At
the outset, we wish to thank Minister Robert de Cotret of Canada for his
statement yesterday in which he summarized the principal results of the
Ministerial Meeting held in Montreal on 8 and 9 October. The interest
manifested in this meeting by the large number of attending Ministers, the
fr…
It is with great satisfaction that I speak on behalf of the group of Latin American States on the occasion of the Assembly's appointment for the pe- riod from January 1982 to December 1986, of the new Secretary-General, a representative of the third world, of the non-aligned movement, of Latin Ameri…
In his prepared. statement in exercise of his right of ~eply, the representative ofthe United States once again emitted what has become a characteristic litany of unfounded accusations that the Reagan Administration is wont to launch against our people and our nation. Once again, what has been evide…
We should like to state our posi- tion and explain our vote on one of the most important items before the General Assembly. The international community has expressed its concern over this issue on a great many occasions, in view of the threat which it poses to international peace and security. The c…
The situation of the Palestinian people has continued to deteriorate day by day, and the interna- tional community seems powerless to influence positively the attainment of the legitimate and inalienable rights of that people.
53. This Organization has only too often set forth the right of the Pale…
The mercenary act of aggression against the people of Seychelles once again brings home the fact that the criminality of the apartheid system is suffered not only by the heroic people of that nation but also by other, neighbouring peoples. They, too, are sub- jected to acts of direct and indirect ag…
Nicaragua was among the coun- tries that requested the inclusion of the item on armed Israeli aggression against the Iraqi nuclear installations. In the Security CounciP my delegation expressed its cate- gorical condemnation of the Israeli act of aggression and in a consistent way we have today vote…
We are exercising our right of reply to some points made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia in regard to our country and our Government. As our Minister for Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, 8 October, at this rostrum [28rh meeting], we have nothing but the warmest feelings for our bro…
We believe that Nicaragua has been not offensive but objective. What is offensive is the reality of the situation of our brother country, Bolivia. We have been told that words indicate the existence of a certain type ofsoul, but it is difficult to define the kind of soul anyone has.
258. Besides ha…
We are grateful for this opportun- ity to be here. We greet the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim, and we wish to express our appreciation of the action which M:r. Kurt Waldheim has taken and continues to take on behalf of the people of Nicaragua.
3. For 34 years, the Somoza …
It is my pleasure to convey on behalf of my Government, and on my own behalf, warmest congratu- lations to Mr. Lievano of Colombia on his well deserved election to the honourable post of President of this General Assembly. His election is a universal recognition ofhis high qualities as a statesman a…
The delegation of Nicaragua was astounded to hear the statements made at this meeting by the representatives of Panama and Mexico.
418. In spite of the closeness of our countries, it is obvious that it is a lack of information that distorts the facts as put forward by the representative of Mexico w…
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela referred to the history of my country f 14th meeting], going back almost half a century. with a series of exaggerations and distortions. He even mentioned the assassination of a journalist, a non-political crime. which we all repudiate. I shall not comme…
My delegation abstained in the vote on the draft resolution contained in paragraph 10 of document AI 31/429, because, as we stated in the Sixth Committee at the appropriate time, we have serious reservations regarding the substantive part of the draft, more specifically operative paragraphs I and4. …
A few days ago Sam Nujoma, Presi- dent of SWAPO, the sole legitimate and undeniable van- guard of the people of Namibia in its struggle for its freedom, denounced the existence of an imperialist plot
76. Solidarity between the peoples of Namibia and Nic- aragua and their vanguards emerges not as pa…
