The Government of Japan, as a founding member, takes great pleasure in joining friends from all over the world to celebrate today the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Asian-African Legal Con- sultative Committee.
lOt. The Committee, which was established with just seven members in 1956 for the study…
Japan steadfastly upholds the principle of racial equality and has for many years endeavoured to realize its universal application. Japan's pioneering efforts towards this end in 1919, at the time a draft Covenant of the League of Nations was being pre- pared, are well known. It is a source of profo…
The settlement of inter- national disputes by peaceful means is the solemn responsibility assumed by all Member States under the Charter, and the dispute over the Falkland Islands .(Malvinas) is no exception. Indeed, the resolution just adopted is based on the recognition of this fact, and as it is …
Sixteen years ago, the General Assembly adopted resolution 2145 (XXI),
79. Secondly, the Government of Japan has brought to the attention of all" Japanese companies concerned Decree No. 1 for the· Protection of the Natural Re- sources of Namibia,4 of 1974, by publishing it in an official Japanese t…
I wish to state at the outset that, in the view ef my delegation, it COUld eventually be meaningful for the General Assembly to take up and fully consider item 35. Before doing so, however, there stHl remains a fundamental problem which, as all of us in this Hall are aware, must b~ resolved. I am re…
Although yet another year has come and gone, thg deplorable situation in Kampuchea remains unresolved. Kampuchea con- tinues to be the victim of foreign military intervention and its people afi~ still denied the right of self- determination. As an Asiar. ~1~..:..:.~, :.lY country is profoundly conce…
As a country which seeks its own security and prosperity in the context of world stability and peace, Japan is always attentive to develop- ments in the Middle East. In the year since the General Assembly last considered the situation in the Middle East various incidents have occurred in the ~gion, …
It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly on the subject of the activities in which Japan i~ engaging in this the Interna- tional Year of Disabled Persons. We believe that the .United Nations is playing a pivotal role in effecting change in this important social and humanitarian is…
The Territory of Namibia has been a matter of international concern for far too many years. In fact, ever since the United Nations was established 36 years ago it has been dealing with the question of Namibia. During this period many countries on the African continent have achieved independence. Nam…
Immediately after the Israeli air force attacked the Iraqi nuclear installations on 7 June this year the Security Council convened to consider the question. As the Japanese delegation made clear at that time, I the Government of Japan fi~ds it extremely regret- table that Israel took such an outrage…
I should like briefly to touch upon the important issue of the launching of global negotiations.
51. First of all, my delegation would like to note that the Government of Japan participated actively in the re- cent North-South meeting at Cancun in a spirit of interde- pendence and mutuality of inte…
On behalfof my delegation, I wish to state first of all that from the long-term point of view it might be meaningful for the General Assembly to take up and consider fully the question of peace, stability and co~operation in South-East Asia. However, as all of us in this chamber are aware, there is …
As an Asian nation, my country is profoundly concerned over the situation in Kampuchea. which is adversely affecting the peace and stability of South-East Asia.
76. The core of the Kampuchean problem lies in the fact that Jhe Kampuchean people have been denied their right to self-determination owin…
At the meeting this morning, Mr. Dugersuren, the Foreign Minister of the Mongolian People's Republic, stated: "The increasingly obvious in- volvement of Japan in the military-political partnership of the United States of America and China ft-dversely affects the international situation." [l7th meeti…
Although the Chairman of my delegation will congratulate you in due course, Mr. President, I should like personally to express my warmest congratulations to you on your election as President of the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly. I am cOllfi- dent that y,>ur long experience in the work…
Ever since it was first established, the United Nations has had to deal with the question of Namibia, or South West Africa, as the Territory was then called. Although the Territory has not yet gained its independence, as a result of threee decades of continuous and tireless efforts in this world bod…
As I am sure representa- tives will recall, last year at its thirty-fourth session the General Assembly considered the item entitled
80. Here are the figures. In 1945, when the non- permanent membership was set at 6, it represented 1 for each 8 United Nations Members, naturally not counting the per…
The situation in Afghanistan, which was brought about in December 1979 by the Soviet military invasion and aroused indignation and apprehension throughout the world, continues una· bated. That situation, as has been repeatedly argued, vio- lates basic principles of international law, in particular t…
First of all, I should like to express my appreciation to Mr. Stoltenberg, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, of the ex- cellent report he submitted at the plenary meeting last Thursday. In my view his report contained several im- portant points which should be borne in mind in our future N…
