At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to the Secretary-General for having prepared a comprehensive report highlighting the achievements attained so far and the challenges that lie ahead in mine-action assistance.
Since the issue of mine action was adopted as an agenda item of the G…
My delegation would like to welcome the adoption by the General Assembly of the United Nations Protocol on the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition. This Protocol is the hard-won result of two and a half years of intensive negotiation and re…
Allow me to begin by expressing my appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report highlighting the achievements attained so far and the challenges that lie ahead in mine-action assistance.
Since the issue of mine action was adopted as an agenda item of the General Assembly, in 1…
Since my delegation already made clear its positions on the issue of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's non- compliance with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards agreement in the First Committee, as well as in the plenary General Assembly, I will refrain from repeating t…
Although I am a little reluctant to take the floor, I feel an obligation to set the record straight on several inaccurate statements made by the North Korean delegation. My delegation will not, however, make a detailed counter-argument to each and every point raised by the North Korean delegation.
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