Allow me to first extend to all of you the fraternal greetings and best wishes of President Michel of the Republic of Seychelles, the Government and the people of Seychelles on the convening of the sixty-second session of the General Assembly. Seychelles is proud to be here today, as a partner and a…
I wish to begin by extending my congratulations to Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa on her election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. I also express my country’s high regard for her predecessor, Mr. Jan Eliasson, who succeeded in spurring the implementation of United Na…
It has just come to my attention that Seychelles is listed in paragraph 1 as a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). This must be an error, as Seychelles is no longer a member of SADC. I wanted to bring this matter to the attention of the Assembly.
My delegation, Sir, is delighted at seeing you presiding over this session of the General Assembly. We also wish to state the high esteem in which we hold the past President, Mr. Julian Hunte, of Saint Lucia, and for Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
The Seychelles, a small island country, is defined b…
My delegation is proud and honoured to see Mr. Julian Hunte, a fellow islander, also from one of the smallest nations of the world, presiding over the deliberations of this body. We are well aware of his skills, experience and competence, and we are confident that he will lead our work to a successf…
My delegation would like to congratulate Mr. Han on his dynamic stewardship of the deliberations of the General Assembly at this session. Our felicitations also go to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, and the United Nations on being honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize.
The brutal and tragic ev…
My delegation congratulates the Co-Chairpersons for their dynamic stewardship of this auspicious and historic Summit meeting of the United Nations. Our felicitations also go to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for the commendable report before us, and for initiating reform measures to revitali…
Seychelles is pleased to see Mr. Opertti at the helm of this session of the General Assembly. We welcome the experience, expertise and skills which he brings to our deliberations. Likewise, we wish to express our appreciation to his predecessor for his outstanding contribution and leadership during …
I take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-second session.
I wish also to thank your predecessor, Ambassador Razali of Malaysia, for the skill and commitment with which he guided our work during the last session.
I conv…
The course of history appears to unwind rapidly and with it, events occur, pass or recede into time, imbuing the lives of our societies with the dual sensation of dizzying progress and desperately slow evolution. It is essential for people to live in harmony and to face, with a feeling of unity, goo…
Mr. President, may we congratulate Mr. Essy and wish him every possible success in exercising your mandate.
Seychelles would like to take this opportunity also to pay tribute to the Secretary-General for the timely and judicious initiatives which he is constantly taking to promote peace, justice an…
I too would like to extend to Ambassador Insanally the congratulations of Seychelles on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. We wish him every possible success in carrying out his duties.
Allow me also to pay a well-deserved tribute to the Secretary-General for his tireless effor…
It is indeed a blatant defiance of the United Nations by the South African regime in that to this day, despite all the endeavours of the world Organization, the Pretoria regime maintains its illegal oc- cupation of Namibia.
271. The Republic of Seychelles wishes to take this op- portunity to expres…
The delegation of. the Republk of Seychelles wishes to express its reservations
108. Alguments about the necessity for the harmoniza- tion of views and faulty and outmoded declarations har- bour ill-intentioned manoeuvres.
109. Foreign military exercises in the region, such as operation Bright Sta…
Mr. President, I thank you for calling on me to address the General As- sembly while it is considering the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Drafting of an International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries. It is most disturbing to note that, in spite o…
First of all, Sir, I should like to congratulate you and your country upon your election to the presidency of the General Assembly' at its thirty-sixth session.
69. Both your diplomatic talents and your great knowl- edge of the workings of this institution enable us to look forward to a satisfactor…
First of all,'] should like to extend my congratula- tions and those ofmy delegation to Mr. vonWechmar on his election to the presidency of this thirty-fifth session. I am sure that this Assembly will benefit from his experience and competence in the conduct ofits proceedings and thus be able to con…
With regard to draft resolution XVI, the Chilean Commission for Human Rights has pointed out that its own safety in the conduct of its work depends in no small measure on continued strong international support, particularly that of the General Assembly. The Commission also acknowledges that selectiv…
First of .all, Mr. President, allow me to extend to you the felicitations of my delegation on your unanimous election to the presidency of the thirty-second session of the General Assembly. I must also congratulate you on your distinguished career as a diplomat in the service of your country, especi…
