual report for 1993, as well as for his introductory statement and oral report on more recent developments.
The ac…
The trap awaiting the international community in the debate on the former Yugoslavia is in the sense of the banality of evil, a sense which is liable to take root in our hearts and minds and inure us to the tragic panorama before us in several parts of the former federation, particularly in Bosnia a…
The developments of recent months are the clearest possible sign that South Africa has arrived at a historic turning-point. After four decades of a regime based on the principle of apartheid, the citizens of that country will for the first time have the possibility of expressing themselves freely in…
At this sad time for Hungary I should like to express sincere thanks for all the expressions of condolence and sorrow we have heard from you, Mr. President, the representatives of the regional Groups and the delegation of the host country, the United States. I shall convey those expressions to the b…
Pursuant to resolution 47/21, adopted by the General Assembly just one year ago, the item on the complete withdrawal of foreign military forces from the territories of the Baltic States remains on the agenda of the Assembly, which is to be kept informed of progress towards its implementation. We not…
I am honoured to participate on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Hungary in these high-level meetings of the General Assembly dealing with the global problem of drug abuse and the ways and means to enhance the coherence of the system-wide activities in this field.
We are convinced that i…
Allow me to express my warmest congratulations to Ambassador Insanally, on his election as President of the General Assembly at its forty- eighth session. I should also like to welcome into our midst Andorra, the Czech Republic, Eritrea, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Monaco and Slovakia…
Hungary welcomes the consideration of this item on cooperation between the United Nations and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), as events show that this cooperation is becoming increasingly important. The activities and achievements of the CSCE, which will soon be marking …
We note with
satisfaction that, with the discussions on the Secretary-General's report "An
Agenda for Peace" held during the general debate and with the present
discussion, we have started work designed to prepare the United Nations for
the challenges awaiting it in the decades to come. As we st…
Regrettably, we are once again this year being subjected to the discussion of an item which, as now formulated, implies interference in the internal affairs of a Member State, the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. To have this item as it is on our agenda contradicts the stipula- tions of the Chart…
The question of Namibia is one of the most important issues of world politics the United Nations has to face today. As a matter of principle, the process of decolonization must be com- pleted, the remnants of colonialism must be abolished in the southern part ofMrica and the Namibian people must be …
On the question of peace, stability and co-operation in South-East Asia, my Government's position is determined by the principle according to which disputes that might arise between members of the international community should be settled peacefully, through negotiations. We are firmly convinced tha…
There are a number of items on the agenda of the Assembly that are likely to arouse emotions in this Hall. Among these are in particular the problem of" Kampuchea, the subject of our present debate.
173. I do not wish to dwell on our position, which is well known now, on the inclusion of the item e…
