I would like to begin by reiterating Lebanon’s wholehearted commitment to the peace process launched in Madrid in 1991 on the basis of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 425 (1978). Lebanon’s participation was in response to the initiative launched by the two sponsors of the pea…
Allow me, on behalf of my delegation, to express appreciation and gratitude to His Excellency the Secretary- General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for the efforts he has made, as well as for his report (A/49/388) of 22 September 1994, with regard to assistance for the reconstruction and development of…
We are gathered here today, in a new session of the General Assembly, in a new year in the life of the United Nations, one that will take us to the end of the first half century of its existence, which we shall celebrate next year.
Half a century will have passed since the birth of a great dream, a…
Sir, allow me first to extend, on behalf of my delegation, sincerest congratulations on your assumption of the presidency for this month. In Lebanon, we are all well aware of your commitment to the cause of peace in the Middle East and are confident that the work of the Council will be conducted mos…
Drug abuse is a grave scourge that afflicts all human societies. It has had serious adverse effects on the social and economic life of large groups of people. Combating that scourge has required and continues to require concerted action by all nations and by international organizations. The United N…
It gives me pleasure to start out by congratulating you on your election as President of the General Assembly of the United Nations at its forty-eighth session. I should also like to pay tribute to your predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Stoyan Ganev, for his able stewardship of the previous session of…
It is an honour for me to speak on behalf of Lebanon m the debate on the situation in the Middle East and to express our thanks to the Secretariat and to the international Organization as a whole for their efforts to solve the crisis in the Middle East. The area has become a hotbed of tension and an…
I am happy to present to you, Sir, the warm greet- ings ofthe Lebanese delegation on your election as President of the current session of the General Assembly. Your high personal qualities, your wisdom and your vast experience in international affairs will guarantee the efficient administra- tion of…
In this debate on the In- ternational Year of the Child where so many distin- guished speakers - in particular, First Ladies and chairpersons of national committees - have already con- tributed so much, my delegation would have had nothing to say were it not for the unique position of Lebanon in thi…
Sir, it gives me great pleasure to extend to you the sincere congratulations ofthe Lebanese delegation on your election as President of the General Assembly for this session. We are confident that your great personal qUalifications, wisdom and vast experience in mternational affairs, as well as the …
Mr. President, I am delighted to express to you my
81. I also wish to convey my deep appreciation and respect to Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasirighe, who oc- cupied the presidential Chair during the previous session of the Assembly with the greatest ability. Similarly, I should like to recognize and …
The coming year -1977-is being described nowadays as the year of peace for the Middle East. We earnestly hope that that will prove to be true. Every few years we have witnessed renewed warfare, punctuated by periods of so-called efforts for peaceful solutions. For 30 years, constant calls have been …
J must thank the Council for allowing me time to con- sult my Government regarding the Japanese draft resolution (S/4055/Rev.lj in the lig~lt of tlle statements made at the preceding meeting and, in particular, the Jel1larks of tJle Secretary-General.
2. The Lebanese Government submitted its compla…
Before making the st[ltement I had in mind when I asked for the floor. I SllOuld like to inform members briefly of the preliminary ob:servations I have just received from my Government on the second interim report of the United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon [S/4062I, now before th.e Council.
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On 6 June 1958 [823rd meetingl the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs attempted to demonstrate here in the Security Council the following three the.ses:
71. Pirst, that there has been and there still is mas- sive, illegal and unprovoked intervention In the affairs of Lebanon by the United Arab Re…
I sincerely thank the Soviet Union representative for having produced a text which makes it possible to clarify the situation. When I spoke a few moments ago, J said that my pllrpose was to clarify the situation.
54. The statement by Mr. Galo Plaza is entirely accep- table to the Lebanese Governmen…
Mr. President, with your permission and that of the members of the Council, I should like to take II few minutes simply to clarify some points and to reply to some of the comments made about my country.
45. First of all, I should like to comment on the state- ment attributed to Mr. Chamoun, the Pre…
In once more addressing the Security Council, 1 should like to reaffirm my Government's determination to collaborate with United Nations organs in safeguard- ing the peace and removing causes of tension and anxiety which might disturb or threaten the peace. This is the spirit in which the Secretary-…
