My delegation welcomes the annual report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization. As usual, it offers a comprehensive and succinct review of United Nations activities in the past year, indicating areas of success and failure and pointing the way forward. It is enriched and supported…
Allow me to begin by expressing our sincerest appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this historic meeting of the General Assembly to admit the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste as the 191st Member of the United Nations. On this glorious occasion for the Government and the people of the …
My delegation has asked the floor in the exercise of the right of reply to the statement made earlier by the representative of Vanuatu. In this regard, it is for the benefit of that delegation, which, unlike the rest of the international community represented in this Assembly, seems to be particular…
On behalf of the Indonesian delegation, I am pleased to congratulate you on your election as President of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly. We are sure that with your wise and skilful guidance our deliberations will be fruitful.
Let me also take this opportunity to extend Indonesia…
Speaking as a person from Asia, let me say that this meeting reminds me of the Asia-Africa Conference held in Bandung in 1955 — a conference that, almost half a century ago, gave rise to the spirit of Bandung, advocating the principles of solidarity for the promotion of political
freedom and econom…
Mr. President, allow me to begin by extending my delegation’s congratulations to you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of July. We are convinced that with your commitment and diplomatic skill, our deliberations will result in a positive outcome. I should also like to …
On behalf of the Indonesian delegation, let me begin by expressing our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this important two-day Meeting, and for your insightful opening statement. It is also with sincere pleasure that I associate my delegation with the statement made yesterday by the…
My delegation deems it a distinct honour to see the Foreign Minister of a neighbouring country member of the Association of South-East Asian Nations, with which Indonesia enjoys close and friendly relations, presiding over these important deliberations.
It is indeed a great pleasure for my delegati…
The Security Council has convened an open debate on this item for the third time during this month of April, which attests to the gravity of the situation on the ground in the occupied territories. In a mere matter of weeks, the Security Council has adopted three resolutions on this matter — 1397 (2…
It is indeed a pleasure for my delegation to speak in the current General Assembly deliberations on agenda item 21, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations”.
The cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations is of paramount importanc…
Since we convened a year ago to consider the situation in the Middle East, the lack of progress in the peace process continues to claim our collective attention. Regrettably, the peace that we had hoped for, heralded by the Madrid Peace Conference a decade ago, which would have been implemented on t…
The coincidence of the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which was held yesterday, and the consideration by the General Assembly of the question of Palestine is a solemn reminder to Member States of the United Nations that, more than half a century since …
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General for the comprehensive reports before us at the fifty-sixth session on matters
relating to the law of the sea and ocean affairs. Likewise we appreciate the efforts of the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs, …
Today, the number and scope of natural disasters and complex emergencies are increasing, thus placing more people at risk. Humanitarian agencies are increasingly being called on throughout the world to respond. It is therefore of concern that while the international community depends on these servic…
Let me begin by expressing the sincere appreciation of my delegation to the Secretary-General for providing us with the comprehensive report on proposed strategies, entitled “Road map towards the implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration”. It should be of tremendous assistance in o…
My delegation is taking the floor in exercise of the right of reply with regard to the concern referred to by the representative of Papua New Guinea. My delegation would like to state that the Government of Indonesia firmly believes that the case will be investigated, with the aim of bringing to jus…
On behalf of the Indonesian delegation, I am pleased to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at the fifty-sixth session. We are pleased that the stewardship of this session has been entrusted to so capable a diplomat from a fraternal Asian country, with w…
Let me begin by expressing appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report in document A/56/523 and to the eminent persons who contributed to the publication of the book entitled Crossing the Divide: Dialogue among Civilizations. My delegation would also like to recognize the foresight of Presi…
I should like at the outset to commend the President of the Security Council, Ambassador Richard Ryan of Ireland, for his lucid introduction of the Security Council’s annual report to the General Assembly. It highlights, among other things, questions relating to the Council’s primary responsibility …
My delegation deems the convening of the General Assembly to debate this issue to be both timely and appropriate, given the tragic sequence of events on 11 September in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania. Even today, more than three weeks later, the enormity and gravity of that carnage is st…
