At the outset, we would like to welcome the inclusion of the item on the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development in the agenda of this anniversary session of the General Assembly. My delegation takes this opportunity to thank the Government of Denmark for successfull…
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Ambassador Satya Nandan of Fiji for his excellent introduction of draft resolutions A/50/L.34, A/50/L.35 and A/50/L.36 and for his tireless efforts which brought about the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish St…
I would like to express my thanks to Ambassador Al-Khussaiby, President of the Security Council, for his excellent presentation of the Council’s report covering the period from 16 June 1994 to 15 June 1995. My delegation welcomes the President’s personal introduction of the report as a positive deve…
It is with great pleasure that I take part in today’s discussion on the field of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations.
At the outset, I should like to express our gratitude to the courageous individuals working in the humanitarian aid community, who have dedicated their…
The Republic of Korea, as one of the sponsors of draft resolution A/50/L.20, is very pleased to take part in today’s discussion of agenda item 150, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union”. My delegation firmly believes that the enhancement of such a cooper…
I wish to thank the Chairman of the Working Group, Mr. Amara Essy, and the two Vice-Chairmen, Mr. Breitenstein of Finland and Mr. Pibulsonggram of Thailand, for their outstanding contributions to the work of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in …
North Korea put forward the Agreed Framework as an excuse for non- compliance with the safeguards agreement under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). North Korea is, of course, obligated to implement the Agreed Framework, just as it is obligated to abide by the South/North …
I should first like to commend the fiftieth anniversary secretariat and, in particular the Youth Task Force, for their preparations for the tenth anniversary of International Youth Year and their support for youth-related events and activities.
The celebration of the capability and positive contrib…
My delegation wishes to speak in exercise of its right of reply to the statement by the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Given that the allegations in the statement are groundless, distorted and untrue, my delegation does not feel that it is worthy of response on a point-…
It is with the deepest regret that I speak again in order to reply to yet another unreasonable statement made by the North Korean delegation.
I will be brief in my remarks concerning the National Security Law.
The position of my Government with regard to the National Security Law has been fully ex…
It is with great reluctance that I have chosen to intervene, owing to
With regard to the nuclear question, my delegation would like to draw the attention of the representative to the fact that last Friday, 22 September, in Vienna, the thirty-ninth session of the General Assembly of the Internationa…
First of all, the delegation of the Republic of Korea would like to pay tribute to the Government of Costa Rica for its dedication and continued efforts to promote world peace. My delegation is very pleased to work with the delegation of Costa Rica and as a sponsor of the draft resolution contained …
My delegation welcomes the adoption by consensus of the report including the draft resolution on the Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and anticipates that a well-balanced document can be formulated in the forthcoming sessions of the Conference, for the benefit o…
Last month, in Kingston, Jamaica, the international community celebrated the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and inaugurated the International Seabed Authority, which was established under the Convention. The delegation of the Republic of Korea was pleased to …
Over the past 45 years, the question of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict has been at the core of the troubles in the Middle East and the source of endless human suffering and numerous armed conflicts. However, with the remarkable progress achieved during the past year, a beacon of hope radiat…
On behalf of the Republic of Korea delegation, I should like to commend Under-Secretary-General Peter Hansen and the Department of Humanitarian Affairs for their leadership role in providing a timely and effective response by the United Nations and the international community to natural and man-made…
At the outset I should like to pay tribute to several individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the agenda item before us. First, my delegation thanks Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali for presenting “An Agenda for Development”, which has been acknowledged as a timely and vital doc…
I should like to begin by thanking the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Mrs. Nafis Sadik, and her staff for their thorough preparations for the Conference. My delegation also expresses its sincere gratitude to the Egyptian Government and people for their hospitality …
The delegation of the Republic of Korea would like to express its satisfaction with the overall progress made so far in preparations for the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations in 1995. In particular, we wish to note that the Preparatory Committee, under the dedicated and most professional le…
I thank you, Madam President, for allowing me to participate in the Council’s meeting today. First, I wish to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of November, which places the Council in most reliable and skilful hands. Let me also pay my tribute to you…
