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Choi Su Hon

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first: 1994-09-24
most recent: 1996-09-24
sittings or episodes: 3
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“However, the North-South dialogue, which began after painstaking efforts, has been wrecked by the South Korean authorities, and the atmosphere is not yet ready for the resumption of the dialogue. 6 When our fatherly leader passed away, Heads of State and Governments of the world, even those whose countries have no diplomatic relations with ours, expressed condolences for his death. However, the South Korean authorities, far from expressing condolences for the misfortune of their fellow countrymen, ordered the whole territory of South Korea put on an emergency alert, pointing their guns at our Republic. Worse still, they cracked down on the South Korean people who were mourning the death of the father of the nation.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Upholding the Ten-Point Programme for the Great Unity of the Whole Nation for the Reunification of the Country, proposed by the respected and beloved leader Comrade Kim Il Sung, and in accordance with the three principles of independence, peaceful reunification and great national unity and the proposal for a confederal reunification, we will make our best efforts towards the unity of the whole nation, on the basis of patriotism and the spirit of national independence, and towards the establishment of an independent, peaceful and neutral reunified State of Korea. There is no change in our position with respect to the North-South dialogue. We are prepared to resume it when the atmosphere is created in favour of such dialogue.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“In particular, 15 years ago the fatherly leader advanced a proposal for national reunification through confederation, based on the concept of one nation and one State, two systems and two Governments. This proposal fully reflects the reality in the north and south of Korea, characterized by the differences in political ideas and systems, as well as the Korean people’s desire for national reconciliation and reunification on the principle of neither side conquering or being conquered by the other.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“It is indeed aberrant that the legacy of the cold war, dating from the 1940s, continues into the 1990s, and there is therefore no justification whatsoever for its continuation. The failure of Korea’s reunification will leave the situation on the Korean peninsula indefinitely unstable, and this will not be helpful to peace in either North-East Asia or the rest of the world. Since the early days of the national division, the respected and beloved leader Comrade Kim Il Sung put forward a number of reasonable proposals for the peace and peaceful reunification of the country and devoted all his efforts to their realization until the last moment of his life.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Rallying closely around the respected supreme leader Comrade Kim Jong Il in single-hearted unity, our people will make our country, our fatherland, more prosperous and defend and glorify our own style of socialism, centred on the popular masses, which is independent and unique, in line with the life-long teachings of the fatherly leader. It is with feelings of great pride mixed with heartbreaking bitterness that we recall the last 50 years. As the Assembly is aware, the division of the country and nation imposed the catastrophe of war on the north and south of Korea. Consequently, both sides still suffer from the tragedy of mistrust and confrontation today, when the world is moving towards détente and peace.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“He practices the benevolent politics of love for and trust in the people, basing himself on boundless loyalty and filial piety as well as noble moral obligations towards the fatherly leader. It is the greatest fortune and a unique blessing of leadership for our people to have Comrade Kim Jong Il, the great leader of our Party and people, as the supreme leader. Today our people absolutely respect and trust the respected General Kim Jong Il, who successfully carries forward the revolutionary cause of Juche pioneered by the fatherly leader, and they entrust their destiny to him and march forward vigorously under his leadership.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“More than one year has passed since the death of our respected and beloved leader Comrade Kim Il Sung, during which there has been neither a political vacuum nor instability in our society, and everything has gone well in all fields — political, economic, military and cultural. Socialism of our own style, based on the Juche idea, has made steady progress, since respected General Kim Jong Il has energetically guided all the affairs of our Party and State, including military and foreign affairs, for more than three decades, always working together with the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung for the well-being of the people. The respected General Kim Jong Il is the supreme leader of our Party and State and the Supreme Commander of our revolutionary armed forces.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“The strengthening and development of our Party and the progress and prosperity of our Republic are the brilliant fruit of the outstanding idea and wise leadership 5 of the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung and the respected supreme leader Comrade Kim Jong Il. The respected and beloved leader Comrade Kim Il Sung devoted his whole life to the prosperity of the fatherland and the happiness of his people, to world peace and the common cause of humankind, and performed immortal exploits which will be recorded in the annals of history. Our great leader is the saviour of our Korean nation, the Tangun nation, and the founding father of socialist Korea. His great revolutionary exploits will remain immortal, along with his august name. The great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung is always with us.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Over the last five decades, the world’s people have followed the path of independence and sovereignty, peace and development, and this process has helped them further confirm their determination and commitment to create a new, free and peaceful world. For the Korean people, the last five decades have been a period of hard struggle against all forms of challenge and difficulty, and also a period of proud successes and victories in realizing independence under the banner of Juche. The entire population of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea as a grand and victorious festival, with great national pride and confidence, in the wake of the fiftieth anniversary of Korea’s liberation.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“On behalf of the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, I should like first to congratulate you, Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral, on your election to the presidency of the current session of the General Assembly, demonstrating the deep trust and expectation of Member States of the United Nations. It is our hope that through your efforts this session will be crowned with good results. I should also like to express appreciation to the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for his activities and efforts in strengthening the United Nations and enhancing its responsibility and role. Fifty years have passed since the end of the Second World War and the foundation of the United Nations. All the people on our planet recall those historic days with unusual feelings.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“The Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will continue to join with the world’s peoples who are seeking independence, will strengthen the ties of friendship and cooperation and will undertake in good faith its own duties in the interests of the common cause of mankind - the safeguarding of a just world peace and security and the building of a new, independent and prosperous world. The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will work sincerely with other delegations for success in the discussion of the items on the agenda of the current session of the General Assembly.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“The concept of independence, peace and friendship as the cornerstone of our foreign policy, established by our respected leader Comrade Kim Il Sung during his lifetime, reflects the unanimous desire and aspiration of our people and of peoples throughout the Earth to build a new, independent, peaceful and friendly world. It is the principle by which the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in its external activities, is constantly guided.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“We express our firm solidarity with the just cause of the Cuban people, who are resolutely defending the sovereignty of their country and the gains of socialism, and with the struggle of the Latin American peoples for peace and prosperity in their countries. The Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Korean people will continue 9 their full support for and firm solidarity with all the peoples in the world in their struggle to oppose all forms of domination and subjugation, to build a new society and to promote the common cause of mankind. Independence, peace and friendship have been the constant cornerstone of the foreign policy of the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“We support the struggle of the Arab people for a fair and comprehensive solution of the Palestinian question and other Middle East problems, and we support Libya’s efforts to secure a peaceful resolution of the Lockerbie crisis through dialogue and negotiations, as well as the Arab League’s proposal in this regard. We are gratified by the establishment of the multiracial, democratic Government in South Africa following the eradication of racist rule, and we support the African peoples in their struggle to achieve the independent development of their respective countries despite their socio-economic difficulties.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“People in many countries are currently engaged in a vigorous struggle to reject all foreign domination and interference, to defend national independence and sovereignty and to achieve national stability and prosperity. We express our solidarity with the Cambodian people, whose cause is the promotion of national reconciliation and unity and the country’s post-war rehabilitation. We fully support the peoples of the States members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations in their efforts to secure peace in their respective countries and common prosperity, and all other Asian peoples in their efforts to build a new, independent and prosperous Asia.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“The non-aligned and other developing countries are working hard to achieve South-South cooperation and to establish the South-South economic order, starting in the fields of food and agriculture, education and health, which are priority areas in the drive to accelerate social and economic development and to shake off economic poverty. The developed countries should pay due attention to this matter. They should move to resume dialogue with the developing countries and to join in establishing a fair international economic order, and should refrain from any actions that would hinder the economic development of the developing countries.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“The United Nations should give priority to the development of the developing countries and strengthen its own role in their economic and social development. We hope that the Agenda for Development proposed by the Secretary-General will make a substantial contribution to the economic development of these countries. The summits of non-aligned countries and other world conferences have emphasized the need for the establishment of a new, fair international order and have adopted resolutions calling for practical measures to this end.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“It is our view that disputes between countries and nations should be resolved through peaceful negotiations between the parties concerned, in the interests of those parties and for the sake of world peace. Social and economic development is an important matter directly related to international peace and security. It is common knowledge that social and economic development has been greatly hindered, and the worldwide phenomenon of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer is becoming even more intense. A fair and just international economic order should be established to free the people of the developing countries from famine, disease and disasters and to narrow the widening gap between the developed and the developing countries.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“If this Treaty is to be fair it should contain unconditional negative security assurances from the nuclear-weapon States to the non-nuclear-weapon States; a commitment by each nuclear-weapon State not to be the first to use nuclear weapons; provision for a total ban on the use of these weapons; and a timetable for the complete abolition of nuclear weapons. These would be the first steps towards rendering meaningless the existence of nuclear weapons on our planet. We are witnessing the disturbance of peace and security in some regions of the globe. No small number of countries are suffering severe calamities. It is indeed heartbreaking to see how national sovereignty is trampled underfoot and how regional conflicts and religious and ethnic conflicts continue unabated, only to escalate into wars.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“However, the nuclear-weapon States are reluctant to scrap their nuclear arsenals totally, even in the current post-cold-war era. They still seek to perpetuate their monopoly in nuclear weaponry and to justify legally the continued possession of these weapons. This is anachronistic thinking, which only spurs the 8 nuclear-arms race and blocks progress in meaningful discussions on general disarmament. The extension of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is now a matter of worldwide interest and concern. The existing Treaty defines the rights and obligations of the nuclear-weapon States and of the non-nuclear-weapon States respectively on an unequal basis.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“We believe that, despite any need for enlarged membership of the Security Council, no permanent member seat should be given to any country that has still failed to wipe the slate clean with regard to its past as a nation defeated in the Second World War. Japan is now seeking permanent membership in the Security Council. It must first make a full and unambiguous apology, and provide compensation, for its past aggression and war crimes. This would be the proper behaviour for Japan. Disarmament — nuclear disarmament in particular — is another task that must be undertaken urgently. People throughout the Earth have long wanted to live in a peaceful world free from nuclear weapons, and they have been calling for the complete abolition of such weapons.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“This is a clear indication that there still remain outdated concepts and the mentality of the cold-war era, when the strong-arm actions and high-handed behaviour of a few countries were allowed to go unchallenged. Such unfair and unreasonable acts and behaviour should no longer be allowed any place in international relations. Restructuring of the United Nations is important, in order to meet more actively the changed reality and new challenges. The non-aligned and other developing countries make up a majority of United Nations membership. For a fair and proper representation of their demands and interests in the resolution of major international issues, there is every reason why developing countries should become permanent members of the Security Council.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“There can be no place for individual Member States to hold privileged positions within the United Nations. Certain forces still try at international forums to trample international justice and the principle of impartiality underfoot. They are attempting to openly apply a double standard in dealing with the nuclear issue, human rights, terrorism and a number of other issues. They are bringing unreasonable pressure to bear upon those countries that they consider to be offending them, making slanders and false charges concerning the “nuclear threat”, “human rights violations” and “terrorist States”, while they simply wink at the wrongful actions of those countries considered to be obedient to their directives. These phenomena still continue undiminished.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“In order to build the new world which humanity wants to see, we must eliminate, once and for all, the legacies of the discredited cold-war era and realize the democratization of international society so as to enable all countries and nations to exercise their sovereign rights on an equal basis in international forums. The most important element in this respect is the democratization of the United Nations. Among the Member States of the United Nations, there are, of course, big and small countries, and there are also old Member States and new Member States. However, there cannot be any senior countries or junior countries, and there cannot be any dominating countries or countries to be dominated by others. All United Nations Member States are equal Members of the United Nations, and all contribute jointly to world peace and security.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“The Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will continue all its sincere efforts to resolve the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula and to achieve the region’s denuclearization. I would like to take this opportunity to express our profound thanks to State leaders, Governments and peoples for their support and encouragement for the principled position and sincere efforts of the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to resolve the nuclear issue. Humankind now has the shared task of building a new, free and peaceful world, free from domination and subjugation.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“Before the South Korean authorities talk about the “nuclear issue”, they should refrain from creating obstacles to the progress of the talks between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States, from encouraging confrontation between North and South and from aggravating the situation on the Korean peninsula. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States have now set out on the path of dialogue and negotiations and are moving towards implementing their agreements on the final objectives of the peaceful resolution of the nuclear issue and other outstanding issues. The world welcomes this process and looks forward to satisfactory results.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“Our people will never beg for peace at the expense of our national dignity and sovereignty simply out of fear of war, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will never sell out its supreme interests under pressure. The nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula is one to be resolved by the Democratic People’s Republic of 7 Korea and the United States, and no other party is entitled to intervene in this bilateral process. Intervention by any other party in their talks will only create difficulties and complications, and erect obstacles to the resolution of the issue, rather than help in its resolution in any way.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“However, certain forces, which are not happy with a possible resolution of the nuclear issue, are still resorting to pressure and threats against us, while peddling arguments about so-called special inspections — arguments that are highly provocative to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and have had a negative effect on the talks between it and the United States. This is nothing but an attempt on the part of these forces to wreck the talks by any possible means as they enter a new stage, and to make the situation on the Korean peninsula an extremely strained. The Korean people are strongly independence- minded, and independence means life for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. No threat or blackmail, no pressure or sanctions, will ever work on us.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“This shows that if the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States work together to resolve the issue with trust in each other, and on the principle of impartiality and equality, they will bring about a good and fruitful outcome. To demonstrate the transparency of our nuclear activities, we took the bold decision to replace the existing system of graphite-moderated reactors with a system of light water reactors, at the sacrifice of our independent atomic power industry.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has maintained its firm position that the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula should be resolved through dialogue and negotiations between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States. Thanks to the sincere and patient efforts of the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States have held several rounds of bilateral talks, leading to the recent Agreed Statement by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States, both of which are now working towards its implementation.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“The United Nations should give due attention to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s proposal for the establishment of a new peace arrangement and fulfil in good faith its own obligations in this regard, thus making amends for its unsavoury past vis-à-vis the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, a Member State of the United Nations, and implementing its own resolution. Another very important element in defusing tensions and establishing lasting peace on the Korean peninsula would be a fundamental resolution of the nuclear issue. The nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula is a political and military issue to be resolved bilaterally by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States, in view of its origin and its nature and substance.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea still remains, in legal terms, in a state of belligerency with the United Nations, of which it is a dignified Member State. That is because the cease-fire has lasted so long. At its thirtieth session the General Assembly, in 1975, adopted resolution 3390 B (XXX), urging the dismantling of the United Nations Command and the replacement of the Armistice Agreement with a peace agreement, but that resolution has not yet been implemented.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“In late August this year the Chinese Government announced its decision to withdraw the delegation of the Chinese People’s Volunteers to the Military Armistice Commission, in view of the urgent need to substitute a new peace arrangement for the Korean Armistice Agreement, and in consideration of the current status of the malfunctioning Military Armistice Commission. These measures were taken as innovative, goodwill steps to make a breakthrough in establishing a new security arrangement on the Korean peninsula, taking into consideration the recognized international practices under which some countries terminated their belligerency after the Second World War and declared peaceful relationships.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“Moreover, it is anomalous in every way that the Armistice Agreement signed in the 1950s should remain intact, even today when the cold war is over. These facts highlight the urgent need to replace the Armistice Agreement with a peace agreement and the existing armistice mechanism with a peace arrangement. In April this year the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea made a detailed proposal to the United States that the two countries should begin negotiations on an arrangement for a lasting peace to replace the outdated armistice system. It subsequently took the practical step of opening the representative office of the Korean People’s Army in Panmunjom as our new negotiating body.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“The Korean Armistice Agreement is a provisional step that envisages the suspension of any military actions between the belligerent parties and its subsequent conversion into a peace agreement. The Armistice Agreement states, in paragraph 60 of article IV, that, in order to help establish a lasting peace on the Korean peninsula, a political conference of both sides should be held at a higher level. However, such a political conference has yet to be convened and the unstable armistice has lasted so far. 6 Over the last four decades or so the Korean Armistice Agreement and the armistice mechanism have proved to be nominal and insubstantial, failing to prevent or restrain arms reinforcement from outside Korea, a military build-up and large-scale military exercises.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“Our people will certainly open the door to national reunification by achieving the unity of all Korean nationals in the north and the south and abroad on the basis of national patriotism and a spirit of national independence, thereby promoting coexistence, co-prosperity and common interests, dispelling the fears of northward invasion and southward invasion and the fears of prevalence over communism and of communization and by working together to establish an independent, peaceful, neutral, reunified State transcending the differences in doctrines and views. An important point in defusing the tensions and bringing about peace on the Korean peninsula is to replace the Korean Armistice Agreement with a peace agreement and to establish a new peace arrangement to replace the current armistice mechanism.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“This is the cardinal principle for reunification that corresponds to current reality existing in the Korean peninsula. The major stumbling-blocks to humanitarian exchanges, dialogue and contacts between the north and south are South Korea’s so-called “National Security Law”, which defines fellow countrymen as enemies, and the concrete wall, a symbol of division and confrontation. All the legal and physical barriers must be removed at an early date if we are to achieve our consistent goals of free travel and contacts, cooperation and exchanges between the north and the south and if we are to realize national unity. This is not only the unanimous demand of the entire Korean people and the world’s peoples but also the trend of the times. Our nation is firm in its will and intention to achieve national reunification in the 1990s.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“The Government and people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, being desirous of national reunification, have long been exerting every effort to achieve reunification on the basis of the three principles of independence, peaceful reunification and national unity; the proposal for the establishment of a confederal State; and the Ten-Point Programme for Great Unity of the Whole Nation for the country’s reunification, serves as the common reunification programme of the nation. As there exist different ideologies and political systems in the north and the south of Korea, the establishment of a confederation based on the concept of one nation and one State, two systems and two governments, is the only way to achieve reunification on the basis of the principle of neither side conquering or being conquered by the other.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“Our people will follow the wise leadership of Comrade Kim Jong Il, more firmly as they arm themselves with the Juche idea, the revolutionary idea of the respected leader Comrade Kim Il Sung, and defend, safeguard and glorify our socialism, which is their life and soul. The lifelong desire of the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung was the reunification of our country, and he worked energetically until the last minute of his life for its realization. National reunification is the patriotic cause related to the destiny of our nation and it is the supreme task of our nation and one that can be delayed no longer. It is indeed an intolerable tragedy that the division of our nation that began in the 1940s has lasted until today, at a time when humanity is preparing to usher in the twenty- first century.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“Our society is characterized by the close unity between the leader and the people in a socialist system centred upon the popular masses, a system which they have chosen and which they have built on their own. Our dear leader Comrade Kim Jong Il remains committed to his life-long mission of carrying forward and accomplishing the revolutionary cause pioneered by our fatherly leader through generations and he is energetically leading the overall affairs of our party, State and armed forces. The Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is firmly committed to fully carrying forward and further building on the accomplishments of the respected leader President Kim Il Sung, and the lifetime teachings of the leader remain the guideline for our activities.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“Despite the greatest loss that our nation has suffered in its five-thousand-year-long history, our people have been able to turn their grief and sorrow into strength and courage and they have been able to rise up again, because they have another great leader, Comrade Kim Jong Il, who has inherited the ideology, the qualities of leadership and the lofty virtues of our paternal leader. Our dear leader Comrade Kim Jong Il is the supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Supreme Commander of its revolutionary armed forces. A man of literary and military accomplishments, 5 of loyalty and filial piety, a man perfectly endowed with the qualities and traits of leadership, Comrade Kim Jong Il enjoys the greatest respect and the absolute confidence of our people, who have entrusted him with their destiny and their future.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“Our respected President Kim Il Sung devoted his efforts, throughout his life, to ensuring the prosperity of our motherland and to the freedom and happiness of its people and to world peace and the progress of humanity. Our leader’s passing is a very great loss and profound grief for our nation. He performed immortal exploits, which will go down in the annals of history through his tireless and energetic activities from his early years to the advanced age of over 80. Although the heart of our leader has ceased to beat, his great exploits will be remembered for ever. Our great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung will always be with us.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“Before I begin my statement, allow me also to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General, to the Secretariat of the United Nations, and to the specialized agencies and other organizations in the United Nations system for the deep condolences they expressed on the demise of our respected leader, Comrade Kim Il Sung, former President of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. May I also take this opportunity to extend our profound thanks to the Heads of State or Government, to the Governments and to the peoples of different countries for their messages of deep condolence and consolation as well as for their arrangement of services of mourning for our great leader.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“Mr. President, allow me first of all, on behalf of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, to convey to you our congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. We hope that under your presidency the General Assembly will bring its work to a fruitful conclusion. I wish to take this opportunity to express our appreciation of the activities and efforts of the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, to strengthen the United Nations and enhance its responsibility and its role.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)