The delegation of Viet Nam accords great importance to agenda item 24, entitled “Law of the sea”. Each year the General Assembly considers this question in plenary meeting, which provides a good opportunity for the international community to reflect on achievements already recorded in this important…
First of all, my delegation would like to join the international community in welcoming some positive developments on the Palestinian-Israeli track of the peace process that have taken place during the past year. Following the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arran…
It is an honour and a pleasure for us to address the Assembly once again in order to share our views on a very important subject.
At the outset, the delegation of Viet Nam wishes to associate itself with the statements made by the representative of Costa Rica on behalf of the Group of 77
I take th…
As the fifty-first session of the General Assembly comes immediately after the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, the emphasis on striving for more rapid reform is natural. This session is therefore immensely significant, and we will have to work even harder to achieve the targets we have s…
The General Assembly has just taken action on a draft resolution on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which covered the work of the Agency in 1995. My delegation attaches great importance to the work of the IAEA in promoting the application of nuclear energy, for peaceful …
Let me first express a note of high appreciation for the exemplary way Ambassador Razali has been presiding over the work of
It has been over a year and a half since our leaders met at Copenhagen to highlight the significance of social development for human well-being. Together, they solemnly made …
On behalf of the delegation of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, I would like to congratulate you warmly, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-first session. We are truly proud that you, an experienced representative of Malaysia, a member country of the Associati…
Viet Nam voted in favour of the draft resolution contained in document A/50/L.78, by which the General Assembly has adopted a comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty (CTBT) and thus opened it for signature.
Viet Nam has consistently supported the comprehensive elimination of nuclear weapons and all p…
First, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, and to thank you for having convened this meeting, which our delegation considers very important.
With regard to the item under discussion, my delegation would like to reaffirm that we, as a Member of the United Nations, have always laid emphasis on th…
We are here today to reaffirm our unflinching support for the Palestinian people’s legitimate cause — that is, to secure their
We note with satisfaction that the peace process initiated in Madrid in 1991 has continued despite many difficulties and obstacles. The signing in September 1993 of the Dec…
I feel most honoured to attend, on behalf of the Sport and Physical Education and Olympic Movement of Viet Nam, at the invitation of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and of the President of the International Olympic Committee, this debate on agenda item 40, entitled “Building a peaceful a…
Allow me at the outset, on behalf of the delegation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, to congratulate Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral on his election as President of the General Assembly at this session, a historic session that coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations. I am conf…
This year’s discussion by the United Nations General Assembly of the agenda item on the law of the sea is of historic significance. On 16 November 1994, the international community solemnly celebrated the entry into force of the
We fully share the view, expressed by the Secretary- General of the Un…
I am very pleased to speak before the General Assembly on agenda item 40, “Question of Palestine”. Members may recall that at the last session of the General Assembly, the international community warmly welcomed the signing by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) of the Declaration…
I would like first of all to thank the Secretary-General and his colleagues for the report before us, submitted in accordance with resolution 48/16, adopted by the Assembly a year ago.
The trend towards dialogue and international and regional cooperation is becoming a more and more irresistible for…
First, allow me, on behalf of the delegation of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, to congratulate you warmly, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session. I am confident that, under your guidance and with the active contributions of member countries, …
This year our discussion of this agenda item, the question of Palestine, takes place in the context of significant developments in the Middle East. The signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Governm…
First of all, I would like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report contained in document A/48/264, which provides us with useful guidance and input for our discussion. My Government has already communicated our views to the Secretary-General, and I wish now only to stress…
On behalf of the delegation of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, I should like to extend to Ambassador Insanally warm congratulations on his election to the presidency of this forty-eighth session of the General Assembly.
We regard highly the vast efforts made and positive achievements attained b…
