It gives me great pIeasure to be here this moming to welcome the People's Republic of Angola to join us as a Member of this intemational brotherhood of the United Nations. The delegation of Sri Lanka was honoured to be one of the approximately 70 sponsors of the draft resolution-which was adopted a …
Although the hour is late, I did not wish to forgo this opportunity of saying a few words of appreciation for the remarkable sense of cooperation and for the efforts of some delegations, particularly our colleagues from Bangladesh and India. I have asked to be allowed to speak not only on behalf of …
I speak this afternoon on behalf of a country which in many ways ,is comparable to the island of Cyprus, whose problems we are discussing here under item 118 of the agenda of this Assembly. Sri Lanka, like Cyprus, is a small island; Sri Lanka, like Cyprus, has, I believe, been blessed by nature; the…
It is my privilege today to appear before this Assembly, not merely as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka but also as the current Chairman of the Group of Non-Aligned Countries, which represent more than two and a haif billion of the world's population and 86 nations. In accepting the chairmanship of t…
It is a tragic irony of fate that the Middle East, the cradle of three of the world's greatest religions, continues to be a region of attrition and conflict. Each year the United Nations approaches the agenda item "The situation in the Middle East" and each year delegations depart for their holidays…
Sri Lanka wishes to speak before this Assembly this morning on the question of the Comorian island of Mayotte. We do so with considerable awareness of the fact that the question at issue is one which, in our opinion, goes to the root of the concept of self-determination and the preservation of the t…
The debate on the Middle East question takes place at one of the most crucial periods in the history of the Middle East question This is a history that is different from the history of the Middle East itself, which admittedly goes back more than 2,000 years. This Organization is not meant to deal wi…
Last Friday the racist regime in South Africa completed an infamous process which it has had the twisted arrogance and callous cynicism to call an election. As a token of its respect for democracy and as a curtain-raiser to the election, the security forces of the racist regime arbitrarily arrested …
Apartheid is a facet of the old world order which has enabled a minori- ty to raise their standards of living at the cost of pover- ty, misery and deprivation of rights for the majority of the people in southern Africa. Despite our recognition of apartheid as a crime against humanity, it has con- ti…
1 would ask you, Mr. President, to allow me to interv.ene briefly at this stage. In view of the unanimity that seems to exist in this Council with regard to the admission of Sierra Leone 1 would ask representatives to allow that item to
76. Le PRESIDENT (traduit de l'anglais): Je remercie le représ…
My purpose in asking permission to address the Council is to place before the members of the Council, for their sym- pathetic consideration, a request that priority be given to the application of Sierra Leone for admission to the United Nations.
10. l am surethatnolongspeechonmy part is neces- sary…
As the Cey- Ion delegation, a co-sponsor of the resolution before the Council [S/4828], happens to speak after hearing the representative of Portugal, 1 should like to make sorne brief observations on the subject of competence before proceeding to the main theme of my statement.
3. When we had the …
When 1 asked for a recess 1 stated that we would like to see our draft resolution adopted by the Security Council unani- mously, and with that in mind we tried our hardest during the recess to bring about certain changes. We were prepared to make one change, namely, insteadof deleting the words "Con…
We are all awareof the reasons which led us tothe formulation of the draft resolution' that is now about to be voted upon. We, as co-sponsors, strongly believe thatwe must condemnin no uncertain, terms the assassinations that have taken place during the last few days in the Congo. We are very anxiou…
1 agree with that suggestion. The way things are developing, we will have neither dinner nor a vote. Itherefore support the suggestion that we adjourn for two hours.
" 202. The PRESIDENT: Unless 1 hear objection, the meeting will be adjourned until 9.15 this evening.
The meeting rose at 7.15 p.m.
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l hope l will be pardoned for requesting a second opportunity to make a short intervention, but it has become necessary at this stage. As is known, the delegations of Ceylon, Liberia and the United Arab Republic have submitted a draft resolution which is contained in document S/ 4733. As we indicate…
It is a matter of deep regret to the Ceylon delegation that the relations between the -Government of Cuba and the Government of the United States of America had reached a stage when it was deemed necessary to seyer diplomatie relations between the two countries' which, by incontrovertible fa'J~g of …
Mr. President, I did not want to have two draft resolutions put to a vote on a matter of this kind. You made a different suggestion, either as President or as representative of the Soviet Union. I took yours only as a suggestion.
185. You, Mr. President, are fully aware of the fact that a draft res…
I fully agree that this debate should be brought to a conclusion as speedily as possible, because it is necessary to come to some decision with regard to the situation in the Congo. At the same time, I think we realize fully the importance of the subject we are discussing and the importance of reach…
There are only a few words which I should like to say on this occasion.
150. Since Ceylon became a member of the Security Council it has had the pleasure and the privilege of joining with other members of the Council in recom- mending to the General Assembly the admission to membership of the Unite…
