53/43 GA
Fiftieth anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
53
Session
| Draft symbol | A/53/L.47 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 53/43 |
| Sponsors (1) | |
| UN Document | 53/43 ↗ |
Monaco
Vote Consensus — A/53/PV.77
Speeches following this vote (4)
The President
I now call on those representatives who wish to speak in right of reply.
Mr. Arda
The representative of Armenia referred indirectly to my country. He referred to certain tragic events of the past. There is no doubt that peoples of that region have faced and continue to face tragedies even today. There is no doubt that thousands of Turks and Armenians have perished during the events to which reference was made. Almost every family on both sides had their share. It was a mutual …
Mr. Abelian
It is not the intention of my delegation to open a discussion here on the Armenian genocide. My statement was focused on the problem of genocide as a whole. However, since a statement was made in a right of reply by the representative of Turkey, I would like to make a few points here.
For Armenians, the twentieth century began with a tragedy of genocide and mass deportation in the Ottoman Empire…
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 46?
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