The delegation of Kuwait is aware that a lot has been said on the question of Palestine in the Unit,d Nations,its Committeesand its various organs. Our problem here is that we repeat words because we cannot translate them into action, and the United Nations is crippled on the question of Palestine s…
At the outset my delegation is always tempted to ask whether, indeed, there is in this world any other people struggling to regain its legitimate rights in its homeland apart from the people of Palestine. Is there, on this planet, any other nation existing in exile not far from its soil save the peo…
Let me begin by expressing the appreciation of the delegation of Kuwait to the Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, the Ambassador of Senegal, its Rapporteur, the Ambassador of Malta, and all its members for their indefatigable efforts to pro…
During the sixth emer- gency special session of the General Assembly on the situation in Afghanistan, I stated the views of the Government of Kuwait on that issue. 1 Since then the Organization ofthe Islamic Conference has taken deci- sions to which my country is bound and which it endorses. We regr…
We have reached the state of action after years of debate and negotiations. The need for action is now crystal clear and the world cannot afford yet another delay in translating decisions into actions and words into deeds.
142. Since the Sixth summit Conference of non- aligned countries, held at Ha…
Today we were outraged by the 'dastardly action of the Israeli occupying forces in demolishing three houses in the West Bank and theteby rendering at least three families homeless and adding yet more -victims of Israeli brutality. This is the situation that the people of the Middle East who have bee…
The General Assembly has been discussing the problem of Palestine and the question of the Middle East for the last five years. The item
32. The settlements and the transfer thereto of Israeli population infringes the rights of the.entire population of the occupied territories, of those who are stil…
Much has been said about the people of Palestine but little action has been taken so far to ameliorate their plight. Nothing reflects this fact more than the annual visit of Mr. Kaddoumi, the observer for the Palestine Liberation Organization [PLOl who comes to the General Assembly to plead his peop…
Apartheid is not a new item on the agenda of the United Nations. Much has been said 'about it, but repetition in this respect serves to isola~ South Africa and makes it an island ofcontamination.
144. The delegation ·of Kuw~t, therefore, would.like to express its views on the question of apartheid.…
So much ha,,; been said on the question ofCyprus that, in fact, it leaves little for me to say apart from a limited explanation of the position ofmy Government.
122. No solution can be found unless the legitimate concern of the Turkish minority is taken seriously into consideration. That community …
The delegation of KUWait would like to commend the United Nations COOOi::ii for Namibia and the Special Committee on decolonizatiofi fot their efforts in promoting the cause of the Namibian people for independence and sovereignty.
215. The South African regime is engaging ilS attention anti expendi…
The representative of Israel, in the course of his statement this morning [72nd meet- ing/, mad~ his usual remarks about Kuwait. He cast a slur on our integrity. He invited me to respond to him, and I do so willingly.
225. in all fairness, I had thought that the research department of the Zionist o…
I must confess that I marvel at the concern Of the representative of Israel over the financial position of the United Nations, a concern which, unfortunately, is not matched with a similar one for the fate of the Palestinians.
165. The complaint just uttered by the representative of Israel that the…
This morning {49th meet- ing} the representative of the Zionist entity of Israel referred to my country, Kuwait, as a country that has economic relations with Rhodesia. My d- on will have the opportunity on Wednesday to rebut, r and, indeed, debunk the sinister accusation of the Zionist representati…
In fact, my delegation would have preferred the postponement of the vote on the draft resolution until Monday. We first saw this draft only this morning, and I am sure that there are many delegations in the same position. We did not wish to submit a formal motion for postponement as we thought that …
