Mr. President, I wish, at the outset, to congratulate Mr. Jan Kavan on his election to the presidency of the fifty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly. I would like also to express my high appreciation to his predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Han Seung-soo of the Republic of Korea f…
At the outset, my delegation welcomes the comprehensive and informative reports of the Secretary-General on matters relating to the oceans and the Law of the Sea contained in document A/56/58 and its Addendum 1. I also wish to express appreciation to the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the…
I am not going to tell the story of my life. But I had the opportunity to go to Cuba in 1986, and last year again I accompanied my President to Havana for the South Summit. On those two visits, 15 years apart, I was amazed by what I witnessed on that tiny island. The streets of beautiful and bustlin…
I am again the last speaker of the day, but I am happy because it gives me a little extra time to congratulate the President on the effective manner in which he is conducting the work of the session, which gives us every reason to believe that it will be steered to a fruitful conclusion.
I wish als…
It is a great privilege for me to speak on this important agenda item. The question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the urgent need to expand its membership have been discussed in the General Assembly, and in the Working Group set up for that purpose, in a continuous manner d…
The tragedies of 11 September will go down in contemporary history as one of the most heinous crimes committed against innocent people. Some 6,000 men and women perished in the ruins of the World Trade Center, in Virginia and in the wreckage in Pennsylvania, while thousands of others are suffering i…
I should like to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his comprehensive and insightful annual report on the work of the United Nations and for his important statement to begin our discussion of this agenda item.
My delegation is very grateful that the Secretary- General’s annual report …
Sir, on behalf of the Asian Group, I wish to extend to you the warmest congratulations on the occasion of your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. We are fully confident that with your diplomatic skills, you will lead this session to a fruitful conclusion.
We all are profoundly shoc…
The question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters is an important item on the agenda of the General Assembly of the United Nations at this millennium session. After considering this question for six consecutive years, we have now a…
It is a great honour for me to deliver this statement on behalf of the delegation of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. At the outset, my delegation would like to thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his comprehensive report to the …
The question of peace, security and reunification on the Korean Peninsula is surely a very fundamental item on the agenda of the United Nations General Assembly at this session. My delegation would like to associate itself strongly with the draft resolution entitled: “Peace, Security and Reunificati…
First of all, my delegation would like to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the comprehensive and informative report contained in document A/55/61. I would also like to express our satisfaction with the tremendous effort and valuable contribution made this
year by the Division f…
The delegation of Viet Nam wishes to thank His Excellency Ambassador Martin Andjaba, Permanent Representative of Namibia and President of the Security Council for the month of October, for his
succinct and informative presentation of the report of the Security Council (A/55/2). His statement surely…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly today on behalf of the Viet Nam delegation to add our voice to the discussion of preparations for the General Assembly’s special session on children, to be held in September next year. Let me first register my country’s strong support for and full co…
I would like to convey our warm congratulations to Mr. Harri Holkeri
on his election to the presidency of this fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly. I wish also to extend our greetings to Tuvalu as a new Member of the United Nations.
This year’s session of the General Assembly is of special…
Viet Nam attaches great importance to agenda item 38, entitled “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”. Over the last six years commendable efforts have been made with a view to bringing this question to a satisfactory outc…
With regard to the Chinese Government’s fishing ban in the Eastern Sea area, also known as the South China Sea, from 1 June 1999, our delegation wishes to take this opportunity to reaffirm the following. We have more than once stated that Viet Nam has sufficient historical and legal grounds to prove…
At the outset, let me take this opportunity to express our great appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and informative reports contained in documents A/54/429 and
Viet Nam notes with satisfaction that until now 132 countries have become parties to the United Nations Convention…
It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly today in my capacity as Chairman of the Asian Group on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the General Assembly's adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Let me welcome the presence of national delegations, representativ…
On behalf of the delegation of Viet Nam, I wish to express our appreciation for your words of sympathy, Sir. The damage caused by the flood in central provinces of Viet Nam is very serious and extensive. According to initial reports, human losses numbered over 600 lives. More than 600,000 houses hav…
