India congratulates Mr. Harri Holkeri on his election as President of the first General Assembly of this millennium. We are encouraged that he intends to take the Millennium Declaration as the mandate for the work of the Organization during his presidency.
I take this opportunity to sincerely compl…
The Indian delegation expresses its appreciation for the efforts of the Governments of the Netherlands and of the Russian Federation for organizing and hosting activities to commemorate the centennial of the first International Peace Conference of 1899, held in The Hague. The centennial provided a v…
It is a particular pleasure to see Mr. Gurirab presiding over the last session of the General Assembly of the twentieth century. I consider myself singularly fortunate and greatly honoured to be representing my country, India, on this occasion. I do believe that, in the many years that he spent here…
I deem it an honour to speak on the agenda item concerning the granting of observer status to the Association of Caribbean States in the General Assembly.
I had the privilege of visiting some countries of the region in 1991 as Minister of State for External Affairs. The warmth of the people and the…
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on this initiative to hold this open meeting of the Security Council on an issue of concern to all troop-contributing countries.
All of us today seem to be in agreement that the land- mine crisis is a tragedy of mammoth proportions. As sev…
The deteriorating economic situation of the African continent has for a considerable period engaged the attention of the world. Indeed, it has been prominent on the agenda of the United Nations since the early 1990s.
India’s ties with the nations of the African continent are deep and mutually enric…
I take the floor with a heavy heart as we once again consider the question of “Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan”. The title of the agenda item spells out the crucial objectives that must be achieved. It also suggests that what has …
