For several decades the situation
in the Middle East has always evoked in our mind the images of excessive
tension and uncontrollable conflict. Although recent developments in this
explosive part of the world have raised hope for solutions to age-old
conflicts, including the Arab-Israeli conflic…
The critical economic situation in Africa is a subject of deep concern for the entire international community. The seriousness and the rapid deterioration of the situation, its historic as well as its immediate causes, its consequences and repercussions, continent-wide as well as world-wide, and the…
The Vietnamese delegation wishes, first of all, to express its strong disapproval of the fact that once again the General Assembly is faced with a dis- cussion of the so-call~dquestion of the situation in Af- ghanistan, in spite of the firm opposition ofthe Govern- ment of the Democratic Republic of…
The General Assembly is considering this year the question of peace, stability and co-operation in South-East Asia at a time when the struggle of peoples to consolidate peace and the general trend towards dia- logue are developing strongly throughout the world and are widely reflected in this very A…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to welcome the continued consideration by the General Assembly of the agenda item relating to developments in ocean affairs and the law of the sea. We thank the Secretary-General and the Secretariat, and in particular the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of …
At the outset, on behalf of the delegation of Viet Nam, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting. We wish to join other speakers in expressing our appreciation to the Secretary-General and the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea for a set o…
The oceans and the seas are becoming increasingly vital frontiers in our efforts for sustained economic growth and sustainable development. Since the historic entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, in 1994, United Nations Member States, most of whom are States parti…
At the outset, the Vietnamese delegation welcomes the opportunity to take part in this debate and wishes to express its appreciation for the comprehensive and informative report of the Secretary-General on the oceans and the law of the sea, as contained in document A/63/63. My delegation also wishes…
The General Assembly is once again called upon to debate the so-called situation in Kampuchea, without the approval or the participa- tion of the Government of the People's Republic of Kampuchea, the sole legal and authentic representa- tive of the people of Kampuchea. Thi.s is flagrant interference…
First of all, the delega- tion of Viet Nam wishes to express its strong disap- proval of the fact that the so-called question of the situation in Afghanistan is once again included in the agenda, despite the strong opposition of the Govern- ment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
122. We be…
My delega- tion would like to make the following statement in expla- nation of vote on draft resolution 11 contained in part 11 of the report.
255. The position of my country in regard to the role and function of UNDRO was clearly stated at the 27th meeting of the Second Committee. Since its est,3b…
It is well known to everyone that the Vietnamese fought heroically for dec- ades for their independence, against colonialism neo- colo~ialis~ and imperialism. In that struggle, Viet Nam
alw~ys enjoyed the sympathy and support of national lib-
~ratlon moveme~ts and of all other peace-loving peoples…
I should like first of all to convey warmest fraternal congratulations to Mr. Farouk Kaddoumi, the head of the Political Department of the Palestine Libera- tion Organization- -an eminent personality in the hero> struggle of his people for independence and freedom, a struggle deserving of all our re…
When at the thirty-fifth session: during aspeciaI meeting [93rd meeting], we solemnly commem- orated the twentieth anniversary of the historic Declara- tion on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Coun- tries and Peoples, we were all gratified to note the success that had been achieved in the pr…
I should like to begin my statement by'
84. African colleagues in ibis and other forums have bitterly recalled that in 1978 they had to accept conces- sion after concession on the appeal of those same Powers in order to accommodate South Africa, as they said. And this year:. given the clearly negat…
My delegation was. and remains, of the opinion that the inclusion of the item under discussion in the agenda of this session. in spite of the express opposition of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, violates paragraph 7 of Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations, which …
The item now before the General As- sembly is, in the eyes of my delegation, one of major importance, not only because it deals with aggression- indeed it could not be described otherwise, despite the denials of its perpetrators-but also because that act typ- ifies a mentality and morality which som…
I have asked to speak to exercise my right of reply to the slanderous allegations made by the repre- sentative of China against my country.
161. The hackneyed calumnies of the representatives of China against Viet Nam are all too familiar. Just as the palm of one's hand cannot cover the light of th…
This is the second successive year the General Assembly, on the initiative of a group of countries that includes Viet Nam, has discussed the question of peace, stability and co-operation in South-East Asia. Over the past year South-East Asia has continued to be one of the most tense areas of the wor…
My delegation will vote against draft resolution A/36/L.3/Rev.1 for the following reasons.
70. We firmly support the just position of ~he People's Republic of Kampuchea in rejecting that draft resolution as set out in the statement of 16 October 1981 by that country's Minister for Foreign Affairs, …
