At the outset, my delegation would like to express its sincere appreciation to the Secretary-General for his most useful report (S/1995/279) of 10 April 1995, the tenth in the series of progress reports on the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL). We also commend and express appreciat…
I should like first of all to join other colleagues in welcoming the presence in our midst of the Foreign Minister of Mozambique, His Excellency Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão. My delegation would like to thank him for enlightening us, in a very comprehensive and detailed manner, on the recent important …
I should like first to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December.
It is a distinct honour and privilege for me to make this statement on behalf of the non-aligned countries on an issue to which the Non-Alig…
Allow me at the outset to join previous speakers in expressing our sincere appreciation to the Secretary-General for his insightful and lucid statement delivered earlier, and to associate my delegation with the statement of the Permanent Representative of Algeria, which was delivered on behalf of th…
The entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea last month is a historic milestone in consolidating law and order governing oceans and the seas. Indonesia was indeed pleased to participate on that auspicious occasion of the first meeting of States parties, which was conve…
In a situation marked by fluidity, as in the Middle East over the past year, it can be said that the only thing that is certain is change itself. Indeed, the period since our last consideration of this agenda item has been conspicuous by the remarkable political and strategic transformation which ha…
Events in the Middle East during the past year, indeed the past few weeks, dramatically illustrate the current transition from a situation of violent conflict to one of uneasy peace; when news of breakthroughs towards a just and comprehensive settlement of the Palestine question simultaneously bring…