As before, the Republic of Belarus is extremely concerned at the illegal aggressive military action that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is carrying out against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was because of the primary responsibility that the Security Council bears for the main…
The commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is one of the most important items on the agenda of the General Assembly at its current session. Today, the international community has an opportunity not only to reconfirm the historical and practical signifi…
The question of the situation in the Middle East has been before the United Nations since its founding more than 50 years ago. Unfortunately, its importance and timeliness for the peoples of the region and for all humankind has not lessened. Since the founding of our Organization, the Republic of Be…
For a number of years the Republic of Belarus has been a sponsor of draft resolutions submitted under this agenda item at sessions of the General Assembly, because of the special situation today of countries with transitional economies and the importance of support by the United Nations system for e…
I should like first of all to join in the words of gratitude expressed in this Hall to the former Chairman of the Open- ended Working Group, Mr. Udovenko, President of the General Assembly at its fifty-second session, and to his Vice-Chairmen, Ambassador Breitenstein of Finland and Ambassador Jayana…
Our delegation would like to express its gratitude to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. ElBaradei, for the Agency’s annual report on its activities.
Since its establishment, the IAEA has been called upon to deal successfully with such important international…
At the outset, I wish to thank the Ambassador of the United Kingdom for the report he has submitted and the Secretariat for preparing a comprehensive report on the work of the Security Council.
The work of the Security Council, which enjoys comprehensive power in the maintenance of international pe…
The Republic of Belarus has always been in favour of strict compliance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. In this connection, the Government of the Republic of Belarus supports the appeal of the
This is by no means the first time this year that the United Nations has considered questions related to the socio-economic impact of growing globalization and interdependence, and to the policy implications for Governments. This is because in addition to their positive aspects, the processes now un…
Allow me to begin my statement by taking note that Belarus' position is in solidarity with those Member States who favour the principle of equitable geographical representation in the Security Council.
In our view, this approach is so important that it certainly could have been better reflected in …
The delegation of the Republic of Belarus, acting in a spirit of compromise and mutual understanding, broadly supported draft resolution A/52/L.38 and at this stage will not insist on the adoption of our amendments to many of its provisions. We should also like to thank those
At the same time, we m…
In the past few years, cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has become more active, both at the political and at the organizational levels. This interaction has encompassed spheres such as peacemaking, humanitarian activities, huma…
The Republic of Belarus attaches great importance to the solution of the conflict in the Middle East. We have attentively followed the development of the peace process in the region and welcomed the signing in September 1993 of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government
Noting with sa…
The process of restoring and establishing new democracies has become global. It is now a solid international reality. Regrettably and all too frequently, its main attributes are structural crisis, stagnation of production, a serious lack of capital investments, galloping inflation, general deregulat…
One of the most topical and important issues now being considered by the United Nations is the question of the reform of the Security Council, the increase in its membership, the strengthening of the proportional representation of regions and the improvement of the working methods and procedures of …
First, allow me to express my gratitude to the Secretary- General for his detailed and comprehensive report (A/50/847) on the question of public administration and development. It must be acknowledged that the subject chosen for discussion in this resumed session of the General Assembly is a topical…
On behalf of the Group of Eastern European States, I have the honour to extend sincere condolences to the family of His Majesty King Moshoeshoe II and, indeed, to all the people of Lesotho on their great loss.
On 15 January we were dismayed and shocked to learn that a tragic accident had put an end…
In recent years, Member States have focused on improving the work of the principal organs of the United Nations with a view to strengthening the authority of the United Nations in the world, and enhancing its role and influence in shaping the processes that orient the main trends in international po…
First of all, allow me to join in extending appreciation and gratitude to Mr. Amara Essy, Chairman of the Open- ended Working group, and President of the forty-ninth General Assembly session, and to the Vice-Chairmen, Ambassador Breitenstein, Permanent Representative of Finland, and Ambassador Pibul…
First of all, I should like to thank United Nations Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali for his informative and comprehensive report to the General Assembly on the forms and mechanisms of support by the United Nations system for new and restored democracies.
At this session, as it did last yea…
