It is unfo.tunate that we must once again address ourselves to a problem that has for so long engaged our energies. The system of apartheid in South Africa stands out as one of the few racial injustices of this era that has not yet been done away with. The international community's efforts over the …
I shall be very brief; but as I am speaking for the first time may I, on behaIfofmy delegation, extend to you, Sir, our warm congratula- tions on your election as President of the current ses- sion. We are fortunate indeed to have the benefit of your outstanding ability and experience in the directi…
I asked to be allowed to speak in order to clarify my delegation's affirmative vote on the draft resolution on nuclear collaboration with South Africa [A/33/L.24]. My delegation voted in favour of that draft resolution because of the importance we attachto United Nations efforts at preventing the So…
My delegation would like to take this opportunity to make a brief statement in order to reiterate Indonesia's position on ~he question of Palestine. This position is well known, of course, but in view of recent developments we consider it appropriate to state it again.
176. Indonesia has always sup…
Some delegations have referred to East Tirnor during the general debate; a few have indulged in unfounded allegations that the people of East Timor have been denied their right to self·determi· nation and that the United Nations was not involved in the decolonization process. In its statement before…
At the outset, I should like to expre~ my delegation's appreciation to Mr. Fall, in his capacity as Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, for his lucid introduction of the report of the Committee [84th meetingj. My delegation also notes with a…
Indonesia's position on East Timor and on the draft resoiution now before this Assembly has been explained in the Fourth Committee.s I assume that representatives have taken the time to study my statement before that Committee, and they will therefore surely understand why Indonesia opposes the draf…
At the outset I should like to express my delegation's appreciation to the Presi- dent of the United Nations Council for Namibia for her cogent and enlightening statement concerning the Council's work dUring the past year [35th meeting]. We should also like to thank the Rapporteur of the Special Com…
At the outset I wish to apologize to the members of the General Assembly for
333. Indonesia's attitude wit.'1. regard to the decoloniza- tion process in East Timor has been guided by the following considerations. First, Indonesia has no territorial claims on East Timor or any other territory. Secon…
It gives my delegation great pleasure to salute our present President, Mr. Lazar Mojsov,
52. My delegation wishes to pay a tribute to the outgoing President, Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, whose invalu- able and dedicated leadership during the Assembly's last session does honour not only to hims…
My delegation has asked for the floor to express and reiterate its strong oppostion to the inclusion of item 9:-:, entitled "Question of East Timor", in the agenda of the thirty-second session of this Assembly. I should like to request that our opposition be reflected in the records of this meeting.
I should like at the outset to thank the Chainnan of the Committee of the Whole, Mr. Jazairy of Algeria, for his informative statement on what has taken place in the work of the Committee since its establishment. We deeply appreciate his construc- tive leadership and his dynamic contribution to the …
Indonesia's position on the question of the Middle East has been made clear on many previous occasions. For that reason I do not believe that it is necessary for my delegation to reiterate that position, one based on our unswerving supportfor the Arab cause and the legitimate rights of the Palestini…
Before beginning its discussion of the current grave manifestations of the
4J. There can be no question that the apartheid regime of South Africa is primarily responsible for the greatly increased tensions and sufferings of the people in the region. By resorting to increasingly brutal measures to s…
The thirty-first sessionof the General Assembly, like all previous sessions, will be a
89. Your election is also a fitting honour to your country, Sri Lanka, which has been in the forefront of the efforts of the non-aligned movement to bring about a new pattern of international relations based upon…
The distinguished Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mozambique deems it opportune to interfere in the internal affairs of my country. The people of East Timor have already exercised the right of self·determination in a manner of their own choosing and in conformity with their traditional institutions.…
My delegation has listened carefuUy to the statement made in this Assembly by the
Foreign Minister of Benin. We regret that he made a number of unfounded allegations against Indonesia in the coune of his statement. I do not wish at this stage of the debate to reply to those 3lleptions.
366. On Eas…
My delegmon begins by stressing :ne fraternal and constructive relations that Indonesia has long maintained with both France and, since its independence, the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros. Furth~rmore, I am pleased to note the positive relationship between France and the Comoros that exist…
The dawning of 1978 brought with it the hope that it might well be the year in which the people of Namibia, and those orus who have for so long supported their aspirations, would finally see the realization of a free and genuinely independent State of Namibia. However, with only a few days remaining…
