Since the countingof the votes will take some time,I propose to suspend the meeting while the tellers arecarrying out their task.
The meeting was suspended at 4.35 p.m. andresumed at 5.50p.m. '
In view of the fact that under resolution 1990 (XVIII) the election of the President has the effect of reducing by one the number of vice- presidencies allocated to the region from which the President has. been elected, only six representatives from African and Asian States-that is, from GroupA, as …
As the Assembly has just decided, we shall now proceed to the election of the 17 Vice- Presidents of the General Assembly whoareto be chosen in such a manner as to ensure the representative character of the General Committee. An States Members of the General Assembly are eligible in this election ex…
Although rule 31 of the rules of procedure states that the Vice-Presidents shall be elected after the election of the Chairmen of- the seven Main Committees referred to in rule 98, it would help to expedite our work if we were to proceed at once to the election of the 17 Vice-Presidents. While the b…
Before calling to order the meeting of the First Committee, I should like to state that we have reached agreement with regard to the choice of the Chairmen of all the Committees except the Fourth and the Sixth Committees. No nominations are forthcoming with regard to the Fourth, and there are two no…
I should like to make an announcement with regard to Article 19 of the Charter. Members will recall that at the 1st plenary meeting of this session it was announced that two Members were in arrears in the payment of their financial contributions to the United Nations within the terms of Article 19 o…
It is now my pleasure to invite the President of the Republic of Seychelles, His Excellency Mr. James R. Mancham, to address the General Assembly.
iSO. As a newly emerging developing country, an Indian Ocean neighbour and a sister Commonwealth nation, we haye close ties of affmity and friendship wi…
I call on the representative of Romania, who will speak on behalf of the Eastern European States.
107. The General Assembly has just admitted by acclama- tion a new Member State, the Republic of Seychelles, to the family of the United Nations. I should like, on behalfof the countries of Eastern Eur…
I am sure that all members of this Assembly rejoice at the admission of the Republic of. Seychelles to membership in the United Nations. I extend a cordial welcome to the delegation cf Seychelles to the United Nations and wish its people the blessings of peace, progress and happiness.
94. My own co…
The Security Council has recom- mended tile admission of the Republic of Seychelles in . document A/31/176. In this connexion a draft resolution has been submitted in document A/31/L.l'and Add.l and 2. May I take it that the General Assembly accepts the .recommendation of the Security Council and ad…
The principle of equitable geo- graphical rotation of the office of President of the Generll1 Assembly and the unfailing respect of the entire Assembly for the established convention of accepting the nomination presented by the geographicail group concerned have com- bined to bring me to the positio…
Before adjourning the meeting, I should like to recall that, in connexion with agenda item 32, the General Assembly, at its 5th plenary meeting, held on 22 September 1978, decided that organizations having a special interest in the question should be permitted to be heard in the Special Political Co…
I call on the representative of the PLO, who will take part in the debate in accordance with General Assembly resolution 3237 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974.
152. Mr. ABU MAYZER (palestine Liberation Organiza- tion) (interpretation from Arabicj: One of the recognized facts of international politics is …
