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Garcia Velasco

THE RECORD WRITES THIS SPEAKER AS GARCIA VELASCO

lines on the record: 73
first: 1971-09-24
most recent: 1987-09-24
sittings or episodes: 2
sources: un-general-debate

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“Therefore the signing of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America could well be considered an auspicious historic precedent . 143. Disarmament can only be the result of serious and well-pondered acts of security and mutual confidence, which will allow the objectives to be attained. It must be preceded by the establishment of positive procedures for the peaceful settlement of disputes and effective and practical provisions for the preservation of peace. A type of common denominator would be the readiness of human minds and thought, to appreciate v.^at is meant by the establishment of international security that precious peace which will assist us to create a single society living without conflicts. 144.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“While this continues the old aspirations of society and mankind to achieve a state of peace and security-to survive or to see ourselves wiped out in the conflagration of an atomic war will not be fulfilled. The Government of Ecuador feels therefore that firstly States must be made to realize the imperative need to establish international justice which is ensured and made possible by disarmament. Obviously this is so complex a subject that thus far no final definition has been found and it is for this reason that we believe it indispensable that the long and difficult road be followed in stages, beginning with the limitation and ending with the complete suppression of arms at some, as yet, unforeseen time.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“In the light of what I have said, my Government supports the application of the measures on the question of Namibia agreed to by the General Assembly and the Security Council. Similarly, Ecuador considers that the legal situation of the Territories under Portuguese administration falls within the scope of the principles of Article 73 of the Charter. 140. My country enjoys cordial relations with all countries, but when we tackle problems of the kind I have just defined we cannot subordinate to our friendship towards them, the imperative postulates which must guide our international life. 141. A subject very often discussed because the whole future of mankind hinges upon it is that of disarmament. 142. Unfortunately there has been and there is no genuine international justice of the different levels at which relations among nations exist.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“My delegation considers that any form of racial discrimination is a violation of the most elementary sense of justice. It is absurd and scandalous that, so late into the twentieth century, when science and technology offer mankind the prodigies of their achievements, when the contemporary world seeks ways and means of raising the standard of living of all men because all individuals have the right to the elementary goods of the earth, we still differentiate between human beings either became of the color their skin or their religion or the philosophical criteria they obey. Furthermore, peace will always be threatened if we allow discrimination, this source of discord which is repulsive to conscience, to continue. 139.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“This will also make it possible to ensure a wide dissemination and constant preparation by all countries without exception so as to organize a rational exploitation of the resources which will permit an equitable distribution of the financial benefits as well as all other advantages that may be derived from their exploitation, 137. I must repeat the unshakable position of my Government that the planned conference on the law of the sea can only be convened to tackle all the problems of the ocean area that are "closely interrelated and need to be considered as a whole" [resolution 2750 C (XXV)], Ecuador will never agree to an international meeting to consider partial aspects in which the well-known political and economic interests of the great Powers will play the major role. 138.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“8J views the application of .that principle from the standpoint of the developing nations, rejecting the traditional concept of licenses and royalties-which have produced such evil results in the exploitation of the natural resources of the economically weak countries and endowing the international authority to be created* with full powers to carry out scientific investigations as well as in relation to the preservation, exploration and exploitation of the zone, either directly or in association with natural or juridical persons, with which joint enterprises can be created or whose services can be engaged.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“The fundamental, and therefore priority problem that is to be tackled by that Conference is that of establishing the international regime for the peaceful uses of the marine and oceanic resources and of the subsoil thereof beyond national jurisdiction and, also obviously, the machinery to govern it. From among the principles contained in General Assembly resolution 2749 (XXV), on which the regime to be established must be based, great importance must be attached to the principle that the resources of that international zone shall be the common heritage of mankind. The working paper submitted on this subject to the Committee by a group of Latin American States [AI8421, annex I, sect.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“Here I wish to ratify and reaffirm the views that my country shares with many countries of America and of the world: the right of all coastal States to establish the limits of their sovereignty or maritime jurisdiction in accordance with reasonable criteria, bearing in mind the geographic, geological and ecological characteristics and the need to ensure a rational utilization of its resources. 136. The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction, now enlarged to 86 members, is at present examining all problems of the ocean area in order to submit them in due course to a world conference on the law of the sea.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“The illusion was then widespread that the ocean might yield the greatest mineral resources whose future exploitation might counteract the danger of the reduction, and even the exhaustion, of existing reserves in the earth's subsoil, reserves that are constantly being drained by the geometrical progression in the world's population. But what we must point out is that what was originally intended to meet the dire needs of mankind was first taken advantage of by the great Powers to challenge the sovereign rights of the small nations. 135.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“In any case, we believe that Israel has the right to its existence, and that the United Nations Charter itself according to the principles that inspired it, and its very spirit must surely contain a solution. This is the desire of the people and Governments of Ecuador, a people and a country which, as I have said before, has always given its unswerving support to the principle of the peaceful settlement of international disputes. 134. The exclusive use for peaceful purposes of the sea-bed and ocean floor and the subsoil thereof beyond the limits of national jurisdiction was an initiative first taken by the delegation of Malta during the twenty-second regular session of the General Assembly.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“Another matter that seriously disturbs my delegation is the conflict in the Middle East. This is a delicate and complex matter which calls for the most careful attention of the world Organization. My country considers that a solution should be found taking into account all the facets of the problem, dealing with it with equity, with justice, without allowing hatred and prejudice to distort reality or upset the law. Therefore anything, like what I have just indicated, that would be conducive to the establishment in the Middle East of a realistic basis for a lasting peace will be supported by us. An effective method would be the holding of talks, on an equal footing, among the parties concerned, for we believe that that would be an effective way of guaranteeing peace. 133.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“Within this line of reasoning and to whatever extent the great Powers of all ideological colors may listen to the voice and heed the vote of the small nations, so the Government of Ecuador considers it an imperative duty of international ethics to say that the continuation of the non-recognition of the right of the People's Republic of China to represent China in the United Nations, that is to say, in the Security Council and in all the other principal and subsidiary organs of the Organization, is creating an international situation that may lead to breaches of international peace and security, that must be settled at the present session of the General Assembly, which is the body that must bear in mind the realities of the parties to this question. 132.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“Therefore, it is not the States that appear to be acting but the great Powers themselves, and let us admit this clearly, that are responsible for wars and the different and varied "short of war" measures which, like the colors of the rainbow, now extend between the state of peace and the state of war: determining states that did not exist when people and their relations were less sophisticated. We must therefore tell the great Powers of their duties and remind them that war only exists because of them, because they do not carry out the measures to save men from the scourge of war entrusted to them in 1945 by the peoples that wished to live in peace as good neighbors in a world with united nations. 131.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“And it is here that the Government of Ecuador wishes to advise that, just as titles of nobility became obsolete and anachronistic when the nobles no longer justified the privileges they enjoyed by their services to the community, so, too, the great Powers will not be able to justify the privileged position they enjoy in a community organized for peace-and I do not refer only to the veto and to the monopoly of atomic power- unless they give up, in some way at least, their hegemonic ambitions, the desire to ensure that their interests are paramount, the obsession-an expression of intolerance-of imposing their ideologies, and unless they assume the preeminent role which due to their legitimate role which we have allowed them and by virtue of which we are gathered in this Assembly they have in the maintenance of international peace and security, the encouragement of friendship among nations and in the solution of the economic-social problems on the basis of international co-operation.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“There will always be the bigger, the stronger, the healthier and-thus far-the wealthier. Among States it appears that there will also always be the greater, the more powerful, the more developed, and thus the true inequalities will still exist between men of some States, i.e. the developed and the super-developed States, and those of other States, the under-developed States. But these qualities of predominance, of privilege-the great Powers are organs privileged to exercise international law-then impose upon those same great Powers, if they truly wish to justify their privileges to the world, to themselves and to history, fundamental duties towards other States and the international community as a whole.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“Neither individuals nor States, nor international organizations can act or be useful if the bases for their action and their actions themselves are not born of true and real facts. Relative reality and truth make all Members of the Organization equally sovereign before international law, but within the Organization there is no real equality nor real equality of rights among its Members. Therefore, ironically, it has been asserted that "some States are more equal than others". 129. The United Nations Charter incorporated a very old customary rule and gave a predominant role to the great Powers in the maintenance of international peace and security. 130. It is true that it is not humanly possible to make all men equal, in order to establish a single identity and with it absolute equality.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“Because of its love for the law and its vocation for justice, Ecuador has always advocated peaceful settlements to all international disputes. Indeed, we cannot speak of the effective and practical existence of international law while problems still pending between certain of our peoples are not solved in a spirit of equity and justice. The programs of integration to which a number of countries of the American continent have turned their efforts, by making them jointly confront the dangerous threats of underdevelopment, also make it more imperative than ever, that any differences that may separate them should be peacefully settled. 128. Now that the United Nations has reached adulthood and entered its second 25 years, the Government of Ecuador must warn Member States of the danger of living on illusions.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“New problems beset us today and still the old ones persist. By the same token, we still hear of political and economic crises, and to solve them properly we must face them, meet their challenge, study them in the light of the social and economic position of the various human conglomerates, make the rich nations aware of their duty to help the developing ones and endeavor to ensure co-operation in those fields where it can be most effective. 126. To strengthen the legal system of the United Nations, to discharge its function of maintaining international peace and security has always been the decision of the Ecuadorian Government. Once again my country wishes to state its unswerving support for the purposes and principles that gave birth to our Organization. 127.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“The same struggles which are today unleashed on the earth, opposing groups and individuals politically, ideologically and materially, are, in my view, nothing but the sometimes hopeful, sometimes hopeless search for a better future for mankind and for all national communities. 124. The United Nations is responsible for seeking the way to increasingly great and tangible peace, social justice and progress for all peoples. There is violent upheaval in the world today and our duty is to find the main causes of this violence. If we endeavor with dedication to find true peace and to put an end to the injustices of today, we shall then have found new pillars with which to replace those that are already obsolete. 125. There is no possible peace, and there can be no possible peace, without economic welfare.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“123. The United Nations is not and cannot be merely a place where statesmen and politicians debate the great problems relating to peace and the progress of peoples. Besides this precise and necessary clarification of ideas, judgments and attitudes, we must seek to give life to the objectives and work of the Organization, so that the member nations constituting it will find the true and real road to peace, and that each of us according to his true capacities will contribute to the imperative task of achieving for mankind the fulfillment of its destiny and of all its possibilities.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“We look with satisfaction upon each step we take on the way to universality, but we also hope that, together with the horizontal growth of the United Nations, this Organization will also become more thorough and effective in its role of maintaining international peace and security and of defending justice. 122. The Government of Ecuador, representing its people, comes to this new meeting of the world Organization with renewed optimism with faith in the action of the United Nations and with a firm desire to co-operate in the success of this session of the Assembly. But this optimism of the Ecuadorian delegation, which I have the honor to lead, in no way lessens the sincerity or frankness of our deep conviction -since nothing done by man is perfect-that we must endeavor to strengthen the Organization still more than we have done so far.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“From this rostrum the Government of Ecuador wishes to state publicly its gratitude to U Thant for the dedication, sincerity, efficiency and ability with which he has worked during the 10 years in which he has occupied the difficult and complex post of Secretary- General of the United Nations. The conduct of U Thant will be a permanent inspiration to all of us and an example to his successor. 121. The Government of Ecuador is very happy to welcome the three States which have entered our Organization this year. The contribution of Bhutan will be as wholesome, pure and invigorating as the air in its territory, and together with the age-old culture of Bahrain and Qatar, they will doubtless enrich the United Nations.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“The Government of Ecuador wishes to extend congratulations to the man who has been chosen to preside over this important session of the General Assembly. His great gifts, his personality and all the human qualities he possesses are a true guarantee that the General Assembly will be under efficient leadership. 119. I also wish to pay a respectful tribute to the outgoing President, Mr. Edward Hambro. 120. We have been concerned about the irrevocable decision of the Secretary-General to retire from his office at the end of his present term. Until a few days ago we still nurtured the hope that perhaps he might reconsider his position and continue to lend his valuable services to the international community.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)