Mr. President, I should like to express to you my deep gratitude for the expression of sympathy in connexion with the recent disaster that struck eastern Turkey.
3. We are also grateful to the Secretary-General for his message to my Government and for hisprompt response in providing emergencyassist…
Any debate on the situa- tion in the Middle East inevitably reflects the anxiety felt over a problem which constitutes today the most serious danger for peace. To promote a convergence of efforts towards a peaceful solution in conformity with the prin- ciples laid down in the basic United Nations re…
The statements which have been made so far in this debate have all stressed the importance of the intercommunal talks. The Secretary- General, Mr. Kurt Waldheim himself, in his report of 2S October 1977, which he submitted to the General As- sembly, states that he:
" ... undertook a series of consu…
The United Nations has before it, once again, the question of the Comorian i'iland of Mayotte, which is a matter of concern to the inter- national community. If not resolved promptly within the framework of the principles of justice and equity, this question will no doubt constitute another serious …
The recommendation of the General Committee to allocate the Cyprus question for discussion to plenary meeting is a repetition of the procedure followed at the thirtieth and thirty-first sessions. The Turkish delegation strongly objected to that procedure last year2 and maintains the same position th…
As the attention of the world community is focused on the developments taking place in southern Africa, it is gratifying to see that the question of apartheid is being considered in plenary meetings. We welcome the decision which has enabled the representatives of the national liberation movements t…
My delegation abstained in the vote on the resolution just adopted on the question of the Comorian island of Mayotte.
70. This abstention does not imply that we disagree with the substance of the resolution. Indeed, we consider that the island of Mayotte is an integral part of the independent Repub…
I just want to make two brief points regarding the statement of the distinguished Ambassador of Greece.
262. It is deeply regrettable that the distinguished Ambas- sador of Greecechose to interferein the domesticaffairs of Turkey when he tried in vain to defend Greece's flagrant violations of its i…
The United Nations, since its very first days, has been closely connected with the destiny of the Palestinian people. But after almost three decades and despite numerous resolutions dealing with the Palestinian problem or the broader Middle East conflict, the question of the implementation of the ri…
I should like to explain the vote of my delegation before the vote is taken on draft resolution A/31/L.17 and Add.1. We understand that the group of five non-aligned countries has been unable to work out a consensus draft acceptable to both communities. The position of my delegation on the previous …
