It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. We are confident that under your able guidance the Council will successfully carry out its responsibilities.
I should like also to pay tribute to Ambassador Ba…
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. I am confident that under your able guidance the Council will carry out its responsibilities successfully. I should like also to pay tribute to Ambassador Albr…
At the outset, I should like to commend the Secretary-General for the comprehensive report he has submitted in document A/49/688 of 22 November 1994, on the overall situation in Afghanistan, the implementation of the emergency humanitarian assistance programme in that war-stricken country and the wo…
In the course of the debate on the situation in the Middle East last year I paid a tribute
We also hope that the decision to establish diplomatic relations between Israel and Jordan will consolidate and enhance the foundations of peace and develop aspects of cooperation in the interests of those co…
Allow me first to join other speakers in thanking the Secretary-General for his report on the recommendations for an agenda for development (A/49/665), which is a follow-up to his earlier report, and for the World Hearings on Development.
For too long, the role of the United Nations in the economic…
As a participating State of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), Turkey is particularly pleased that the General Assembly is once again considering, under agenda item 27, the important and timely issue of cooperation between the United Nations and the CSCE.
In this respect, …
The Security Council debate on the grave situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is taking place once again at a critical juncture. As I stated before the General Assembly last week, all the commitments and promises made to the Government and people of Bosnia and Herzegovina remain unfulfilled. The defi…
In my capacity as Chairman of the Group of Asian States, for the month of November 1994, I have the honour to inform the members of the General Assembly that Fiji, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Syria and Thailand have presented their candidatures for election to the Economic and Social Council f…
I join previous speakers to congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November. We are confident that under your able guidance the Council will successfully carry out its responsibilities. I would also like to pay tribute to Sir …
Once again we are considering the ongoing grave situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Regrettably, the tragedy there has continued to top the international agenda for the past 12 months.
Despite numerous Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, all the commitments and promises made to the …
I have the honour and pleasure of speaking today on agenda item 95, the follow-up of the International Year of the Family, which has been observed by this Organization to underline the meaning of the family as a fundamental unit of society.
I should like to take this opportunity to submit some info…
My delegation has the honour to introduce, on behalf of a wide and representative group of sponsors, draft resolution A/49/L.2 on the annual report of the International Atomic Agency (IAEA). The sponsors are Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finla…
The crucial challenge before us today is to make the United Nations a real centre for universal solidarity by improving its effectiveness and by harmonizing its work with the new imperatives of our times. In this context, the focus of attention should be the Security Council, which bears primary res…
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September. We are confident that under your able guidance the Council will successfully carry out its responsibilities. I would also like to pay tribute to Ambassador Vo…
My delegation is proud to congratulate South Africa and its people on this historic occasion which, in essence, is the foundation of a new era signalling victory for all humanity.
The elimination of apartheid and the establishment of a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa crown the effort…
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. We are confident that, under your able guidance, the Council will successfully carry out its responsibilities. I would also like to pay a tribute to Ambassador Je…
At the outset, I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. We are confident that under your able guidance the Council will successfully discharge its responsibilities. I should also like to pay tribute to Ambassador Olhaye of the Repu…
The General Assembly debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is taking place once again amid new developments and hopes that a peaceful and just settlement of the conflict may be approaching.
Since last year’s debate the Security Council has set up the "no-fly zone", created "safe areas",…
Turkey has given continuous support to efforts aimed at the total elimination of the apartheid system and has, on all available occasions, participated actively in the debate on this item in the General Assembly.
It is a source of particular pleasure for my delegation that the Multi-party Negotiati…
Over the past 45 years, the question of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict has been at the core of troubles in the Middle East and the direct cause of endless human suffering and a number of major wars. Turkey, being contiguous to this region, has a direct and natural interest in the Middle Eas…
