Sir, I am honoured to see you continue to preside over this Council for the month of December.
I also wish to acknowledge the role played by Argentina in facilitating the debate before this Council on the important subject of improving consultations between the Security Council and the troop-contri…
I am happy to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council for the
My delegation participated at the Security Council meeting of 22 November, when the Council took two significant decisions — namely, those regarding the arms embargo and the lifting of economic sanctions following the initialli…
It is over eight months since our leaders met at Copenhagen and forged a universal commitment to a political, economic, ethical and spiritual vision for social development. This was to be based on the value of and respect for the human person, taking into account the various religious and ethical va…
The Malaysian delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the law of the sea. However, we hope that in the future the report will be made available earlier so that delegations can seriously study all the important issues it contains.
It has now been just ove…
In the statement of the Malaysian delegation two days ago on the question of Palestine, we, along with others, welcomed the positive developments that have taken place in that region, specifically in the occupied Palestinian territories.
As a result of the courageous and forward-looking decisions o…
Today’s debate in this Assembly coincides with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. As we commemorate this special occasion, we hope that today’s debate will promote and contribute to the peace process in the Middle East. We hope that this special occasion will serve as a…
The report of the Security Council to the General Assembly is mandated in Article 24, paragraph 3, of the Charter which calls on the Council to:
“submit annual and, when necessary, special reports to the General Assembly for its consideration.”
Furthermore, the General Assembly, by virtue of its r…
At the outset, we wish to acknowledge with appreciation the tireless efforts of the Chairman of the Open-ended Working Group on the reform of the Security Council, Mr. Amara Essy, and his two Vice-Chairmen, the Permanent Representatives of Finland and Thailand. The work within this Group has never b…
At the outset, allow me on behalf of my delegation to express our appreciation to the President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Mr. Antonio Cassese, for the very comprehensive second annual report of the Tribunal submitted to the Assembly, as contained in document A/50/365. …
We support the statement made by the representative of Colombia in his capacity as Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement. That statement duly reflects the traditional position taken by the leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement, which was reaffirmed at the Movement’s Cartagena Summit.
We have always ex…
Two days after the Special Commemorative Meeting to mark the founding of the United Nations itself, we are meeting to commemorate the tenth anniversary of International Youth Year. Both events deal in many ways with the collective future of humanity. While in youth lies our future, humanity must fin…
The draft resolution (A/50/L.6) before us embodies a concept dear to all of us, namely multilingualism. Overall, the draft resolution would contribute to the promotion of multilingualism in the Organization. Monolingualism in this Organization poses problems for all of us.
In Malaysia, the national…
I would like to convey our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report
Like last year’s report, this year’s report includes five chapters: I, “Introduction”; II, “Coordinating a comprehensive strategy”; III, ”The foundations of peace: development, humanitarian action and human rights”; IV,…
My delegation would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice for presenting the report of the Court for the period 1 August 1994 to 31 July 1995. In studying the report, my delegation notes that its composition and structure are similar to those of last year’s report.
As th…
My delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made by the Ambassador of the Philippines on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on this item. May I also take this opportunity to join in support of the statements made by previous speakers on the issue of the suspension of reimburseme…
At the outset, let me congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month and convey our appreciation to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of France. We also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report, contained in document S/1995/444.
Rece…
The Malaysian delegation would like to recall with appreciation China’s presidency of the Security Council in March. We also express our confidence, Sir, in your presidency this month.
The Malaysian delegation requested to participate in the debate today to share our views on this very important is…
At the outset, let me congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We welcome the arrangements you have made to bring about greater transparency in the work of the Council as well as this opportunity to debate developments pertaining to the situation in …
The Malaysian delegation fully supports the motion made by the delegation of Indonesia. We totally oppose this attempt to amend the draft resolution before us. We would appeal to all members of the General Assembly to take into account the fact that the First Committee has pronounced itself on this …
Malaysia opposes the motion for no action on the draft resolution before us. We believe that our meeting today must endorse the decision taken in the First Committee, namely, to request an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice.
This draft resolution is clearly one of the most kee…
