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Solana Madariaga

THE RECORD WRITES THIS SPEAKER AS SOLANA MADARIAGA

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  1. “That is why we decided to co-sponsor the initiatives leading to the approval, in 1988, of the Declaration on conflict-prevention and, in 1991, of the Declaration on Fact-finding by the United Nations in the Field of the Maintenance of International Peace and Security. These efforts should be enhanced, and in this connection, such measures as fact-finding missions, an early-warning system and the reinforcement of the role of regional organizations can be very useful in preventing conflicts which, if allowed to start, might later require the launching of a much more costly exercise for the reestablishment of peace.”

    1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)

  2. “It is necessary, whenever possible, to resolve conflicts before they degenerate into armed hostilities, using all the means for peaceful settlement of disputes provided for in the Charter. In this context, I would like to underline the Secretary-General's statement that greater confidence on the part of States in the International Court of Justice would contribute significantly to the Organization's task of peace-seeking. Spain has already given proof of this confidence by recently accepting the Court's compulsory jurisdiction and by supporting the possibility of authorizing the Secretary-General to request advisory opinions of the Court on legal questions arising within the scope of his activities. Spain has firmly supported the strengthening of the United Nations role in the field of preventive diplomacy.”

    1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)

  3. “The peace-keeping operations have also undergone a qualitative change, as new and different activities have been undertaken that go beyond their traditional limits. These new dimensions require special training and a rapid response that can hardly be obtained if we do not follow the Secretary-General's suggestion of establishing special national units ready to be rapidly deployed at the service of the Organization. Spain is prepared to consider this proposal seriously after appropriate consultations with the other Member States and with the Secretary-General. Nevertheless, we must bear in mind that peace cannot be made and cannot be consolidated with the use of military means alone.”

    1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)

  4. “Spain is aware of this and, after participating in a noteworthy manner in the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) in Namibia and in the United Nations Observer Group in Central America (ONUCA), is contributing with a large number of army and police officers to the work of the United Nations Operation in El Salvador (ONUSAL). Moreover, Spain is participating actively in the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II) and is collaborating with the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). Spain is also prepared to participate with a military contingent in the task of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Finally, Spain provides aid - mainly humanitarian within the framework of other operations established by the Security Council.”

    1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)

  5. “However, the present momentum behind this process has proven insufficient, as demonstrated by the persistence of some old conflicts and the outburst of new forms of violence. From this perspective, the Spanish Government believes that the set of suggestions put forward by Mr. Boutros-Ghali represents a very useful basis for a systematic and effective response by the Organization and the international community to any kind of conflict, whatever the causes and outcome. It is essential, to this end, to secure the cooperation of all Member States in the complex tasks ranging from conflict-prevention to the consolidation of peace. The increase and enhancement of peace-keeping operations requires a growing effort on the part of us all.”

    1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)

  6. “This alternative, this leading role, which is the one desired by Spain for the United Nations, is the choice that seems to have been made by the Secretary-General when he drew up his excellent report entitled "An Agenda for Peace" (A/47/277),' and when he reported to the General Assembly on the work of the Organization. I referred earlier to changes in the international climate that have made it possible to defuse various deeply-rooted regional conflicts. The United Nations has contributed to this objective to a large extent through the peacemaking activities of the Secretary-General carried out in the framework of the peace-keeping operations. The results obtained over recent years have made it possible to speak, truly, of a process of revitalization of the Organization.”

    1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)

  7. “For all these reasons, after the initial moments of surprise and euphoria, of perplexity and optimism in the face of what seemed to be the emergence of a new world order, we are now coping with the need to incorporate these new changes, so as jointly to build a more just and secure international society. This is the great task confronting the United Nations today. The choice is very clear: we cannot allow the Organization to trail behind events, letting itself be moulded by them. On the other hand, we can make the United Nations an active forum and the foremost centre in the transformations affecting us all, capable of influencing and shaping these transformations.”

    1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)

  8. “Old conflicts have intensified and new ones have appeared. The tragedy presently afflicting Somalia is palpable proof of the terrible effects that underdevelopment, poverty, natural disasters and violence can have when they coincide in time and place. This situation demands greater solidarity and a swift collective response such as the one decided in the framework of the United Nations, which was aimed at putting an end to such terrible suffering and making possible a peace process that will lead to national reconciliation in that country.”

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  9. “This is something that neither Europe nor the rest of the international community can or should allow. The seriousness of the conflict now taking place in the territory of the former Yugoslavia is a good example of what I have just said. In the Conference that started in London, the many efforts of the international community converged in an attempt to put an end to that complex conflict by helping the parties to resolve their differences through the negotiations currently taking place in Geneva. Aggression, the use of force, and the violation of human rights will only generate destruction and hatred and will meet with the continued condemnation and determined action of the international community to put an end to them. Meanwhile, the gap between the developed and the developing countries persists and, in many cases, has even widened.”

    1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)

  10. “Democratic ideals and practices and the recognition of human rights have reappeared vigorously not only in Eastern Europe but also in Latin America and many African countries, despite the grave economic situation now prevailing on that continent. Those auspicious events should not lead us to forget that the collapse of the former system has opened up a great void fraught with risks in which disorder may find a natural home. In some extreme cases, we are witnessing the exacerbation of previously repressed or latent nationalist forces which are giving rise to such bloody conflicts as those at present dividing the new Caucasian Republics and the new States that emerged after the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia. Such situations reveal that the horrors of the past can always be repeated if we do not keep looking to the future.”

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  11. “In that connection, Spain welcomes the exemplary manner in which the Governments of El Salvador and Honduras have settled their territorial, insular and maritime disputes. The map of Europe has undergone a profound transformation over the past year. The unification of Germany now appears fully consolidated. Russia and the formerly subjugated countries that recovered their independence and freedom are struggling to consolidate their democracies and to overcome the serious economic difficulties brought on by their transition to a market economy. The European Community, on its way towards union, is acquiring a greater political role, in accordance with its undoubted economic strength.”

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  12. “We fully support the efforts of the Secretary-General to put an end to violence and to encourage the resumption of the internal negotiations that must lead to the total eradication of apartheid and to the establishment of a truly democratic regime in South Africa. Similarly, the Peace Agreement signed in Chapultepec, on 16 January of this year, between the Government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front constitutes a milestone of paramount importance for the peace process in Central America, a region that has been in a constant state of conflict for the past decade. Spain, which has so many links to that region, has been and is still actively collaborating in that process through its participation in the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General for peace in El Salvador..”

    1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)

  13. “To the progress made along the road to peace in Angola and Cambodia we must add the process begun last year in Madrid with the opening of the Middle East peace conference, which constituted an invaluable point of departure for the solution of the Palestinian problem and for achieving the necessary and definitive harmonious relations between Arabs and Israelis. Likewise, the current peace plan for Western Sahara should culminate soon in the holding of a referendum on self-determination under the auspices of the United Nations. I also wish to stress the progress made in the eradication of the policy of apartheid in South Africa.”

    1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)

  14. “Far from abating, the pace of that trend to transformation has significantly accelerate over the last 12 months. At this stage of the process, it would be no exaggeration to say that we have before us a new pattern of international relations. After the disappearance of the East-West confrontation and its replacement by dialogue and cooperation, decisive progress has been made in disarmament agreements and arms control, at both world-wide and regional levels. Long-festering regional conflicts have been settled or may well be on their way towards settlement.”

    1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)

  15. “With the admissions of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova, San Marino, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, the Organization's goal of universality has been promoted. I should also like to convey to Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali the respect of the Spanish Government for his efforts and dedication in carrying out the important responsibilities with which he is entrusted. You may rest assured, Mr. Secretary-General, that you can count on the full collaboration of the Spanish authorities. During the general debate at the forty-sixth session, the common denominator of many statements heard in the General Assembly was the tremendous changes that had taken place in the world since the middle of the previous decade.”

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  16. “Allow me first of all to convey to you. Sir, my most sincere congratulations, on my own behalf and that of my delegation, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-seventh session. I wish you every success in the execution of your tasks during the coming months. I also wish to pay a tribute to your predecessor. Ambassador Samir Shihabi of Saudi Arabia. I should like to give a warm welcome to all those countries that have joined the Organization this year, and I hope that their active participation in this forum will contribute to the efforts of the international community to preserve peace and promote justice and progress among nations.”

    1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)