I have the honour to convey the greetings of His Majesty the King and the people of Bhutan. I am very happy to represent the land of gross national happiness for the first time at the General Assembly. Last year, with aspirations to serve my country, my party and I campaigned on a commitment to narr…
I have the honour to convey to the President and all the members the warm greetings and good wishes of His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan, for the success of the fifty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly.
We congratulate Ambassador Razali on his unanimous election a…
I have the honour to convey to you, Mr. President, and, through you, to all the delegations here present the warm greetings and good wishes of His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan, for the success of the forty-ninth session of the General Assembly.
I should first like to congratulate …
Earlier this month, at the 4th meeting of the Second Committee, Mr. Dadzie, Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation, reminded us that 10 years have passed since the General Assembly adopted the Interna- tional Development Strategy for the Second United Na- tions Deve…
One of the proudest claims of the United Nations is that it has succeeded not only in promoting the quest for world peace but also in promoting international economic co-operation. The fact that the world's attention has at last been focused on the urgent problem of development is no small achieveme…
The importance of the problems under consideration was stressed by the Secre- tary-General, Mr. Kurt Waldheim, some time ago when he declared:
"The persistance and repercussions of these problems in Africa and in a wider sphere create a serious potential threat to international peace and security. …
The delegation of the Kingdom of Bhutan voted in favour of draft resolution A!31!L.20 and Add.l , which was adopted by the Assembly at the previous meeting. We did so because my delegation also believes that the Palestine question is at the heart of the problem of the Middle East.
3. Israel continu…
We are once again faced with the question of Cyprus in the General Assembly. My delegation is happy that the Assembly, in keeping with past practice, has allowed representatives of the two com- munities to express their view in the Special Political Committee.s We have listened attentively to the st…
