I speak to you now while rockets and bombs are falling on the cities and the villages of Iraq, Iraq that is steadfast and patient. I am not speaking in symbolic language or about a fireworks display in the Baghdad sky which is being enjoyed by CNN viewers. Indeed, I am speaking about bombs that are …
At the outset, I am very pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over this important meeting of the Council and would like to express my gratitude to you. I would also like to express my gratitude to the delegation of the fraternal Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, led by Minister Omar Muntasser, whose initiative …
I should like first to congratulate the two Ambassadors on their re-elections as Vice-Chairmen of the Open-ended Working Group on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council. We should also like to thank them for the efforts they have made and t…
At the outset, it gives me pleasure to express our sincere thanks 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 and Other Matters Related to the Security Council. I wish also to thank the Vice-Cha…
It is my pleasure to introduce the amendment of Iraq, contained in document A/51/L.11, to the draft resolution presented by Canada under agenda item 14, entitled “Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency”, contained in document A/51/L.9/Rev.1.
Before introducing our amendment, I would like …
We would like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the work of the Organization (A/51/1). The report outlines clearly the challenges and opportunities that face the United Nations in an increasingly complex world. The report summarizes the important me…
For the past 15 days Lebanon has been the target of widespread Israeli aggression carried out under the flimsiest of pretexts. This aggression has so far resulted in the deaths of some 200 people, the wounding of hundreds more and the displacement of over 500,000 Lebanese nationals. It has also caus…
The Security Council submits its report to the General Assembly under article 15 of the United Nations Charter. The logical basis of this is the stipulation in Article 24 that the States Members of the Organization mandate the Council to act on their behalf. Proceeding from this, the submission by t…
The periodic consideration by the General Assembly of the item on the Return or Restitution of Cultural Property to the Countries of Origin bespeaks the important place this issue occupies in international relations. The issue has acquired added importance over the past few years due to the fact tha…
I take pleasure, at the outset, to wholeheartedly thank the Chairman of the Working Group and his two vice- Chairmen, the Permanent Representative of Finland and the Permanent Representative of Thailand, for their unremitting efforts in guiding the activities of the Working Group on the issues of eq…
It gives me pleasure, at the outset, to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the work of the General Assembly at this critical juncture in its history.
My delegation is pleased to have the opportunity to respond to the Secretary-General’s comprehensive report on the work of the O…
