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János Martonyi

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first: 1998-09-24
most recent: 2013-09-24
sittings or episodes: 5
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“Last, but not least, my country is shocked by and strongly condemns the surging terrorist attacks against civilians at the Westgate Mall in Kenya, students in Nigeria, and Christian, Muslim and other communities in Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Our solidarity and sympathy go to the innocent victims.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“We hope that these developments will bring us closer to a lasting and sustainable political solution, which should remain the backbone of our efforts in the Syrian crisis. Well over 100,000 lives have already been lost and 5 million people displaced in this conflict. Most regrettably, it was only after a terrible chemical attack last August that the Security Council became ready to fulfil its duties and embarked on action. I urge all partners in the international community to seize this momentum and reinvigorate the process leading to the long-overdue “Geneva II” international peace conference on Syria.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“We welcome the United States-Russia agreement on the framework for the elimination of Syrian chemical weapons as well as the consequent resolutions adopted by the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and the Security Council. We look forward to a timely, transparent and full-scale implementation under the watchful eyes of the international community. Hungary is ready to provide chemical and biological experts on the ground to facilitate those international efforts. We urge the Syrian authorities to take full responsibility to ensure that their chemical weapons are stored securely until inspection and destruction, and do not fall into the hands of any other State or non-State actor. Syria should live up to its commitments, including by providing full access to the international inspectors.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Marty Natalegawa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, will make an attempt to bring us closer to that goal. I look forward to our co-coordinatorship of the CTBT for the period 2013-2015 with a view to accelerating the ratification process. The use of chemical weapons in Syria was a crime against humanity. The international community has finally embarked on action to ensure that similar attacks will never be repeated. We urge that the perpetrators of all war crimes be brought to justice. Without justice there is no reconciliation. Without a chance for reconciliation, there is no lasting settlement.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“We also support the establishment of a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, as foreseen by the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. My country was greatly honoured to chair the International Atomic Energy Agency’s International Conference on Nuclear Security in July and sincerely hopes that the results of that Conference will contribute to a safer world. On the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), I am confident that its entry into force will greatly strengthen global peace and security. Only a treaty in force will confine the chapter on nuclear testing to the history books. We therefore need to further intensify our respective efforts. I and my fellow article XIV Coordinator Mr.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Likewise, it encourages national initiatives and contributions to the protection of human rights. Hungary remains dedicated to the promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms. It was in this spirit that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary established the annual Budapest Human Rights Forum, intended to apply an interrelated philosophy to address current human rights challenges. The next Forum is due to take place in November and will be dedicated, among other things, to the relationship between human rights and sustainable development. Hungary is committed to disarmament and non-proliferation efforts, which are fundamental for maintaining global peace and security. We urge all countries to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“More than 100 countries and international institutions have confirmed they will be represented in Budapest. The Summit will adopt the Budapest Statement, and we hope that it will, as a synthesis document, greatly contribute to and facilitate the discussions and negotiations on the sustainable development goals. The appalling situations in various parts of the world leave no doubt as to the interdependence and mutually reinforcing nature of democracy, peace and security, development and human rights. A cross-policy approach that takes account of those interrelationships should be integrated into the work of the various bodies and forums of the United Nations. Hungary welcomes the measures that the United Nations system is introducing to mainstream human rights.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“In order to take stock of the various international developments in the field of water, Hungary has decided to organize the Budapest Water Summit, to be held in our capital from 8 to 11 October. Hungary is a downstream country with about 95 per cent of all fluvial waters originating beyond our State borders. We have accumulated precious know-how in flood control, drinking water, wastewater treatment and irrigation, just to list a few. The Summit will be accompanied by a science forum, a youth forum, a civil society forum, a business leaders’ forum and Expo, and a philanthropy round table. We look forward to welcoming Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations agencies active in the field of water, as well as other international and national leaders to the conference.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“They should be convinced that our action had the right impact and made this world a better place. I thank the Member States for the confidence they have shown in Hungary by entrusting us to co-chair the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals. We will do our best to achieve a consensual, forward-looking, win-win formula as the outcome of the negotiating process. Hungary attaches the utmost importance to the issue of water and sanitation. We believe that it needs to be addressed in an integrated way to achieve a human rights-based social development prosperity and ecological balance. Water is a source of life, health, prosperity and a shared future, but it can also be a source of risk.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“The transformation to sustainable development is costly; however, it would be incomparably more costly to miss the chance. We should learn from past mistakes and find better alternatives. We all need economic growth. We all need justice, respect for human rights, gender equality, dignity, good governance and successfully implemented national development plans. We all deserve to live free of want and from fear of devastating conflicts. Our objective should be not a zero-sum game but a win-win outcome. We all share the consequences; therefore we should be aware of our common responsibility as well. The decisions we make today will also need to be relevant in 15 years. When our successors look back in 2030 on the agenda we are about to decide on, they should acknowledge the purpose, priorities and targets jointly set.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Our perceptions of progress, equity, inequality, affluence and resource management are changing as we speak. The post-2015 development agenda has to reflect these changes. As we face a turning point in our history and the state of the Earth, it is only with a fundamental shift in mindset that humanity will succeed in a transition to global sustainable development. We have to accelerate progress towards the goals set out in the Millennium Development Goals. However, we know that by 2015 we may not be able to meet all the targets we set in 2000. Therefore, the next important step is to create a single agenda through which we will complete the unfinished business and make sure that the results will last even in the light of the tremendous challenges facing humankind. We should aim at eradicating extreme poverty in a single generation.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Defining the post-2015 strategy for development is among the most important long-term multilateral agendas existing today. The task is complex, but the mission — to make our common development sustainable — should be clear. It is not just a synonym for the protection of the environment. The mission is to make sure that our societies, economies, environment and partnerships will serve us all and serve the generations to come. By 2030, our population will be 9 billion people, 65 per cent of whom will live in cities, forming consumer societies with ever-growing demands but using the same or a declining pool of natural resources. Civil societies and other non-governmental players have more influence than ever on our values and decisions. We are racing against climate change.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“It is in this spirit that my delegation wishes to provide its contribution to the success of the deliberations, held under the very special circumstances of the present session of the General Assembly.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“The work that we have to carry out is therefore wider and broader and the only choice we have is to act on the basis of our human values in the interests of our civilization and future security. The United Nations is part and parcel of that endeavour. The Millennium Declaration speaks of it with great eloquence and the events of 11 September only strengthen the message contained therein by underscoring the crucial nature of the times we live in, a crossroads between two centuries and two millennia. We are asked to provide answers to the global questions that haunt us and that have been continuously plaguing this world. The success or failure of our efforts to provide such answers will, without any doubt, affect the quality of life of the whole of the twenty-first century.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“Hungary is working actively so as to ensure that the Court, this very important institution of our era, can start working in the near future. We should also make efforts to ensure that it will be universally accepted as soon as possible because only in that way will it be able to be successful in its work and effective in the area of maintaining peace and international security and effectively protecting international humanitarian law and human rights. Our world has changed and we all have to change with it. Unfortunately, when I say that I am not saying that earlier challenges have disappeared but rather that, in addition to the difficulties we already have, we are facing a new crisis that compels us to think strategically and at the same time be very resolute in our action.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“The Statute of the International Criminal Court is a political and legal document of capital importance. It translates into fact the historic aspiration we have had that those who commit the crimes of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity will not be allowed in future to act with impunity. Therefore, we warmly welcome the ratification of the Rome Statute by a rapidly growing number of countries, to date numbering more than 40. Within this context I wish to announce here that the Hungarian Parliament, by a resolution that was adopted almost unanimously, ratified the Statute on 6 November. The deposition of the instrument of ratification will take place in the course of this month of November.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“It is important that the Conference should leave aside the divergence of views 19 with regard to the approach to the modalities of the long-term strengthening of the Convention, and that instead it should underscore the commitment undertaken by Member States to promote the integrity of the system of the prohibition of biological weapons. In its capacity as Chair of the Fifth Review Conference, Hungary would like to do its utmost in order to justify the hopes expressed by Member States and public opinion that specific results will emerge from the Conference. We would like actively to contribute to making sure that efforts aimed at strengthening the system of prohibition of biological weapons will also continue without interruption after the Conference.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“We think that the strengthening of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction will enable the international community to act even more effectively against the intent to use biological agents for military objectives. The ad hoc group asked to work out measures for implementation managed to make notable progress in the almost seven years of its history, and is very near agreement. We regret that it could not finalize its work before the date of the Fifth Review Conference of the Convention.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“My Government is very deeply concerned at the danger represented by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery. Our commitment in favour of multilateral control over such weapons remains unchanged and we participate in international efforts aimed at limiting and eliminating weapons of mass destruction. The tragic events of 11 September and the recent anthrax-related incidents make us realize the possible dramatic consequences of the absence of a reaction by the community of nations to the challenge presented by weapons of mass destruction, including biological weapons.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“We are determined to become a party to that Convention as quickly as possible, so as to complement the Hungarian participation in international conventions that are universal in nature and deal with the fight against terrorism. Furthermore, my Government recently submitted to Parliament a draft law to strengthen national regulations in the areas of money-laundering and fighting terrorism. Hungary attaches very special importance to the success of the international humanitarian action in Afghanistan. Through the two Hungarian humanitarian organizations, which traditionally have played a role in the region, my Government has started to forward humanitarian assistance to the refugees and the Afghan population. Such assistance consists of foodstuffs and blankets for about 15,000 people.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“We decided also to implement Security Council resolution 1373 (2001), and we will forward to the Committee that was established under the terms of that resolution a detailed report on the national measures undertaken by Hungary to fight terrorism. I should like to recall at this stage that Hungary is a party to most of the international, multilateral conventions against terrorism. As regards the two most recently passed United Nations conventions in this area, let me state that my country has just deposited today with the Secretary- General the instrument of ratification for the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings. I should like to announce that Hungary will sign the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism in the upcoming weeks.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“However, in order to do that, we must make new efforts and, given the importance of what is at stake, and the fact that we have common goals, the groups of countries concerned should display a greater degree of flexibility. The United Nations should be able fully to play its role of enhancing the practical implementation of international anti-terrorist cooperation. In the wake of the terrorist attacks, a series of specific measures were implemented by my country’s Government. At the international level we have strengthened our cooperation, both political and legal, in the anti-terrorist area with our allies at NATO and our partners within the European Union (EU).”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“The international community managed to find the most appropriate response by bringing together a coalition unprecedented in inter- State relations, the historic importance of which will certainly go far beyond our own era. Hungary stands ready, within the limit of its capacity, to take an active part in that coalition. In the present situation, the United Nations is called upon to play a role of primary importance, to strengthen the effectiveness of international action. Through the development of 12 anti-terrorist conventions, the United Nations has already contributed very significantly towards the development of a common framework of international law in the fight against terrorism. Through the adoption of other conventions, which are now being prepared, the legal framework will become even more comprehensive and general.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“We must recognize that in this struggle we have to redouble our efforts to promote the rule of law, to reject extremism, intolerance, discrimination and nationalistic tendencies and to intensify the global work that has to be accomplished in order to eradicate poverty and ensure sustainable development. The fight against terrorism is part and parcel of the general 18 framework of this global endeavour within which we are trying to build a better world. The terrorist attacks against the United States will probably be remembered as a turning point in our history, and also an opening to a new era. What is certain is that from now on humanity will not be able to continue in the same way as before. Governments have to shoulder major responsibility vis-à-vis this challenge, which now touches directly upon our everyday existence.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“We can welcome the fact that, on the basis of a convergence of interests, cooperation among States has acquired, in the two months following the terrible event, a dimension that is very promising and entirely new. But major combat against international terrorism will certainly not be short. Of course the military action launched against the Taliban regime and the terrorist Al Qaeda organization represent an important element, but not the only one, within the framework of international action. Within this struggle, the tasks that we have to carry out are complex and multifaceted. We have to do our utmost in the political, diplomatic, educational, legal, and also financial, humanitarian, economic and social areas to make sure that we, in the final analysis, emerge victorious from this struggle.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“Clearly it is nothing of the sort. There can be no justification for these acts, nor for any other terrorist activities anywhere else. In fact, international terrorism pursues political objectives and is trying to undermine our multi-ethnic and multi-concessional world, to exacerbate regional conflict, to pit various cultures one against another and to impose on us by force its own order of hatred and fanaticism. The nature of the challenge with which we are confronted is eminently strategic: first, because it calls into question the raison d’être and endangers the very existence of our civilization; secondly, because the terrorist network, which is organizing against us, has managed to develop global capacities; and, lastly, because in the war that is declared against us, terrorism abides by no legal order and follows no rules.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“Approximately 6,000 people perished as a result of heinous terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania, and we remember the victims in our prayers and extend our deep sympathy and compassion to their families and friends. These attacks were committed against the entire civilized world and against fundamental human values. The Security Council and the General Assembly very quickly took firm and clear measures in order to defend the universal interests of the international community. To this end, an effective global coalition was created in which Hungary, side by side with many other countries, is proudly participating. Those who perpetrated and supported these terrorist attacks are trying to depict their acts, as well as the reaction of legitimate self- defence to those acts, as a war of religion.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“First, may I congratulate Mr. Han Seung-soo on his election to preside over the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. I assure him that he has the Hungarian delegation’s full support in the effective fulfilment of his tasks and high responsibility. At the same time, I wish to thank Mr. Harri Holkeri for the much appreciated work that he carried out in his capacity as President of the preceding session of the General Assembly. Sixty-three days have elapsed since 11 September. More than 80 nations are in mourning today, mourning the absurd deaths of their compatriots, men and women from all over the world and representing different and various traditions, cultures, beliefs and ethnic origins.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“Consequently, our first task is to face in a determined way the tremendous challenges awaiting us in the twenty-first century. The political will of Member States cannot be lacking if we really wish to make every effort to support the laudable efforts of the Secretary-General to achieve this adaptation process. This will involve, among other things, reforming the Security Council and the budgetary system, which is necessary to strengthen the credibility and efficacy of our world Organization. The more quickly we can reform the Organization according to the requirements of this critical period, the more reassured people throughout the world will be as to the future of the planet.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Hungary views this with pleasure and will pursue its own preparations for ratification of the Statute. We will continue to participate actively in negotiations to bring about universal acceptance of the Court while preserving the integrity of its Statute. The reform of our world Organization has been on the agenda for some time. Recent events throughout the world particularly unprecedented changes in the political and military order, economic evolution, progress in the fields of science and informatics, and the end of the century that symbolizes very tangibly the dawn of a new era full of both promises and uncertainty have transformed the desire to see the United Nations adapt to the realities of our time into an imperative that will no longer tolerate any deviations or hesitation.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“We have also been following very closely the negotiations designed to draw up a verification protocol on the Biological Weapons Convention, which will enter a decisive phase on the eve of the review conference set for 2001. Hungary will chair the ad hoc group charged with formulating a mechanism in that connection and will do everything in its power to achieve the objective over the course of next year. Hungary considers the adoption of the Statute of the International Criminal Court one of the most important international achievements in the field of international law. This Statute is aimed at imposing rules of international humanitarian law and at ending an era of impunity. Nineteen States have already ratified the Statute, and the number of signatures is now 112.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“The 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of nuclear weapons marked an important step forward in the search for a safer future for humanity. The document adopted there reaffirms the central role of the treaty in the field of non-proliferation and the need for international agreement to this end. We hope that between now and the next review conference, to be held in 2005, we will be able to undertake the process of implementing the programme of action which was adopted to promote non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament. From this point of view we attach particular importance to the initiation of work towards a treaty on the prohibition of fissile materials for military purposes.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Within this context, a democratic evolution in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia will undoubtedly have a stabilizing effect on the region as a whole and will make it possible to bring to an end the isolation of Serbia from the major European and international currents. The elections scheduled for the end of September offer us an occasion to set this process under way. Such an evolution will enable us to normalize relations between Serbia and Montenegro. One of the global problems facing us is undoubtedly the question of conventional weapons and weapons of mass destruction. We appeal for new progress in the field of light weapons and anti- personnel mines, the victims of which are basically innocent civilians.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“With regard to the Balkan region, the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe that came into being one year ago is an initiative for prevention and reconstruction which offers the countries and the peoples of that part of the continent the possibility to leave their conflicts behind, to settle their differences and to open up new prospects for cooperation. Hungary attaches great importance to this and will make its own contribution to this vital enterprise, particularly in the field of strengthening democratic forces in the region and in human rights, including the rights of minorities.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“As a result of our proximity to the ex-Yugoslavia, my country, Hungary, has felt the whole weight of these problems over the last decade. We have been witness to the serious delays on the part of the community of nations that has prevented it from acting in time in Bosnia and Rwanda, and elsewhere, with the appropriate means on the basis of a mandate corresponding to the real nature of the situation and with the necessary political will. That is why we welcome Mr. Brahimi's report on peacekeeping operations. We are ready to begin without delay the 15 necessary work to examine and implement these recommendations.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“In this context, the millions of victims of the conflicts afflicting the world and the daily tragedies we continually see mean that we cannot stand with our arms crossed, that we must try to find as quickly as possible a response to the practical and theoretical dilemmas that have been haunting us for some time. There are conflicts within States accompanied by serious violations of the human rights and genuine humanitarian crises. The national authorities, wherever they may be, must not be allowed to systematically persecute their own populations on a massive scale with complete impunity while taking shelter behind certain principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The international community must deal with these situations with a new vision and philosophy that reflect the realities and the spirit of our contemporary world.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Let us recall that the great transformation of the world's political, security, socio-economic and scientific landscape has been accompanied by a remarkable evolution the return of man to the central place that is properly his on the international chessboard, and by a rediscovery of the purpose of governmental action at the national and international levels. It is not a question of safeguarding States and Governments but of protecting people and communities, human beings, men and women who compose our societies. We must thus realize that political and legislative practices and our future activities in the codification of international law must adequately reflect that fundamental fact that we now see re-emerging.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“It is no exaggeration to say that, in order to ensure a stable, just and prosperous future for all humanity, we must, as soon as possible, get down to work on following up on the decisions that have been taken and on creating international legal standards to the extent necessary. These standards should also be developed in the fields of trade, finance and human rights most specifically to protect the rights of ethnic, linguistic or religious minorities. As part of this undertaking, it is important to reinforce good governance and solidarity.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“The Secretary-General's millennium report, the document adopted during the Summit of heads of State and Government, the many speeches we heard during the Summit they all show that the international community recognizes and has assessed the scale of the challenges that globalization is forcing it to take up, and they show that the international community is searching for solutions to pressing issues, with the goal of reducing the appalling disparities in the world. There are many such issues and problems. They include poverty, the increasing economic and social gaps between the developed and developing countries, environmental issues, organized crime, international terrorism, AIDS and other diseases, drugs, human migration, the use of the Internet to sow intolerance and extremist ideas, and so forth.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“One of the great lessons of the decade that has just passed, and also of the Millennium Summit, is that with the vanishing of the bipolar world order, East- West confrontation has been replaced by North-South problems. We believe that everything possible must be done so that this divide does not become rigid and so that the problems and difficulties it poses do not persist for too long.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Their implementation will require sustained efforts on the part of each of the members of the international community. In making those efforts, all of us small and large, rich and poor should keep in mind the common responsibility we bear for the future of our civilization. The Secretary-General's millennium report and the Declaration it inspired reflect with the greatest eloquence the tasks and the requirements, as well as the worries and fears, facing our planet. And those ideas have been expressed at an opportune moment: the threshold of the new millennium. By taking up the work of implementing this major programme of action, we will be undertaking the indispensable process of addressing the increasingly pressing global problems we are facing.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“I would like to sincerely congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of this, the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session, which serves as a bridge between two millennia. I would like to assure you that you will have the full cooperation of my delegation. I would also like to pay homage to your predecessor, Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, for the valuable contribution he made to the work of this Assembly, as well as for his contribution to the preparations for the Millennium Summit. 14 During that Summit, less than one week ago, the heads of State and Government of the Member States of the United Nations adopted a Declaration. The specific commitments and objectives contained in that Declaration pose a complex challenge.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“At the dawn of the year 2000, which also marks the thousandth anniversary of the foundation of our State, it is up to all of us — Governments, the business world and civil society — to make our planet a decent and habitable place for future generations.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“The achievements thus far, though insufficient in themselves, are valuable elements 29 that must be built upon if we are to go further along this long road leading to the transformation and revitalization of the world Organization, including the reform of the Security Council. What is certain is that if we are to succeed, all Member States, without exception, will have to get to work with a greater sense of commitment. We expect the millennium summit, to be held next year, to give the necessary impetus to the dynamic continuation of United Nations reform. As has been repeated on many occasions, our paramount task today is to make this unique Organization, the United Nations, capable of preserving the values of our civilization in a twenty-first century that promises to be turbulent.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“They underscore the importance of making new efforts and the imperative need for concerted international action in this area. We hope that at this session of the General Assembly we will be able to go beyond the universal introduction and complete implementation of international agreements relating to terrorism that are already in force, and move forward the work of finalizing international agreements relating to nuclear terrorism and the prevention of financing for terrorism. The authority and prestige of the United Nations depend to a large extent on the capacity of its Member States to reform the Organization. In the light of the experience of recent years, it is very clear that reform is a long-term process and will be probably consist of various interconnected stages.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“I cannot fail to mention the establishment of an International Criminal Court — a deeply significant undertaking. In our view, the Court is an indispensable institution if we are to take action against crimes against humanity and war crimes. The Court will not only bring to justice people who have been accused of serious crimes, but will also act as a deterrent, thereby contributing to the maintenance of regional and international peace and security. We hope that the number of signatures and ratifications of the Rome Statute will continue to grow and that disputed questions relating to the universal acceptance of the Court will be resolved as soon as possible. Acts of terrorism in recent weeks sadly remind us of the great challenge involved in combating this phenomenon.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“Hungary was one of the first countries to join the Ottawa process and recently completed the destruction of its stocks of anti-personnel mines. We hope that other countries in the region will follow our example, as this could contribute to the elimination of all of these lethal devices in the crisis area along our southern border. We would also note the importance of speeding up negotiations to conclude a verification protocol annexed to the Biological Weapons Convention. We believe that these negotiations could be completed sometime between now and next summer. As Chairman of the ad hoc Group mandated to draft a verification protocol, Hungary is prepared to contribute to any political initiative that could promote its implementation.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“The international conference to be convened next October in Vienna is likely to play an important role in speeding up the process leading to the entry into force of this instrument. We would be gratified if those States that have not yet acceded to the Treaty participated in that conference and decided, in the near future, to sign and ratify the Treaty. We would underscore also the need to commence, as soon as possible, negotiations on a fissile material cut-off treaty. The entry into force of the Ottawa Convention on anti-personnel mines could contribute tangibly to resolving the humanitarian, economic and social problems stemming from the massive and irresponsible use of these mines. In that connection, we note with satisfaction the outcome of the Maputo meeting.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“Regional conflicts having nuclear ramifications only aggravate the destabilizing effect of certain crisis areas. Against this backdrop, the pillars of the global non- proliferation system — such as the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, whose Review Conference will be one of the major events on next year's diplomatic calendar, or the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test- Ban Treaty (CTBT) — take on additional significance. We regret that the CTBT has not yet been able to exert its favourable influence on the process of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. We would like here to underscore the responsibility of the 44 States whose ratification is needed for this key instrument to enter into force. My country, as one of the States in question, has already ratified the Treaty and thereby discharged its obligations.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“The tragic events in Kosovo and East Timor only confirm the universality of human rights and the importance of a timely resolution of conflict by appropriate means. They also demonstrate the value of harmonious cooperation between the United Nations, regional organizations and particular groups of States, a cooperation that is becoming increasingly important in dealing with the diverse and varied conflicts that are erupting — and, unfortunately, will continue to erupt — throughout the world. Hungary is prepared, with its own means, to take part in this great enterprise of safeguarding and restoring international peace and security. Among the phenomena that threaten peace and security throughout the world, the question of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction will require sustained attention in future.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)