I have the honour to submit to the Assembly draft resolution A/31/L.14 and Add.l sponsored by the 58 delegations listed in those documents. The draft resolution which we are submitting to the General Assembly derives from the desire, shared by an overwhelming majority of States Members of the Organi…
Ever since the revolutionary triumph of 1959 Cuba has lent its most determined co-operation to international efforts to eliminate colonialism in all its forms and manifestations everywhere in the world. In 1960 my delegation fully endorsed resolution 1514 (XV) on the granting of inde- pendence to co…
With each year that passes, the need to resolve the question of Palestine in a just and lasting manner attracts increasing attention from the States Members of the United Nations. The gradual growth of support by the international community for the heroic people of Palestine in their struggle to ach…
More than 10 years have passed since the conclusion of the June 1967 war, yet Israel continues to occupy the territories of its Arab neighbours. More than three decades have passed since the Arab people of Palestine were deprived of their inalienable national rights, and this situation has not impro…
On behalf of the sponsors, I have the honour to introduce to the Assembly draft resolution A/32/L.28, relating to the programme of work of the Special Committee against Apartheid, and draft resolution A/32/L.31, which deals with t~e World Conference for Action against Apartheid.
9. There is no doub…
I do not wish to tax the patience of the represen- tatives, but I should like to state for the record where hypocrisy lies and who is distorting the truth, even showing a complete lack of respect for the General Assembly.
165. I referred to the ties and the collaboration which exist between the Chi…
Not a day goes by without our reading news in the press about new and brutal repressive action taken by the South . African regime. It would appear that Vorster's racist clique wishes us to have a dally.reminder of its existence and of the affront to the dignity of man inherent in apartheid. On one …
I should like my fIrst words to be words of tribute to the man who symbolized the independence, the unity· and the non-alignment of Cyprus, His Beatitude Archbishop Makarios. He left to the Cypriot people his personal example of devotion to the struggle for the preservation of those principles that …
When, several years ago, the General Assembly considered for the fIfst time t1L~ question of so-called aerial hijacking, my Government explained why it was not in agreement with the attempts to solve the question through multilateral arrangements.2
11. Similarly, my Government rejected all attempts…
My delegation will vote in favour of draft resolution A/32/L.12 on the question of the Comorian island of Mayotte, thus expressing our solidarity with the Govern- ment and people of the Comoros in their legitimate aspiration to preserve the territorial integrity and national unity of their country. …
Over 10 yers ago the General Assembly declared that South Africa's occupation of Namibia was illegal, and decided to place the Territory under the responsibility of the United Nations. Since that time both the General Assembly and the Security Council have adopted a number ofresolutions on the subje…
Although later the chairman of our delegation will no doubt congratulate you, :)ir, on your election as President of this session of the General Assembly, I should like to avail myself of this opportunity of saying to you how pleased the delegation of Cuba is to see you presiding here. This is becau…
There are times when it is necessary for us to pause in our discussions and to reflect for a moment on the nature of the undertaking in which we are involved, so that we do not let ourselves be swept along by a tendency to routine to which we are prone in the normal course of a session, especially-a…
Almost from the founding of our Organization, the problem of Palestine has been with us and has had an impact on our activities. In many ways it has run through the work of the Organization and, in particular,the work of the General Assembly. However, the consideration of this issue on this occasion…
For the third year in a row the General Assembly meets to consider the question of Cyprus after its territory was militarily invaded in violation of all norms of international law. First of all, we must note that at this time when we are deliberating on this problem, no change hasoccurredin the situ…
As was the case last year when the General Assembly faced a very similar situation, my delegation again categorically opposes the proposal to reconsider the decision adopted on 24 September concerning the procedure to be followed in the examination of the Cyprus question.
53. We oppose such reconsi…
The examination of this item directly in the plenary meetings of the General Assembly reflects the growing indignation of international public opinion concerning the apartheid policy of the Government of South Africa.
86. There is yet another factor which confers a special nature on this debate. We…
Within a few months it will be the tenth anniversary of the second-to-last Middle East war. Since 1967 our Organi- zation has had to face this problem and, in the General Assembly and the Security Council, it has defined the principles, and the ways and means to be used in order to restore peace in …
