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Dembri

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first: 1993-09-24
most recent: 1995-09-24
sittings or episodes: 2
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“Thus, if we look clearly at the international situation and what is really at stake, this adaptation process will lead to new hope for humanity and ensure a lasting foothold in history for international peace and security.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“This means that any restructuring of the United Nations system must meet the requirements of true democracy in international relations and should focus on the revitalization of its bodies, improving coordination between them, rehabilitating the General Assembly and ensuring transparency in reforming the Security Council. Whether it is a matter of establishing order among the essential elements of action or global decision-making, the prerequisite of democracy is now at the very heart of the problems of peace and development. In this context, “An Agenda for Peace” and “An Agenda for Development” are of the utmost importance.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“In the face of these challenges, the United Nations, with its experience and credibility in terms of global issues, can provide inspiration, encouragement and help to elaborate and follow up future strategies. It is therefore our duty and responsibility to ensure that the United Nations Organization reasserts its authority, makes its structures more democratic and rationalizes its working methods. Such an endeavour should be founded on the reaffirmation of Member States’ commitments to the kind of renewal that is based on and inspired by the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“They must 18 validate the efforts of developing countries to regulate domestic adjustment processes, restore social balances and ensure all the conditions for meaningful integration into the new international order. In the face of rapid changes that threaten social fabric across the board, it is essential to promote a stable, predictable international economic environment that would be conducive to development efforts. In this context, more equitable financial, monetary, trading and technological relations must provide the basis for re-establishing trade as an effective instrument for mutual development, for reconciling peoples and strengthening the international community.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“The need for a viable international order based on solidarity has never been as urgent as it is now at a time when the world is in the throes of a phase of systematic transition. If it acknowledges how far we are interdependent, the international community will be able to usher in an orderly world society of solidarity that respects the diversity it enjoys. That is the reason why we must reduce the widening gap between North and South that, in the long term, are anathema to both international peace and security, and put our minds to the establishment of new balances based on renewed international relations. Such relations, if they are based on consultation and openness to the solidarity interests of the international community, will promote credible solutions to development problems.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“All this reflects Algeria’s posture and its commitment to the maintenance of international peace and security. This is reflected in the comprehensive and coherent policy Algeria has always pursued with regard to disarmament issues, a policy that has led to its accession to the major disarmament instruments. Its recent accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), its effective contribution to the promotion of consensus solutions in the negotiations on the Treaty’s extension, and ratification, several weeks ago of the Chemical Weapons Convention, are significant moves that reflect Algeria’s desire to play an active role in achieving general and complete disarmament.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“From this rostrum, I would like to reiterate Algeria’s solidarity with and support for Bosnia and Herzegovina in exercising its right to defend its unity and territorial integrity and to protect the dignity and values of its citizens. In this spirit, Algeria has supported the current peace initiatives aimed at a just and lasting solution that would ensure respect for the constitutional principles that the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina wish freely to choose. In addition to these concerns, Algeria has commitments relating to peace throughout the world, as entered into in the framework of United Nations peace- keeping operations in Angola, Cambodia and Haiti, and participation in the election monitoring process that led to the birth of the new South Africa.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“As of necessity, this calls for dealing, as a matter of urgency, with the social costs of structural adjustment and implementing the new United Nations programme for Africa in order to avoid the tragedies and sufferings that beset the peoples of Africa and to put an end to the marginalization of the African continent. This is the price- tag on stability and peace in Africa and security in the world. We are equally concerned at the latest developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina where an entire people, whose very survival is threatened, face hatred, exclusion and the insanity of ethnic cleansing. It is no longer possible to tolerate this savage onslaught on the conscience of humanity. It is the international community’s duty and responsibility to put an end to this situation which is politically unacceptable and morally intolerable.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“The alarming situation in Africa, where instability and uncertainty are symptomatic of a protracted crisis and where the fundamental elements of a new solution are being sought against a backdrop of disorder, the hotbeds of tension that persist in Angola, Liberia, Burundi, Rwanda and Somalia must now be quenched. However, any return to stability will only take place through economic recovery and escape from the economy of indebtedness that has severely damaged social cohesion, to a new type of economic organization that would foster growth and guarantee the modalities of international integration.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“The search for a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East calls for full awareness of the fact that the challenges which face the peoples of the region require more wide-ranging and more efficacious solutions. From this standpoint, since Iraq is fulfilling its commitments which arise from the Security Council resolutions, the sanctions which severely afflict the people of this country should be lifted. By the same token, Kuwait’s internationally recognized borders must be fully respected. Finally, the restoration of the sovereignty of the United Arab Emirates over the islands of Abou-Moussa, greater Tumb, and lesser Tumb must be reaffirmed. By meeting these conditions, new prospects for stability and security in the region can emerge.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“In the Middle East, where the building of peace requires from all parties sincerity, determination and respect for the commitments undertaken, Algeria continues to make its contribution towards the establishment of a lasting peace based on a just and overall settlement consistent with the rights of all the 17 region’s peoples. That is why, while supporting the peace process, Algeria has continuously underscored the need for withdrawal by Israel from all Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Al-Quds Al-Sharif and respect for the national inspirations of the Palestinian people. In this context, Algeria welcomes the conclusion of the agreement on the extension of Palestinian national autonomy in the west bank of the Jordan as a new positive step and calls for its translation into concrete reality.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“In this connection, to lift the sanctions which continue to severely afflict the brotherly Libyan people and to search for urgent solutions to the relevant differences, is an urgent need that acquires particular significance and should make part of any forward-looking strategy. Here, as elsewhere, political will underscores the need for an intelligent understanding of the situation and for a positive dialectic that would contribute to the building of a community of stability and progress. It is in this spirit that we continue to deploy efforts that aim at consolidating cooperation in the sahelian-Saharan region, an enterprise which we shall endeavour to pursue to success at the forthcoming Euro-Mediterranean conference in Barcelona.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“All obstacles that impede the implementation of the settlement plan should be dealt with through direct dialogue between the two parties to the conflict, the Kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front, with the aim of creating the proper conditions for a peaceful settlement to the conflict that would realize the aspirations of the peoples of the region. A just and lasting settlement to the question of the Western Sahara would contribute to the strengthening of the Maghreb unitary edifice, thus making it a fundamental element of success for medium- and long-term cooperative strategies in both the Sahelian-Saharan and Mediterranean regions.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Part and parcel of this policy is Algeria’s support of the efforts of the United Nations Secretary-General aimed at a transparent and credible implementation of the settlement plan through a genuine referendum, which would ensure the free exercise by the people of the Western Sahara of its right to self-determination and independence. Any violation of the settlement plan, especially through the moving foreign populations to the Western Sahara, would have very serious consequences for the peace process.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“In the context of the newly emerging political, economic and social realities, Algeria has accorded special priority in the context of its immediate environment, to the problems of security and development and to the sort of contributions required in resolving such problems. Proceeding from this, Algeria is convinced that the unitary Maghreb project is necessary, not only for the security and stability of the Maghreb region, but also for the prosperity of the Euro-Mediterranean region, as well as the Arab and African regions. It is precisely within the context of the need to establish a unified, strong and stable Maghreb region that Algeria makes its contribution towards the achievement of a just and lasting settlement to the question of Western Sahara.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Thus, the struggle against terrorism does not allow of any laxity but must be pursued most vigorously in the context of decisive international action whose aim should be the total eradication of this scourge from all our societies. If we are to rise up to this challenge, there is a need to accord a high priority to economic and social development. This is a need that is more urgent than ever before. Its relevance has been recognized today by all the Governments of one region. Awareness of the threat of the scourge of terrorism and the interest shown in the Algerian proposal regarding the need for a response in solidarity within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean region demonstrate fully the strength of this conviction.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“This democratic process, an ever-renewed experiment, is bound to contribute to the achievement of stability, the concretization of democratic freedoms and development in our region, and, as it truly expresses the aspirations of our peoples, it will be the appropriate retort to all attempts at subversion, of which terrorism is the most abhorrent manifestation. To us, combating terrorism is a battle in defence of democracy. As any complacency vis-à-vis terrorism would be an absolute negation of democracy, it follows that we cannot remain indifferent to this scourge which poses a really serious threat to international peace and security.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“It is this vision that guides Algeria’s national renewal endeavour which aims at establishing on firm foundations the rule of law, promoting economic reform and strengthening the democratic process. The democratic presidential elections, the first round of which will take place on 16 November 1995, will translate into actual political reality, the will and desire to promote the sense of responsibility of all Algerians and to hasten the laying of firm foundations for an open, free and democratic society.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“It is only with a new vision, a new thinking and new modalities of action that the international community would be able to surmount obstacles and ensure future success. As we approach the end of the century, it is important to rethink our practices with a view to elaborating long-term complementarities that would rise up to future challenges, spare the world new crises and establish the regulatory rules our world needs. It is this vision that inspires Algeria in its thinking of the need for international action that should be made more palpable in order to ensure greater consultation 16 among nations, and greater understanding among peoples as well as greater courage in striving to achieve peace and development.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Whether it is a matter of democratizing international relations, completing the process of decolonization, upholding human rights, strengthening the disarmament enterprise or ensuring the continuity of international efforts to promote development, the contributions of States and their awareness of their responsibilities remain indispensable if the United Nations is to be able to perform the ever-developing role it has to play in this context. Proceeding from this, it is only by improving the collective capabilities of the international community to face up to the urgent and most intolerable injustices that a true meaning could be given to preventive efforts of diplomacy, to peace-keeping operations and to the elaboration of a genuine structure of international cooperation.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“In short, the United Nations must be equipped with the means that would enable it to defend freedom, law, justice and equity. This means that nothing could be done in the absence of the political will of States that bear the responsibility of dispelling doubts and remedying the disaffection that is noticeable today vis-à-vis the United Nations by giving true meaning to the Organization’s invaluable and multifarious contributions towards the promotion of an international society that is more just, better organized and better structured.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“At a time when it is becoming clear that trade globalization and market integration respond only partially to the growing need for justice, equity, stability and security, the United Nations must take its position at the forefront of the drive towards harmonization which is a must for conflict prevention, crisis management, rapprochement between peoples and the promotion of cooperation between States. However, if the Organization is to perform its role, it must be given the means that would enable it to better organize international society and equip it to face up to the upsurge of intolerance, the escalation of terrorism, the exacerbation of tensions and conflicts, the aggravation of the economic situation of the most deprived countries, the social malaise in the industrialized countries and an overall decline.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Therefore, the ambition of the world Organization should be to give true content to collective security and to promote the creation of a new paradigm for development. The United Nations must adapt to a changing and singularly complex world reality by going back to the source, to the principles upon which it was founded if it is to forge a new future for all. At a time when the international order has lost its regulatory capability and the international community lacks the frames of reference that could help guide its action, it is up to the United Nations to regulate inter-State relations, to promote a stable and equitable order and to foster a model that would be acceptable to all.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Never before has there been such a need for stability and security, nor has there been a more pressing quest for a fairer, more equitable and balanced world. Herein lies the symbiotic significance of this fiftieth session of the General Assembly. It comes as a timely reminder of the importance of world peace and security and of the need for our nations to organize their common future on new foundations. Thus, when we take stock of the Organization’s activities over the past 50 years in all areas of international life, the transformations and shortcomings such stocktaking reveals make it incumbent upon us to make a special effort to identify the stakes and the challenges we must face up to as the century draws towards its end. How our world shapes up will depend on our doing so.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Amara Essy, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Côte d’Ivoire for his outstanding efforts and achievements throughout his mandate.We are very grateful to him for the manner in which he has honoured Africa and wish him every success in his work in the service of his country. 15 I should also like to say how grateful we are to the Secretary-General of the Organization, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and how much we appreciate his sagacity and resolve at a time when the role of the Organization vis-à-vis the call for peace, security and development, is becoming more urgent. I wish to renew to him assurances of our full confidence and continuing support. This session of the General Assembly is truly exceptional in that it takes place at a time when the international community is at a historic turning-point.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Allow me first to say how pleased we are to see Ambassador Freitas do Amaral of Portugal presiding over this session of the General Assembly, a session that coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations. His election to the presidency is a tribute that expresses recognition of his personal qualities. We welcome this unanimous election of a high-ranking representative of the friendly country, Portugal, whose skills and experience we value. I should like to assure him of the support and cooperation of Algeria. I should also like to express Algeria’s gratitude to his predecessor, Mr.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“This undertaking is part of the vast effort to equip the United Nations for and adapt it to present and future challenges, and it requires participation by all of us. This endeavour is the vessel for feeding the faith of the peoples of the United Nations in an indivisible humankind. It is bound to succeed so long as our more democratic and more effective Organization is the active centre and catalyst for the promotion of fair and equitably shared development and the foundation of a peace built by mankind as a whole.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“This endeavour may seem difficult, but it is essential for a better understanding of this new order, which we wish to be balanced, fair and consensual. It would also tend to support the Secretary-General’s efforts to draw up an agenda for development. At a time when our Organization faces various challenges, the reform, restructuring and revitalization process now under way in the United Nations acquires special importance. Restructuring the Secretariat and the economic and social sectors, revitalizing the Economic and Social Council, relaunching the operational development activities of the United Nations system and assuring the stable and predictable growth of its resources are all tasks that should be combined to give multilateral action the utmost credibility and effectiveness.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro demonstrated that environmental protection is inconceivable without the promotion of sustainable development and sustained growth in the developing countries. We must therefore work determinedly towards achieving this objective and place sustainable development on the agenda of the new world order. The holding of a world summit on social development scheduled for 1995 to deal with problems of human security affords us an opportunity to engage in an international dialogue on the implications and results of transition in the world. The United Nations and the Bretton Woods institutions must grasp these new problems and contribute to developing a new framework for reflection and guidance to direct better the evolution of the international system.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Such a collective concerted type of action that would be consonant with the requirements of adjustment by the developing countries themselves, is a must if we are to relaunch the international economy on a fair and well- balanced basis and make it possible for the developing countries to reap the expected benefits from the economic reforms they have undertaken. This would make meaningful the sacrifices being made by the developing countries in undertaking the necessary restructuring changes aimed at relaunching their economies and integrating them into the world economy. It would also make it possible for the international community to learn from the experiences acquired in debt management and structural adjustment programmes. Lastly, it would promote the creation of a true market environment in the developing countries.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“It is therefore essential to respond in a concerted fashion to the need for an orderly restructuring of international economic relations by establishing coordinated mechanisms to regulate the functioning of the world economy. In this context, it is important that the questions of debt, the scarcity of capital and technology inflows, to the countries of the South, the continued decline in commodity prices, the deterioration of the terms of trade and the difficulty of access to markets should become the focus of Forty-eighth session - 5 October l993 15 the international community’s attention in order for us to find lasting solutions to such problems.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The universal imperative of peace, security and development makes us consider the developing situation in the countries of the South. Most of them are facing the challenges of globalization with economies made uniquely vulnerable by the crushing weight of foreign indebtedness, their precarious internal balance and a highly unfavourable international economic environment. The efforts of developing countries to promote economic growth and make the structural changes necessary for development are made far more difficult and risky by the erosion of multilateral cooperation, the conflicting interests of the dominant economic players and the constraints imposed by economic decisions that are too often selfish and exclusionary.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Algeria expresses its solidarity with the Bosnian people, and most particularly with its Muslims, who have been the victim of untold hardships. We appeal to the international community to reject the fait accompli imposed by aggression and help protect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The international situation is not disturbing at the political and security levels alone but is also causing concern because of the persistence of world recession, the deteriorating economic situation of the developing countries, and the grave instability brought about by profound changes in international economic relations. At a time when our interdependent world is in the midst of a complex and perilous historic transition, the communication gap between North and South must come to an end.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The tragedy of Somalia is the most telling symbol to date of Africa’s marginalization in international relations, and it attests to the tragic effects of the international community’s inadequate response to Africa’s clear needs with respect to economic and social development. The tragedy in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a challenge to the world’s conscience. In spite of the Security Council’s many resolutions, the acquisition of territory by force, "ethnic cleansing" and trampling of all the norms of international law continue to prevail there. In the absence of firm action by the international community, the dismemberment of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a State Member of the United Nations, continues unabated, and puts at risk the peace and stability of that country and of the region as a whole.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We encourage the peace efforts of the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the relevant subregional organizations. We note with satisfaction the progress achieved in Mozambique, Rwanda and Liberia, and express the hope that those countries will overcome their problems with the help of the international community and devote all their energy to reconstruction and development. We hope that peace and harmony will be restored in Angola in accordance with the agreements reached between the two parties and with the resolutions of the Security Council, which have clearly determined where the responsibilities lie. We are gravely concerned about the ongoing violence in Somalia, particularly in Mogadishu. It reminds us that humanitarian assistance and promoting political solutions must go hand in hand.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The agreement to set up the Transitional Executive Council holds promise for the speedy achievement of a united, democratic, non-racial South Africa. Chairman Nelson Mandela’s call from this rostrum for the lifting of economic sanctions against South Africa is further testimony to his lofty sense of responsibility and an illustration of the progress that has been achieved in the peaceful dismantling of apartheid. This development deserves the full attention of the international community, which should spare no effort in contributing to putting an end to the inter-ethnic violence and to provide the means by which the democratic forces can participate effectively in the long-awaited elections. Algeria also follows attentively developments in several fraternal African countries.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Since Iraq has undertaken to meet fully all the obligations stemming from Security Council resolutions and 14 General Assembly - Forty-eighth session since international law has established the geographical basis for peaceful neigbourliness between Iraq and Kuwait, we hope that the outstanding humanitarian questions will soon be resolved so that the collective conscience of the Arab peoples may be able finally to heal itself of the scars of the Gulf war. My country reaffirms its support for the Government of the United Arab Emirates in its legitimate efforts to regain sovereignty over the three islands under illegal foreign occupation. Algeria welcomes with hope the positive developments in South Africa, despite the continuing violence and other factors that endanger peace.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“For that peace to be genuine and lasting, it must be comprehensive and must meet the national aspirations of the Palestinian people and restore all the territories occupied by Israel, including Al-Quds Al- Sharif. As an Arab country, Algeria, naturally, is intimately involved in the future of the Arab world. Overcoming the aftermath of the Gulf war ought to open the way to the inter-Arab reconciliation for which our peoples fervently hope.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Algeria welcomed the recent agreement between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel and expressed the hope that it would be the first step towards an overall settlement of the Middle East conflict in accordance with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973). Now as in the past, Algeria which stands firmly behind the independence of decision-making by the Palestinian leaders calls upon the Palestinians to close ranks and reaffirms its support for the PLO. At this crucial stage for the future of the region, Algeria believes that the international community continues to be responsible for building peace.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“It is Algeria’s belief that the international community must assert itself and mobilize its energy to defeat the modern barbarity of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. It is therefore important for the deliberations at this session of the General Assembly vigorously to lead to the formulation of an international convention on the prevention and repression of terrorism. While a number of regional conflicts are on the way to pacification and lasting settlement, others, however, there is no peaceful, just solution in sight. In the Middle East, which has been buffeted for decades by waves of suffering and confrontation, new prospects are emerging.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“In this context, the restoration of public order and the struggle against terrorism are manifestations of Algeria’s determination to give a firm guarantee of the development of human rights and the building of a lasting democracy based on the rule of law, the changeover of political power between parties and republican principles. This declared struggle against terrorism has an internal aspect, but it has international dimensions as well. Here we should like to make it abundantly clear that Algeria will continue to oppose, firmly and with the utmost determination, every outside attempt at destabilization and that it will tolerate no interference in its internal affairs.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Therefore, we are pleased at the positive results of the World Conference on Human Rights, held in Vienna, which expressed support for an integrated and global approach to human rights, whose civil, political, economic and social aspects reinforce and complement each other. Algeria, which subscribes completely to this view and endorses this approach, is now at a juncture that makes it an obligation of the State to give priority to human rights, to protection of the fundamental right to life and to personal security.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Any approach to the question of disarmament and international security and, in the final analysis, to the question of peace should be universal in scope. This is a conviction that is being reiterated time after time by Algeria and by the Non-Aligned Movement. Disarmament, if it is to be lasting, must take account of all aspects of the situation, and not of the military dimension alone. It is now clear that, in an increasingly interdependent world, peace and security cannot be dissociated from their natural corollaries - socio-economic development and the promotion of all human rights. The protection and promotion of human rights - all human rights - is a high priority for Algeria.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The final cessation of nuclear testing in all environments and the renunciation of the development of new weapon systems are objectives the attainment of which is now within the reach of the international community - provided, of course, that the nuclear Powers go beyond current agreements and summon up the necessary political will for this purpose. In this context, Algeria notes with interest and with hope the proposals made from this rostrum on 27 September by the President of the United States of America. The complete elimination of all weapons of mass destruction is, in fact, part of the logic of history. The conclusion of the Convention on the prohibition of chemical weapons has shown that this objective is no longer Utopian.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“In fact, Algeria has always worked to make that region, with the participation of all the States concerned, one of peace, stability and mutually advantageous cooperation. It is to this end that we continue to work for the consolidation and deepening of political agreement in our region and for the establishment of new types of cooperation. Algeria is therefore making constant efforts to have the forum of "5 + 5" activated, as this is a promising framework for cooperation between North and South in the Mediterranean. It is in the field of disarmament that the end of the cold war has produced tangible results most rapidly. However, considerable work remains to be done, especially by the nuclear Powers.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Algeria, for its part, hopes that the two parties will choose the path of reason and that will do all in their power to resolve outstanding questions in a serious manner and without delay, thus promoting the holding of a free and orderly referendum on self-determination for the people of Western Sahara. Algeria is convinced that a just a lasting solution to the question of Western Sahara can promote stability and peace in the region. We therefore hope that the international community, as well as the United Nations and its Secretary-General, will redouble efforts to ensure, in the best conditions of credibility and impartiality, implementation of the United Nations settlement plan, with the complete cooperation of the two parties. Forty-eighth session - 5 October l993 13 The same applies to the Mediterranean region.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Our country’s central position in the region, its resolve to reinforce and promote the building of the Maghreb and its commitment to international legality have prompted it to encourage the kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front to turn to direct, sincere, constructive dialogue that can facilitate the implementation of the peace plan prepared jointly by the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity, with the full agreement of the two parties concerned. It is important, now more than ever before, that the dialogue which was initiated at El-Ayoun between Morocco and the Polisario Front should resume and continue at an authoritative level.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Such a vast enterprise must find its expression and derive its support from an active foreign policy based on the principles and ideals of non-alignment and geared towards the promotion of peace, stability and cooperation at the regional and international levels. In this spirit, Algeria works steadily and resolutely for success in the process of building a united Maghreb. The important achievements that have been made so far, which will help us to benefit from the complementary nature of the countries of the union of the Arab Maghreb, confirm that the dynamics of this unifying process have enabled us to mobilize our energies, despite certain persistent problems that affect regional stability.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The national-renewal plan upon which Algeria has embarked in the interests of political stability, the consolidation of the democratic process, the revitalization of economic growth and the upholding of the rule of law is a plan that translates into action our resolve to guarantee, for all Algerians, the rights to security and well-being in a just, modern and democratic society. Given this determination, our efforts in combating terrorism and our efforts aimed at providing the conditions for real growth stem from the same overriding priority, that of meeting the expectations of our people be fulfilled by restoring the authority of the State and creating the conditions for an orderly transition that would make possible stable and coherent progress towards a market economy through viable and orderly reforms.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“A more representative, more transparent Security Council that would be more cognizant of the views and concerns of all; a General Assembly that would fully play its role in activating, guiding and supervising; and a United Nations system that would be more coherent and better coordinated in carrying out its development tasks: these are the three pivotal approaches that may give to the fiftieth anniversary of our Organization significant political scope and operational content and generate the makings of a new beginning. The credibility of the United Nations and the effectiveness of its action depend on this, as do international peace, security and cooperation. All the initiatives by my country at the national and regional levels are inspired by the ideals of peace, justice and cooperation.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)