My delegation expresses its satisfaction at the Security Council’s decision to convene this formal meeting today under your presidency, Sir, to consider the dispute between the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the United States and the United Kingdom, with the participation of Member States which are not …
I wish to extend my delegation’s profound appreciation and congratulations to the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan, for undertaking his bold initiative to visit Baghdad and for concluding an agreement with the Iraqi Government on 23 February 1998 which has profound implications for i…
I have listened very carefully to the statements made by the distinguished speakers before me on this very important subject we are considering today. They represent a wide spectrum of views and positions of the Member States, many of which have been stated in the past, either in this Assembly or in…
It is most regrettable that the situation in the Middle East continues to remain tense and unstable due to the unresolved Arab-Israeli conflict. The prolonged cycle of violence and hostilities, as a direct consequence of Israel’s continued illegal occupation of Arab territories, has brought tremendo…
This urgent meeting of the Assembly has been convened at the request of the Arab Group and the Non-Aligned Movement to consider the current, potentially dangerous situation in the Middle East, which has arisen from the decision of the Israeli Government to build a new Jewish settlement in Jabal Abu …
I wish at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for his report. Speaking in Malaysia’s capacity as the current Chairman of the Islamic Group at the United Nations in New York, I am pleased to note that the Secretary-General’s report on
this item indicates a welcome deepening of relations betwee…
My delegation participated in the Security Council meeting on 15 December 1995, when the Council decided to endorse the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, or the Dayton Peace Agreement. We are happy to note that tangible progress has been made in t…
My delegation thanks Judge Laïty Kama, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in Rwanda, for the Tribunal’s first annual report, as contained in document A/51/39…
My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and useful reports, contained in documents A/51/383, A/51/404 and A/51/645, pertaining to the law of the sea. As mentioned in document A/51/645, since the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea…
It is indeed regrettable that because of the climate of tension and the unstable security situation engulfing the region, the Middle East — or West Asia — has remained an area that has not fully benefited from the developmental process enjoyed by many other regions of the world. Coming after a serie…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to express its profound appreciation to the President of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Mr. Antonio Cassese, for the comprehensive third annual report of the Tribunal submitted to the Assembly (A/51/292). My delegation also wishes to express…
In recent years, the General Assembly, through the Open-ended Working Group, has worked with renewed intensity towards a Security Council restructured both in form and content. The challenge of change must be met, even if a comprehensive solution has not so far been found. This session is critical i…
My delegation welcomes your initiative, Sir, in convening this formal meeting of the Council to discuss the issue of demining in the context of
Alarming as these statistics are, they do not tell the entire tragic story. They do not tell us in graphic detail of the horrendous injuries and deaths min…
I wish to convey my delegation’s deep appreciation to the Chairman of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council, Ambassador Samuel Insanally, and to his two Vice-Chairmen for their fine efforts in steering the w…
