My delegation took note with interest of the excellent report of the Director- General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on educational activities under the project “Towards a culture of peace”, as contained in document A/52/292. We have studied with pa…
It is my honour to address the Assembly on agenda item 25, “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Latin American Economic System”. It may seem surprising that a country so distant from Latin America should be speaking on such a specific item, but there are rational reasons for this.
First …
It is my honour today to speak on behalf of a country whose francophone tradition goes back to the beginning of the nineteenth century. When it became a full member of the movement of countries that use French as a common language in 1991, Romania sought to ensure the continuity of its modern cultur…
My country subscribes to the statement made today by the delegation of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union. I will focus, therefore, on certain specific issues.
The World Summit for Social Development — organized two years ago in a post-cold-war international environment characterized by pro…
At the outset, I would like to extend to Mr. Udovenko our most sincere congratulations on his election to the high office of President of the General Assembly at its fifty-second session, as a representative both of a neighbourly and friendly country and of a region that has significantly increased …
My delegation appreciates as very useful the convening of this public debate on the assessment of the situation in Albania, on the occasion of the withdrawal of the multinational protection force. Since my country has subscribed to the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union, I will brie…
In my capacity as Chairman of the Group of Eastern European States for the month of January, I join the previous speaker in expressing to the Government and the people of the Marshall Islands our
The same sentiments go to the family of the late President of the Marshall Islands and to all those who…
Romania subscribes to the statement delivered by the representative of Ireland on behalf of the European Union and its associated States and shares the views expressed therein. I would like to add some comments of particular interest to my delegation.
Romania is pleased to see the item entitled “Su…
For the third consecutive session, the General Assembly is examining the agenda item entitled “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”. The work done since the last session, particularly the inter-sessional consultations und…
At the outset, allow me, on behalf of my delegation, to congratulate Mr. Hans Blix, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his clear and concise introduction of the annual report, which stressed the main achievements
My delegation fully shares the assessments and pro…
My country endorsed the statement delivered today by the Irish delegation on behalf
The World Summit for Social Development represented a landmark in development-related international cooperation. It created an unprecedented framework for a global social vision projected into the twenty-first centu…
I have the particular pleasure of congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the fifty-first session of the General Assembly and of expressing our satisfaction at seeing in such a high position the representative of a country and a region so widely appreciated for their traditions and…
Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is a remarkably dynamic exercise, both in substance and in ways of defining the framework for interaction between the two organizations.
As the Secretary-General’s report (A/50/564) says, the O…
I should like to say at the outset that my delegation welcomes this plenary debate on the United Nations Year for Tolerance. Also, we subscribe to the statement made by the delegation of Spain on behalf of the European Union.
At the same time, my delegation would like to comment on this remarkable …
We are pleased to start our statement by expressing my country’s recognition of the work carried out by the International Atomic Energy Agency during 1994 and 1995. We sincerely appreciate the efforts of the Agency’s Director General, Mr. Hans Blix, and its secretariat to promote and implement the p…
I have the privilege and honour to take the floor on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Alexandru Mironov, Minister for Youth and Sports of Romania, who regrets his last-minute absence from this important gathering. I now proceed to present his statement.
“It is with great pleasure that I wish to address…
Romania is among the sponsors of draft resolution A/50/L.2, which requests that observer status at the General Assembly be granted to the Central American Integration System.
First, we believe that the efforts of the Central American countries to adapt to a new regional reality — in other words, a …
Allow me first, on behalf of the Romanian delegation, to congratulate Ambassador Freitas do Amaral of Portugal most sincerely, and all the members of the Bureau of the General Assembly, on their elections.
Romania is fully committed to the ideals and goals of the United Nations Charter and, as an a…
Allow me first to congratulate you warmly, Sir, on your assumption of the high responsibility of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. Your well-known diplomatic skills give us full confidence for the success of the Council’s work this month.
I should also like to express o…
The agenda item entitled “Support by the United Nations system for the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies” might begin a new era in the post-cold war history of the United Nations. Democracy may prove itself a key word for the endeavours of the Organization…
