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Madi Soilihi

THE RECORD WRITES THIS SPEAKER AS MADI SOILIHI

lines on the record: 56
first: 1982-09-24
most recent: 1984-09-24
sittings or episodes: 2
sources: un-general-debate

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“There can be no doubt, as we see it, that it is Israel's intransigence, together with its annexationist and expansionist designs, which make it impossible to find a lasting solution to this problem, nor can there be any doubt that it is the vast financial and military means made available to Israel that make it possible for the Zionist entity to continue arrogantly to defy the many decisions and resolutions adopted by the Organization. 183. Mankind cannot remain indifferent to the genocide in west Beirut; otherwise it will lose its very dignity. The guilty and their accomplices must be found and punished. In our view one thing is clear, and that is the direct responsibility of Israel in this mass assassination.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“In my country, the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros, the massacres of Sabra and Shatila were felt with great sorrow by the entire population. A day of national mourning and of prayer in memory of the martyrs unjustly assassinated was decreed by the President of the Republic, Mr. Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane who, at the same time, forcefully con¬demned those who perpetrated and facilitated that dastardly deed. 182. On many occasions in the Assembly my country has expressed its views on the problem of the Middle East.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The time has come to restore its credibility, as millions of people place their hopes in it. For many of them it is sometimes their only resort. 180. The many dangers that I have just mentioned find tragic illustration in the grave events that occurred in Lebanon a few days ago. An appalled and angry world learned through the television screen of the abominable crime, the gratuitous massacre of hundreds of children, women and elderly persons in the Palesti¬nian refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila in Beirut. That odious crime is horrible beyond all imagination and recalls a bloody page in the recent history of the world which we believed to be a thing of the past. It is all the more unpardonable and unjustifiable as it was committed against innocent, defenseless victims. 181.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“In fact, the noble and sacred principles inscribed in the Charter of the United Nations are trampled underfoot and sometimes willfully violated. Inter¬national relations, both political and economic, are deteriorating at a rapid pace and are taking an increasingly disquieting turn. Here and there, might prevails over right and the fait accompli replaces dialogue and agreement. 179. That being the situation, we believe that efforts must be made more than ever before in order to seek ways and means of overcoming the problems and in order to safeguard the future of mankind. Hence the primary and decisive role that the Organization must play in this troubled world. It is therefore time that the purpose for which it was created, that is, the safeguarding and maintenance of peace be at last respected.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Kittani, for the competence and dedication with which he exercised the presidency of the last session. We also express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his tireless efforts in the service of world peace since he was elected almost a year ago. 177. As we meet once again in the Assembly to assess, as is traditional, the work done by the United Nations since our last regular session and to review the international situation, we must observe that, in spite of our legitimate aspirations for a better world, the balance sheet is once again negative. How else could we describe it when a large number of coun¬tries, especially the weakest among them, live in the daily anguish of inexorably mounting dangers? 178.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Before beginning my statement, I should like to express on behalf of my delegation our most sincere congratulations to Mr. Hollai on the occasion of his well-deserved election to the presidency of the thirty-seventh session of the General Assembly. His qualities as a skilled diplomat, together with his long experience in the Organization, as well as the high posts that he has held in his country, all constitute a guarantee that our work will progress well and our debates serenely, at a time when the Organization is called upon to deal with an endlessly growing number of complex problems of international scope. We there¬fore wish him every success in the exercise of his difficult responsibilities. 176. Please allow me also to pay a heartfelt tribute to his predecessor, Mr.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)