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A/RES/59/18 GA

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Vote Recorded VoteA/59/PV.48 Nov. 1, 2004

✗ No (1)
Absent (67)
✓ Yes (123)
Speeches following this vote (8) may include explanations of vote
The Acting President
Several representatives have requested to exercise the right of reply. May I remind members that, in accordance with General Assembly decision 34/401, statements in exercise of the right of reply are limited to 10 minutes for the first intervention and five for the second and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Kitaoka (Japan)
Japan would like to exercise the right of reply to the statement in explanation of vote made by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. In his explanation, the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea said that the United States nuclear weapons were targeted at the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. That is totally untrue. As the only nation that has suffered the scourge…
Mr. Chun (Republic of Korea)
I would also like to exercise the right of reply to the statement of the representative of North Korea. My delegation rejects the North Korean representative’s characterization of the nuclear experiments conducted by some scientists in my country. As we have made clear on a number of occasions, including during the general debate of the General Assembly in our Foreign Minister’s statement, those …
Mr. Kim (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
First, I am going to reply to the Japanese representative. The Japanese representative, and Japan generally speaking, tries very hard to cover up its ulterior motives with its three principles or by referring to Japan’s sacrifices from that nuclear bomb attack. Actually, Japan, while approving the three principles, allows nuclear weapons of the United States to come and go through Japanese ports.…
Mr. Chun (Republic of Korea)
I do not want to enter into a prolonged debate on nuclear issues or the allegations raised by the North Korean delegate in this forum. However, my delegation wishes to make the point that we find it absurd that the most egregious and determined proliferator known to the world is abusing this session to present a grossly distorted and exaggerated allegation about my country’s nuclear research acti…
Mr. Kim (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Our nuclear programme is already well known to the world. So, we are now trying to solve this with the United States. This has come up because of the United States hostile policy of nuclear threat. As for the South Korean nuclear programme, it had not been known until recently. I think it is very dangerous since they are boasting of having the sixth largest developed nuclear facilities. To this …
Mr. Kitaoka (Japan)
Japan will not repeat our point because our message is very clear and is understood by 99 per cent of the membership of the United Nations.
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 14?
Full text of resolution OCR extract — may contain errors
United Nations A/RES/59/18 General Assembly Distr.: General 16 December 2004 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 14 04-47728 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 1 November 2004 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/59/L.18 and Add.1)] 59/18. Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency The General Assembly, Having received the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency for 2003,1 Taking note of the statement of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency,2 in which he provided additional information on the main developments in the activities of the Agency during 2004, Recognizing the importance of the work of the Agency, Recognizing also the cooperation between the United Nations and the Agency and the Agreement governing the relationship between the United Nations and the Agency as approved by the General Conference of the Agency on 23 October 1957 and by the General Assembly in the annex to its resolution 1145 (XII) of 14 November 1957, 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency;1 2. Takes note of resolutions GC(48)/RES/10A on measures to strengthen international cooperation in nuclear, radiation and waste safety, GC(48)/RES/10B on international nuclear and radiological emergency preparedness and response, GC(48)/RES/10C on transport safety, GC(48)/RES/10D on the safety and security of radioactive sources, GC(48)/RES/11 on progress on measures to protect against nuclear and radiological terrorism, GC(48)/RES/12 on strengthening of the Agency’s technical cooperation activities, GC(48)/RES/13A on strengthening the Agency’s activities related to nuclear science, technology and applications, GC(48)/RES/13B on support to the African Union’s Pan-African Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Eradication Campaign, GC(48)/RES/13C on development of the sterile insect technique for the control or eradication of malaria-transmitting mosquitoes, GC(48)/RES/13D on a programme of action for cancer therapy, _______________ 1 International Atomic Energy Agency, The Annual Report for 2003 (GC(48)/3); transmitted to the members of the General Assembly by a note by the Secretary-General (A/59/295). 2 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-ninth Session, Plenary Meetings, 47th meeting (A/59/PV.47), and corrigendum. A/RES/59/18 2 GC(48)/RES/13E on nuclear knowledge, GC(48)/RES/13F on Agency activities in the development of innovative nuclear technology, GC(48)/RES/14 on strengthening the effectiveness and improving the efficiency of the safeguards system and application of the Model Additional Protocol, GC(48)/RES/15 on implementation of the Agreement between the Agency and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for the application of safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, GC(48)/RES/16 on the application of Agency safeguards in the Middle East and decision GC(48)/DEC/10 on Israeli nuclear capabilities and threat, adopted on 24 September 2004 by the General Conference of the Agency at its forty-eighth regular session;3 3. Affirms its support for the indispensable role of the Agency in encouraging and assisting the development and practical application of atomic energy for peaceful uses, in technology transfer to developing countries and in nuclear safety, verification and security; 4. Appeals to Member States to continue to support the activities of the Agency; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Director General of the Agency the records of the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly relating to the activities of the Agency. 48th plenary meeting 1 November 2004 _______________ 3 See International Atomic Energy Agency, Resolutions and Other Decisions of the General Conference, Forty-eighth Regular Session, 20–24 September 2004 (GC(48)/RES/DEC(2004)).
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