It is a privilege to speak under this agenda item entitled “International recognition of the Day of Vesak” as a representative of the world’s largest Buddhist kingdom in our religiously diverse family of nations. For Buddhists worldwide, the Day of Vesak, or Visakha in the Thai language, is of speci…
Although my delegation joined in the consensus on draft resolution
To require United Nations personnel to have a command of two of the six official languages of the United Nations places at a great disadvantage those individuals whose mother tongue is not one of those six languages. For these Unite…
On behalf of the Thai delegation, I would like to express my appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report on “Assistance in mine action” dated 6 October 1999. The report’s review of coordinated mine action, the activities of agencies within the United Nations system and non-governmental orga…
It is an honour and a pleasure for me to participate in this plenary meeting of the General Assembly to give a brief report on Thailand's observance of the International Year of Older Persons. I would also like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to the Secretary-General for his repo…
On behalf of the Government and people of Thailand, I extend my warm congratulations to you, Sir, upon your unanimous election to the presidency of the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly. I am confident that with your leadership and experience this session will complete its work successful…
It is a great honour and pleasure to be here today and to represent my country in this historic gathering, which is held, not only to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but also to reaffirm our common faith in, and our commitment to, the truth and wisd…
We wish to explain our abstention on resolution H, entitled “Regional disarmament”, introduced by Belarus. We abstained not because we wish to depart from our belief in non- proliferation and nuclear disarmament, but because we know that a nuclear-weapon-free zone in any region will be effective onl…
On behalf of the Thai delegation, I wish to commend the Secretary-General for his report on assistance in mine clearance. This comprehensive report provides a valuable survey of the pernicious problem of landmines worldwide. It also presents a useful overview of mine action currently being pursued u…
On behalf of the Government and the people of the Kingdom of Thailand, I should like to extend my warmest congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Didier Opertti upon his unanimous election to the presidency of the current session of the General Assembly. I wish also to take this opportunity to pay tri…
This is not a speech but a portrayal of the present financial system seen through the eyes of those in a tango dance contest.
Consider the following scenario of a tango dance contest. Many pairs of dancers are doing the tango, a dance which requires good coordination and synchronization between the…
Today the delegation of Thailand would like to share with the Assembly our thoughts and concerns on the issue of assistance in mine clearance.
The issue of landmines has been given extra attention this year, mainly due to attempts by Governments and non- governmental organizations to ban anti-perso…
As in other regions, there are conflicts between nations in the Middle East, especially those that share borders. Since its earliest days the United Nations has been concerned with the various conflicts in the Middle East. It is, however, undeniable that the core of the situation in the Middle East …
My delegation wishes to make it clear that while we joined the consensus on draft resolution A/52/L.35 under this agenda item, “Multilingualism”, we continue to have strong reservations regarding operative paragraph 3 of resolution 50/11, which my delegation voted against in 1995. In our view, this …
On behalf of the Thai delegation, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development, contained in document A/52/305. The report is an encouraging account of the significant progress achieved in the…
It is with great pleasure that my delegation extends to you, Sir, its sincere congratulations on your unanimous election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its current session. My delegation also wishes to take this opportunity to express its deepest appreciation to your predecessor, Ambas…
My delegation would like to commend and congratulate both the administering Powers and the members of the Committee of 24 for their dedication during the meaningful informal consultations to consider this delicate issue. The consultations offered an important and practical opportunity for members to…
The Thai delegation would like to associate itself with the important statement delivered earlier by the representative of Costa Rica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. Thailand would also like to express its support for the Ministerial Declaration adopted at the Twentieth Annual Ministerial Me…
On behalf of the Government and people of Thailand, I should like to extend my warmest congratulations to Your Excellency upon your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-first session, which marks the beginning of the next half-century for the United Nations. I am confident…
Ever since the explosion of the first atomic bomb, mankind has waited for the day that this dreadful weapon of mass destruction would be eliminated forever from this Earth. More than 50 years after that first explosion, we are still waiting.
Today, my delegation is joining with many other members o…
