Once again we have an opportunity to comment on the role, relevance and future of the Security Council, a principal organ of the United Nations. To focus correctly on the issue, we have to have in mind all the provisions of the Charter of our Organization and the fact that it came into force in 1945…
The delegation of the Republic of Macedonia would like to congratulate the President of the Security Council, the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, on his introduction of the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly for the period 16 June 1997 to 15 June 1998. We consider…
We have before us a very important and useful document by the Secretary-General on the work of our Organization. It contains important information, observations and, most welcome of all, views on the current international situation and international cooperation. It also reflects on the future role a…
Allow me first of all to congratulate you, Mr. Opertti, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session and, at the same time, to wish you success in the performance of your important function.
Your predecessor, Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko, successfully headed the fifty-s…
The views of my delegation coincide with those expressed by the representative of Austria speaking on behalf of the European Union. Let me begin my brief statement by expressing the hope that the discussions of this high-level dialogue will help the deliberations of the General Assembly and other fo…
Let me express the satisfaction of my delegation at seeing you, Sir, the representative of the Russian Federation, preside over the Security Council for the month of July. I can assure you that you can count on my delegation’s cooperation and support.
Upon the instruction of my Government, I would …
My delegation joined the consensus on draft resolution A/52/L.44/Rev.1, just adopted by the General Assembly, which was ably introduced this morning by the representative of Ukraine.
We consider this decision by the General Assembly to be very important. In our view, however, the resolution does no…
I would like to make a brief general statement on the item before us. My delegation took an active part in the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council, endeavourin…
The Republic of Macedonia has been closely following the situation in Albania with concern and with hope that the crisis will be overcame speedily, without violence, by the Albanians themselves, with the assistance of their neighbours and of the international community, including the Security Counci…
I would like to make a brief statement with regard to the draft resolution on the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) that the Council will adopt at this meeting. Before doing so, let me say how pleased I am to see you, the representative of the Republic of Korea — a friendly count…
The century that is coming to a close has sometimes been called the most violent century in human history, a century of massacres and wars. Facing the future, we are aware that we will not eliminate war, but we can make the twenty-first century less violent.
The Balkans are a region where violation…
On behalf of the States of the Eastern European Group, allow me to express our deepest condolences to the people and the Government of Zambia on the death of Mr. Paul Lusaka, President of the thirty- ninth session of the General Assembly.
It was also with great sadness that we heard the news of the…
At the outset, I should like to thank on behalf of my delegation the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Hans Blix, for his annual report on the work of the Agency, for his remarks and for his continued successful efforts to promote the work of the Agency. The repo…
Since my delegation is participating for the first time in the deliberations of the Security Council under your presidency, Sir, allow me to congratulate you on your election.
The Government of the Republic of Macedonia deeply appreciates the presence of the United Nations Preventive Deployment For…
It has been said that the Balkan States, throughout history, have not been able to relate to one another in a mature and peaceful manner. But if the new States overcome the deficiencies of the former federation — lack of inner cohesion and effective democratic government — the will to cooperate can …
I extend to Mr. Freitas do Amaral my warm congratulations on his election as President of this jubilee fiftieth session of the General Assembly. At the same time I wish to express appreciation to his predecessor, Mr. Amara Essy, for his very successful work.
On 3 October 1995, in a cowardly terrori…
I should like to express our appreciation of China's presidency of the Security Council this month.
Allow me, Mr. President, to extend the appreciation of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia of the work of the Security Council on the draft resolution concerning the new mandate — of the Unit…
It is with grief that we learn that yet another leader of a State Member of the United Nations has passed away. On behalf of the members of the regional Group of Eastern European States, I should like to pay tribute to the late President and Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of Fiji, His Excellency…
On behalf of the members of the regional Group of Eastern European States, I should like to pay a tribute to the late Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary, His Excellency Mr. Joszef Antall, who passed away on 12 December 1993.
Mr. Antall was heading the Government of a country that is a factor…
I have the honour, on behalf of the members of the Group of Eastern European States, to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the Assembly on the launching of the International Year of the Family, and to pledge the full support of the Group and of my delegation for this noble cause.
At the outset, a…
