49/63 GA
49
Session
| Draft symbol | A/49/L.58 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 49/63 |
| UN Document | 49/63 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/49/PV.89
Speeches following this vote (18)
The President
I therefore declare the Republic of Palau admitted to membership in the United Nations.
I request the Chief of Protocol to escort the delegation of the Republic of Palau to its place in the General Assembly Hall.
The delegation of Palau was escorted to its place in the General Assembly Hall.
The President
It is my pleasure on this historic occasion to welcome, on behalf of the General Assembly, the Republic of Palau as a full Member of the United Nations. I congratulate the Republic of Palau and I congratulate the United Nations on the admission of its 185th Member State.
I wish the Government and people of Palau peace, prosperity, happiness and every success for the future. I wish to assure Pala…
Mr. Dione
At a time of uncertainty and upheaval in other aspects of international relations, we are happy today to welcome the Republic of Palau into the great family of Member States of the United Nations. I am very pleased, on behalf of the African States Members of the United Nations, to congratulate this new State and welcome it most warmly. Once again our Organization has proved that with every day th…
The President
I call on the representative of Singapore, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Asian States.
Mr. Chew
On behalf of the Member States of the Asian Group, I have the honour and privilege of congratulating the Republic of Palau on its admission as the 185th Member of the United Nations. I should also like warmly to welcome Palau to this Organization. The admission of Palau, which was until recently a Trust
The Republic of Palau encompasses an area of some 178 square miles and has a small population…
The President
I call on the representative of Hungary, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States.
Mr. Nathon
In my capacity as Chairman of the Group of Eastern European States for this month, I have the honour and the privilege to welcome, on behalf of the members of the Group, the Government and people of Palau on the occasion of that country’s admission to the United Nations.
The admission of a new State is always a demonstration of how the principle of the universality of the United Nations is being…
The President
I call on the representative of Saint Lucia, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.
Mr. Odlum
The accession of Palau to the General Assembly of the United Nations is a fitting moment for the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States to muse somewhat on the question of size and sovereignty. The Group comprises countries which are as diverse in culture as they are in size and resources. This diversity was celebrated as recently as last weekend, at the Summit of the Americas. All the dive…
The President
I call on the representative of Spain, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Western European and Other States.
Mr. Yañez-Barnuevo
On behalf of the Group of Western European and Other States, and also of course on behalf of Spain, it is a source of special pleasure for me to express to the Government and people of the Republic of Palau our heartiest congratulations on Palau’s admission as a Member State of the United Nations.
Indeed, the decision just adopted by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Security Co…
The President
I call on the representative of the United States, the host country.
Mr. Inderfurth
In my capacity as representative of the host country, I should like to extend very warm congratulations to the Republic of Palau as it becomes the newest Member of the United Nations family. As the former Administering Authority of the Republic of Palau under the Trusteeship Agreement, the United States was particularly pleased to have sponsored today’s resolution and is particularly gratified by…
The President
I call on the representative of Australia, who will speak on behalf of the South Pacific Forum.
Mr. Rowe
I have the honour to address the Assembly in Australia’s capacity as current Chair of the South Pacific Forum and on behalf of the nine member States of the Forum which are also Members of the United Nations, namely, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Western Samoa and Australia.
The resolution which the General As…
The President
The Assembly will now hear an address by the President of the Republic of Palau.
The President
On behalf of the General Assembly, I have great pleasure in welcoming the President of the Republic of Palau, Mr. Kuniwo Nakamura, and inviting him to address the Assembly.
President Nakamura: I wish to thank Chargé d’affaires Dione, Chairman of the Group of African States; Ambassador Chew, Chairman of the Group of Asian States; Ambassador Nathon, Chairman of the Group of Eastern European States…
The President
On behalf of the General Assembly, I wish to thank the President of the Republic of Palau for the statement he has just made.
I should like to announce that the flag of the Republic of Palau will be raised at a ceremony that will take place in front of the delegates’ entrance at 1 p.m.
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