My delegation would like to note its regret that the language in operative paragraph 5 of draft resolution II, concerning Djibouti, does not conform to the language that was agreed upon during our negotiations on the draft resolution. Neither does it conform with the language that is normally used i…
With respect to draft resolution I, entitled “International Year of Deserts and Desertification, 2006”, deserts and desertification present challenges to the international community and to Member States, but they also present positive examples of international cooperation. We regret that what should…
We would like to explain our vote before action is taken on draft resolution II concerning “Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries”.
The United States opposes the draft resolution. It serves as a direct challenge to the prerogative of…
Like previous speakers who have so ably described the situation in which they find themselves, the United States is unable to join the consensus on this draft resolution. I should like to refer to three operative paragraphs.
With reference to operative paragraph 4, the United States seeks a positio…
I would like, on behalf of my Government, to thank
Mr. ElBaradei for his introduction to the General Assembly of the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It is an excellent report. We see in this year’s report a clear escalation of demands on the Agency. That is not a new…
It was with regret that the United States learned of the passing of His Majesty Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah. We extend our most sincere condolences to the people of Malaysia on the loss of their great leader.
The King most certainly lived in an era of critical importance for Malaysia. In his …
My delegation reluctantly joined the consensus on the resolution entitled “Humanitarian assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia”. The United States regrets that the nomenclature used in the General Assembly in referring to
The General Assembly has made this position clear since 1992 by ref…
