Sri Lanka has continuously and consistently extended its firm and unqualified support to the people of Palestine.
Yesterday, on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestine People, the President of Sri Lanka, Ms. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, reaffirmed such support …
I have the honour on behalf of the Asian Group to speak this morning in the Assembly’s tribute to the life and memory of Ambassador Ismat Kittani. Although I had the pleasure of meeting Ambassador Kittani on a few occasions, I
would not say that I knew him well. But in preparing my remarks this mor…
Today is for all of us a most moving and profound occasion. On behalf of all the members of the Asian Group, I have the great honour to convey to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, of whom we are all so deeply proud, and to the United Nations and its Member States, the most profound congratulati…
I have the honour, on behalf of Sri Lanka, to convey appreciation and gratitude to the delegation of Germany for all that Ambassador Kastrup and his colleagues at the Permanent Mission of Germany have done to ensure that the General Assembly urgently considers today the subject of the preservation o…
Sri Lanka has continuously and consistently extended its firm and unqualified support to the Palestinian people’s struggle, under the leadership of President Arafat, to realize their inalienable rights, including the right to statehood. The tragic and shocking events that have occurred in the occupi…
Yesterday, on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the President of Sri Lanka, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, conveyed, on behalf of the Government and people of Sri Lanka, warm felicitations and best wishes to President Arafat and the people of the S…
I am honoured to be able to speak in the General Assembly today on behalf of Sri Lanka.
The relationship between the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations is close. The Charter of the United Nations, adopted in 1945, sought to make relations between States far better than the…
The subject of Palestine has been on the agenda of the United Nations in one form or another for the past 50 years. For the realization by the Palestinian people of their inalienable national rights, I have the honour today to reaffirm Sri Lanka's wholehearted support.
Those in a position to do so …
The Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee (AALCC) is an
It is only natural, therefore, that there should be a cooperative relationship between the AALCC and the United Nations — a relationship whose personifications for those of us who work in the corridors, the lounges and the conference room…
In light of the results of the voting, I am withdrawing the name of the candidate of Sri Lanka, Mr. Wadugodapitiya.
There remains one seat to be filled. The Assembly will now proceed to another ballot to fill the remaining vacancy. In accordance with the decision taken earlier, that ballot shall be…
