A/44/PV.33 General Assembly

148.  OBSIRWR STA'roS PaR THE CDUNelL OF mROPB IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY' DRAFT RBSOW'1'ION (A/44/L. 4) The PRSSmENT (interpretation from French) t I call on the representative of Norway to introduce the draft resolution. Mr. 'l'ELtMANN (lobrwayh On behalf of the sponsors I ha~e the honour to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/44~4, concerning the question of observer status for the Council of Furope in the General Assembly. The draft resolution is sponsored by the following States members of the Council of 8lropel Ausuia, Belgium, Qiprus, Denmark, Pinland, France, the Federal Republic of Get_any, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Ioxenbourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ItellJRd, lmd ay OWl country, Norway .. The draft resolution is brief and of a strictly procedural nature. In the prea~ular par~graph the General Assembly would express the wiSh to promote co-operation between the United Nations and the Council of &srope. In the operative part, the General AssellCly would request the Secretary-General to invite the Council of &1rope to participate in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly in the capacity of observer. As a reQional oEQanizaticn the pdaal"/ abjective of the Council of Burope since ita inception 40 years aqo has been to J)rollOte co-operation and Qreater Ul\1~ between ita _lIbers for the purpose of safequardinq and reaU.sinq the id.18 and principles which are their co..,n heritaqe. Accordinq to the Statute of the organization, siQned in London on 5 May 1949: ·Every MeJlber of the Council of ELirope IIlUSt accept the principles of the rule of law and of the enjoyaent bv all persom wit.'1in its jurisdiction of hUllan riqhts anc! fundallental freedolllS ..... (United Nations - Treaty Sed.od, 1951, vol. 87,· P. 106) with the exception of national defence the activities carried out within the fraawork of the Council of BuroDe covet' all areas of international comoperation. I have already mentioned tbQ iJIIportance attached to the field of human riqhts and fundaaental freedo1D8. A _j« steD fClEward in the direction of collective enforcement of human r iQhts is the Convention for thf3 Protection of BUIlan Riqhts and PuneJaaental Freedoms, which was adopted by the Council on 4 NO'lelllber 1950. 'llile Council h. been smUar IV involved in strenqtheninq EurOPean co-operation in other fields of co.... interest and concern. Over the past four decades, lIOre than 100 conventions have been concluded within the Council of EuroPe on issues rt.lrlg!nq frOll econOllic, social, cultural and leQal ~Atters to education and science. In this connection' let _ just mention the Burcpean Social Charter of 18 OCtober 1961 and the European Cultural Convention of 19 Decelllber' 1954 as exup1ee of the CouncU's active Involv-ent In theee fields. 1Ihen the Council of BurODft wu .tabUshed In 194t It was cl_rly for_een that the nua fCX' international co-operation in the post-war era would tra..cend the Uaita of a reqional fr_work. The Statute of tbe Council stipulates that' (Mr. Telluftft, Norway~ -'artlcipatlan in the Council of Buropo .b~l1 not affect "'e collaboration of ita Mellb•• in the work of the UnitecS Nations and of other international organiutiona « unions to which they ue patti..•• (.!!!!!) On the occaaicn cf the fortieth anniversary of the orqanizatjon 1ft May 198'. the Minist•• of 1'«e1gn Affairs of the 23 Stat. aelbe:s of the Council of Europe declared that; - ••• the Organbatwn IlUSt reMin open to the wor14 on account both of the qrowinl} interdependenoe of internatlonal relations and of the universaU.ty of Uti values and principles·. 'rhe decision bv the C0a81ttee of Ministers on 21 June 1989 to ask that the Council of Europe be invited to participate in the work of the General Asselllbly in the capacity of observer IlUst be seen as a further indication of the Counc:ilts exp",usec! destre to contribute positively to the strengthenlnQ of international CO-O[)8ratlon and understandlnq. The aqr_ent concluded in 1951 and updated in 1911 between the Secretaries-General of the two orqanizations represented the first stet) ttlWatds qreater contact and co-operation between the United Nation$ and th~ Council of Europe. This a~u:eeMnt prcwidee for couunications and exdtanf;8s of infor_tien between tb~ stlC1'etariats and for invitations to attend meetinqs of the respective OfQaniutiona. 11. are confident that the acSopticn of tbe draft resolution and the foraalizaticn of observer status for the Council of Surope in the General Assellbly '1111 Qlve a new t.petus to the co-operation between the United Nations and the Council f« th& benefit of both or:~anizatioft8. NI:. IDZtNSKY (Union of Soviet SOcialist ReDUblics) (interpretation frOll RuG!an) I The proposal to Qt_t observe atat. to ttae Council of Burops in the (Mr. Tell_nn, Norway) Gen.al aa.ellbly la s..n bV the Scwlet cJe1ecaation .. o. further pleeflt of widonco of the qcaw!nq underetandlnq of tho lnterUnkaq.. In tocSaY'. world. In SurODe • m other 1'"10111 there had be. In tntenalve dlaloque amnq Sta. 1ft the reqlons - aulti1ateral and bilateral. 'rh•• h. been a siGnificant topics. '!'bat till .y the SCWlet Union favours further expansion of co-operation bew... the UnitacJ Ratio.. IIftcJ 1:"1ona1 orqanbationa. Tbe ..tual relationship bew..n th_ in euenqthenlnq puce and securU:V and aolvinq tt_[oblaM facirq the '1«14 whUe beariDII in aln4 tile balance of inter.a of States la ftIPr.entatlve of COIlilOn hURn value.. It I. the Soviet union's opinion that the "art!~ipatlon bp the Counell of Burope in the work of the Goneral Assemly "ill prC*)t6 the further develo.-ent within the United Rations of a coMwetive, mltl1ayes:d daloque direct.. towards the establishaent of & colIIIPrlb_ive security and the auengtheninq of autuaUy benefieial International oo-opK.tion_ Thi. s;lb... of activities of the Council of Burope enee-pUsea a1llaat all .as of international co-operation on the ujority of the Qlobal proble.. now before the United Nations. An impOrtant role for the Council of Burape will be in the process of illlDleunt&tlon of the idea of buUdinq a co~n Suropun haae, and it could be one of ita pd_ aovers. Cl.rly the oftQOi~ proce•••• in Europe al'. of Qr.t alQn1ficance for the fllte of the "cxlt! in tee. of hiatorlcal responsibility, in the lIense of the acutene•• an4 urQency of the tasks rand 6llao lr. the .enae of brlnqlnq to b.r lta positive ootential fee Mktnq an i.Pact on the international DOUtlcal cll_te. lie in QUI: country duly value the openn... of the Council of Burope to the outald~ "QC'14-, bcance we note4 with satisfaction the declsion of the PerUaMnt of the Asafllbly of the Council of Burcpe to qrant the SOviet Union the stat. of a (Mr. LoalMky. UBSI, special invlte4 State an6 "e1eaDell the visit to the USSR of a dlll"atiClft of the ParUa.nt of the b.ubly, which h.~ the oJlPQrtunitY to see with its 0Im eye. the onqojnq proc.. of SOViet P...troUca.. An ~rtant stage irl the developaent of our contacts with that orqanizatlon w. tile atate-.t of the Chair.. of the Supre. SOV'iet of the USSR, IIlkhall Gorbach_, at theh.cJquartGIrs of the Council of Europe In StZ'l!IBbourq 1n July title year. 'rh. dev.l~entof co-operation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe m a broad spectrua of international proble. wUl, in our view, promte wider \Be of the potential of the United Nations in the interests of all its "ellb... and also aerve to ensure _tual interaction betwefm the united Nations and regionalorqanizatlons in Msinq botbeds of tension ancl conflicts and in brinqlnq about an iaprcweaent in the poltical cU.te :In the variouB reqions of the w«ld. (Nr .. La.mllky, USSR) we a1AIo fucu clc:Je~ co-optt~.tion betw.en the Secretuy-Glfteca1 an4 the a4siat..tr:atiOft. of the regional organisation.. 'rbe United Nation. has pla,.4 • role in tbe field of the iIIprovelMftt of international political .ituatlona end cl_te.. Ita role 1. al.o link. "ith re.U••• and r..ponsibllity. All thi. ~.. • cs. it polI.ible to bring Ibout co... foreign political tbiMing in ter. of actt•• by the broaa.at nUllba~ of Statea. '1'be United Nations ancS other alt1lateral iftt~rft&tional _cbinery tr including regional organisations, have unquutionMlly accuaalated a significant amunt of positive experience that can and .ould be used to the _xilll. in strengtheoift9 coapteheneive co-operation between Stetes. In ,,1_ of the desire of the Council of JlIrope to strengthen ita ti.s with the Qlitec! Nat1011Q .s a positive step tova~ds daveloping Rllti1ateral co-operatlOll, the SOviet. delegat.ion aupports the draft. resolut.ion s\.i)aitted by Nor"ay and other States on granting the COuncil of Europe observer status in the General AIIs.lIbly. "lbe PRISIDIH'!' (interpretation fro. l'renchh 'rhe Aae.mly ,,111 naw take a decision Oft draft re8CllutiM A/44/L.4. May I take it that the AssMbly adopts that draft re.olution? Draft· resolution ·A/44/L. 4.... adopted (resolution 44/6). Tbe PR.mINT (interpretation fro. Prench) I we have concluded our AGBNDA ITIiM 23 (a) 8BIOR'1' 01' '1'HB SBatB'l'ARY-GSNIRAL (A/44/..'&) (b) DlW'T RISOWTlON (A/44/L.'/Rev.l) TIle PRBSmBNT (interl'retatlon fro. I'reilchh i call on the representative of the Libyn Arab JaUbidya to introcllee the draft resolution in docuaent (Mc. rosin.,. USSR) IIr. TUBI (Libyan Arab J....uiyaP (interpretation frOll Arable) i On bealf of the Arab GrOUD, which I have the honoaR' to represent this .-tb, and on bMalf of .., own deleQation. I .hould like to present to the As• ..,ly the draft ruolution (A/44ft,.7/Rev..l) on co-o~,er:ation between the united Nations md the LeaQUe of Arab States. The draft resolution haa the .pur;)Ol!e of develi'>;)inq and intens ifvinq the link. between the LMc;ue of Arab St,et. and the United Hat!ons in order 'to str8nc;tben co-operation in aU fields, especially political, econollic and social., and to find the IDlIt effective _ys of ensurinq eo-orcUnation betweClft the blo orqeniaatwna . within the fra.work of decisions adopted at Arab 8UU1it conferences, and the Purl)0885 and principles (\of the United Nations Charts and the charter: of the LeaQue of Arab States. The draft resolution, in both its preallbular and its operative part, is desiqned to .trenqthen co-oper:atien within the fraaewOl'k of respect for the fundaaental r_pon8ibUitifi8 of the United Nations, especially its responsibility for the llaintenance of international peace and securi~, the protection, resgect and defence of huul'i r iqhta, and the atrUQQle aqainst and the ellllination of recis. and ractal discrimination and apartheid, in all forE and unif.taUoM. These responsibilities also include di......nt and decolonization, with a vi., to ensutinca tile riQht of peopl. to .elf-deteminatlon. That is basecJ on the iJIportance the Arab Statee attadl to their responsibilities and obl1qations under the United Nations Charter. Tte Arab L~'He attache=.. qr.t 1mortance in particular to atr.nqthenlnq the exiatinq co-oo.cation betwun the two orqanlzations. That is clearly _pr~..e4 in .certain OPera~i~e paraqraphs - for ...le, oar_raphe 3, 5, 10, 11, 12, and 13.. Of cour.e, that ia not an slbaWlttve list. In operative paragr@ph 4, the General 1o=~_ly would requHt tb~ Secretary-Glneral to continue to 8teengthen co~peratlon with the General 81cretuiat of the League of Arab Stat.. for the purp08e of iaple....ting &bited Nationa re.olutions relating to Lebanon and the que8tion of Palectine end tbe situation in the Middle But In order to achieve a just, caeprebenaive Md durable aolution to the Mld:Slf!t laat conflict and the que8tion of Palestine, the core of the conflict. In operative peragraph 5, the General Ae8e~ly wo~ld request the Se~eetariat of the Qlited Nations Md the General Secretariat of the League of Arab Stat.s f.a&'tbee to intensify their co-operation towardll the rulisation of the P1epo8ea and principles of the Qlited Nations a.aetee, the ateengthening of inteenational peace and 8ewdty, dlllae••nt, decolonisation, aelf-deteeaination and the eradication of all for_ of eaci8a and racial discdsinationo In opeeative paragraph 9, the Gene~al Asselllbly provides for a general .et!ng every three yeus between the ",ited Nations systell and the League of Arab Stat.., In addition to annual inter-agency sector.l lleetinge, to deal with activities that have priority Md are of broad illportance in cOMection .,ith the developllflftt of Arab countdea. 'l'he draft ,resolution both in letter and i" 8pirit ClOvers ~11 the areas that would require increased co-operation, co-ordination and consultation between the two organisations - economc, political Md social. I r~uest _Ilbers of the Imsc-Jlbly to vote in favour of draft resolution A/44/!..1!Rev.l, which aeeka to broaden co-operation betweflft the two organisationa in order to ensure the achieve_ht of the noble 90818 and purpoees to whim our peopl. aspire in a world where right, peace, seQ2rity anC! justice ~ei9ft and the rule of law is enehrined. (Mc. ~eeiki, Libyan Arab Jallabidza) . .....1" r.olution .,7 CV) .of 1 IIGIr"C use, I ftCIf eaU OR dDe ......t r 0..... of the LM•• of Are States. .r. 1lMl0UD (Lea•• of Acab 8ta_) Unte~Dr.tlItJoDfroe ~I:'ablc)I lfh!. . 1II 0"-: !uat GPDOCtunlty to nax.. to A8b1t••40r Gar. the OOftQratuJatloM of "'e Leaqae of Arab Stet. Oft hie eleatlon _ .r.lcltnt of the tlorty-f~tb a..lon of the G••al Auellbly. BU e1.ctlClft i. recocal'lll.tien of the r...-ot IIId ....clatf_ be enjoys aD4 of bia d1pl~tic .leUb and rich apel:ienoe in public ,,«le. I~ la "abo. tribute to .iq«ta, which b. Pla,. a PDe.inea role 10 th. aupportiaQ 02 national llb.ation nm and bM _de Cll'.t e!fora to _are tbllt qrawth .4 ctwe1o..-t ue ..lvlft _iClCitr in reqional and tntcnatlonal actlcm. I would ref. aJao to the ti. of friendlbip and underatandlnq betlt.. bill CDlftuy ,and the atage ..1Ib.a of the L.que of Al'Qb Stat•• 1 take this occasicn to express our a"~1tec1at1cn of the l_din" 1'01. of tbe Secretary-General. Ill'. Javier Peru de Cuellar, in i~l_l\tinq the orincipl_, abjecti". _d "alu. evil!Qqed bv the authon of the Ch.rt..... Be h. _de qr.t efforts to restore thqt United Nations central lfole in uny iIIoorunt internatio"al quMtioM. Tbana to hiB _perUse, 1IOd_ty ancS ,.tience, he has been able to c.pitaliae on the 1XMIitive et-.ntlS tha~ eurQed in the qrOlllth of ln~rn.tlonal detente and bas placed the orqMillation to the forefront of aeanlnQful action, enablinq it to play a 8.11&1'ly l_dillQ and effective role in rsettl~ _ny reqlcnal cr!.s. md to tackle such ccntelllpcxalY Ploble. _ the envucnMftt, dev.l~.nt, natural catastrophes, epidealcs, ••erqem:y relief, rehabilitation and . oth. huaanttar1ln concerns. ay th. s.. token, we He dee!)1y a~l:eciati"eof the Secretary-General's caaprebensive report, which contains an accurate account of all aspects of the oo-oDeration and proaress achiwed 80 far. The co-operation aqr.-ent concluaad on 6 OCtob. 1988 between the United Nations and the Leaque of Arab Stet. is a case in point. In this coMectlon, I extend ay personal qratitude to tbe Secretary-General for the und.stancUnQ he has ehOlm over the PMt year concernin:a • ..., of our _101' lesues - in particular for his unreaittlnq efforts to hell) Lebanon out ~~ its current crisis and biB support of the Palestinian DeOple in Its suugqle to recaain Ita legItiute national r lQhts • Tbe develo_ents that took J)lace bebleen the fortY-third ancS the forty-fourth sessions have reflectacS positively on the content and fr••work of the co-operation which exists between uie United Nations and the Leaque of Arab States. Altbou. such co-operation ha be.. consolidated in the co-ordlnatlcn that h. character!ltld the relationship bearen the two OrQenlzatlons c:wor the years, the chanqltG that (Ill:.. Ilak.au4, LaCNe of Arab Stat..) . have tU. place an the internatwnal acene ...s in the Arab reqian lMlke i~ neceuuy ~o revl. that ~ration in or4er to ut. it mr••ffe~lv. _41 fr..l~ful. This ap1al.. ~e cont.en~ of op....ti.. D£aqra. 12 r.qar41~ the -convening of a joint .eUnq to revl. the ~OQI:" ami_er! in the _l~"ta*n of III1tU.t.al proPMat.-. That r ....l. Md .aluation procns IIhou14 be undertaten bJann~..Uy in vier of the acceleratlnq ev_ta and incr..ine; c:haU.nq... '1'ta41ticnaUy, eo--op.ation bewflIl the unite!! NatioN and the L.que of ~r.b 'States h. ailled at 8upportinq efforts to ctreftCjJtben IInd IIiOcJernise infr:.truetur. ana IMtltuUoM so that th." can ab8«b the burqeonlnQ inputs of the infor..t1on r.,oluticn end enable the or~na and .aanis. of the LeaGUe of Arab States to keep pace with the chana. an4 d.elopalftu, participate in the proc... of qrClfth and dwelos-tnt and Duraue the co~n ob1ectl". enshrined in the Charters of the wo Orqanbatlona, na.QJ.y the _intenuca of p.ce bu8l1 an 'j_tic. between Stat. and peopl•• Pra. this par~cU.'l.we expres. our deep aPDEeciation of the United Nationa DevelOPMftt ProqraMe, ftDeciaUV its ofUcee 1ft the Arab re<!ion an4 all its bracbosj1 for ita oo-oparatJoe in. the ftoanclllCh CCMultaUon (1ft anCl co-ordination of nuaKO.. projects, H.,.Cial1y theee re1at~ to the infor_tlcn and docuMntatton .,.~ of the General Secretariat.of the Arab L.qa. and its ptopaee4 CClaprlb...ive acJ.lnlatrative plamine! project' - not to amtlan the nuaerQJS joint or018et8 set up in conjnnction with var 10.. SPecialized Arab ocqanlutiolW 1n the fle1ctJ of labour, 1ndUlltry, poetal servlc••, excbanq••, invMt3l1ftt quarenty anCS erid lane! reclaaatlDn• .. De, tribute to the st••Ul,. lncreulnQ _PO &ft«l div••lflcaticn of co-oporat1On bebfCltn .fty 01 the 8DltClal1sect aca.ncl•. ana' boc1l.. oof the Uniga (IIr. llakaoucl, Lawe of Arab Satea) l'elatioMbip is .tm incentive to rala. thetr joint .fforts to such a 1_e1 _ to .pacUte the .1..ntation of project. ",ne! reco_ndations In line "ith the 8~etary-G.n••l·a report (A/44/478) and the 1)rO'llalo.. of the draft resolution now betore the Aeaelbly. Aa ". all kl'tCW, ..,., develQllaentll of "101' concern m the Arab Leacaue have taken o1&c. of late. The at.at...lIbera of the L.caue reltcate their ea-itaent to the Cbarter and r_olutlou of the United Nations and s«.. their conviction of the neeesalty of lIlple.entlliQ those resolutions, "hieb reprea4ilftt the "ill of Ule United Nationa to u.014 int.ernational leqitlucy l!\ncS the rule of international la". I'ex our part, ".... to utili•• Unit.eel Hatio....c:hanis. to ensure the pr.ervatlon of bUllaft rlqhts and the riQbts of J)eOplea. Tbia fira, prlnelplecS stance, whim baa maracterbea the relationship of the Arab oountd.• "ith the United Nationa, ccada us to the (1)tioll of a just D_ce in aU questions relatlnca to the _tiny of the Anb nation and ita peoples. It is tills ~ltllC!ftt wbldl ukea • ea11 for the convenlnq of an international collf.rence under the aoeplces of the United RatlollJ to .ettle all aspects of the Arab-tsraeli COllfllct 0I'i the buts of the rel.ant UnltecSNatlons r_olution. ao tbat they call be faithfully lIlpl.a.te4. "e in the AJ:ab Leaque have a state in the translation of Unltecl Nations c..olutlonl into reality: it would rellOU'e the eau. of conflict, ensure rlQbtll .4 calve the United Nations qc_ter cr-'lbl1ity and effectlv.HB. On thle basia the int.eata of the Arab nation have been linked "Ub enhenclrq the role of the United !iaticna. This can only -Date the relationBhlp between the LNqUe of Arab Stet••4 the United Net,lone 'strOIlQC and flraer. Th.efme the contet ot operative paratar_ 4 of draft r.olutlon A/4.!L."aev.l reflects the international ,,1U to iaplelHftt the Unite4 Nationa resolutions and deter those who would flout cc (Mr. llakaoud, Leaque of Arab Itatea) violate tb_. 'rhOlle resolutions WKe intended. to occuPr a central P1at'~ in the international arena and to be fully colIPlied with by all 'PIlrtiea, har_er aiQhty• ., ita onqoinq intifadlb and continued resistance to Iar8$1I occupation and the pcaeticea of repr_1on, the Palestinian ~ple h. a-o..trate4 fierce cSet..lna1:ian to f)Ut ID end to the occupatlm in all its for• .a aspects.. Bence General "'aelbly r.oluUon 44/2, adoPtee! on 6 OCtober, which in effect _u'aces this uprising and enhanc. its role in layinq the foundations for the l'estccat:1on 'of the inalienable ri9htB of the Palestinian people to self-.!eterll1nation and the .tablilibllent of an indepandent State on its own territory and in ita awn h08lland. Tbe InUfadah 1. a bistoric aov_ot to correct the injustice done to the Palestinian 1*)ple; it. 18 an affimation of the Palestinians' national unity; it alao enabled the Palestine Liberation Organization, as their eole, leqitl_te representative, to effect the qualltative transforaaUen that led to the hiBt«ic resolutions adoptecl by the Palestinian National Council at Aleaiers last year.. The intifad8b has also sharoened pOSitions, • "itneBB the bletortc addre. delivered by the Bead of the State of Palestine before the General A8selbly at its forty-third aeasion. We refer to th!B dwe101*eni:. because the updainea ha eaiven fr_b ia1:Mttua to the efforts of the League of Arab States and imparted further suenqth and credibility to united Nations resolutions en the qUMticn of Pal_tine. "Mr. Makaoud, LeaQue of Arab Statea» we cerer to this 4cwelopJleftt because this uprismg has given the League of Arab States a ft_ i~tull an~ enabled the United NaUOftS to gi"e its resoluUons en the Pal..tiftian question further strength, credlbility and effectiveness. aesUllPtion by _ypt of full _lIber8hip of the Arab League has had constructive, poIIitive results anc! consolidated the unity of the Arab poeitiCft, as .as ..de _nife.t by the Casablanca ....i t. It has a180 provided opportunities fOk _pt to COIltribute to enhancing the Arab-African co-operaticn prc,ess and to give further atrength to the fraternal, active celation. between Arabs and the peoples of Africa. There is also the expected contribution fro. Bgypt in various fields of dev.los-ent, in both its cultural and its practical aspects, in the light of BlJYpt'. pr..tige, botit regionally and nationally • The fact that the differences between a nUl'Oe~ of Arab countriea have been overco_ i. furtber evidence of the national unity of Arab... Thia mity, in the final analysts, is the prelllse and the objective of all Arab efforts. The Libyan-Bgyptian ..Ung of yesterday and tocJay is ~tber manifestation of the predO.inance of this fraternity and unity of destiny. Tbe Arab arena has alac vitnened the utablieblleftt of the Arab Co-operation COuncil and the Arab Maqhreb Union. !bw we have three r:ec)ional bodies to confront fur:~er eClOl'lomc and .cclal dwetop_nts in the international arena. 'l'b... bOdies, in the vi_ of the league of Arab States, are channels for: the enhancelMnt of joint Arab national act~on by tb~ kab League an4 its organs. Aa the lIIaeJllbly IUx:.8, the league of Arab States is ncM working as.14uously through its 'l'd,partite 81gh COIIIIlttee to find a way for Lebanon to extricate i.ts.lf fro. ita blooc5y 411_ and to enaure lebane•• unity, aovel'eignty and ••ll-being," LebIlnOft, ..iob CCftuibUte4 to the drawing up of tbe UAi"Qraal DeclMation of Ba.. Rlgbta and ia a founding Me.el' of the UnibtdNatlons and the laague of Arab (Mr. MakeoulS, league of Arab States) Stat.s, is new looking forward to the tirae in the near future when the Arab League w111 eucceecl in enabling lebanon to can~' out its Arab and its :lnttu:national role and once again Uke ita contribution in intern&tional intellectual fields. !'be Arab League ancl its Tdparti te High Co_Ittee have aChievecl a ceasft-fire, and ha"e enaurecl that it Mill not be violated. All the bdclgee, the airport anc1 the porta are open and the blOCkades have been lifted, and this has prevented the res.ption of the bloody cycle of violence 1n the tnteroo_unal relationships of -the Ietumes.. We take pride In the fact that since security has prevaUed lIO=e than 600,000 students bave resumed their studies, de1lOl\8trating to the world that they .sre the yeast for the future of Iebanoft and that planning for the future is planning for them. The meetings at Trdf, despite the illpediMnte, difficulties and COllplication8, are expected to fulfil the expectations of Iebanese of all secta, all sec.tors and all parts of Lebanon. Tbe Arab League and its Tdparti te High CoEttee operate on the aS8umption that they expres8 and crystallize the opinion of the overwbelaing oppressed llajodty of the Lebanese people and that ene of the tasks of the Arab League is to accelerate the aChievement of Lebanon's unity and sovereignty. The Uni ted Ra t!OilS has always responded to the 1nltia tives and efforts of the Arab League in this respectG Tbe fruitful co~peration demanded from the Arab League and the tmlted Nations, "hlCh is both possible and necessary, 8hould lead to the United Nations ancl especially the security Council shoulclering their responsibilities in the iwpleRlentaticn of resolutions concerning the i-.cliate, unconclitional withdrawal of Iarael frOll 8ClUthern Lebancn. Thi8 would speed up their response to the reQuests of all the lebanes., the Arabs and the international co_unity, gl.e Lebanon its , r:1gbtful place and enable it to make ita plene.ring ccntrlbutlona to ~e United Nation. and the international co-.unlty. (Mc. Makaoucl, league of Arab States) we nave Ilefttioned these develop.enU because, first, they clearly indicate the rellllty of co-operation between the United Nationa and the league of Agab State. and, secondly, they are bued en the possibility of developing this co-operation to .aure that the ClO-=tn abjective of the United Natioils and the Arab League to bring abOQt just and lasting peace in the region and the "odd is achieved. It ia ay hope that what we are undertaking will IIIlke us, the league and the United Nationa, acre opti.istic about the future and the results of co-operation. '.rhe PRJ!SIDBNT (interpretation frOll i'rencbh 1 call OIl the representative of I.rael, who wishes to explain hia vote before the voting. 1 relline! _lIbera of the Aesembl! that, in accordance with General Aasellbly decision 34/401, explmationa of vote are limited tn 10 minutes and should be _de by delegations frOll tbeir seats. Mr. JAmB (Israe1h The General AIIsellbly is ance again requested to adopt a draft resolution regarding co-operation bet",een the Qlited Nations and the Arab League. This ClO""Oper~tion ia aupposedly a1_4 at furthering the reaitaation of the purposes and principles of the United Nations Olarter. Since Israel'. eatabUshMnt, however, the Arab League hu pursued objectives and activities against ay country which stand in direct contradiction to the Cbarter. In the view of the delegation of Iarael, therefore, sucn co-operation wUh the Unite4 Nations is Inappropr late. Throughout the 41 yeara of Israel's existence ttle Arab League hu consistently eejected any realistic Ol' viable approach to the peacefUl ••ttle..t of the Arab-Israeli conflict. 'l'h1e is reflected in the wor41ng of operative paragraph four of the draft resolution before us, vbicb calla for the taple-.ntation of ·United Nations r.solutions relating to ••• the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle Baat-Q (Mr. Mak~d, Ieague of Arab Stat..) (IIr.. Jaoob, Israel) ft.e hlqbly cant.-tious Gen••1 Assellbly rHolutioM have never coMtituter1 any qenuine b.ls for a neqoUate4 and oeaceful s.ttl_nt of tbo AraboIaraell conflict, 1ft partlcmlu by those actively involved in the p.ce proce.s. If anything, they undendne the vor" id. of direct neqotiatioltil bebr.n Israel and ita km nelC]bboura based on Security Council ~..o1utlons 242 (1967) an4 338 (1973). Mor..., 20 out of the 21 _lIbers of the Arab Leaque have insisted on _maln!nq a .tate of belliqerency with Israel. The representative of the Arab Lea~., ift hie stat..nt before the Asaubly on 6 OCtober, att-.,ted to defend this policy of beUlqer-.cy bv 0181_1111) that it is pursued beeautle of what he callecl the OCCUpation of Arab landl by Iarael 8 inee 1967.. May I r.lnd the representative of the Arab L.que that ....11 of the L.q",e beenm their declared war on Israel 19 and not in 19671 .,1 -tl Since 1948 Israel h. _de nu••o.. proJ)OClalll to the Arab L_que in Qen••l and to ..ch of ita _m.s In particular for a peaceful lIettl_nt of the Arab-Israell confllct. Th... propoeals have always been rejected bv the Arab side, vUb the sole eaceotion of Bqypt. "n 6 ~tob., we flnrl, reqrettably, yet anoth. rejection of the not1cn of p.ceo S. defended thea belll~.rent policy DUl'aue4 by hllS orqanbation by clailline; that it cynical mv.sfon. Balllqerency doea not enhance tbe prOlS1H!eta of 1)eace any aoro thE wr~dolnq eManc. tbe prospects of doinq riQht. Ve bell_., • we alwavs .. have, that tbe only way to acbieve I)Uce In the reqion is to put an end to the _tat. of war declared br the Arab countries .d to hold direct neqotJat!oftlS between I erael and i t8 neiqhbour8. Y.t only thia IlOrninq the Arab L_l!Iue _de Moth£ attHPt to deny., delegaUan Ita place in the United Nations, Gen.al Asae.,ly. This futile excreia., r...te4 annually aince 1982, ia in cl.r defiance of the crlnciple of universality of the UnitfMt Rations. It also indicates very clearly that the Arab L.Que is sUll refuslnq to co.. to tel'. with the notion of the very existence of the State of Israel. Unl... the Arab Leeque, as the l'eor• .,tative of the Atab Statea, chanQes ita pollcr in this r.CJa~, no real 1)l'Oqr.. towardll P-ce in the rec.1ion can be ami.elS. On the econoaic 1••1, the Arab Leaque b. oontlnuocS over the .,.rs ita ploaaa'*' efforts aiawS at w._i.-. en4 boycottinq lsr:ael. Portunate1.y,_t . intCtrnational oorporatknUl, in contradistinction to ..ny countrl., have refused to . It 1tI pr:1aartly for th•• r.sons that., deleqattDn "ill vote aqa1Mt the draft r:.olutlon. (Mr. Jacob, Israel) :tl'-,e PRlSm.1f (interpretat:lon frOM.Frenebb.: The A8selbly "ill now take a cIIo:l.8icn Oft draft resolution A/44/L.7/Rev.!. Uilc!er the ter. of o~erative "111)1'_ 13 of the draft resolution, the Assellbly would request the secretcary-G...a1 to _Range !CS' a joint aeetilW:lto be held in 1990 between r.,r••tativ. of the orqanizations of the United Nations SysteM and of the Leaque of Arab Stat. -.I ita ~ial!:ud orqan1Ations. Tbe 1IOdalltl.. of the servlcinq of that laleeting, .ita date and venue are still the subject of oo_U1tmtio!l8. PeruU~ the outco-e of those consultations an4 en the .a.tion that lIuch a _eetinq would be co__arable. to those held in the pUt b t •• of partlct.-tion aM duration, the Secretary-General eaU_te that no aMltiDnel coat would be incur:r:ecJ OVfJ£ and above the orovisions _4e under aectlons 3 and 29 of the proP')8fd pro~u~a_ budqet for the biennluta 1990-1991. With rflll8rd to Activities prOS)Ose4 under other operative Dar8Ql'aJ)hs of the draft r.01ution, the secretary-General esti_tes thAt they would not entall for their U1p1_antation any coeta over and above the 8POropriations made 1n the 1990-1991 proposed proQraaae budget. Me shall new begin the votinQ process. A recorded vote h. been requeste4. In favourz If~hani..tan, Albania, Al~eria, Angola, Ar~ent1na, Australia, "ustria, 8_1188, 8ab~ain, 8anQu_h, aubadoll, B.tq:lua, aollae, Benin, Bhutan, SOU,via, Botswana, 8raU, Brunoi Dar...ala_, BulCjula, aW=kina "uo, 8UE'Uftdl, By.lex...i .... 8cWiet 8i:)ciaUat _'PUblic, Ca_roan, Can., C..tral AtE lean Republic, Chad, ChUo, China, ColOllbia, Conqo, Cote d'Ivoiro, CUba, Cyprus, Csedloalovakia, DfiMOCratlc KallPUch., O-X:ratlc YfiMn, D4lflllark, D:t1b()utl, oc.lnlcan ReINblic, Bcuador, Bgypt, Bquator~lGUinu, BtbtDpia, Pljl, "Inland, Prance" Gabon, Gubl&, a_run D~ratlc Re'PUblic, G.amy, Ped••l ae,.bl1c of, Ghana, Greece, Grenada. Gua~1a, Guin_, Guln.-Blu., Guvana, Balti, BmQary, Ice1encl, India. Indonesia, Iran (I.1aIllc RepUblic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamlca, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, K.ait, Lao '.plo'8 Dlt8lO«atlc ReJlUbllc, Lebanon, r..otho, Liberia, LibYan Arab eJaablrly., LuxMlbourq, Ma4aqaacar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldl"o., 11811, M&1ta, Mauritania, Mauritius, lleaiOOf lIOroCCO~ JIo8ubique,Mranau, .opal, Hetboc1anc1ll, It. I..land, Hicaraqua, HiQ., N19erta, Harwav, OIIan, Pakistan, 'ana., Papoa Hew Guinea, 'arlllQuay, 'eru, Phllippin., Poland, Pectagal, Qatar, ao_llia, Rvanda, sama, 880 'I'OfIe and Princlpe, Saudi Arabia, SOMClal, Seycbe11ec, Siorra Leone, 8f.nqsw»re, 801~ Ie1andB, se.1ta, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sudne.., SWeden, Syrian Arab RaJMIblic. '10q0, '.rrinidad and '1obaqo, '1uniaia, 'lurk." Oqanda, Ukrainian Soriet SOCialist Republic, Union of SCJlIlet SOciaUat Republica, United Arab Bairatall, United Klnqdo. of Gr.t Britain and Horthern Ireland, united Republic of Tanzania, tJJ:Uquay, Vanuatu, Vene.uela. Viet Ha., Y_n, Yuqoe1avia, laire, lamia, Iblbabwe AgaillilBtl I.rael, Unltec5l Stoat. of AIIerlea fte draft J:.olutlon vu adopted by 143' vot.' to' 2 lr_olution 44/7)." The PRlSIDBN'I (interpretation ,fre. Prencb) , I nOllf call an those del_twns that vieh to _plain their vote. IIr. BIMC (Prance) (interpretation frOD Prench) z I have the honour to .peak on behalf of the 12 _libel' Statea of the BuroPun cm~nlty. • Subs-zuent1y the 4eleqation8 of COIIO:OS, Monqolia, Saint Lucia, SWa8Uand _d'1'hallan4 ac1?1ae4 the Secretariat that they ball! intends! to 'Iota In favour. I I 'I , I I ,j Althou~ we bave all vote!! in fAVour of the r.olutlon on co-operation between the United .ations and the Leaque of Arab 8tateB, that h. JUBt bean adopteeS, we "lib once aqain to .ne a nume of qen.al ob.ervations. In recent y.rs the General b88lbly h. baeS before it an 1n=r..ine) nUllber of draft r.olutiona re1attllj to co-operation betwe.. the Unite4 Ratio.. _d vadoUB orCJAni.ations with abcJerv8l' status, aneS the trend 18 can~inuinq at this s..ion. ft. 'lWelv~ are weU .""are of the advantaq. of such co-op..a tion and bave been bappr to join in the aJ)C••ions of 8l'P{X)rt aneS encow:aq_nt for the continued eS.,e1opfMnt ~f such oo-op.aticn within the fraa.cxk of the Unl~e4 Rations co-op.atlon in tee. which did not introduce eleaentB open to quMtlon. In particular, with regard to aperative paraqrapb .. of draft r.olutlon A/"/Lo7/a..,.l, the .,.,.lve would llke to caU attenticn to the nHlS to avoid ac1v.selyaffectifti;8 tbe role of the Secretary-General and to the fact that they did not auppeR an the r.olutiolll _.UORed in that paraqra,*. The 'l'v81",e a180 uk that in vi_ of the pr.ent filWlclal canstralna efforts be ..de to Uait the cc.t of C»-OPK.tion betvem the United Nations _d various orqanbations with obIerv.. statu. With r"ard to operative paraqrlAPb 10, we feel that la content should not set • precedent foe the future. Tbe United Ratio.. sbould caU upon the b.t and ..t ecanOllioal tecbnical mq:Iertise avaUable in carryinq out the various projects• .... TBClIIS'! (Cmnac1a) I Aa in the 0... of .1aUer r.olutloM In prwlous years, Canada voW In favour of the r.olution CG CO-oPeration between the United "tio. and the L.que of ....r.b Stat. whlcb the Aeallbl., b. j.t adoJ)te4. W. ,,8100. the beneUbI derived frOll tb18 anqoillQ oo-~l'.tion and, in thi8 contoRt, the Gov.m....t of Canada ha. rep.teeSly stree.eeI its 8UPDQrt for th. effoI'tJI of th& Tripartite Hlgb eo.lttee of the L.gue of Arab Stat. to achi.,e e solutlcn to the traqic 8ituattDn in Lebanon, efforts undertaken in close con8ultattDn with the Secretary-Gen«alof the United Nations. This sai4, however, our 8upport for ths r..oluttDn ju-at adopted cannot be entirely unqualified, 88 operative l)araqraph 4 ref•• to prevlows United Nations t'..oluttons wbich CMada did not support. (Ma. TbOle.ft, C.acSa) .... MJUlY (Unlte4 abbe of -.riw): '1be United Stau. comsldereeJ that, • in pr_lolli ye..s o it b811 to vote aqallWt the draft res,. lution be!cx. the .e OOftUnue to endone .trcnqly tbe ,eneral principle of onhanced co--operation betw.. the Uftlited ..t.io.. Ilftd the LeaquGl of Arab Statu. Operativ. paraqrapSl .. of pr.lo.. Gen••l bn"ly r..olutioll8 that tile United Btat. h. oonsistentlv ~e4 •• ctuaqi,nq to the prcepeet. for peace and security in the MidlSl. BMt. 'I. CanMt 8upport adIGpticn of a text that 18 110 cl.arlv inconsistent with United '1be United Ste. n..,.thel.. taJi:. thia opportunity to underscore its .tron; .uppOR fcx the efforts of the '1dp.rUt. Blqb Ca.itt.. of the L.que of Arab Stew to .ettle t1t.. conflict in Lebanon. W. continue to bttliw. that ita onqoinq wade in o108e CO"'OplI:atlon with the Secretary-Gen..al and with all the parties ODncerned pr••a the b_t. oPPOrtunity for la peaceful r.olution of the traqlc .ituatioft in Lebanon. lire LYRQI (R•••land) a .., del.,ation .uppo~ts the pl!(8)tlon of oo-op••Uon &Mw.. tIlis Orqanbation and the L....Qu. of Arab Sat... W. cocordinqly voted in favow: of the draft ~.olut!on _iab ha just: been adIopt&el• .. aqain bave r,s.l'fi~:io.. about "Mcta of the r.oluUon, in per.ticular operative PHaqrapb 4. J wub to place it on record that our wte dees not .iqnlfy any cb..... in our paaitian an _tt.. that are not rel_ant to the r.olutlon. On ~l'ativ. PIlraqra U, J 'lab to etate 11'1 deleqatfon'. vi., on the need for oantinu.s aclaertnce to the Orqanbatlon's .xistlnl; criter. concernlnq the elID10Jllet of ataff. Ill'. cmJDA (Japan): Tbe del-.tion of Japan • well .ar. of the eztr••elY valuable benefits to be deriv.s froa co-operation betwftfi the united Natiol'l8 and tht'l various orqzmbsticns wi1h observe: status. JatMl\ th\B ~e1eaae­ and firaly stJl,)IX)rts co-operation by the United Nations with the L6llQue of Arab States.. Cor.sequently, Japan vote) in favoUl: of draft resolution A/"!L."/1t_.l. Having done so, how.er, Japan wol31d like to plac~ on record its position conc"rninca OPK4tive paraqraJ)h .. of the resolotion, which blcludes tofem-c. to 80_ United Nations r.olu~ions 'Ih!ch Jspan dici not support. JaDan alae wiehs to ckw attcnticn to t.~e need for efforts to llllU: the eoet of such co-operation bets-leen the United Nations and the various orqaniaat1oM with cbservtE status, in via of the current financial coMualnt:J. eet. BAMSEY (Australia): Australia tlaa been a col\B!stently .tronq suppnrts of instruments of regional ce-oper&tion, and of coco'Deration batwHn reqional bodi. and the United Nations. The Secret&ry-Gell\$cal's ~eport before us and i~ addendum are a source of aatisfaction, !lIB !s the ccmtributiClft of the Tripartite !liqb COIDittee of the Leaqu~ of Arab States in seekinq a solution tD the aqonv of Lebanon. Por tIloae reasons, Australie votad in favour of this resolution. ItV delegation does wish to J)lace it on record, howerer , that it enGOuraterecl difficulties with the worcUnQ of operativa paraqrcph 4 of the resolution an which we have 1ust voted, as it did in prEWkius ye&ICB with siailar wording. Re~ardinq operative paraqraf,lb 11, while underst8llldinQ thG senti_t expressed, ay deleq~tion considers that the United N~tions should continue to be mindful of the need fcx _erit, efficiency and econe.., in ellplOVll8nt of etaff. That principle applies to all resolutiono .mere considerations of this kiblcS are 1:810cd. Ms. KALIum (!'inlanc1): I have the bonour to speak on behAlf of the five Nordic countries: Denurk, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Pinlando ~he Nordic countries voted in favow: of the draft resolution jU&t adoptee! by the General Aeseubly, 011 the understancUnQ that eleaentIJ with political .1 iMplications, in particular in operative plAr&gl'apb 4, He not re1_an~ to the Issue and obviously cannot ~ejudice the position of the Nordic countries en the substantive _tter refel'l'ed to. of Arab States has requlll'ted to be allowed to aake a stateunt in reply. In keeping with resolution 477 (11)., of 1 Novellber 1950, I now call on hila. !!£.: 'MAISOUD (League of Arab States), 1 "ish to rebut 80_ of the observations made by the representative of Israel, but b~fore I fJf) 80 I should like to express the appreciation and gratitudo of the League of kab States for this overwhelldng vote of support fo~ the draft resolution pertaining to co-operation between tbe League of Arab Statee and the United Nations. As usual, the representstive of Israel engaged in obvious distortion of .y reaarks. Be said that the Arab League pursues belligerent policies, and in this connection he distered what I had said on 6 October. Wa do not pursue bellige~ent policies. What I said was that there Is a state of belligerency be~een the Arab States and Israel, because lorael has usurped our territories, occupied part of our Arab lands, denied the Palestinians their right to aelfadeterlDinaticn,. and violated every single United Nations resolutiOn alnce its inception, Inclu~lng the rellolu tion In which the General Asse..ly gave Israel its birth certificate. Therefore ·state of belligerency· does not mean belligerent policiea.. The representative of Israel cUetorted what I said. That ia a characteristic practice, and I thought it necessary to 1IIlte this correction. Furthermore, what we have a8lced for 18 the illplementatlon of relevant Uni ted Nations resolutions. If operative paragraph " of the present resolution Is intended to be a request for the Secretary-Gsaeral and the League of Arab States to illplement United Nations resolutions - whether aeJopte4 by the Security CG1ncll or (Ms. Ka1kku, l'in1and) by the General Assellbly - the w. are a!aply try!nq to qive effect to what has been acc_te4 as the practice and the w.ill of the international ""'Jnity. I und.atand that 8011& oountd. -V have certain reaenationa, but we are definitely a.tinq to carry Oilt the _ndate of resolutloftll of the General Ae88llbly ana of varlo\IJ other relevant united Hatloft8 r.olutions. (Mr. MatllOUc1" Laqu. of Arab Stat.) If th06e resolutions are contentious, as the Israeli representative h88 sald they are, 1t 141 only because Israfd. violatee them. 1 want also to express official as well as personal regret at. the attitilde of tbe United States despltethe thrust of the resolution and the fact that it _tJbubea the various levels of co-operation. We recognize the right of the United States to express its l'eservations about any part of a resolution that it dob.. not support, as was eklne by several European countries, Canada, Australia and Japan. It is unfortunate that the United States, despite all attempts to persuade it so to do, did not find it possible to vote in favour or at least to abstain. We regret that Israel and the United States are repeatedly to be found 1n one caq>, and the rest of the world community in another. Indeed, this is a .tter of deep . ' personal regret, but 1 aa sure that there wUl be other opportunities to correct the asymmetry in the attitude of the tm1ted States towards Palestinian and other Arab issues. we appreciate deeply the support of the many representatives ¥ho expressed reservations about: one part of the resolution but supported the Arab League's efforts in Lebanon. Even the United States supported that aspect. we appreciate its support but regret its negative vote. The PRlSmEHT (interpretation from Frenchh We have thus concluded our consideration of agenda item 23. AGBNDA 1'l'EM 8 ADOPrION or THE AGBNDA. AND ORGANIZATION or WORK, fOURTH REPORT or erBB GElfBRAL CDMM1'l"l'EE (A/441250/Add. 3) The PRISIDBHT (interpretation froll\ Frenchh The General COMitteels report (A/U/250/Md.3) now before the A88elllbl~ concerns the request by a nulllbel' of States that an additional item be included in the agenda of the current session. (Mr.. Makeoud;' League of Arab Statu) That it_ would be entitled ·Special ·sesaienof the Gen.al AlIseBbly to consider the question of international co-operation acaainst illicit production, supply, c1eaan4, traffidcihQ and distribution of narcotic drugs, with a vl., to expand!nQ the scope and increasing the effectiveness of such co-operation-. The General Co_ittee decide:! to recoMend to the Gen_al Asaellbl'l" that the ltea sbould be included in the aqenda. May I take it that the General Assembly decides to include that ac!4itional itea in its a~enda? It was so decided. ?!he PRE3IDENT (interoretation from French): The General C~ttee decided also to recommend to the Assemly that this item should be considKed directly in plenary meetinq. May I take it that the General Assellbly adopts that reooll!'\encSation? It "as so decided.