I should like to join other delegations in thanking you, Mr. President, for convening these plenary meetings. I should also like to express my appreciation to the Secretary- General for his report, in document A/48/950, concerning the consultations on the outstanding issues relating to the deep-seab…
This morning, in a historic meeting, the General Assembly accepted the credentials of the delegation of the new democratic, non-racial South Africa, officiating at the turning of one of the last pages in the dark and painful chapter of apartheid, which had for decades preoccupied the international c…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this important meeting. Let me also express the hope that under your able leadership the Council will take serious and constructive steps to mitigate the grave suffering of innocent human bei…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. I am confident that with your diplomatic skills, the Council will be guided effectively during the current month. I should also like to thank Ambassador Mérimée…
First of all, Sir, I wish to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also wish to pay a special tribute to the Permanent Representative of Djibouti for the excellent job he did during his presidency last month.
My delegation received with grea…
The General Assembly meets today to discuss an issue that cannot but jar the conscience of every human being. For more than two years the innocent Muslim people of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been subjected to indiscriminate uprooting, mass rape and systematic murder by the Serbs. Throughout this pe…
The question of Palestine remains the most enduring one since the establishment of the United Nations. The inhuman practices of the occupying forces have continued and the sacred land of Palestine is still under occupation. The Palestinian people continue to live under painful conditions resulting f…
The favourable international atmosphere of the post-cold-war era provides a unique opportunity to test the ability of the United Nations to achieve a conflict-free world based on justice and the rule of law. With the present fundamental changes in the international arena, there is renewed hope that …
I should like to begin by expressing my appreciation to the Secretary- General and to the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs for their tireless efforts in mobilizing international assistance for the victims of natural disasters and other emergencies.
Despite enormous technological adv…
My delegation abstained in the separate votes on the ninth preambular paragraph and on operative paragraph 7 of draft resolution A/48/L.13 and Corr.1, which refer to compliance by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with its obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weap…
My delegation wishes to express its reservations regarding paragraph 4 of the first report of the Credentials Committee, document A/48/512, on the credentials of Israel. For this reason, and in line with the position of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the issue, my delegation wishe…
Today, the General Assembly is meeting to consider the annual
It is obvious that in the wake of the cold war the Security Council has expanded its activities. A quantitative comparison of the work-load of the Council from June 1992 to June 1993 with the period of its previous report, June 1991 to J…
As it approaches the fourth year of its Decade against Drug Abuse, the United Nations, which is the forum best suited to the purpose, has convened to examine the status of international cooperation in this field. The success of the various responses to the challenges posed by the widespread drug men…
My delegation wishes to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General of the Organization and his staff for the report on the work of the Organization. It is not my delegation’s intention to touch upon all matters contained in the present report, which includes issues ranging from peace- keeping…
This morning the Assembly heard a statement by the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates. I regret that I have to reply, and I do so only to set the record straight.
My country has endeavoured in earnest over the past several years to work out arrangements, in consultation and cooperation wi…
I should like, before making my statement, to express the deepest condolences of the people and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the people and the Government of India on the catastrophic earthquake that has caused untold human suffering.
Allow me, at the outset, to express sincere…
The question of Palestine,
which remains unresolved, is the most persistent travesty of justice in the
Middle East. The sacred land of Palestine and its holy centre of
Bitolmoghaddas, Jerusalem, which commands particular respect among the
followers of the three divine religions, continue to suff…
I should like to take this
opportunity to congratulate the people of Afghanistan on their great victory
and on the establishment of the Islamic State of Afghanistan. I should also
like to express my appreciation to the Secretary-General of the United Nations
and his Personal Representatives for …
I would like to begin by
offering my appreciation to all those who contributed to the success of the
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, as well as to the
Government and the people of Brazil for hosting the Conference.
The Rio Conference on Environment and Development, 20 y…
The Islamic Republic
of Iran voted in favour of the resolution just adopted. However, my
delegation would like to express its reservations on the sixth preambular
paragraph, in line with our previous position on the subject.
