Today, after far too many millennia of wars, oppression and violence, the world stands poised at the threshold of the “culture of peace”.
The human family can leave behind its ugly ages of ignorance and arrogance in order to start living in the lovely house of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi said:
“My hous…
I would like Turkey’s name to be added to the list of co- sponsors of this draft resolution. I made that request before we discussed the item in the Assembly.
As my Foreign Minister stated in the general debate earlier in the session, the fiftieth anniversary is the most opportune time to engage in self-
The central issue before us is the enhancement of the representative character of the Security Council. The new international political environment requ…
We are happy to see positive developments in the territory of the former Yugoslavia. The adoption of the agreed basic principles of Geneva and New York, and the ongoing peace talks in Dayton, foster our optimism. However, we are aware of the fact that there may be stumbling blocks and set-backs on t…
Fifteen years ago, in 1979, the General Assembly designated 1985 as International Youth Year. The themes of the Year were participation, development and peace. In 1985, the General Assembly also endorsed guidelines for producing specific measures addressing the needs of young people. These guideline…
I will, then, refrain from bringing up several quotations from the leader of the Greek Cypriots, Archbishop Makarios, but will cite just these sentences. In 1974, in this building, the Greek Cypriot leader said,
“the invasion in Cyprus is continuing so long as there are Greek officers in Cyprus.” (…
I wish to reply to the representative of Greece. He mentioned that our reply to the remarks of his Foreign Minister was somewhat
With regard to the question of the Aegean Sea, perhaps the issues are newer, but we see similarities between the issues. The problem we face is that we do not see that ou…
With reference to the statement delivered by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece earlier in the debate, my delegation would like to underline the following points.
The statement of the Greek Foreign Minister contained strong words against Turkey which we believe were not compatible with the d…
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral on his election to the high office of President of the General Assembly. Under his able and wise guidance, this historic session should become a milestone in the enhancement of the stature of this universal forum.
I should like …
Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of
For a long time now, the blatant violations of relevant Security Council resolutions on Bosnia and Herzegovina, in particular resolutions 824 (1993) and 836 (1…
Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are confident that, under your able guidance, the Council will successfully discharge its responsibilities.
I should also like to pay a tribute to Ambassador…
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. We are confident that under your able guidance the Council will successfully carry out its responsibilities.
I should like also to pay tribute to Ambassador Ba…
First, we would like to express our deep condolences on the death of Mr. Bradford Morse, former Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme.
For the record, Turkey would like to make the following statement on the resolution just adopted by consensus which is entitled “Support for the…
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. I am confident that under your able guidance the Council will carry out its responsibilities successfully. I should like also to pay tribute to Ambassador Albr…
After lengthy discussions the sponsors of draft resolution A/49/L.2 have tried to accommodate the concerns of some delegations. We have introduced a new paragraph in the preambular part and extended the scope of some of the existing paragraphs. In this context I would like especially to refer to the…
At the outset, I should like to commend the Secretary-General for the comprehensive report he has submitted in document A/49/688 of 22 November 1994, on the overall situation in Afghanistan, the implementation of the emergency humanitarian assistance programme in that war-stricken country and the wo…
In the course of the debate on the situation in the Middle East last year I paid a tribute
We also hope that the decision to establish diplomatic relations between Israel and Jordan will consolidate and enhance the foundations of peace and develop aspects of cooperation in the interests of those co…
Allow me first to join other speakers in thanking the Secretary-General for his report on the recommendations for an agenda for development (A/49/665), which is a follow-up to his earlier report, and for the World Hearings on Development.
For too long, the role of the United Nations in the economic…
The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo from 5 to 13 September 1994, constitutes a crucial milestone in the global thinking on population issues. We all agree that improving the quality of life in a sustainable manner is our common and major goal. However, this…
As a participating State of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), Turkey is particularly pleased that the General Assembly is once again considering, under agenda item 27, the important and timely issue of cooperation between the United Nations and the CSCE.
In this respect, …
