First of all, I should like to thank the President of the General Assembly, on behalf of the delegation of Chile, for his initiative to consider in the Assembly agenda item 38, “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”. I sho…
As in previous years, my delegation wishes to state that the position of Chile on the situation in the Middle East is strictly to abide by principles of international law. We recognize the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, and we also recognize Israel’s right to exis…
My delegation is pleased to address the General Assembly on the agenda item entitled “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies”. We view this as crucial for the United Nations, since it is part of the great purpose of p…
For my country, all activities related to humanitarian assistance hold particular significance. This is due to the fact that we have always had to deal with difficult and quite often painful crisis situations caused by natural disasters of various forms and extents. We have also witnessed complex cr…
Allow me, first of all, to express my delegation's gratitude to Ambassador Sergey Lavrov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation and President of the Security Council for the month of October, for his valuable presentation to the Assembly of the Council's annual report. We would also lik…
We celebrated the International Day of Older Persons on 1 October, and we reaffirmed our commitment to the Vienna International Plan of Action on Ageing, adopted in 1982 at the World Assembly on Ageing. That Plan of Action is a clear example of how an organized international community can contribute…
I should like to refer to the statement made this morning by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bolivia. I reiterate that there is no territorial or border problem pending between Chile and Bolivia. The borders between the two countries were
I should also recall that diplomatic relations between o…
The Customs Cooperation Council, better known by its working name, the World Customs Organization, is an intergovernmental organization of 150 member countries. The organization was established in 1947. Its mission is to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of customs administrations in the area…
The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is particularly significant to the people of Chile. It is not a question of mere rhetoric or declaratory statements. For various reasons, Chile and its people are particularly happy to be commemorating this even…
My country considers that by adopting the draft resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH), the Security Council will have complied with its responsibility under the Charter for the maintenance of international peace and security. We believe tha…
The obstinate zeal with which the representative of Bolivia seeks to distort history is really incomprehensible. The reality is very different from his description of it. The treaty of 1904, to which I referred in my reply, was signed 20 years after the cessation of hostilities between Chile and Bol…
Once again the representative of Bolivia has referred to his country's maritime aspirations in this Assembly, an organ, which like any other multilateral forum, has no competence whatsoever for dealing with matters relating to the sovereignty of Member States. As on other occasions, the representati…
I take pleasure in introducing on behalf of its 134 sponsors draft resolution A/53/L.34, entitled “Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development”, under agenda item 37. The following additional sponsors should be added to those listed in document A/53/L.34: Australia, the …
I wish first of all to congratulate Ambassador Sir Jeremy Greenstock, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom and current President of the Security Council, on his clear and concise introduction of the report of the Council for the period 16 June 1997 to 15 June 1998. My congratulations go al…
In order to facilitate the election process, I should like to state that my delegation withdraws the name of Mr. Llanos Mansilla.
In view of the lateness of the hour, we will continue with the balloting this afternoon.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bolivia has once again tried to distort the facts. Out of respect for the patience of representatives and the lateness of the hour, I shall not reiterate my country’s position, which is perfectly clear and well known by the international community, though Bolivia …
I am obliged to take the floor to refer to aspects of the statement made this morning by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bolivia. While we are convinced that these matters are of no interest to the delegations present, as neither the United Nations nor any other international forum has any compe…
Despite the unquestionable progress made by the Haitian National Police in recent months, the fact that certain goals have not yet been achieved makes it inadvisable for the United Nations to bring to an end the successful work of supporting and contributing to the professionalization of the Haitian…
I am very pleased to introduce the draft resolution entitled “Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development” under agenda item 46 to the General Assembly on behalf of the 116 sponsors. In addition to the countries referred to in document A/52/L.25, the sponsors include: Az…
I would like to begin by expressing gratitude for the further report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Tajikistan.
Since we last considered the situation in Tajikistan, there has been significant progress in the implementation of the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Na…
