55/244 GA
55
Session
| Draft symbol | A/55/L.75 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 55/244 |
| Sponsors (3) | |
| UN Document | 55/244 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/55/PV.96
Speeches following this vote (12)
The President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of position on the resolution just adopted.
May I remind delegations that explanations of position are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Norström
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia — and the associated countries of Cyprus, Malta and Turkey, as well as the European Free Trade Association members of the European Economic Area, Ic…
Mr. Metruck
There was a time when the annual International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) draft resolution was dealt with by this body with predictable goodwill and consensus. This was the case for many years after the IAEA was created in 1957. Perhaps it was easier to address nuclear issues then, since many of the States pursuing nuclear programmes shared a collective optimism that nuclear power would meet the…
Ms. Moules
Australia would like to reconfirm its strong support for the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). We would emphasize that our agreement to a procedural resolution this year does not detract from our continuing support for the Agency’s important work. We would like to register our regret that, as a sponsor of the original draft resolution on the report of the IAEA, it was not pos…
Ms. Martinic
Argentina supports, and actively participates in, the work and activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency. In this regard, we regret that it was not possible on this occasion to adopt a more substantive resolution, along the lines of the draft resolution contained in A/55/L.25, of which we were a sponsor.
Mr. Al-Humaimidi
At the outset, the delegation of Iraq would like to express its great appreciation for the efforts made by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to fully implement its mandate in accordance with its statute, to implement the safeguards system, to attain the noble objective of ridding humankind of the evils of nuclear weapons and to place science and technology at the service of humankind …
Mr. Gosal
Canada fully endorses the comments made by the European Union, which strongly supports the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). We believe that the Agency requires the full support of the General Assembly in carrying out its important functions. It is unfortunate that negotiations for this year’s resolution on the IAEA became unnecessarily complicated by factors largely extraneo…
Mr. Mourão
I should like to express my gratitude for the efforts and dedication of the Nigerian chairmanship of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in the negotiation process on the resolution before us. Having been in the same position in the previous year, Brazil knows how hard it is to accommodate each delegation’s concerns.
Since other delegations have taken the floor to co…
Mr. Burkhard
New Zealand would like at the outset to join with other delegations in expressing our gratitude for the efforts of the Nigerian chairmanship of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in trying to facilitate this resolution.
The IAEA is one of the pillars of the international security architecture. New Zealand attaches the highest importance to its vital contribution to …
Mr. Miyamoto
Japan welcomes the fact that, for the first time since 1990, a resolution on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been adopted by consensus in the General Assembly.
We would also like to join the European Union and others in reiterating our strong support for the work of the Agency. Japan sincerely expresses appreciation to all of the delegations that participated in t…
Mr. Onishchenko
Ukraine would like to support the statement made by Sweden on behalf of the European Union. As a traditional co-sponsor of the draft resolution on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), my delegation regrets that during the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly it was not possible to reach consensus on a substantive resolution.
I should like also to thank the delegati…
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position.
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 14?
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