66/291 GA
Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution
66
Session
| Draft symbol | A/66/L.60 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 66/291 |
| UN Document | 66/291 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/66/PV.128
Speeches following this vote (8)
The President
Before giving the floor to speakers in explanation of position, may I remind delegations that explanations are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Díaz Bartolomé
The Republic of Argentina joined the consensus on the draft resolution entitled “Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution”. In so doing, Argentina reaffirms once again its commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations as well as its conviction that multilateralism is a principle fundamental to i…
The President
I shall now call on those representatives wishing to speak in exercise of the right of reply.
May I remind members that statements in exercise of the right of reply are limited to 10 minutes for the first intervention and to five minutes for the second intervention and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Benedict
The United Kingdom would like to exercise its right of reply to the previous statement made by the representative of Argentina.
The United Kingdom has no doubt about its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and the surrounding maritime areas. The British Government attaches great importance to the principle of selfdetermination, as set out in Article 1, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United…
Mr. Díaz Bartolomé
The delegation of Argentina, speaking in exercise of the right of reply to the statement made by the representative of the United Kingdom on the Malvinas Islands, reiterates in all its terms the statement made by the President of Argentina to the Decolonization Committee on 14 June 2012.
The Government of Argentina recalls that the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islan…
Mr. Benedict
I will be brief. The United Kingdom does not consider that a conflict exists over the Falkland Islands, and I reiterate what I previously stated, that we have no doubts whatsoever about the United Kingdom’s sovereignty over those islands.
Mr. Díaz Bartolomé
I will be very brief. With regard to the statement just made by the representative of the United Kingdom, Argentina fully reiterates the statement made by the President of our nation to the Special Committee on Decolonization on 14 June, and recalls that the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands, and the surrounding maritime areas are an integral part of our national …
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (a) of agenda item 34 and of agenda item 34 as a whole.
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