Eleven yeaIS' ago the United Nations General Assembly took the important
~cision of terminating South Africa~s Mandate over Namibia. It Was in 1967 that the General Assembly
e~tablished the United Nations Council for Namibia-of which TlUkey ~ one of the founding members-as the sole legal authority…
The recommendation of the General Committee to allocate the Cyprus question for discussion to plenary meeting is a repetition of the procedure followed at the thirtieth and thirty-first sessions. The Turkish delegation strongly objected to that procedure last year2 and maintains the same position th…
It is our profound conviction that tl'i~ question ofapartheid is one of the most important issues with which we are confronted in this session. This question is important because at stake are the moral values of the contemporary international community as enshrined in the Charter, and because an urg…
This debate on the Cyprus question is revealing once more the enormous complexity of the problem, and bringing into focus the great challenge that the Secretary-General is facing in endeavouring to discharge the mission entrusted to him by the Security Council. I wish to reiterate, on behalf of my G…
The Turkish delegation voted in favour of all those draft resolutions initiated only by African countries concerning the policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa because of our nersistent and strong opposition to this abhorrent policy. As~yForeign Minister emphasized in his statement …
As we begin the debate on the question of Cyprus, I should like to stress the procedural aspect of this problem, an aspect which has a direct and important bearing on the outcome of our deliberations.
34. This afternoon we shall hear the views of the representative of the Greek Cypriot community, w…
As the attention of the world community is focused on the developments taking place in southern Africa, it is gratifying to see that the question of apartheid is being considered in plenary meetings. We welcome the decision which has enabled the representatives of the national liberation movements t…
My delegation abstained in the vote on the resolution just adopted on the question of the Comorian island of Mayotte.
70. This abstention does not imply that we disagree with the substance of the resolution. Indeed, we consider that the island of Mayotte is an integral part of the independent Repub…
I just want to make two brief points regarding the statement of the distinguished Ambassador of Greece.
262. It is deeply regrettable that the distinguished Ambas- sador of Greecechose to interferein the domesticaffairs of Turkey when he tried in vain to defend Greece's flagrant violations of its i…
I shall not reply to what the Foreign Minister of Greece has said on the Cyprus question because I want to spare the Assembly another right of reply and an exchange of arguments at this late hour.
Allow mefirst of all to extend my congratulations to Mr. Amerasinghe, the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka, upon his election to the presidency of the thirty- first session of the General Assembly. His choice by the Assembly is surely warranted by hislong experience in the United Nations aswell…
Any debate on the situation in the Middle East inevitably reflects the anxiety felt over a conflict which has provoked four tragic wars in a time-span of 30 years, and a conflict which still constitutes the most serious danger for peace and security in the region as well as in the world. The Middle …
The United Nations, since its very first days, has been closely connected with the destiny of the Palestinian people. But after almost three decades and despite numerous resolutions dealing with the Palestinian problem or the broader Middle East conflict, the question of the implementation of the ri…
The Palestine problem, which in our view is the core of the Middle East issue, was inherited by our Organization as early as 1947, that is to say., during the first years of the existence of this Organization, through the adoption of General Assembly resolution 181 (11), which sought the creation of…
I should like to explain the vote of my delegation before the vote is taken on draft resolution A/31/L.17 and Add.1. We understand that the group of five non-aligned countries has been unable to work out a consensus draft acceptable to both communities. The position of my delegation on the previous …
Twelve years ago in 1966 the United Nations General Assembly took the important decision of terminating the Mandate of South Africa over Namibia. It was in 1967 that the General Assembly established the United Nations Council for Namibia, of which Turkey is one of the founding members, as the sole l…
In 1966 the General Assembly took the important decision to terminate South Africa's Mandate for Namibia. In 1967 it established the United Nations Council for Namibia, of which Turkey is one of the founding members, as the sole legal Administering Authority for the Territory until Namibia attains i…
My delegation has followed closely the debate on the question of Ku- wait, and has heard with due attention the staternents of the parties directly concerned.
27. As a country in the area of the Middle East. our primary interest is the preservation of peace !ind of friendly relations in the region.…
The question of Angola is now being considered in the United Na- tions for the third time in a relatively short period. At the same time, various related matters have been discussed in the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly.
32. On previous occasions, my delegatkn has voted in favour of Gener…
The itemunder consideration has been brought to the attention of the Security Council by the delegation of Liberia. In that great African continent which is at preseIit writing a new and glorious chapter of its history, Liberia is one of the oldest independent countries. For this reason, we understa…
