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Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo

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57

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1997-09-24

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2001-09-24

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1. “To that effect, we announced in Managua on 2 September the decision to designate a high- level group to prepare the bases and the conditions for constituting the union. We ask the international community to support this process unreservedly, for we consider it invaluable for the strengthening of our democracy and the well-being of our peoples. We Central Americans do not want the destructive consequences of war experienced in the 1980s to continue into the twenty-first century. We still face humanitarian and economic problems because of the damage caused by the presence of landmines and other explosive devices, which have caused irreparable losses to the civilian population and the national economy. The United Nations has seen profound changes in world events, including great transformations in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.”

   1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)

2. “In this very forum, all the nations of the world have declared Central America to be a region of peace, democracy and development. Fortunately, we Central Americans are daily getting closer to real and effective integration. We are aware of the urgent need to bring about profound change in our institutional system in such a way as to respect our sovereignty, and laws, and the different characteristics of each nation, while allowing us to face effectively the challenges of the next century and to blend successfully into global flows of trade and investment. Deeply resolved, the Central American Presidents have agreed to initiate a process of gradually establishing the Central American union.”

   1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)

3. “We support programmes to reduce arms and enhance human rights, as well as to strengthen the ability to respond in the best possible way to emergency situations. Likewise, my Government considers that development programmes and programmes for strengthening democratic systems must not be affected. Our democracies still have enemies. A rapid response capacity is essential today. The Security Council’s present structure and its Members’ prerogatives belong to a bygone era. The days of the cold war and a bipolar world are a thing of the past, and the number of States making up the international community has increased substantially since 1965, the date of the last enlargement of the Council. It is therefore clear that its present structure is neither equitable nor democratic. The days of armed conflict in the Central American region are over.”

   1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)

4. “Nicaragua congratulates the Secretary- General on his dynamic vision, and we thank him for his report entitled “Renewing the United Nations: A Programme for Reform” (A/51/950). Nicaragua has benefited from many programmes of the system and its agencies, programmes which have had an impact on its economy, health, social well-being, education and employment, to name just a few areas, and ultimately on democratic development. My Government considers the time has come for Member States to approve a greater leadership role for the Secretary-General. We are glad that the Secretary-General attaches special importance to peace processes and the need to improve the system’s capacity to combat drug trafficking and terrorism.”

   1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)

5. “To that end we have initiated an open, sincere national dialogue with different sectors of society, including the political parties, civil society and non-governmental organizations, so that together we can find the key elements for building a democratic political culture. My Government is pleased to support the hemisphere’s efforts, as coordinator of item 18 on the agenda of the Summit of the Americas, “Strengthening of the role of women in society”. The Summit meeting wished to emphasize that the exclusion of women from the tasks and benefits of development is a big obstacle to the attainment of growth and democracy. The entire world is in a process of change, and we believe that the United Nations system cannot remain on the sidelines.”

   1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)

6. “Proof of this is the elections that were successfully conducted in 1990 and in 1996, when I was elected President of Nicaragua and undertook to build a state of law and to lead my country along the path of democracy, reconciliation with justice and the institutionalization of the State. We know that this is a difficult challenge. The Government over which I preside has made the commitment to achieve economic and social development that will make it possible to meet the basic needs of the population and to guarantee sustainable growth in the medium and long term. We are aware of the need to promote a national commitment to democracy.”

   1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)

7. “I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-second session. It is a principle of today’s world that political legitimacy and democracy constitute the most civilized form of government. The United Nations must reflect this increasingly universal principle by supporting the efforts being made by the Governments and peoples of the world that are struggling to democratize their countries. After a decade of totalitarianism and struggles of resistance, the Nicaraguan people have chosen democracy as our system of government.”

   1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)