On behalf of the Hungarian delegation, Sir, I offer you heartfelt congratulations on your election as President of the thirty-seventh session of the General Assembly. We are pleased at your election to that high post, for it is an expression of international recognition both of soCialist Hungary's p…
If there is anything to be learned from the debates that have taken place at the United Nations concerning agenda item 25 and the resolutions that have been adopted on that item, it is that neither those debates nor those resolutions have contributed to the solution of the problems which have arisen…
If there is anything to be learned from the debates that have taken place at the United Nations concerning agenda item 25 and the resolutions that have been adopted on that item, it is that neither those debates nor those resolutions have contributed to the solution of the problems which have arisen…
The Middle East crisis is no nearer a solution today than when this body dealt with the same problem a year ago. That area continues to be rav- aged by tension and strife, posing a threat to world peace and international security. This threat has become even more obvious and direct as a consequence …
I have asked to speak in order categorically to reject the allegations we heard this morning in a statement of the representative of Costa Rica.
154. I should like to avail myself of this opportunity to assure all present here that the policy of the Hungarian People's Republic with regard to the So…
The General Assembly is once again seized of an issue that has been on its agenda in various forms for more than three decades. During this period a great number of resolutions have been adopted by the General Assembly and the Security Council. But the majority of these resolutions have remained dea…
The Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peo- ples, adopted by the General Assembly in 1960, has proved to be of great historical importance. Initiated by the Soviet Union, it was based on a deep understanding of the political, economic and social processes in coloni…
The question of Namibia has been the subject of constant attention by the United Nations. Recently, it was considered by the eighth emer- gency special session, which adopted relevant resolutions. The atmosphere in the debate during that session demon- strated the growing impatience and indignation …
First of all, I· should like to avail myself of this opportunity to congratulate and
67. On 7 June 1981 the Israeli air force bombarded Iraq's nuclear research centre, Osirak. The details and the direct consequences of this armed aggression are well known to all of us and therefore there is no need…
The Hungarian delega- tionhas studied with great attention and interest the report of'IAEA and considers that it adequately reflects the ever- widening range of its important activities. May I express my 'delegation's th~nks and appreciation to the Director General, Mr. Sigvard Eklund, for his valua…
In the view of my Government, a detailed discussion of the question of peace, stability and co-operation in South- East Asia is fully justified by the human suffering en-
~dured over several decades by the peoples of the region, and by the vital importance of that geographic region, whose reverbera…
The General Assembly is once again addressing itself to the question of the so-called problem of Kampuchea, which, purportedly, requires a comprehensive political so- lution. In my Government's view, there is no problem warranting such a debate in this world forum.
17. At previous sessions of the A…
It is a" great honour and priv- ilege for me to speak in my capacity as chairman of the group of Eastern European States at this solemn meeting of the General Assembly, which' is being held in obser- vance of the twentieth anniversary of the First Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Al…
Allow me, as Chairman of the group of Eastern European States for the month of October to say that it was with great astonishment that we learned the news of President Sadat's death.
22. We take this opportunity to express our condolences to the bereaved family of the late President Sadat and all t…
The apartheid policy of the Government of South Africa has been the greatest politi- cal and moral challenge to the United Nations for many years. In a wider sense, the inhuman system of apartheid is a challenge to the whole of mankind as well. The re- cent participation of South African mercenaries…
Shortly after the end of the Second World War, Israel's aggressive and expan- sionist policy gave rise to a situation in the Middle East which has cast a heavy burden on international politics. The Middle East crisis continues to be one of the most dangerous focal points of tension jeo- pardizing in…
The Hungarian delega- tion attaches great importance to General Assembly reso- lution 35/8, which affirms the historical responsibility of States for the preservation of nature for present and future generations. The primary significance of that resolution consists in its stressing not only the need…
To judge from the main thrust of the report by the Credentials Committee and from the statements we have heard, this is not a purely technical ques- tion. It is a problem that affects the smooth functioning of our Organization and ho.w we are to be judged by world public opinion. In a word, we are o…
The report of lAEA and the introductory statement of the Director General give an account of the Agency's activity with its usual standards of thoroughness and objectivity. We attach great significance and importance to its work.,
59. The completion of the International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Evaluatio…
The so-called question of Afuanistan continues to be ex- ploited and used by those in certain political circles for the purpose of maintaining tension in the region, prevent- ing an appropriate solution to existing problems and, in so doing, taking a new step towards the deterioration of the interna…
