It gives my delegation real satisfaction to speak on the topic of the support that the United Nations can provide for the efforts of some Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies.
As we did in July, when the Argentine Republic, together with the 73 other States, participat…
My country, acting in its capacity as a member of the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General for Haiti, was one of the sponsors of the resolution that has just been adopted. The basic purpose of this initiative is fully justified in the commendable report of the Secretary- General, in the extensi…
Once more my delegation wishes to express its abiding interest in a subject involving the region and its satisfaction at having an opportunity to speak on this item on the situation in Central America, which the General Assembly has been considering since 1987, an item we view as extremely relevant.…
In adopting presidential statement S/PRST/1994/62, the Security Council has taken a particularly important step in reformulating its procedures. In the same manner, by taking this step it responds to a widespread request by the Members of the United Nations to improve the communication between the S…
Today, once again, we are speaking in a debate in the General Assembly on the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly. The report this time covers the period from June 1993 to June 1994. This is a continuation of a welcome practice, which was begun in 1990 by the delegations of Colomb…
The Argentine delegation deeply regrets that the Council has again had to adopt a resolution in connection with the conflict initiated by Iraq when it invaded Kuwait on 2 August 1990, this time as a result of a large-scale military deployment recently carried out by Iraq in the direction of its bord…
At the outset, I wish to welcome your presidency, Sir, and to express thanks for the work done last month by the Spanish delegation, headed by Ambassador Yañez-Barnuevo. Allow me also to celebrate the presence in our midst of Ambassador Longchamp, this time with President Aristide back on Haitian so…
Almost one year has elapsed since the General Assembly decided to create, through resolution 48/26, an Open-ended Working Group to consider all aspects of the question of the possible increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters.
This Working Group held active and effectiv…
We are particularly gratified to have been able to co-sponsor the draft resolution that the Council has just adopted. In our view it is a tangible sign of hope, although fully in accordance with the letter and spirit of the earlier resolutions of the Council on Haiti.
In lifting the sanctions again…
Permit me very briefly to express my thanks to the Secretary of State of the United States for his update on developments concerning the multinational force in Haiti.
Our contribution to that force is a contingent of gendarmes who will act as police monitors. They are already in Puerto Rico and, as…
Since this is the first time that my delegation has had an opportunity to speak this month, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for September. Your diplomatic skills and great knowledge will be a guarantee of success in our work.
We h…
I take great satisfaction in speaking on behalf of the Argentine Republic, during this resumption of the General Assembly’s forty-eighth session, on the question of the law of the sea.
I say "satisfaction" because the purpose of these meetings is to complete the last stage of the long and difficult…
The Security Council has renewed for one month the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH). The period of renewal, until the end of July, should be used constructively to define provisions concerning the renewal of the mandate and ensuring that
I should therefore like to reiterate th…
I take this opportunity, Sir, to express my delegation’s pleasure at seeing you presiding over the Security Council this month, and our appreciation for the work accomplished last month by the delegation of Nigeria.
Similarly, we wish to express our thanks for the very complete and detailed report …
Since the events of 6 April 1994, with the violence and the atrocious, systematic massacres that were unleashed, Rwanda has been submerged in a humanitarian crisis of enormous proportions. The detailed report that the Secretary-General has submitted to us in connection with the situation in Rwanda t…
First of all, Sir, I wish to express my delegation’s satisfaction at seeing you preside over the Security Council for the month of May. Secondly, our appreciation goes to Ambassador Colin Keating of New Zealand for his work last month, which we feel was both difficult and exceptional.
My delegation…
I wish on behalf of my delegation to welcome to the Council the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, External Relations, Trade and Pacific Island Affairs of New Zealand, and also to say a word of praise for the tireless labours of the Permanent Representative of New Zealand, Mr. Co…
It was with sorrow and some amazement that we watched as the Bosnian Serb siege and bombardment of the civilian population of Sarajevo was followed by that of Maglaj and Gorazde.
On behalf of my people and Government, my delegation unequivocally joins in the condemnation by the international commun…
On behalf of my delegation and the people of the Argentine Republic, I would like to express my appreciation for President Shevardnadze’s presence here and for the statement he has just made on the situation in Georgia. We have every respect for his views, which are particularly useful to us in anal…
The Argentine Republic reiterates its full recognition of and respect for the political independence, territorial integrity and sovereign rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Moreover, it insists on the need to put an immediate end to the serious and systematic violations of the human rights of the peo…
