Faithful to its history and to its national character, Mexico is a country committed to peace, justice and equality. The principles of the United Nations Charter and of international law guide our relations with other States. This is enshrined in the political Constitution of the Republic of Mexico.…
Allow me to express the gratitude of the delegation of Mexico to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his introduction of the report on the work of the Agency for 1998.
My delegation is pleased at the recent approval, at the forty-third s…
It is an honour for my delegation to speak once again during the Assembly's consideration of the report of the International Court of Justice. I want at the outset to thank Mr. Schwebel, President of the Court, for having presented the report to us. His comments are always thought-provoking and invi…
I wish first of all to thank Ambassador Sergey V. Lavrov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation and President of the Security Council for the month of October, for introducing the report of the Council to the General Assembly. My delegation is particularly pleased that the experiment be…
It is an honour for the delegation of Mexico to speak on behalf of the Rio Group, in consideration of agenda item 37, entitled “Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development”. First, the Rio Group would like to thank the Secretary-General and the Secretariat for the report…
When introducing his report to the General Assembly on 20 September, the Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, asked Member States for their understanding of his decision to address the responsibilities of the United Nations in the next century in the light of the dramatic events of the past year. That is …
My delegation welcomes the election of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Namibia, Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. Mexico knows him as an experienced diplomat whose contribution will guarantee that our work strengthens the ability of the …
On behalf of the delegations members of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, it is my sad duty to convey to the people, the Government and the royal family of Morocco our solidarity and our sincerest condolences on the death of His Majesty King Hassan II.
Only five years after his coun…
Mexico is here before the highest forum of the international community to reiterate its unswerving commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights. We have come here to bear witness to the political importance, continued validity and relevance of the values embodied in the Universal Decla…
My delegation would first of all like to thank the Secretary- General for the documentation submitted at this session on the item entitled “United Nations reform: measures and proposals”.
Mexico believes that on the whole the progress achieved in the implementation of the actions undertaken by the …
I would like to thank the delegations of Finland and the United States for having introduced and coordinated the negotiation of draft resolution A/53/L.35, on oceans and the law of the sea, and draft resolution A/53/L.45, which deals with large-scale pelagic drift-net fishing, unauthorized fishing i…
The General Assembly is in good hands. We are sure that you, Mr. President, will put forward your best effort to ensure that the session over which you are presiding will resolve each and every item entrusted to you with strict adherence to the law, as is characteristic of Uruguayans.
In 1979, almo…
It is an honour for the delegation of Mexico to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/53/L.20. In addition to the countries listed, which make up the Group of Friends of the Guatemala peace process, the draft resolution is sponsored by Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ger…
The strengthening of humanitarian assistance is one of the fundamental priorities of our Organization. This area of activity represents a direct potential benefit for millions of people who are affected by natural disasters and other catastrophes each year, particularly in developing countries. The …
Once again the Mexican delegation will not be participating in the election of the judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Mexico considers that in establishing that Tribunal the Security Council exceeded its sphere of competence, since in the Charter of the United Nations there is…
The delegation of Mexico is grateful to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his introduction of the Agency’s annual report for 1997. We note with great satisfaction that, on the fortieth anniversary of the IAEA, efforts are continuing to …
My delegation welcomes the fact that, again this year, a meeting of parliamentarians has been held in the context of the regular session of the General Assembly. The contribution of legislators to our work is unquestionably very valuable, for they are the spokespersons of the most wide-ranging and p…
It is an honour for me, as it is each year, to speak on behalf of Mexico during the consideration of the report of the highest judicial organ of our Organization. We continue to believe that this event represents a good opportunity to build closer links of support and cooperation with the Court.
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The General Assembly is today considering the report of the Security Council covering the period from 16 June 1997 to 15 June 1998, submitted in accordance with Article 24, paragraph 3, and Article 15, paragraph 1, of the Charter of the United Nations. I should like to thank the Permanent Representa…
Once again, the delegation of Mexico will not participate in the election of judges of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Mexico has consistently held that, in establishing that Tribunal, the Security Council acted beyond its sphere of competence, since the Charter of the United N…
