It is cause for profound regret and concern that it is necessary for the General Assembly again to consider the situation in Afghanistan. It is tragic that all the international t:fforts to achieve a just solution to this crisis have so far produced no con- crete results. In his statement in the Gen…
At the outs~t I should like to express my condolences to the berr;etved family and lO the Permanent Mission of Mor.c;olia on the death of Mr. Narkhuu.
171. Mr. President, I should m.e tojoin my colleagues who have welcomed you back to our midst and express my pleas~re at having you to guide our pro…
The Canadian delegation wishes to associate itself with the tribute paid to Mr. Otunnu for the work he has undertaken on behalfofthe President in seeking a ground for understanding with regard to the global negotiations. We believe that Mr. Otunnu has developed an initiative that is worthy of the es…
At the closing meeting of the thirty-fifth session of the General Assembly, my delegation expressed the hope that Cancun would serve as a catalyst for launching the global negotiations. I Many of the speakers who have preceded me in this debate have spoken of Cancun in the same way. They have made v…
It is. an honour to address the Assembly today and to express Canada's continued and abiding interest and concern regarding the ongoing situation in Kam- puchea and the efforts to resolve what remains one of the most serious threats to stability and economic and social development in Asia.
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The responsibility of the Credentials Committee as outlined in rule 28 of the rules of procedure is to ex- amine the credeiltials of representatives of States applying to participate in the functions of the General Assembly. My delegatilJn believes that this examination should be undertaken strictly…
The situation in Kampuchea continues to be a source of sincere concern for Canada; it is therefore my duty once again to address the Assembly on this subject. I wish first to reaffirm our support for any measures likely to contribute to a solution of this problem.
3. This is the fourth year in succ…
We welcome the Director General's remarks this morning both for their candour and for their clear commitment to IAEA and its work. The Director General and the secretariat are to be congratulated for the most useful annual report we are considering today. 105. The Agency has been given a central rol…
I have the honour to- day of speaking on behalf of the five member Govern- ments of the c()nia\:;~ group-Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America-which have been working to- gether during the past four years in an attempt to negoti- ate an …
We are gathered here for the third time to dis- cuss the presence in Afghanistan of Soviet troops which the USSR refuses to withdraw. This refusal constitutes a grave disregard of the fundamental principles of the Char- ter. Twice last year an overwhelming majority of the As- sembly adopted resoluti…
