It gives me great pleasure to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Freitas do Amaral on his election to the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly on this momentous occasion of its fiftieth anniversary. Aware of the strenuous task that this Assembly has to perform, I remain confident of his co…
My explanation of vote refers to draft resolution K, entitled “Request for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons”, in document A/49/699.
That is why Maldives supported in the First Committee the draft resolution now befor…
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Mr. Amara Essy on his election to guide the work of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session. His election to that important post is testimony to his personal credentials and to the important role played by Côte d’Ivoire in international affairs. I a…
Fundamental changes have taken place on the international scene since the founding of the United Nations. We have witnessed the end of the cold war, which was itself a legacy of the Second World War - the war that led to the formation of this Organization. Several territories under colonial rule hav…
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Ambassador Insanally on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. His election to this important post is, beyond a doubt, a testimony to his personal credentials and the important role being played by his country in…
It is my great honour and pleasure to
congratulate Mr. Ganev of Bulgaria on his election to the presidency of the
General Assembly at its forty-seventh session. His election to this important
office coincides with a critical juncture in the history of the United Nations
when the world is taking …
Allow me to extend to Ambassador von Wechmar my warm felicitations and those
290. I should like to take this opportunity to express my deep appreciation to his predecessor, Ambassador Salim Ahmed Salim of the United Republic of Tanzania, for his important contribution to the work ofthis Assembly du…
It is a great pleasure for me to offer to Mr. Lievano, the wann congratulations of the Republic of Maldives on his election to the high office of President of the United Nations General Assembly. His election is a unanimous endorsement by the international community of his outstanding qualifications…
I wish to extend to the President my delegation's sincere congratulations on his unanimous election to his high office in this Assem- bly. His election not only represents a well-deserved tribute to him personally as a distinguished diplomat wlth a long association with the United Nations, but also …
