S/12595 SC
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| Draft symbol | S/12595 |
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Russia
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United Kingdom
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China
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France
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Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.2067
Speeches following this vote (6)
The President
I shall now call upon representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote after the vote.
Mr. Harriman
Since my Commissioner for External Affairs has already spoken extensively here [2065th meeting], it is not my intention to go into the substance of the debate.
138. I am happy that a unanimous decision has been taken here which declares illegal and unacceptable any internal settlement arrived at under the auspices of the illegal Salisbury regime. I have searched for a basis for seeing anything l…
Mr. Husson
Yesterday [2066th meeting] the French delegation stated its position on the question before the Council. It is therefore not necessary for me to revert to the matter today. I shall be brief.
143. I would simply explain that throughout the debate my delegation hoped that we could unanimously agree on a text. Unfortunately it has not been possible to agree on wording, and that is why we abstained …
Mr. Troyanovsky
The Soviet dekgation would have preferred to vote in favour of a resolution which condemned more decisively the manoeuvres of the racists and their henchmen snd which determined more clearly ways and means of ensuring the right to self-determination and independence of the people of Zimbabwe. However, in the light of the position taken by the Patriotic Front of Zimbabwe and by the African and non…
Mr. Ramphul
It is not my intention to explain my vote after the vote, but I do wish, on behalf of the sponsors of the draft resolution which has just been adopted, to thank the members who voted in favour of it. I regret that the five Western members of the Council did not find it possible to vote in favour of it, but rather abstained. However, we hope that they will join the international community in the i…
The President
I thank the representative of Mauritius. He is quite right.
150. I should like now to make an explanation of vote in my capacity as representative of the UNITED KINGDOM.
151. We have abstained on this draft resolution because we do not believe that it would help to bring about what everyone wants, namely, a peaceful settlement, if the United Kingdom, with its special responsibilities as the adm…
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