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ANDREI

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first: 1978-09-24
most recent: 1985-09-24
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“In the spirit of Romania's traditional policy of supporting the struggle of peoples for freedom and independence, I should like to express once again the militant solidarity of the Romanian State and people with the Namibian people in its struggle to achieve independence without delay on the basis of United Nations resolutions. We also support the abolition of the policy of apartheid and racial discrimination in South Africa and the adoption of measures to force the Pretoria authorities to end once and for all their aggressive actions against neighbouring States. 152.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“At the same time, we advocate maintenance of the cease-fire in Lebanon, national reconciliation, the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon and respect for the independence, sovereignty, national unity and territorial integrity of Lebanon. 150. I should like to take this opportunity to reaffirm from this rostrum Romania's solidarity with and active support for the position and initiatives of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in its efforts to ensure the peaceful and independent unification of that country. 151.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Romania, as is known, has come out in favour of organizing an international conference under United Nations auspices, with all interested parties participating, including the Palestine Liberation Organization [PLO], the Soviet Union and the United States of America, in order to arrive at a comprehensive, lasting and just solution of the Middle East conflict. Such a settlement presupposes the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Arab territories occupied after the 1967 war; the solution of the Palestine problem on the basis of the right of the Palestinian people to self- determination, including its right to establish its own independent State, and the guarantee of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of all States in the region. 149.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“The debates at recent sessions of the General Assembly have created appropriate conditions for beginning to develop this concept of good-neighbourliness and reaching agreement on the principles, ways and means for putting into practice such relations among all States. 147. Romania is deeply concerned over the persistence of serious hotbeds of tension and conflict in various parts of the planet. Of particular concern is the situation in that so heavily affected region, the Middle East. 148. The conflict in this area, including the disturbing situation in Lebanon, must be settled starting from the central priority problem, namely, ensuring the rights of the Palestinian people. In this respect it is necessary to begin negotiations as soon as possible.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Romania, along with other States, has presented a detailed proposal to this session of the General Assembly to set up within the framework of the United Nations a special body for good offices, mediation and conciliation the purpose of which would be to assist in preventing new military confrontations and in settling peacefully, through negotiation, conflicts and any other problems between States. 146. The same preoccupation—the desire to contribute to strengthening peace and security at regional and international levels by developing relations of co-operation, mutual respect and understanding—is reflected in Romania's initiative on enhancing good-neighbourliness among States.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“It is in the spirit of this position of principle that Romania believes that international bodies, above all the United Nations, must play a more active role and make a more effective contribution to bringing about and speeding up settlement of situations of tension and conflict solely through negotiations. 144. The inclusion in the agenda of the General Assembly of an item on the peaceful settlement of disputes between States, and the adoption by consensus at the last session of the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes are, of course, important positive steps which confirm the timeliness of efforts in this Held and demand a clear commitment by all States Members of the United Nations to continue to work together to achieve this basic goal. 145.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Events show that the anachronistic and profoundly dangerous policy of the use or threat of use of force in inter-State relations and of recourse to pressure and interference in the internal affairs of other States are a source of conflict and tension and unrest in international life. Such factors fuel the arms race and generate attacks on the peace, security and progress of peoples and their vital rights and aspirations. 142. The supreme interests of peoples, peace and international security demand the resolute elimination of the policy of force and the threat of force in every form and manifestation, the cessation of military actions and armed conflicts and the settlement of all disputes between States exclusively by peaceful means, by negotiation. 143.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Bearing in mind the share of these States in world military expenditures and armaments, the conclusion of an agreement among States participating in the two military alliances would be an important contribution to the process of general disarmament. As far as Romania is concerned, it has decided to freeze its military budget at the 1982 level until 1985. 140. An important contribution to military disengagement and the strengthening of security and confidence among States would be the creation of nuclear-weapon- free zones in various parts of the world. The Romanian proposal on making the Balkans a zone of peace and good-neighbourliness, friendship and co-operation, free from nuclear weapons, foreign troops and military bases, is part of this effort. Ml.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“We regard as particularly positive the fact that at the Madrid meeting a consensus was reached on convening the Conference on Confidence- and Security-building Measures and Disarmament in Europe and that it was agreed to organize a number of meetings ensuring a continuation of the process initiated in the capital of Finland. 139. It is now extremely important to continue and consolidate the results obtained in promoting security and the development of co-operation in Europe. To this end, Romania has proposed that direct negotiations begin between the States parties to the Warsaw Treaty and the States members of NATO on the freezing and reduction of military expenditures, on disarmament and on the elimination of the danger of war.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Proceeding from this concept, Romania has strongly supported the establishment, within the United Nations framework, of an international body invested with the right to control and monitor the full implementation of measures agreed on to halt the arms race and achieve disarmament. 137. As a European country that has consistently worked for security and co-operation in our continent, Romania welcomed the results of the Madrid meeting which make it evident that even in complex and difficult international conditions there is no problem, however complicated, that cannot be resolved through negotiation when all concerned show political wisdom, a constructive spirit and a wish to co-operate, and when the primary interest of the people and of the peace and security of the whole world are borne in mind. 138.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“While stressing the particular role and responsibility that attaches primarily to the powerfully armed States which possess nuclear arsenals, we also consider it necessary that all interested States participate directly in disarmament negotiations and have an opportunity to express themselves, so that no one is unaware of their wishes and their aspirations. 136. In the opinion of the Romanian Government, measures to halt the arms race and achieve disarmament should be taken in circumstances of mutual confidence and equal security, ensuring a military balance at ever lower levels and under strict international control, in order to guarantee full compliance by all States concerned with all the obligations assumed by them.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Now, before it is too late, millions of people of all ages, of various philosophical and religious convictions, are taking part in impressive peace movements and demonstrations, saying a resolute "No" to nuclear weapons and calling for an end to the arms race. To ignore the will of the peoples, not to listen to the forceful voice of world public opinion, is to go against the course of history and of reason and means poisoning the international atmosphere. 135. The strengthening of international peace and security requires that effective measures be agreed upon and implemented to achieve nuclear and conventional disarmament and to substantially reduce armaments and military forces, in order to increase confidence among States.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Proceeding from the premise that the annual growth in arms expenditures, the increase in geometric proportions of all types of armaments and the deployment of new nuclear missiles is detrimental to all countries and cuts deep into the budget allocations for social needs, the development of science, education, art and culture and the protection of the environment, Romania stands firmly for a reduction in military expenditures. 134. It is a truism that the pace of the arms race very seriously pollutes the international atmosphere and makes people's lives a real nightmare. Confronted with the option of life or the nuclear holocaust, the European peoples and the peoples of all continents commit themselves with increasing determination to the struggle for disarmament and peace.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“The peoples must be told the plain truth that nuclear weapons are weapons of death and destruction, not weapons of peace and security, and that we cannot wait until nuclear weapons are used, because then it will be too late. We must not disregard the fact that there can always be irresponsible individuals ready to pull the trigger, or that by an unfortunate accident the nuclear destruction of the human race could be unleashed. 133.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“This requires determined efforts to achieve without further delay concrete and meaningful new steps towards nuclear disarmament, in particular cessation of the production of nuclear weapons and the gradual reduction of existing stockpiles until they are completely eliminated, freezing the development and deployment of new types and systems of weapons of mass destruction and the definitive prohibition of all nuclear armaments and other weapons of mass destruction. 132. The acceleration of the arms race is a major factor in the deepening world economic crisis. It feeds war propaganda, generates among the popular masses a psychosis of uncertainty and insecurity and creates distrust and suspicion in international life.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“In this regard, we believe that all States are duty-bound, because of the obligations entered into under the Charter, to co-operate in a responsible manner to ensure the effective use of the framework provided by the United Nations and the Committee on Disarmament to bring about the cessation of the arms race and disarmament. 131. It is now more than ever necessary to do everything possible to put an end to the policy of armaments, to defend the vital right of human beings and peoples to existence, independence and peace.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Bearing in mind that the subject of the Soviet- American negotiations concerns the security and life of all European peoples, we consider it necessary that the other European States also participate in an appropriate form in these talks, or that direct negotiations be initiated between the countries parties to the Warsaw Treaty and the member States of NATO on the question of medium- range nuclear arms. 130. In general we are of the view that, since what is involved is the safeguarding of the vital interests of peace and security of all peoples—indeed, their very life—all States have the right and duty to express themselves and make their contributions to the efforts to stop the arms race and achieve concrete disarmament measures, primarily for nuclear disarmament.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“In the meantime, the Soviet Union should, in the spirit of its earlier statements, guarantee that it would stop the deployment of new medium-range missiles, stop modernizing them and unilaterally reduce the number of those deployed in the European part of Soviet territory. In addition, the President of Romania has proposed, in the event that no agreement is reached on these proposals, at least the non-deployment of medium-range missiles in the territories of the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic, the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and other States, as an intermediate measure pending the conclusion of a final agreement in the framework of the Geneva negotiations. 129.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Proceeding from this basic premise, the President of Romania, Nicolae Ceausescu, recently sent messages to the President of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Yuri Andropov, and to the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, [see urging them to do everything possible to ensure that no new nuclear weapons be deployed. Romania has proposed that, in the event that by the end of this year negotiations have not reached positive results, there be agreement to postpone the deployment of new medium-range missiles at least until the end of 1984 or the beginning of 1985, and that negotiations be continued.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“On the contrary, everything should be done to avoid this very serious step while there is still time and while it is still possible. States and Governments that decide to deploy new missiles on their territories will assume a great responsibility towards their own peoples and, indeed, towards humanity as a whole. 127. Romania believes that through new efforts, through negotiations carried out in a spirit of co-operation and of great responsibility on both sides, it is possible to reach an appropriate agreement which would put an end to the deployment of new missiles and ensure the withdrawal and destruction of existing missiles." 128.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“The situation demands strong and consistent measures to eliminate the bloc policy, to reduce the military activities of the two blocs, to narrow the geographic area of military competition, to eliminate the nuclear danger from the widest possible areas and to ensure the widest possible military disengagement. 125. At present the crucial problem for Europe is the danger of the deployment this very year of new medium- range missiles, which would open the v ay to the escalation of the arms race and increase the danger of war, above all nuclear war, thus threatening the life of all the European peoples—indeed, life itself—and human civilization. 126. Romania considers that there is no justification for accepting as a fait accompli the deployment of new nuclear missiles.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“In these circumstances, the fundamental problem of our time is to prevent war, safeguard peace, halt the arms race, move towards disarmament, above all nuclear disarmament, and establish a military balance, not by accumulating new armaments but by reducing existing armaments to the lowest level possible. 124. It is in Europe that there is the greatest concentration of armaments, including nuclear armaments. It is in Europe that the two opposing military blocs face one another, blocs created, as is well known, during the period of the "cold war", blocs that foment mistrust and confrontation.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“The time elapsed since the previous session has shown without a doubt that the worsening of the international situation, the growth of the danger of war, the increase in tension among States and the deepening world economic crisis are generated primarily by the intensification of the arms race, first of all the nuclear arms race. 122. A lucid analysis of the present situation, as well as United Nations documents, reveal an alarming fact, namely, that the world has reached such a level of armaments, has accumulated such a quantity of all types of weapons, particularly nuclear weapons, that the very existence of civilization and even of life on our planet is in danger. 123.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“States must contribute effectively to halting the trend towards confrontation, to substantially improving the international atmosphere and to solving, in the interests of the peoples, the serious and complex problems today confronting mankind. 120. Starting from the basic and irreversible premise of the Romanian people, its vocation for peace and cooperation, the President of the Socialist Republic of Romania, Nicolae Ceausescu, has stated: "We deem it necessary to act now, through concrete measures, to lessen international tension and to resume the policy of detente, and not to take any action which could aggravate the international situation, so that all States act with the highest responsibility towards their own peoples, the general cause of peace and international security". 121.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“We are convinced that in the world-wide confrontation between these diametrically opposed tendencies— on the one hand, that of domination, aggression and diktat, and on the other that of the determination and justified aspirations of the overwhelming majority of States to enjoy independence, freedom and peace—we can and must see the triumph of the policy of reason, of right over might, and of international understanding and security. 119. Because of their responsibility for the fate of mankind and the sacred right of peoples to existence, life, freedom and peace, all States are duty-bound to act in a constructive and co-operative spirit, which should be reflected in the debates, the results and the resolutions of this session of the General Assembly.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Given this reality, which creates a menacing atmosphere in international life, being a serious threat to the sovereignty and freedom of many nations, it is more than ever necessary to act with increasing determination against the policy of force and diktat; for halting the growing confrontation and resuming the policy of cooperation, detente and peace; and for the establishment between States of new relations based on full equality of rights, strict observance by all States in all circumstances of national independence and sovereignty, non-interference in the internal affairs of others, mutual benefit and the right of each people to decide its own destiny. 118.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“It can be said that we are today witnessing in the international arena a grave undermining of the policy of peaceful co-existence, which has been unanimously accepted by all the peoples of the world as the only alternative to the outbreak of a conflagration.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“The peoples of the world are deeply concerned about the rapid escalation of the arms race, primarily the nuclear arms race, the perpetuation of conflicts and hotbeds of tension and the emergence of new ones, and the widening of the gap between the rich and poor countries. 115. Life—indeed, reality—demonstrates that logic, political realism and the spirit of co-operation are being increasingly replaced by growing mistrust, tension and confrontation. Artificial factors have been exacerbated. Differences that are ideological in nature, deriving from differing social and political systems, have been transferred to the area of inter-State relations, and some local conflict situations have been placed in the context of disputes between the opposing blocs. The struggle for spheres of influence and zones of domination is intensifying. 116.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“112. It gives me particular pleasure, Sir, to extend to you heartfelt congratulations on your election to the office of President of the General Assembly and to greet you as the representative of a country with which Romania maintains close relations of friendship and co-operation. 113. I should also like to take this opportunity to reaffirm to the Secretary-General the appreciation and support of the Romanian Government for his work in the interests of international peace, co-operation and understanding. 114. The present session of the General Assembly is taking place against a background of complex and contradictory problems of international life, which have aggravated the world situation.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“In conclusion, the Romanian delegation wishes to reaffirm from this rostrum its determination to co-operate closely with all other delegations in the search for the best way of achieving all those objectives, so that the present session may by its results discharge the great responsibilities with which the United Nations is entrusted in the fulfilment of the aspirations of all peoples to peace and progress.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“In order to obtain those goals, it is necessary to improve the activity of the United Nations, democratize its organs, structures and functions, increase its effectiveness and adapt it to the present and future requirements and realities of the international community. The United Nations must become a dynamic and effective forum for the political settlement of international problems, conflicts and situations of tension among States and for holding multilateral negotiations. 99. In order to enhance the role and the contribution of the United Nations in resolving international problems, it is imperative that each State strictly respect the decisions of the Organization and that the obligations and commitments undertaken during the negotiating process be fulfilled in good faith. 100.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We must not forget that the balance of power has changed radically, that a diversification of the centres of power has occurred, that the so-called third-world countries represent the great majority of the world's population and that, consequently, they must have an important voice in all world policies, in the consideration of controversial issues and in the search for new solutions which meet the interests not only of a group of States but of the international community as a whole. In this respect, we attach particular importance to the drafting and adoption of a universal code of conduct concerning the fundamental rights and obligations of States. 98.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“It must act resolutely to establish relations between States on new and democratic bases which guarantee the participation in conditions of equality of all States, irrespective of their system, size or potential, in solving the problems confronting mankind. It is particularly necessary to ensure conditions that will enable small and medium-sized countries, the developing countries and the non-aligned countries to play an increasingly active role in the debate on and the settlement of all problems arising in relations between States.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The Romanian delegation, aware of the ever greater interest of States in problems relating to youth, expresses its conviction that the General Assembly will approve all the recommendations drawn up by the Advisory Committee for International Youth Year at its second session. 96. If the complex problems confronting mankind today are to be solved it is more than ever necessary to strengthen the role that the United Nations is called upon to play in the maintenance and consolidation of peace and security, the promotion of international law in relations between States and the democratization of international life. 97. In the view of Romania and of President Ceausescu, the United Nations can and must play a more active role in resolving the major problems of the contemporary world in the interest of the peoples.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“It is our view that activities undertaken during International Youth Year should be directed at strengthening international co-operation in the solution of the specific problems which are today of concern to the younger generations. We attach great importance to the proposal to draft a declaration on the rights and responsibilities of youth. 95. An important role will also be played by the Organization in 1983 in five regional meetings devoted to youth, including a meeting that the Romanian Government has offered to host in Romania. We believe that all these meetings will provide opportunities thoroughly to consider the specific problems of the younger generations on all continentsand will make a valuable contribution to the preparation for and successful celebration of International Youth Year.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We must most resolutely combat the activities and ideologies which foster hatred and violence, while taking every care to protect the younger generations from their baleful influence. 94. The problems facing youth will be thoroughly examined by the General Assembly in the framework of the preparations for International Youth Year, which will be celebrated id 1985 under the motto "Participation, Development, Peace". At its second session, the Advisory Committee for International Youth Year made substantive recommendations concerning the implementation of the Specific Programme of Measures and Activities to be undertaken prior to and during that Year.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Priority attention should be given to the solution of problems as important to the human condition as the guarantee of the right to work for all members of society, the effective exercise of the right to education and the assurance of living conditions which permit the full flowering of the human personality. 93. Romania, the Romanian people, affirm their active solidarity with the Namibian people in their struggle under the leadership of the South West Africa People's Organization [SWAPO] to accede to complete national independence, and act consistently to ensure the elimination of the policy of and racial discrimination in South Africa, condemning acts of aggression committed by that country against neighbouring States.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“That is why Romania considers it necessary that the United Nations assume a greater role in extending international co-operation aimed at stopping this practice, encouraging the return to their countries of origin of qualified personnel settled in developed countries, compensating the developing countries for the expenses they have incurred and assisting the developing countries in training and retaining qualified personnel in accordance with the requirements of their national economies. In present circumstances, we believe that we must expand and intensify efforts staunchly to defend the supreme fundamental right of peoples and nations to life, peace and a free and independent existence. This right should be more forcefully and more Clearly reflectea in the debates and documents of the General Assembly.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The exodus of skilled people to the developed countries, which in fact represents an important transfer of human resources, only perpetuates and aggravates the imbalances and difficulties in the economies of the developing countries, with grave economic and social implications. Since it deprives these countries of an important part of their skilled labour forceóan essential factor in economic growth, for the training of which those countries made great efforts, expending important material and financial resourcesósuch an exodus of skilled people acts as a brake on economic and social development and thus contributes to widening further the gap between the developed and the developing countries.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“This present session of the General Assembly must also be availed of to launch comprehensive negotiations, and the sixth session of UNCTAD must be used to translate into reality the programmes of action adopted under the auspices of the United Nations and in general to produce a radical change inthe state of affairs that characterizes the world economy. Proceeding to disarmament is a major imperative in the maintenance of international peace and security, and the establishment on a new basis of economic relations among States is just as vital in the safeguarding of the prospects for progress of all the peoples of the world. 92. In recent years we have witnessed the intensification of the developed countries' practice of recruiting qualified personnel from the developing countries.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Given the growing interdependence that characterizes the world economy there is a real danger of being plunged into a crisis of devastating proportions. In one way or another, all the peoples of the world are affected by the world economic crisis. All nations are paying for the upheavals which have taken place in the world, and the effects of the continual slide of the economy are unforeseeable. It is in the interest of all States, irrespective of size, social system or degree of development, to act together in joint efforts to eliminate factors that artificially heighten the crisis, to find reasonable solutions to economic conflicts and contradictions, to bring about new and equitable relations among States so that the new international economic order may be established. 91.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The arms race and the economic policies followed by certain developed countries, far from opening up prospects for the overcoming of crisis phenomena and instability, which are proliferating, merely aggravate the situation, with extremely negative consequences for the developing countries. The recession in the capitalist developed countries, the high cost of energy, the excessive interest rates, the protectionist policies and the drop in the price of raw material, coupled with increased prices for manufactured goods, have created obstacles in international economic relations and severely damaged the developing countries, thwarting their efforts to develop their human and material resources. 90.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Urgent actions are necessary to bring about the adoption, through international negotiations of effective measures to speed up the economic and social progress of the developing countries, to revitalize economic activity at the world level and to bring about new relations among States on justice and equity and mutually advantageous economic trade through ensuring that the developing countries have broad access to modem technology. 88. In this regard Romania believes that it is particularly important to embark on global negotiations without delay within the framework of a United Nations conference to examine and resolve basic problems concerning international economic cooperation. This is especially important and necessary since the world economy is now on a particularly dangerous slope. 89.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The present division of the world into rich and poor countries, a result of the long policy of imperialist and colonialist domination, and the persistence of unjust and inequitable economic relations among States have engendered grave economic anomalies and tension in international life and have reduced, sometimes to nothing, the results of efforts at the economic and social level made by developing countries, worsening the economic gap between the developed countries and the developing countries. Unfortunately, the conferences and meetings that have taken place in recent years on the new international economic order have yielded virtually no result.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Still within the framework of the World Disarmament Campaign, Romania recently hosted at Mamaia an important meeting of representatives of public opinion with the participation of representatives of non-governmental organizations from the majority of European countries, the United States and Canada. They had a constructive and fruitful exchange of views on specific ways to halt the arms race and to bring about disarmament. In the same spirit, Romania proposed the convening of a world conference on the role of the mass mediaóradio, television, the pressóin promoting a climate of understanding, confidence and co-operation that could contribute to peace and disarmament. 87.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Through United Nations studies and research on disarmament, and conferences, symposiums and seminars organized with the broad participation of non-governmental organizations and the mass media, and with the help of scientists representing world public opinion, the United Nations can make a signal contribution to ensuring effective support for the struggle for disarmament. 85. Broad dissemination, within the framework of the World Disarmament Campaign, of the latest report of the Secretary-General entitled economic and social consequences of the arms race of military expenditures will help to emphasize the extremely harmful consequences of the increasing stockpiling of weapons for the economic and social life of all peoples and for world peace and security. 86.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We believe that these movements must enjoy full support, including support from the United Nations, because in the present circumstances the role of the peoples of the world as a whole is really decisive in the bringing about of disarmament, in guaranteeing the national peace and independence of all States. In this regard a particular role and responsibility devolve on scientists, who know better than anyone the destructive capacity of modem weapons and the catastrophic consequences of a nuclear war.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“By its very structure and functions, and because it is a forum for all States, the United Nations must play a particularly important role in an authentic disarmament process. In view of the primary responsibility of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security its role and its contribution to disarmament must be strengthened by bringing about, under its auspices negotiations and the adoption and monitoring of disarmament measures. The extensive demonstrations for peace and disarmament that have taken place recently, and which continue to take place in a number of countries, including Romania, eloquently prove the strength of peoples and their ability to bring about, by acting in increasing unity, the transition to effective measures of disarmament that would stave off the nuclear danger.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“As a European country Romania is constantly endeavouring to bring about security and co-operation on the continent so that when it resumes its work the Madrid session of the Conference can proceed fruitfully and constructively and agree on the convening of a conference on confidence-building and disarmament in Europe and thus contribute to the full implementation of the provisions of the Final Act of Helsinki and ensure continuity in the proceedings of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe. 83. As part and parcel of its policy of peace, security and disarmament in Europe, Romania is striving for the comprehensive development of relations among the States of the Balkans so as to transform that region into a zone of friendship, co-operation, good-neighbourliness and peaceful coexistence and a nuclear-weapon-free zone. 84.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Since the problem of medium- range missiles is of direct concern to all European nations, we expressed the opinion that in one way or another all States of the continent must participate in the Geneva negotiations. The bringing about of urgent agreements on these questions is of vital importance for all States, since missing this crucial opportunity would mean the opening up of a new long phase of military competition, with incalculable consequences for Europe as a whole and indeed for all mankind. 82.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)