I have already expressed, at the be- ginning of the thirty-seventh session, our congratu- lations, Sir, on your election as President, and I now avail myself of this opportunity to express to you our good wishes for success in your leadership of this resumed session and my hopes that, und~ your wise…
The General Assembly is now considering the Middle East question. This region is at the forefront of
Out of persistent concern for the establishment of a just and durable peace in the Middle East, and for the enhancement of security and stability in that region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, since t…
At the outset I should like to express our thanks and appreciation to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his efforts in connection with the peace process in the Middle East. I should also like to express our gratitude to Ambassador Ibra Ka, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the In…
Today we are considering the question of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the hope that the Dayton Agreement will be implemented to put an end to the horrendous tragedy caused by "ethnic cleansing" and racist narrow- mindedness. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomes the election victory of President Izetbeg…
The Middle East is going through a period of transition. It is moving from a time of conflict and war into a new era, in which a just and universal peace is possible between the peoples of the region. This new stage will lay an additional burden on all the parties involved who wish
The Arab respons…
Today the General Assembly is resuming its fiftieth session, for the second time, to consider the agenda item entitled “The situation in the Middle East”. During this session we have celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, an Organization which enshrines the hopes of the internati…
We meet once again today to discuss the new and painful developments in the Middle East. The Security Council is the highest international political body entrusted with the task of protecting countries from brute aggression. It is supposed to follow up its resolutions, and we believe that meetings o…
The General Assembly discusses today the question of the Middle East which is currently witnessing
My country still follows up the developments of the peace process in the Middle East, both on the bilateral and the multilateral levels with very keen interest. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has continu…
The General Assembly considers the question of the Middle East today at an important juncture in the history of the region. The peace process that was begun in Madrid has led to agreements between the PLO and Israel, a Declaration of Principles on Interim Self- Government Arrangements, Israel’s with…
Consideration of the question of Palestine today by the General Assembly bespeaks recognition of the United Nations abiding responsibility towards the question
Since 1991, when the Middle East peace process began in Madrid on the basis of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), the …
Allow me to begin by paying tribute to the people and Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina for their heroic stand against the genocidal aggression by the Serbs against them and against the culture and heritage of the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
For over two years now, the international communi…
At the outset, I should like to pay tribute to the Government and people of Bosnia and Herzegovina for their steadfast resistance to the continued aggression against their country. My country has followed with growing sadness the tragedy that has been unfolding in Bosnia over the past 16 months. Suf…
The General Assembly, considers the question of Palestine at its current session, against the backdrop of radical changes on the international arena and in the Arab-
In our view, all this creates a climate that favours the redoubling of efforts in the search for a comprehensive, just and lasting se…
It is with pleasure that I convey to Your Excellency at the outset of my statement, our sincerest congratulations on your election to the Presidency of the forty-eighth session of the
On this occasion, I also wish to congratulate your predecessor for his effective guidance of the affairs of the Gen…
The Palestinian people has been entitled to exercise its inalienable rights since 1948, when after the end of the Second World War Great Britain relinquished the Mandate for Palestine granted to it by the League of Nations. The Palestinian people had even been entitled to exercise these rights since…
The problem of Afghanistan is not the first to which the United Nations has been attaching particular importance and in connection with which it has adopted resolutions. This problem has been on the agenda of the Security Council and of the General Assembly, but a so- lution has not been found. In t…
Before beginning my statement I should like to congratulate the delegation of Antigua and Bar- buda on its admission to the United Nations.
r:/) The decision to include the item now before us in the agenda of the Assembly was made at the request of a number of countries of the third world. It is of…
In the preamble to the Universal Declara- tion er Human Rights, adopted on IQ December 1948, the General Assembly recognizes that the inherent dignity and the inalienable equal rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. The preamble also r…
This is the second consecutive year which my delegation has had the pleasure to submit the General Assembly the draft resolution on the rep^ of IAEA, since Saudi Arabia is Chairman of the Ag( cy's Board of Governors. The draft resoluti [A/34/L.8] contains eight preambular paragraphs a eight operativ…
