I am pleased to address the General Assembly on the subject of cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity (OAU). This question was first considered by the General Assembly as far back as 1965 and has, in the course of time, assumed more importance. Despite all the g…
The subject under discussion is of great interest to my delegation. Botswana has been a practising democracy in a subregion that has hitherto been characterized by political repression and racial bigotry. For much of the past, our democracy was threatened by the existence of oppressive regimes aroun…
As I am taking the floor for the first time, allow me to congratulate the President on his assumption of the presidency of the fifty-first session of the General Assembly.
I would also like to congratulate Ambassador Hisashi Owada of Japan, Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly f…