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“Today, more than ever before, nations of the world have strong expectations of seeing peaceful aid equitable relations established, of a future world of security and development, and of the harmonious coexistence of man and nature. Please allow me to express my country's hope that now, when the role of the United Nations in international affairs has grown perceptibly, this session will make a substantial contribution to the further broadening of dialogue between States for the sake of establishing a new world order based on sound reason, security and co-operation.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“There is no objective that can justify the murder of innocent civilians, the taking of hostages or the physical and moral humiliation of the human being. The success of the new approaches to solving the problems of the modern world would be unthinkable without the primacy of law in international affairs. The security of our world should above all be built on the foundations of the stable and just rule of law. The primacy of law is the only true guarantee of the priority of universal human values over narrow and biased scheming of an ideological and nationalist character. The rule of force should give way to the rule of law in civilized legal processes in an atmosphere of peaceful and Interdependent coexistence. This session of the General Assembly is being held at an exceptionally decisive moment.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“To the list of issues of universal human significance there is every reason to add the excesses of social pathology that are threatening the very foundations of society and the physical life of the individual - such excesses as terrorism, drug abuse and organized crime. Terrorism is of special danger to social and international stability in conditions of growing world interdependence. It is our view that that phenomenon is the result and outgrowth of those social conditions and types of thinking that for centuries have engendered militarism, hatred and the desire to eliminate those regarded as unsuitable. In all its forms modern terrorism is a crime and deeply reactionary. Our country's position with respect to terrorism is unequivocal and firm.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“An international meeting on the ecology will be held this month pursuant to a decision of the Vienna meeting of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE). We hope that the joint efforts of all States participating in that forum will encourage international co-operation in the field of ecology. Internationally, the principles upon which our position is founded are the free transfer of ecologically safe technologies, the abandonment of discriminatory restrictions in the implementation of projects for the protection of the environment, financial concessions to the developing countries in the trade in modern technologies, and broader technological assistance by developed States, including in the area of industrial co-operation and information.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“A priority sphere for uniting the efforts and resources of mankind is the preservation of the natural environment; we are hearing warnings about its degradation from political leaders and scientists, and it is being discussed by virtually everyone with equal concern. Bulgaria's ecological policy is being pursued in harmony with our strategy for the country's social aid economic development. It is reflected in the National Programme on the Conservation and Reproduction of the Natural Environment. Preparatory work on a Baikal ecological-protection treaty is being conducted on our initiative and in close co-operation with the other Balkan States. A session of the executive body of the Convention on Transboundary Air Pollution was held at Sofia last autumn under the auspices of the Economic Commission for Europe.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“It is in a position to make a significant contribution to the democratisation of world economic co-operation and its optimisation on the basis of mutual advantage. An especially important role in attaining that goal will be played by the releasing of enormous resources as a result of disarmament. Bulgaria is pursuing a consistent policy designed to develop bilateral and multilateral economic co-operation. One of the aims of the reforms we are carrying out is to enable us to enter into international economic structures. One concrete manifestation of that policy is the steps we have taken to establish official, stable and equitable relations with the European Economic Community (EEC) and to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“The economy is a pre-condition for the functioning of every society and system for their well-being and security. That is why the problems of international economic development and co-operation are occupying an ever-more-prominent position in United Nations activities. Our experience of the 1930s has shown the need to unite the efforts of the international community in the search for new and more effective means of overcoming the critical condition of the economic growth and foreign indebtedness of the developing countries. The chronic problems in that at a not only destabilize international co-operation but also endanger international peace and security. The United Nations has sufficient intellectual potential and appropriate mechanism for stimulating international economic interaction.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“In that connection I should like to quote from a statement made by the President of the State Council of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, Todor Zhivkov, on 29 Way 1989: "Both the present and the future of the People's Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Turkey lie in normal good-neighbourly relations between them and in the Balkans, in understanding and co-operation between all countries in the world. The People's Republic of Bulgaria has always pursued this goal and will continue to do so in the future." The global processes developing in our world confront States with problems whose solution requires joint decisions. Those decisions will to a large degree determine the survival and advancement of mankind. Their natural basis lies in the v; rid economy and international economic relations. That is an obvious fact.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“We believe that the Bulgarian-Turkish Protocol signed at Belgrade last year has laid a solid foundation for discussing and resolving all the issues between the States. Our experience shows that the successful course of that dialogue can e facilitated by third countries if they adopt a favourable attitude. We are in favour of human and civilized relations between the People's Republic of Bulgaria id the Republic of Turkey, in keeping with contemporary trends in the development - international relations.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“That is also the view of the People's Republic of Bulgaria with regard to the problems of Bulgarian-Turkish relations, in which, regrettably, tensions have arisen. I take this opportunity to state once again that the Bulgarian side has always demonstrated its readiness to hold direct bilateral talks at any level to examine such current problems as the strengthening of confidence and security, the activation of bilateral economic relations; the resolution of humanitarian issues, including the reuniting of divided families; the adoption of organizational measures related to the travel of persons across the Bulgarian-Turkish border and so forth. At the same time, we shall continue to take into consideration the measures concerning the travel of people across the Bulgarian-Turkish border that Turkey, as a sovereign State, has enforced.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“Results have been achieved in the political and economic spheres and steps are being taken to protect the environment. The first meeting on measures for strengthening confidence and security in the region has already been held. At the same time, in the Balkans - as, indeed, everywhere else - there are problems that still need to be resolved. We are, however, against making those problems serve to the detriment of bilateral and multilateral co-operation in the region. Our country has repeatedly stated that there is no problem that cannot be resolved at the negotiating table through equal and mutually advantageous dialogue free from pre-conditions, a dialogue unburdened by threats, by attempts to exert pressure for propaganda purposes and by interference in the internal affairs of the other country.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“Still, in our view the most important thing is that the international community no longer views these conflicts in the narrow context of East-West confrontation, but rather as calamities for all mankind, calamities that must be overcome through joint efforts. As a State located in the centre of the Balkan peninsula, the People's Republic of Bulgaria has been pursuing an active policy of good-neighbourliness and mutual understanding, of detente aid the development of co-operation with all Balkan States in the spirit of the new political thinking and in line with what has been achieved so far in the European process. We note with satisfaction that Balkan co-operation is gathering momentum and having a positive impact on the situation in that part of the world.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“The Palestinian people remains deprived of its right to its own State, and the occupation of Arab territories persists. There is no end to the fratricidal war in Lebanon. The spectres of genocide in Cambodia aid of apartheid in southern Africa continue to stalk. The regional peace process in Central America is far from immune to foreign interference. For a decade aid a half now the people of Cyprus has borne the burden of Turkish military occupation. The Korean people's dream of democratic rectification of its country, of demilitarising and ridding the region of all nuclear weapons, has still not materialized. Regrettably, we can extend that list of concerns much further.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“The preference given to peaceful approaches is to a large degree determined by the search for a balance of interests on the basis of realism and compromise. The Belgrade Conference of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries demonstrated the search for new and more efficient ways to achieve stabilization, peace and progress. There is a growing conviction that non-confrontational solutions can be found to even the most complex problems. We are on the eve of the proclamation of Namibia's independence. That is a most outstanding success in the decolonisation process of recent years. However, the peace-making process has not yet become irreversible. Civilian population centres in Afghanistan continue to come under missile attacks.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“Although it is too early to judge when the concrete results will come, we can safely say that things have already changed for the better. In Europe, where the competition between the two military alliances has left the most substantial traces, a new consciousness is now taking shape. The common European home is already regarded as an attainable goal. The Vienna Conference, the London Information Forum, and the Paris Conference on the Human Dimension are all important landmarks on the road to that goal. Bulgaria is determined to continue to make its own constructive contribution to the strengthening of the European process. Positive changes can be seen at the regional level. The chain reaction of efforts to resolve conflict situations has encompassed nearly all hot-beds of tension.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“The world is closely approaching the completion of one of the top-priority tasks related to diminishing the threat of war. The Paris Conference of January 1989 demonstrated the existence of a broad international consensus on the prohibition and elimination of chemical weapons. We trust that the readiness expressed by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America to initiate substantial chemical weapons reductions will accelerate the Geneva multilateral negotiations. Reducing conventional forces and limiting and eliminating tactical nuclear weapons in Europe would be a significant step towards security at a lower level of military confrontation. At the present Vienna negotiations, in contrast to the recent past, both the East aid the West are listening carefully to each other, raising hopes for speedy progress.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“It is also becoming obvious that plans for the modernization, development and deployment of new systems and types of nuclear and space weapons need to be reassessed. I should like to stress once again that the halting of the arms race and especially of the nuclear arms race should become the concern and responsibility of all mankind. That is why we should not regard bilateral negotiations as an alternative to multilateral efforts in that field. The Charter of the United Nations encourages regional measures for strengthening peace and security. The discussion on the question of nuclear-weapon-free zones has been going on for quite some time. Bulgaria is working actively to that end. Together with other neighbouring States, it has put forward concrete initiatives concerning the implementation of that idea on the Balkan peninsula.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“We are convinced of the need for the complete elimination of all nuclear armaments, as proposed by Mikhail Gorbachev in January 1986. We are also convinced of the need to reduce conventional weapons to the limits of reasonable sufficiency. All States must make a concerted effort to attain that goal. Aware of that necessity, Bulgaria, together with its allies, has undertaken unilateral reductions of its armed forces and military spending. We believe that this is a constructive contribution on our part. We are pleased with the reports that progress has been made in the talks on an agreement to reduce arsenals of strategic offensive weapons by 50 per cent. It is becoming increasingly clear that restraint is required in order to achieve progress in disarmament.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“That fully corresponds to the generally accepted international norms, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Vienna commitments. The restructuring of international relations on the principles of common sense end universal human interests depends above all on the international community's ability to eliminate the threat to its own destruction. The essence of the problem lies in the demilitarisation of political thinking. We believe that the time has come to abandon the model of military-strategic deterrence and to adopt one based on a comprehensive approach to the problems of peace and security. I should like to emphasize that the prestige aid mechanisms of the United Nations can play an invaluable part in the creation of that model.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“A decision has also been taken requiring the respective administrative, economic and other institutions to continue, as in the past, to take the necessary measures for the strict observance of the Constitution and those laws of the land that guarantee the freedom of conscience and belief of all citizens and of their customs and rites, for enhancing the national role and functions of the Bulgarian language as the language of State and for tolerance and respect for the free use of various dialects and languages in everyday communications between people. A step in that direction is the measures adopted in respect to health care that facilitate the performance of the rites of the follows of Islam and Judaism.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“I refer here to the changes designed to enhance the role of the individual in society, the radical changes in conditions of economic activity, the comprehensive strengthening of the legal foundations of the State and the democratisation of all spheres of public life. We are aware that this is vital not only to the stability and well-being of the people, but also to our full-blooded interaction with the rest of the world, to Bulgaria's place in the community of States and peoples. The Bulgarian Parliament recently adopted a number of significant amendments to legislation guaranteeing the right of every Bulgarian to travel freely, stay abroad and return to the country.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“Capitalism and socialism are no longer regarded as irreconcilable opposites. The perestroika that is under way in the Soviet Union and other socialist countries is generating new political thinking in response to the new historical circumstances. In fact, the search for new and innovative solutions to world problems is now taking place in all corners of the world and at all levels. Bulgaria is a small country, not one of those which set the pace of world development. However, very profound transformations are taking place in our country in keeping with the new spirit in relations among States and peoples.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“The statements of President Bush and Foreign Minister Shevardnadze are striking proof of the consolidation of peaceful coexistence, of the fact that confrontation is going out of fashion, and of the fact that positive dialogue is becoming a real factor in politics. We warmly welcome the new initiatives aid proposals of the two great Powers and the agreement reached to hold a new Soviet-American summit meeting. The objective laws of social development are creating a new understanding of the dialectics of the national and the international in international affairs. Among the factors of decisive significance for the changes that have occurred or are expected to occur, I would like particularly to highlight the realization that violence and hostility are futile and the banishing of the stereotypes of rivalry and confrontation.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“There is a ubiquitous desire to turn over a new leaf, to try innovative approaches for the solution of old problems ... it is the combat against the causes of conflict, the struggle against economic inequities, and social evils and the degradation of the environment that must evoke all the courage and determination of battle." (A/44/1, p. 28) In our changing world the sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations are increasingly becoming key events in international affairs. The political pulse of our planet, the positive trends in the international arena, can truly be sensed in the broad spectrum of ideas put forward from this rostrum.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“I have the honour to congratulate you, Sir, the representative of friendly Nigeria, upon your election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session and to wish you every success in your responsible task. I should also like to thank Mr. Dante Caputo, the President of the forty-third session, for his contribution to its successful work. The world is entering a new stage of its development. The recognition of universal human interests has the effect of bringing closer together foreign policy criteria and values. I will permit myself the liberty of quoting from a statement by the Secretary-General, Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar: "We will soon be entering a new decade. This, of course, means little by itself but not many decades can have opened at truly historic points. The present is such a point.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“An eminent public figure and humanist, Aurelio Pecci, said that the current stage of evolution requires that people stop merely looking into the future and start building that future. For the sake of objectivity it must be noted that we are just at the beginning of this great demilitarisation and humanisation of international affairs. We realize that a lot remains to be changed in ourselves, too, in order to move towards an irreversibly non-violent world, to build a new global international order under which every country, every people and every person can feel confident about the future. There is no possible alternative.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“At present practically no State is outside the world consensus in this area. That is quite natural, since the human person is a universal value, the centre of evolution and the focal point of attention in domestic and foreign policies. The creation of favourable conditions for a free, dignified and creative life for the individual is not State charity but the State's main obligation, so as to ensure that society and civilization in general will flourish. Bulgaria welcomes the expanding role of the United Nations in the social and humanitarian spheres. We will work for the democratization of international relations and the establishment of moral guarantees of peace and security.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“The Vienna meeting of the States of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe will soon be concluded. We hope that it will provide new dynamism to the process of equal and mutually advantageous dialogue in Europe. The problems in international affairs and their interrelationship are being discussed at a number of international forums. This is a new and hitherto untried methodology, but it is in keeping with the spirit of our times. These discussions are focusing increasingly on social and humanitarian problems. Forty years ago the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. That was the first step towards the establishment of today's solid legal basis for international co-operation on social and humanitarian problems.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“We have also suggested the holding in Sofia of an ecological forum within the framework of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe. Active work is going on in Bulgaria on a broad set of practical measures in this area. The current Issues of peace, security and co-operation are characteristically intertwined in Europe. On the Old Continent, truly non-traditional and Innovative views are struggling against the canons of out-dated thinking. Those who favour the division of Europe into blocs are unrelenting. But at the same time the noble idea of a common European home is emerging, a concept reflecting the historic, cultural, political and economic community of the countries of Europe, the United States and Canada. The dogmas of the past are being slowly overcome.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“The world is being suffocated by chemicals, the soil is deteriorating, the climate is changing and the flora and fauna are disappearing. A collective effort by all countries and peoples is required. The effective guaranteeing of international ecological security should become a primary goal in the work of the United Nations, which has already done much to protect the environment. A concrete contribution in this respect has been made by the report of the Brundtland Commission. The ideas it contains are of fundamental Importance In protecting nature and man's environment. In keeping with its position of principle, Bulgaria supports the working out of broad measures to conserve nature at both regional and subregional levels. We have proposed the conclusion of a treaty for the ecological protection of the Balkan peninsula.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“The establishment of official relations between the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance and the European Economic Community was a major positive event. The development of relations between these two organizations on a mutually advantageous basis will significantly promote peaceful coexistence in Europe and throughout the world. Bulgaria will make its contribution towards developing that co-operation for the security and prosperity of all peoples. The common interests of all States and peoples are clearly reflected in the problem of the protection of the environment. Economic activity carried out without due attention being paid to ecological factors is destroying nature, just as the arms race and military conflicts destroy nature.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“The growing awareness of global Interdependence, positive trends in various parts of the world and the normalization of East-West relations have given us grounds to hope for positive changes in international economic relations. The time has come to restructure these relations on a just and democratic basis. The economic situation of the developing countries, and in particular their heavy foreign debt burden, is a serious problem for the entire International community. A just solution of that problem will require the concerted efforts of the world community, bearing in mind the interests of and prevailing conditions in the debtor countries and the basic goals of their socio-economic development. The United Nations can and should make a contribution to resolving this issue.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“A United Nations comprehensive machinery for verification - as suggested by a number of countries, including Bulgaria - would make it possible to exercise proper control not only over arms reductions but also over regional conflicts so that they could be prevented. Outer space, like Earth, should be free of weapons. Broad international co-operation in the peaceful uses of outer space rather than space-based weapons would help us in building confidence and eliminating the threat of nuclear catastrophe. A major aspect of the disarmament problem is that it is intrinsically linked with development issues. Reducing military potential would allow the mobilization of the necessary resources to overcome underdevelopment and promote social and economic progress.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“At the same time, it is clear even to the uninitiated that progress in disarmament in certain areas has been accompanied by a specific shifting of resources to other areas. Naval armaments are still immune to disarmament efforts. The situation urgently requires the adoption of political decisions to reduce naval forces, bearing in mind mutual interests. For several years now, Bulgaria has been calling for the adoption of such a decision and working to that end. As a first step, we think it would be a good idea to discuss and adopt confidence-building measures on the seas and oceans and on maritime routes. The problems of verification, openness and predictability in the military sphere are acquiring growing significance.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“The July 1988 statement of the Political Consultative Committee of the Warsaw Treaty set the goal of these negotiations as effecting radical reductions in the military potential of the two alliances, achieving a situation on the continent whereby they would have at their disposal the forces and facilities adequate for their defence but insufficient to conduct surprise attacks or to carry out offensive operations. Such reductions should be accompanied by a corresponding reduction in military expenditures. The functions and tasks of these forces should be determined by non-aggressive, defensive military doctrines, the core of which is the principle of reasonable sufficiency.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“I should like to recall that although the Soviet-United States talks provide the main impetus in the disarmament process, the process, should become multilateral. No one can escape responsibility in this regard. We believe that lowering the level of military confrontation between the Warsaw Treaty and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) which started with the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles will be continued as a result of negotiations to reduce armed forces and conventional armaments in Europe.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“Without a doubt, not all remnants of the past have been removed, and not all stereotypes have been overcome, but ridding dialogue of futile rhetoric and propagandistic clichés, which has started to happen, is a major prerequisite for the strengthening of mutual understanding. Today, the most important task is the conclusion of an agreement between the Soviet Union and the United States on the reduction by 50 per cent of strategic offensive weapons. This should become a milestone in the achieving of strategic stability as we move towards the twenty-first century, and towards the complete elimination of nuclear arsenals. Progress is being made on the halting of nuclear tests. A complete ban on chemical weapons will become a reality in the near future.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“We believe that the key link in the joint efforts to promote peace could be to turn the peninsula into a zone free from weapons of mass destruction, which would certainly help to reduce confrontation, mistrust and hostility in the broader gees strategic context as well. I note with satisfaction that our discussion of urgent issues relating to disarmament today is reflecting the impact of new political thinking. The image of "the enemy" preparing for a nuclear strike or an attack using conventional weapons is gradually being replaced by the image of a normal person sincerely concerned about his or her security. Increasingly, there is a desire to understand one's partner, his way of thinking, his concerns.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“All of us who participated in that meeting sought to find a common language and stressed common interests, not confrontation or grievances. We commend the holding of that forum and the Balkan process it started. The Balkans are a priority in Bulgaria's foreign policy. In 1981 we started working out and we are now implementing, a set of measures and initiatives to strengthen good-neighbourliness and improve the overall atmosphere in the region. Despite any vicissitudes of fate, the constant goal of our policy has always been, and will continue to co-operation, peace and security in the Balkans. Basing ourselves on that goal, we will continue to work together with all Balkan States on a very broad, equitable footing. Our guiding light will be the legitimate interests of states, historical realities and the peace imperatives of our time.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“It alone has the moral right to judge the norms and rules of international coexistence. In all cases, an abiding condition of the peace process is recognition of every people's right to freedom of choice, without which it is impossible to resolve a conflict or achieve just and lasting peace. Bulgaria is located in the Balkans, a region with a difficult and complex history. That is why we are sincerely delighted at the steps towards detente and co-operation taken by Balkan States. They are in keeping with the spirit of the time and the aspirations of the Balkan peoples. The emergence of new thinking in the Balkans was expressed with increasing clarity at the Belgrade meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Balkan countries, which was held in a constructive and businesslike atmosphere.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“We support the consistent efforts of Nicaragua and other Latin American countries to provide a peaceful solution to the problems of the region through dialogue and strict compliance with the principles of the Charter. We have been following very closely the development of the Cyprus problem. Certain progress is evident in the island, and we hope that, through political means and with United Nations assistance, the source of tension will finally be defused. Naturally it is impossible to achieve complete harmony between opposing forces and parties, but opponents must re-think contradictions from the standpoint of greater realism. They must agree to sensible compromises, from which all sides stand to gain. Accordingly, we believe that participants in conflicts should more carefully heed the collective wisdom of the world community.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“Multilateral dialogue is taking place on questions relating to southern Africa. We hope that the decisions of the Organisation will finally be implemented and that Angola and other States of the region will attain peace, so long awaited, that Namibia will attain its independence and that the apartheid system will be abolished. Bulgaria sees great potential in the policy of national reconciliation proclaimed by Kampuchea. We are glad to see that prospects are being opened up through the efforts of Viet Nam and other peace-loving States. We welcome the policy of the People's Democratic Republic of Korea to bring about the peaceful democratic unification of the country, to demilitarize the peninsula and to turn it into a nuclear-free zone.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“We were very pleased to hear of the cessation of hostilities between Iran and Iraq. As a State that took part in the drafting and adoption of Security Council resolution 598 (1987), we support the peace process and the mediation work done by the United Nations. In the Middle East, the essence of the problem there has not yet been resolved. The struggle of the Palestinian people for its freedom and self-determination continues. A positive factor is the almost complete agreement on the need to convene an international conference on the matter,. We believe that it should be held on the basis of existing United Nations resolutions with the participation of all interested parties, including the five permanent members of the Security Council and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the sole, authentic representative of the Palestine Arabs.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“It is a fact that positive developments can be seen throughout the entire spectrum of world problems, regional disputes and sources of tension. Slowly and somewhat hesitantly foe the present, a situation is emerging which favours the collective search for solutions. It would be wrong to draw general conclusions for the entire world, but there appears to be a clear desire to find national and regional agreement with the assistance of the international community. The Geneva Agreements en Afghanistan were a milestone in the struggle to improve the international climate. Unswerving compliance with them is the only guarantee of restoring peace in that country and the region. We support the efforts of the Government of the Republic of Afghanistan to overcome that crisis by democratic means.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“Along with other countries, Bulgaria believes the Organization should become a genuine, effective instrument for maintaining international peace and security, developing international co-operation and settling conflicts and crises. We support proposals made here that the working methods and approach of the General Assembly and the Security Council be updated to make better use of the Organization's peace-keeping potential. Bulgaria will continue to contribute to the noble, all-embracing work of the United Nations. I take particular note today of the Organization's contribution to the settlement of a number of international disputes, and in particular of the important role played by the esteemed Secretary-General, Mr, Javier Perez de Cuellar.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“The threat of ecological catastrophe, economic underdevelopment, widespread disease, the terrible infant-mortality rate and growing illiteracy are global problems that can be resolved only through the common efforts of mankind, with a thorough restructuring of international relations on the basis of a balance of interests." The international community's desire to break the vicious circle of military rivalry and confrontation and to guarantee security by political means through consolidating the primacy of international law is increasingly reflected in a new understanding of the international role of the United Nations. Bulgaria has always attached great importance to strengthening the role and effectiveness of the United Nations.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“A broad consensus is developing on the need for a comprehensive approach to security issues, taking into account both the military-political and the economic, humanitarian, ecological and other factors. In his address to the eightieth conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, which ended three weeks ago in Sofia, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party and President of the State Council of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, Comrade Zhivkov, stated that "The new realities require new political action on the part of the people.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“These trends are no mere accident. They result from the general course of world events. The deepening of mankind's self-awareness has coincided with the processes of restructuring and renewal taking place in socialist countries. The technological and scientific revolution, the increasing importance of moral and democratic factors in public life, and an overall improvement in the political education of peoples have helped bring about a reassessment of the problems of human coexistence. The philosophy of a new political thinking has thus arisen. At its core lies the primacy of universal human values over bloc and ideological considerations. That philosophy has inspired a new diplomacy in search of sensible and mutually acceptable solutions to international problems.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“Although it would be hard to provide a simple answer to those questions, the facts show that there has indeed been progress. The world is changing for the better. We can see the emergence of a qualitatively new situation that does not conform to the usual stereotypes of the balance of power, two camps, the class struggle or other concepts based on strength. What has changed? For the first time in history, we have begun to see that mankind is a single, hole united by its common efforts to survive and continue to develop towards progress and civilization. Some examples of the changes taking place in the world are the move in Soviet-United States relations from confrontation to dialogue, the greater positive contribution made in world affairs by the Non-Aligned Movement, and the active impact of public opinion on international policy.”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)
“I should like to congratulate Ambassador Dante Caputo of Argentina on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. I am convinced that under his guidance, the Assembly will achieve results that will further enhance the authority of the United Nations. I wish also to acknowledge the outstanding presidency of his predecessor, Comrade Peter Florin. Each session of the General Assembly begins with a review of the international situation. At the forty-third session too we have heard every speaker pose the same questions in different ways, namely; what is happening in the world? Are we capable of staving off the nuclear threat and putting an end to conflict? Are we securely embarked on the course of strengthening peace and security?”
1988-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 43 (1988)