For many reasons related to the history of Panama, from the time of its discovery by Spain until our day, it is a special honour for me to introduce draft resolution A/50/L.13, “Universal Congress on the Panama Canal”, which my delegation has submitted to this fiftieth session of the General Assembl…
My delegation supports the statement made by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Ibero-American Conference.
My delegation will base its statement on the item entitled “Multilingualism” on a letter written 25 years ago to the Secretary-General of the United Nations by the Permanent Repr…
Allow me at the outset, Sir, to express my satisfaction and that of my delegation at the President’s election to guide our deliberations. We have strong ties with Portugal, based on the many cultural values that we have historically shared on the fertile soil of the Ibero- American community. For th…
The General Assembly is today paying tribute to the Olympic Ideal as a force for international understanding among the youth of the world through sports and culture, with the aim of promoting the harmonious development of mankind. It is a fortunate coincidence that this debate is taking place in 199…
Panama has a historic position on the agenda item concerning the promotion and consolidation of new or restored democracies, dating from the meeting of the Amphictionic Congress convened by the Liberator, Simon Bolivar in 1826 on the Isthmus of Panama. At that meeting the Latin American republics th…
To speak for Panama is a special circumstance for me which might, in a sense, be secretly symbolic especially in reference to the item under consideration at this meeting.
I have long travelled the corridors leading to this rostrum. The United Nations is a powerful reality for me. My country and I …
Panama, as a maritime country with an inter-ocean canal that is vital for world navigation, would like to join in the General Assembly's deliberations in order to give its firm support to draft resolution A/49/L.18/Rev.1 which is designed to reaffirm the aims and strengthen the purposes of the zone …
The delegation of Panama wishes to welcome before the General Assembly the achievements of the International Conference on Population and Development. The Government of Panama had an opportunity to do so at the closing meeting of the Cairo Conference, when, as Chairman of the regional Group, it spok…
My very first words from this rostrum are meant to hail as President, Ambassador Amara Essy, an illustrious son of Côte d’Ivoire, and someone who truly reflects the superb calibre of men and women in Africa dedicated to the service of great causes. I also wish to hail those eminent personalities who…
The Republic of Panama has decided on this occasion once again to abstain, given that we have to overcome certain obstacles on the domestic front. This matter is still before the National Assembly.
Although the Republic of Panama fully associates itself with the statement made on behalf of the Central American countries by Ambassador Vílchez of Nicaragua, our special historical relationship with the Republic of Haiti has led us to ask the indulgence of the Assembly to make an individual statem…
I am speaking on behalf of my country as well as the other Central American countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
The adoption of resolution 47/62, which calls on us to comment on equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council, …
Mr. President, the delegation of the Republic of Panama wishes to pay its respects to you and hopes that your presidency will be successful.
Seen as a socio-economic phenomenon, drug consumption has been reflecting growing tendencies that are extremely disquieting, and our children, our youth and o…
It is an honour for me to introduce draft resolution A/48/L.3, by which the General Assembly would grant observer status to the Latin American Parliament.
The Latin American Parliament was established on 10 December 1964 in Lima, Peru, by the representatives of a number of Parliaments of Latin Amer…
Please accept my warmest congratulations, Sir, upon your election to preside over the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. I am certain that your election will contribute to its success.
Obviously, the reorganization of the Security Council is not an easy task, and it becomes even more dif…
Mr. President, your election to the Chair at this thirty-ninth session of the General Assembly represents just recognition by the interna- Honal community of your merits and personal quali- fications and of your political and diplomatic experi- ence, amply demonstrated in the United Nations as well …
Exactly 18 years ago 15 Latin American countries, including Panama, submitted to the twentieth session of the General Assembly a draft resolution entitled "Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)", which was adopted by an overwhelming majority [resolution 2065 (XX)]. 139. In that resolution, the…
The draft resolution entiUed "United Nations Conference on Conditions for Registration of Ships" , which we have just a/jo~ted, w~..s the ,:l\P;; of a pains- taking process of cc~..sultations l.1 .legotiations inspired by a genuine spirit of compromise, which is reflected in the very careful balance…
Mr. President, in the course of the Fifth and Sixth Con- ferences of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries I had the privilege of many opportunities to ap- preciate your outstanding qualities as a statesman, of which you gave admirable proof. Your election to preside over the work of…
The delegation of Panama wishes to state once again, as it has done many times before, its repudiation of apartheid and all forms of racial discrimination. For historical reasons that are well known, the people of Panama are totally opposed to discriminatory practices. .
102. We voted in favour of …
