54/116 GA
Assistance to the Palestinian people
54
Session
| Draft symbol | A/54/L.52 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 54/116 |
| UN Document | 54/116 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/54/PV.80
Speeches following this vote (10)
The President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak in position on the draft resolutions just adopted. May I remind delegations that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Marsh
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 refusing to allow any representative of the State that now styles itself the Federal Republic of Yugos…
Mr. Moniaga
I would like to make a few remarks on resolution 54 H, on assistance for humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and development for East Timor, which was just adopted and on which Indonesia joined the consensus.
Let me begin by expressing appreciation to all the delegations that made considerable efforts with regard to the draft resolution, especially to the delegations of Canada, Japan and interes…
Mr. Shacham
This year, as in years past, Israel joined the consensus on the resolution entitled “Assistance to the Palestinian people”, and I would like to explain our position in this regard.
As we pointed out in our statement on this item, Israel is committed to the goal of enhancing the economic growth and welfare of the Palestinian people, which we
We welcome the concerted efforts of Member States, int…
Mr. Satoh
I would like to refer to resolution 54/96 H, on East Timor, which has just been adopted. This resolution is very timely indeed, for it has been adopted at a time when the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) has just commenced its activities. More importantly, the two-day donors’ meeting to raise funds for UNTAET will start tomorrow in Tokyo. We highly appreciate the …
The President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak in exercise of the right of reply.
Mr. Jilani
We would like, at the outset, to express our thanks to the member States of the European Union that have co-sponsored the resolution entitled “Assistance to the Palestinian people”, as well as to the Member States of the United Nations that joined the consensus on the resolution.
We regret the statement made by the representative of Israel with regard to this resolution. We would like to stress …
Mr. Shacham
I would like to reiterate Israel’s belief that it is in the common interest of all the parties actively engaged in the negotiation of peace in the Middle East to aspire to the language of peace and the dialogue of reconciliation, not only in the negotiating room but also in international forums such as the United Nations General Assembly.
In the light of this conviction, and in the interest of p…
The President
I should like to inform members that the Assembly will take action on other draft resolutions submitted, or to be submitted, under agenda item 20 and its sub-item (b) at a later date, to be announced.
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