On behalf of the State of Kuwait, it gives me great pleasure to extend to Mr. Razali our sincere congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-first session.
Given his personal experience and wisdom, we believe that he will be able to guide our discussions effici…
We are here in this resumed fiftieth session of the General Assembly in order to combat the Israeli aggression against Lebanon. This is appropriate, given the grave threat this presents to the peace and security of the Middle East.
An address was given to the General Assembly yesterday afternoon by…
The delegation of Kuwait is very pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over the work of the Security Council for this month. Your competence and experience guarantee that the Security Council’s work will be crowned with success. I should like also to express our gratitude to your predecessor, Ambassado…
It is perhaps unprecedented in the history of the deliberations of the Security Council that the Council should be convened twice in one day to debate two different subjects with the complaint being against the same party in both cases. As was discussed in the Council this morning, Israel’s inhuman …
At the outset, I should like to express my admiration for the important efforts of the former Chairman of the Open-ended Working Group, Mr. Amara Essy, President of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session, and his two Vice-Chairmen, Ambassadors Breitenstein of Finland and Pibulsonggram of Th…
I am very pleased to see the interest of this Organization in young people and sports and the role this plays in international affairs, and I am pleased also at the fact that General Assembly meetings are dealing with this topic. This is a positive sign.
When we speak today of the Olympic Ideal whi…
We discuss today one of the most important items on the General Assembly’s agenda. The item’s importance is much greater at this session in view of the nature of the new developments that have taken place with regard to the work and competence of the IAEA.
My delegation is fully aware of the import…
Paragraph 20 of the Second Committee’s report (A/49/726) does not indicate that Kuwait was one of the sponsors of draft resolution A/C.2/49/L.15, entitled “Economic and social repercussions of the Israeli settlements on the Palestinian people in the Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, occupi…
My delegation wishes to comment on agenda item 37 (d), entitled “International cooperation to mitigate the environmental consequences on Kuwait and other countries in the region resulting from the situation between Iraq and Kuwait: report of the Secretary-General”.
At the outset, I should like to p…
We meet today at a time when the plight of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina has reached a new high as a result of the war of liquidation and abhorrence to “ethnic cleansing” waged by the Bosnian Serb forces with the support of Serbia and Montenegro.
Since the Second World War, the world has wit…
The Security Council convenes today to listen to His Excellency Mr. Kozyrev, the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, and my delegation is pleased to have him among us today. He has just briefed us on his latest efforts to convince the Iraqi regime of the need to carry out all the obligations…
On behalf of the delegation of Kuwait, Mr. President, it is my pleasure to pay tribute to the excellent manner in which you, have conducted the work of the Security Council this month. Your experience, wisdom and excellent performance have made themselves felt during your presidency. I should also l…
It gives me pleasure to extend to you, Sir, on behalf of the delegation of the State of Kuwait, our sincere congratulations on your well-deserved unanimous election to the presidency of the forty-ninth session of the General Assembly. We are confident that your qualities of leadership will ensure ef…
On behalf of the delegation of the State of Kuwait, I am pleased to express our thanks and appreciation to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for his efforts and for his reports on the situation in the Middle East.
The General Assembly considers today the item o…
My delegation wishes to extend its appreciation to Mr. Eliasson, for his efforts in the area of humanitarian emergency assistance.
My delegation has considered the Secretary-General’s report (A/48/536), and thanks the Secretary-General for this very informative document. We also wish to reaffirm ou…
Allow me at the outset to thank and congratulate the Secretariat of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) on its marvelous efforts in preparing the documentation and drawing up of the reports now before us.
The problems that beset the world nowadays because of the drug tra…
The General Assembly has today placed its full confidence in Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar by entrusting to him the post of Secretary-General of the Organization for the next five years. On behalf of the group of Arab States, I wish to express to him our most sincere congrat- ulations on the trust sho…
At the outset, I am pleased to convey to the President our deep gratitude and appreciation for all the outstanding and effective efforts he is making to conduct this session of the General Assembly. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his reports, submitted in accordance with parag…
At the outset, I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his important report entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea” (A/61/63 and Add.1). The report contains a comprehensive overview of developments related to oceans and the law of the sea, as well as important information on developments r…
