Allow me to thank you, Sir, for allowing me to exercise the right of reply of my delegation following the unacceptable accusations made this morning against the Governments of Rwanda and sisterly Uganda by the Minster for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
My delegation was no…
I am not taking the floor on a point of order, but rather putting myself in order in my voting. I pushed the wrong button; I would have voted in favour of this resolution.
Before delivering the message of the Government of Rwanda to the General Assembly, allow me to follow the Heads of State and fellow Ministers who have spoken from this rostrum and express to the President our very sincere congratulations on his outstanding election. We also pay a well-deserved tribu…
Allow me to express our gratitude to all delegations to the fifty-first session of the General Assembly for making it possible to reach a consensus on draft resolution A/51/L.50/Rev.1, entitled “International assistance to Rwanda for the reintegration
We are especially grateful to the following cou…
At the outset, I should like to express my Government’s gratitude to the President of the International Tribunal for Rwanda for having submitted the annual report of the International Tribunal to the General Assembly (A/51/399). I should also like to convey, on behalf of my Government, our special a…
Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you warmly, Sir, on your assumption of the office of President of the Security Council for the month of November. We are convinced that, under your leadership, the Council is in safe hands. We would also like to thank Ambassador Gerardo Martínez Blanco of Hon…
Permit me to congratulate Mr. Razali Ismail on his unanimous election to preside over this session. His election is a reaffirmation by the United Nations Member States of the confidence that they have placed in him and in the Government of
The session over which Mr. Razali is presiding will be addr…
Allow the Rwandan delegation to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. The wisdom you inspire and your experience as a seasoned diplomat give confidence to the countries whose problems are on the Council’s agenda that those problems will be speedily reso…
On behalf of the Government and people of Rwanda, I am grateful for this opportunity to share our experience of rebuilding our public administration after this century’s brutal genocide.
I would like to reiterate the comments of previous speakers, that good governance brought about by effective and…
My delegation agrees with the statement made by the Chairman of the African Group, of which Rwanda is a member.
We thank the Secretary-General for his report on the situation in Somalia. Although the report seems routine, at least it reminds us that Somalia exists and that its problems are still wi…
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report of 29 February 1996 on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda. The report shows a positive evolution of the political and economic situation in Rwanda.
At the close of the United Nations peace-keeping mission in Rwanda…
Allow me, on behalf of the delegation of Rwanda, to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are convinced that your wisdom and wide experience will enable the Security Council to assume fully its responsibilities to the satisfaction of t…
My delegation supports the draft resolutions on, respectively, the situation in Burundi and special emergency assistance for the economic recovery and reconstruction of Burundi. These two draft resolution are necessary and important to support the efforts being made by the Government and people of B…
The delegation of Rwanda would like to thank and commend the countries that have helped to promote peace in the former Yugoslavia and have made it possible to put an end to four years of war. We also welcome the negotiated political settlement of the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, particularly …
My delegation does not wish to engage in polemics, since we have great respect for the French delegation.However, since we are called upon to furnish some explanation here, I should like to state the position of the Government of Rwanda in this respect.
Secondly, as for its being a multinational fo…
It is a pleasure for my delegation to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council for the month of December. We are confident that your wisdom and skill will help to expedite the Council’s work. My delegation has always thought that you have a quiet strength that can move mountains. My delegat…
This is not the first time that the Rwandese delegation has addressed this Assembly, over which Mr. Freitas do Amaral is so worthily presiding at this fiftieth session, on the subject of refugees, the restoration of peace, and Rwanda’s reconstruction and social and economic development after the unf…
Allow me first of all to express my delegation’s satisfaction at seeing you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council this month. We have great confidence in your
I should like to take this opportunity to thank Ambassador Gambari of Nigeria for the excellent work he did during his presidency.
My d…
In exercising his right of reply, the representative of Kenya alluded to the statement made earlier by my Minister for Foreign Affairs, and he called for at least three clarifications.
He wanted to know the source of the accusation that President arap Moi had stated that he was not going to coopera…
On behalf of the Rwandese people and of my delegation, as well as on my own behalf, allow me to extend to His Excellency Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral my warm and sincere congratulations on his unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its fiftieth session. This choice does credit to …
