The development of events in Central America has been considered by the Security Council and, in particular, the General Assembly since 1983, when the agenda item entitled "The situation in Central America: threats to international peace and security and peace initiatives" was introduced and more di…
On behalf of the Central American countries, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and El Salvador, I have the honour to make this statement by way of an introduction to the draft resolution on agenda item 155, entitled “Observer status for the Central American Integration System in the…
On behalf of the countries of Central America, I have the honour to make this statement expressing our solidarity with and fraternal support for one member of our group, Costa Rica, and for the happy initiative taken by its Head of State, President José María Figueres, in proposing the Proclamation …
Allow me first to congratulate you, Sir, on the outstanding manner in which you have discharged your duties as President of the Security Council for the month of April. Your skills as an experienced diplomat have once again become evident in the important work accomplished by this supreme body respo…
In its capacity as current President of the Central American Integration System, and on behalf of the countries of the isthmus, El Salvador expresses its gratitude for the opportunity to introduce to the General Assembly draft resolution A/66/L.7, entitled “Emergency humanitarian assistance for the …
On behalf of the original sponsors of draft resolution A/49/L.37/Rev.1, whose names appear at the top of that document, and of the additional sponsors — Chile, Colombia, the Philippines, Peru, Spain and Uruguay — I have the honour to introduce this draft resolution, which is entitled “Special Plan o…
I am pleased to take part in the debate on agenda item 18 — “Implementation of the Declaration on
First, we wish to express our satisfaction at the accession of Palau to independence on 1 October this year. We welcome that country as a Member of our Organization and express our earnest hope that th…
In 1988, when the First International Conference of New or Restored Democracies was held in Manila, international relations, despite the changes that had taken place, still reflected the confrontational character of the cold-war period. In world politics there existed a dynamic making it impossible …
I am pleased to deliver this statement on agenda item 44, “Commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations”, on behalf of the following Central American countries: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and El Salvador.
The Central American countries express their apprec…
I avail
myself of this opportunity once again to express our congratulations to
Mr. Ganev on the excellent way he is guiding our work at this session, and in
particular on his initiative to create the Working Group to consider the
Secretary-General's report "An Agenda for Peace", so as to define…
I have
the honour to speak on behalf of the Central American countries - Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and El Salvador.
First of all, may I express our sincerest condolences to the Government
and people of Egypt, through its delegation, on the tragedy that that country
had …
My delegation voted for the two
377. 'Mr. GONZALEZ CESAR (Mexico) (interpretation from Spanish): My delegation of course voted for draft resolution A/36/L.59 and Add.l. However, I should like to make it clear that, had there been a separate vote on operative paragraph 5, my delegation would have ab…
Mr. President, I should like to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the thirty-sixth ses- sion of the General Assembly. We are familiar with your reputation as a skilful and experienced diplomat, and that will surely guarantee .success in the conduct of these meetings.
3. I am al…
The representative of Mexico, in his statement at the preceding meeting, made reference to El Salvador. He recalled that his countrYt together with the Government of an extra-continental Power, took a step which he d~scribed as an "appeal to the international community". However, this represents not…
When 1 listened to the Cuban representative, I felt as if I were listening to the most reactionary oligarchy of El Salvador, for he was using the same language as the right uses to attack the revolution of El Salvador. He devoted himself to criticizing and repeating propaganda slogans which El Salva…
Mr. President, the cordial relations which exist between El Salvador and the Federal Republic of Germany make your election to the presidency of the thirty- fifth session of the General Assembly an opportunity focus to reaffirm the links of co-operation between our peoples and our Governments. I am …
This afternoon the delegation of Mozam- bique referred to my Government in terms that we categorically reject.
367. In El Salvador there isa Government whichemerged as a result of the exercise by the people of El Salvador of their right to rise up and overthrow a military dictatorship, as they did …
This afternoon the representative of Viet Nam expressed in this Assembly a political judgement with respect to the Republic of El Salvador.
341. That country, Viet Nam, which has no moral autho- rity even to criticize affairs taking place on its own continent-because it is a recognized aggressor-ir…
I shall be as brief as the circumstances require. I shall explain my vote only with respect to the amendment submitted by Italy [A/33/L.35j to draft resolution XV.
290. We were inclined to vote in favour ofthat paragraph because we believed that its contents would clarify the meaning of the resolut…
I shall be as brief as the circumstances requ shall explain my vote only with respect to the amend submitted by Italy [A/33/L.35J to draft resolution XV
290. We were inclined to vote in favour ofthat para because we believed that its contents would clarif meaning of the resolution we have adopted a…
