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Prince Saud AL-FAISAL

lines on the record: 266
first: 1975-09-24
most recent: 2006-09-24
sittings or episodes: 10
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“The Islamic world, through the Organization of the Islamic Conference; the Arab world, through the League of Arab States; and, from within those two groups, the group comprising the States of the Gulf Co-operation Council, have played and continue to play constructive roles in strengthening and developing cooperation among the States members of those organizations, in accordance with the basic rules which brought them together and unified them, and in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, international laws and practice and the principles of right and justice. These organizations strive for prosperity and progress among their member States, thereby fulfilling the purposes of the United Nations and reaffirming the principles of its Charter. 113.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“It is the duty of those Powers to establish the basis for just and efficient international co-operation and to protect the interests and independence of small States, rather than dividing them into spheres of influence. History provides ample proof that a division of the world into spheres of influence among conflicting forces leads, in the final analysis, to the outbreak of world wars, with the resulting catastrophes and destruction. 111. All this confirms that world peace cannot prevail and international relations cannot be established unless the contemporary international political order is based on the principles of right, equality, justice and the rule of law—all of which constitutes a complete and indivisible framework. 112.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Fortunately the keen interest we sensed on the part of world leaders this year in participating in the deliberations of the General Assembly and their statements about the need to deal seriously with the problems under consideration and to adhere to the Charter of the Organization are all an indication of the value attached by States and peoples to the important role of the United Nations. 109. As Members of the Organization, we are all pledged to adhere to the Charter and to be in earnest in implementing its provisions. The super-Powers bear a special responsibility in this regard. The fact that they are superpowers possessing considerable resources of power and means of defence and influence given them no special rights. Power does not confer rights; rather, it imposes duties and responsibilities. 110.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“We come here every year to the General Assembly to face this long list of issues, problems and tensions, like someone searching for the light at the end of the tunnel. We seek ways and means of finding common ground in confronting these problems. We make pledges and promises to protect the independence of our countries, to refrain from interfering in each others' affairs and to respect the sovereignty of each State and its right to choose freely the form of government it desires. We fervently endeavour to adhere to the lofty purposes and principles which form the basis of the Organization. 108.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“The wisdom, foresight and objectivity with which he conducts United Nations affairs deserve our respect and support. We wish him all success. 105. I also wish to join the heads of other delegations in welcoming Saint Christopher and Nevis as a new Member of the United Nations, now to participate with the other Member States in achieving the noble objectives of the Organization. 106. The General Assembly is reconvening this year in the shadow of an international community still burdened with conflicts, turmoil and intrigues, of an international situation still characterized by tension and anxiety, of political problems still awaiting solutions and of economic crises which are choking the countries of the world. 107.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“102. It gives me great pleasure, Mr. President, to begin my statement by congratulating you on your election to the presidency of the thirty-eighth session of the General Assembly. Your election to that responsible office is an expression of the esteem of the international community both for you personally and for the prominent position of your country among the nations of the world. 103. I also wish to join those of my colleagues who have preceded me in expressing admiration and gratitude to Mr. Imre Hollai, President of the thirty-seventh session, for the skill with which he conducted its proceedings. 104. Our appreciation goes also to the Secretary-General, who has to carry out his heavy responsibilities in the difficult circumstances now confronting the countries and peoples of the world.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“"A people who want you to destroy, with your own hands, what you built up yesterday would want you to tear the Charter to pieces with no other object than the fulfilment of their own desires. "Remember that within your hands lies the establishment of peace and security in the Middle East. Likewise, within your hands lies the fomentation of disturbances and bloodshed... "Prove, gentlemen ... that you are only for right and justice Prove that right, justice and the halting of aggression come before anything else”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Thirty years ago, when the General Assembly was in the process of partitioning Palestine and creating the Zionist entity, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia delivered its solemn warning of the consequences of such action and its effect on stability, security and peace in the Middle East. After a lapse of 30 years I find myself compelled today to reiterate at this rostrum what His late Majesty King Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, Minister for Foreign Affairs in Saudi Arabia at that time, said: "Remember that in the Preamble of the Charter you have pledged before God and history that you would stand firm against the aggressor and direct your effort to establish world peace and international security. Is not what is being attempted today in Palestine a case of flagrant aggression? ...”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The Arab nations call upon the international community to fulfil its responsibility by taking appropriate measures to assert its will and to support the legitimacy and the maintenance of peace, which are specifically guaranteed under the Charter of the United Nations. We call upon all States with special relations and involvement with Israel to refrain from providing Israel with military or economic support and assistance. No less important in this respect is the supply of a stream of manpower through immigration. The history of Israel has shown repeatedly that such assistance only perpetuates its aggressive intentions and its challenge to the will of the international community by continued intransigence in the face of international efforts to find a peaceful solution. 22.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Zionist policies encourage the prospect of war because peace would limit and contain Israel's illegitimate expansionist ambitions and its settler colonialism in the area. 20. In the face of these provocations the Arab countries have resolved to exercise self-restraint in order to avoid the horrors of war in the area They have concentrated on developing their economic and social resources for the benefit and in the interest of their people and in accordance with their principles and beliefs within the framework of Islamic principles and teachings, which advocate peace. What concerns us most is that the Israeli challenge may compel the Arab countries to react in order to defend themselves and to protect their legitimate rights, which can never be ignored. 21.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“While striving to attain a just and lasting peace the Arab nations are seeking to establish the international legitimacy of the question of Palestine and of the rights of the Palestinian people, as well as of the Middle East problem in general. The Arab nations spare no effort to pave the way for peace in the area. They have extended their co-operation to all sincere efforts in pursuit of peace within or outside the United Nations. But Israel, with its atrocious practices and aggression in the occupied Arab territories and through barbaric Zionist policies directed against the people of Palestine, international legitimacy and the march towards peace, has frustrated every effort. Thus Israel endangers the prospects of peace and security in the Middle East and brings the whole area nearer to the brink of war.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We all remember vividly the Israeli naval piracy which enabled it to obtain a shipment of plutonium. Details of this were reported prominently by the international news media and referred to in statements by officials in certain quarters. What increases the danger and gravity of this situation is the irresponsible conduct that characterizes Israel's bloody history in our region, a history of continuous aggression. That is why it is the responsibility of the world community, as represented by its specialized agencies and the States seeking the limitation of nuclear weapons, to take the measures made necessary by the importance of this matter. 18. The Palestinian people and the Arab nations believe in peace "based on justice, since peace without justice can never prevail or endure. 19.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We consider this to be an unprecedented challenge to the will of the international community, world public opinion and the free conscience of mankind. In acting thus, Israel again places squarely on the General Assembly and the Security Council their responsibilities towards the Middle East problem and the question of Palestine and their responsibility towards peace and security in the world. 16. Many of those who preceded me dealt with the question of nuclear proliferation and its dangers and the ways and means of preventing its spread. I should like to mention in this connexion the open secret of Israel's production of nuclear arms and the dire consequences arising there from. This daring and blatant act shows that Israel's energy is directed not towards peace but towards augmenting its military menace. 17.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“It is appropriate in this context to mention the excellent and objective studies undertaken by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, as well as its recommendations, which deserve careful consideration and implementation. We extend our thanks and appreciation to that Committee for its efforts. Nevertheless, Israel is still determined that any endeavour that could lead to peace shall end in a stalemate. 15. Usurpation, violation of the principles of the United Nations Charter, ignoring General Assembly and Security Council resolutions and violating human rights in Palestinian and other Arab territories constitute Israel's infamous record in this Organization.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“What is new is that Israel, while continuing its occupation and trying to make it permanent, is at the same time proclaiming its desire for peace. Israel's conduct in Palestinian and other occupied territories on the one hand, and its obstructionist position towards peace initiatives in the Middle East on the other, offer full proof that Israel does not want or desire peace. 14. The world community, seeking an equitable and peaceful solution for the Palestinian problem and that of the Middle East, and acting through its international organizations and agencies, has adopted resolution after resolution condemning Israeli policy and conduct.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The Zionist regime, besides changing the physical and demographic character of the occupied territories, plays havoc with the spiritual shrines of Jerusalem, which are revered by all monotheistic religions and which mean a great deal to the faithful everywhere. Those Zionist settler practices in the occupied territories constitute a danger which in itself is living proof of Israeli aggressive intentions and explicitly show no intention on Israel's part to withdraw from those territories, thereby seeking to impose a fait accompli. Such practices, accompanied as they usually are by crimes against religious values and human rights, are not new in the region and have existed since the inception of the Zionist entity in the area.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We indeed hope that the good offices of both the United States and the United Kingdom in seeking a peaceful solution to the problems of Rhodesia and South Africa may be brought to a successful conclusion, and thus prevent the deterioration of a situation that could lead to an explosion endangering world peace. 13. In our time, we are witnessing the most abhorrent type of colonialism, that which is exercised by the Zionist entity in Palestinian and other occupied Arab territories, where Israeli settlements are being established one after another in an attempt to rid those lands of their original and rightful inhabitants and replace them with immigrants from every part of the earth.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Although these regional developments have contributed to the spread of peace and security at the international level, the continued racial and settler policies in Rhodesia, South Africa and Israel seriously threaten that peace and security. The conduct of the Governments of South Africa and Rhodesia constitute a flagrant example of the violation of human rights and of the dignity of man, since the majority of the indigenous population is deprived of the exercise of its civil and political rights despite the numerous resolutions adopted by this Organization.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“I should also like to refer to the role of the League of Arab States in initiating a similar dialogue between European and Arab countries in order to achieve mutual benefits. All these roles and initiatives by the League of Arab States are undertaken in order to achieve the lofty goals of the United Nations and to strengthen the principles of its Charter and the cause of consolidating economic and political co-operation among its Members and to ensure international peace and security. I should like also to pay a tribute to the constructive role of the Islamic Conference in promoting co-operation among its members in support of the United Nations and the purposes and principles of the Charter. 12.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Justice must be the foundation of all deliberations in seeking solutions for issues as a means of resolving conflicts. 11. It is in this co-operative spirit that the League of Arab States has played a valuable role on the regional economic and political levels; in this way it was able to put an end to the long conflict in Lebanon, as well as to provide the assistance that was needed by the Republic of Djibouti in order to consolidate its independence in an atmosphere of tranquillity and prosperity. We must not forget its active role in setting up a fruitful dialogue between African and Arab States for the purpose of bringing about economic and political co-operation between them in order to achieve progress for those States and eventually for the whole world.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Saudi Arabia still believes that the Paris Conference on International Economic Co-operation continues to serve as a valid and sound basis for progress, especially since substantial groundwork has already been achieved through the procedures of the Conference. 10. It seems appropriate to mention these issues because, to a great extent, politics is directly linked to economics. Therefore, if we truly aspire to establish a new international order, whether on the economic or political level, it is imperative that world tension be diminished and the international community bear its responsibility, no matter how heavy that responsibility may be, in the light of international legality a5 defined by resolutions adopted by the United Nations.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“It thereby reaffirmed the conviction that international co-operation was essential in erecting a sound and equitable international economic order. 8. It should be mentioned, however, that there were negative aspects—which need not be mentioned here for the sake of maintaining the spirit of co-operation—that prevented the Conference from achieving its original purpose of establishing a new and just international economic order. 9. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which feels a strong sense of responsibility as a member of the international community, has spared no effort within its power to ensure that the Conference could reach the desired goal of international co-operation. My Government remains ready to play its full part in achieving those goals for the mutual benefit of the developing and developed countries.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Added to this are the rising expectations of the peoples of developing countries for a better life. At the same time, we are witnessing the high level of technological capability and the tremendous productive capacity of the industrialized countries. It is only when the industrial countries utilize those resources and technical proficiency for the benefit of the international community at large and offer the emerging nations just opportunities to develop in turn their own resources without exploitation that we can truly state that a new era has dawned and a noble aim of our Organization has been attained. 7. The Paris Conference on International Economic Cooperation afforded an opportunity for assessing and deliberating on those problems and seeking appropriate solutions for them.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“What dampens this optimism, however, and indeed leads to a pessimistic outlook is the behaviour of certain States and regimes that enjoy membership in this Organization in practising settler colonialism, which is even more dangerous than military and political colonialism, and the violations that those States and entities commit against the purposes and objectives of the United Nations and against human rights, as well as the crimes that they commit against international peace and security. What adds to this gloom is the great number of political and economic issues that remain outstanding on our agenda and that require deliberation and eventual solution. 6. We are today witnessing a greater interaction and interdependence in the economic relations of the community of nations.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Kurt Waldheim, for his untiring efforts to promote the cause of the United Nations and, consequently, to enhance its effectiveness. 4. It is also gratifying for me to associate myself with all those who preceded me in welcoming to the United Nations as new Members the Republic of Djibouti and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. The admission of those two new States should be considered a step forward for our Organization towards achieving the goal of complete universality of membership-a source of satisfaction in view of the twilight of military and political colonialism in the world. 5.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“1. Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia I have the pleasure to preface my speech by extending to you my sincere felicitations on your election to the high post of President of the General Assembly at its thirty-second session. Your election, Mr. President, constitutes a recognition of your personal qualities and of the important role played by your country in the international field. 2. I should also like to express our appreciation of the sincere endeavours of your predecessor, Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, which had a positive effect on the achievements of the last session. 3. I am also very happy to express, on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, our thanks to the Secretary-General, Mr.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“It is, therefore, important that the international community should control the Israeli entity, whose position has been characterized by openly challenging justice, stability, security and peace. 107. How sad it is that man, who was able to ascend to the moon and who is now in a position to use inter-planetary space vehicles, is unable to exercise sufficient self-control in order to put an end to conflict raging between himself and his fellow man. 108. And how gratifying it would be for each one of us to look forward to a world in which freedom reigns, crowned by dignity, supported in a realm of justice and brotherhood full of love and goodwill. 109. We pray God Almighty to guide us all to the path of righteousness.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“Perhaps i do not need to stress the fact that any solution to & given problem will not be successful without the participation of the main party to the conflict. It is, therefore, of the utmost importance that the Palestine Liberation Organization, as the sole representative of the Palestinian people, should be a party in any negotiations or dialog that may be required to reach an equitable solution which may bring permanent peace to the area. It becomes of no consequence whether the solution is reached in Geneva or elsewhere. The place is of no importance. The. important thing is the time factor, on whose utilization depends the future of peace and tranquility in the region and in the world. 106.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“region and in the world. 102. Israeli withdrawal is imperative as a first step on the road to solving the original question on whose resolution depends the future of peace in the region. 103. When Saudi Arabia, together with the majority of the international community, calls for withdrawal from all occupied Arab territories, it puts in the forefront the Holy City of Jerusalem and other Islamic Holy Places in Palestine. 104. It is evMent that the attainment of peace in the Middle East region makes it imperative to find a solution to the main question, nameJy the Palestine question, by recognizing the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination in their own homeland and on their own soil. This requires more serious and urgent efforts so as to avoid the dangers inherent in procrastination. 105.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“Furthermore, the wars and political and military conflicts witnessed by the region during the last 28 years and the occupation by Israel of Arab territories in the West Bank, Gaza, Sinai, Golan and other areas, is only the effect of not finding a solution to the original question and putting an end to the Israeli aggression in the region. 100. The continued Israeli occupation of these territories is an example -if indeed an example is sought-of its expansionist intentions, and its challenge to Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, as well as its total disregard for world public.opinion and international law. 101. Israeli withdrawal from all occupied Arab territories is the sine qua non, because occupation runs contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations and is the antithesis of peace and security in th?”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“The intransigence of Israel, and its ceaseless efforts to obstruct all peace initiatives in order to gain time for achieving its purposes and design?, can only lead to more tension and to further complications of the question, and may lead to an exacerbation of the already explosive situation in the region. 98. What is patently clear is that all the present problems and the crisis besetting the Middle East are in the final analysis a side-effect of the Palestine question. And, here, may I cite the sad events in Lebanon which are a direct result of this question. 99.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“These resolutions recognized the Palestinian people and their inalienable rights to their homeland, their property and their self-determination and have given the right to their legal representatives to represent the Palestinian people in the United Nations and other international organizations. 95. If we intend to have peace on a permanent basis, such peace must emanate from the region; it could not be permanent if it is not based on justice which recognizes the rights of the Palestinian people. 96. Any peace based on force and aggression and on fait accompli is an imaginary peace that is bound to totter and disappear. 97.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“When things became clear, we realized that the shortest way to correct matters is the road that brings justice and restores the rights of the indigenous people of Palestine. 92. The question is not that of Palestinian refugees; it is rather of the Palestinian people with a land, with property, with rights equal to those of other peoples. 93. Our comprehension of this fact had a positive effect in putting matters on the right track; and consequently the General Assembly in November 1974 adopted resolutions recognized by the international community represented in this august Assembly. 94.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“The United Nations was founded to guarantee the safety of mankind from the scourge of war, and to maintain international peace and security. 90. Since 1947, Israel has striven to destroy this basic principle of the United Nations in the region of the Middle East, which has not known peace or security. Israel was founded in the region of the Middle East through aggression against Palestine and the Palestinian people in the absence of any reaction on the part of world opinion. For 28 years our Organization has been trying to find a solution for the Palestinian problem but to no avail, the reason being that our discussion of the problem has concentrated solely on finding a solution to the Palestinian problem as the problem of refugees rather than one of a people and a country. 91.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“For our part, we appreciate the praiseworthy efforts undertaken recently by both the United States and the United Kingdom in this respect; and we wish that these laudable efforts will be crowned with success for the benefit of the African continent. 88. It is natural that Islamic communities everywhere strive for and believe in equality and love between man and his fellow man, refusing the principles that call for discrimination in all its forms. That is why these communities look forward to obtaining their full rights under conditions of equality, justice, equal opportunity and human values that may allow them to raise their standards of living, to improve their conditions and to adhere to their principles so as to enjoy true human brotherhood. 89.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“In conformity with the tenets of Islam and its lofty ideals, which do not discriminate among human beings on the basis of color or any other basis and recognize the equality and the dignity and freedom of the human person, it was only natural that the Islamic Conference should adopt a resolution condemning apartheid, racial discrimination and similar ideologies and practices [see A/311237, annex I, resolution 3/7-P]. 86. My country welcomes the resolutions adopted by the United Nations against those racist regimes that have no regard for human morality and urges Member States to work for the implementation of these resolutions, which will indeed be a victory for mankind and his dignity, and for freedom in those parts of the world as well as everywhere. 87.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“We regret that we were not able to take the opportunity that presented itself for wider co-operation among States in the utilization of the resources of the sea-bed, and that the last session of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, which was held in New York a few weeks ago, did not reach, in this connexion, any international agreement. Hence, we hope that the sixth session, which will convene next spring, will achieve effective and acceptable results. 84. The Seventh Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers discussed the question of apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa and the continued abhorrent practice of racism in the Republic of South Africa, Rhodesia, Namibia and Zimbabwe. 85.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“This factor seems unattainable at present in view of the international struggle, although we were full of hope in regard to the declared policy of detente between the super-Powers. 81. This world of ours, which faces the challenges of backwardness, development and the desire to eradicate the roots of poverty, must enjoy the kind of detente whose effects may be felt by small States in order to protect their political stability and independence, thus indirectly, but more effectively, contributing to economic development on a global level. 82. In this context, the third-world countries welcomed detente between the super-Powers not only as a means of lessening political tension between those Powers but also as a means for finding appropriate grounds for fruitful co-operation between all countries, big and small alike. 83.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“The eagerness of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to co-operate in international economic relations motivates it to support economic development in developing countries as part of its Islamic beliefs, for such development will pave the way for establishing a dynamic and balanced relationship between economic development and political stability in the developing countries in particular, and in the world at large in general, because economic development lends political stability, which serves the dual purpose of our Charter, namely, peace and security. 79. The mutual dynamic relationship between economic development and political stability make it imperative that we work in co-operation, so as to provide political security for developing countries, which is an essential factor for their economic development. 80.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“At the same time and in solidarity with the developing countries, Saudi Arabia supported the principle of understanding and negotiation to solve problems and to search for a just equilibrium on which to base the prices of raw materials and industrial goods, as well as the cost of the transfer of technology, in a spirit of constructive negotiations that were manifest during the sixth and seventh special sessions of the General Assembly in 1974 and 1975. It also endeavored to make sure that a spirit of cooperation existed during the Paris Conference on International Economic Co-operation between developing and developed countries and at the fourth session of UNCTAD held recently in Nairobi. 78.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“These Islamic principles are reflected clearly in Saudi Arabia's economic policies in the international field; thus it supports the free enterprise system and refuses exploitation and compulsion in all their forms, and is therefore working diligently for a new international economic order which may bring about more equity and respect for the rights of both the developing and developed countries respectively, within a framework of understanding and cooperation. 77. It was on these concepts that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, together with its oil-exporting sister States, undertook to struggle against the intentional depression of oil prices.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“No doubt the hopes of the developing countries in this respect depend first and foremost on co-operation between themselves and their sincere desire to improve their conditions and, secondly, on the co-operation of the industrial countries that have the material, technical and scientific means to contribute generously to vital plans in order to build a better world. 76. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, itself a developing country, bases its economy on Islamic concepts which respect individual ownership and economic freedom within the framework of social patronage and equal opportunity.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“But this should not lead us to slip into the wilderness of despair, and consequently, be unable to eradicate poverty, sickness and hunger in a world whose masses look up to us to act and to build, and to spread benefits. 75. A review of our modest achievements last year in the economic field, and in the light of the problems placed on our agenda this session, is a cause for disappointment and does not call for optimism in the search for a new and balanced international economic order that may bring equity to all people and help them to enjoy prosperity and stability.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“The United Nations has reached its thirty-first year; and since its inception and until today, some important achievements have been realized in both the economic and social fields. Moreover, some success has been attained by various specialized agencies. No doubt, any progress achieved by those agencies is considered a success for the United Nations itself, bearing in mind that any success we ourselves achieve depends in the first instance on constructive co-operation amongst Member States. 74. Were we to appraise the past and present of the United Nations, we would find that what I have related as achievements do not fulfill our aspirations either in the economic or the political fields.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“This is why we are optimistic that the session of the General Assembly of the United Nations will conclude its work with success. I should also like to thank your predecessor, the Prime- Minister of Luxembourg, for having successfully presided over the thirtieth session of the General Assembly. 71. I am also pleased, Mr. President, to welcome, in the name of my country, the newest Member State, namely, the Republic of Seychelles, to our Organization. 72. The chairmen of the delegations that preceded me have taken stock of the achievements of the United Nations during the course of last year and I see, in consequence, no reason to reiterate what has been stated in that regard. 73.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“In the name of God the merciful and compassionate. 70. Mr, President, allow me from the outset of my statement to extend to you, in the name of the delegation of Saudi Arabia, our sincere congratulations on the occasion of your election as President of the General Assembly during its thirty-first session. There is no doubt that your election, Mr. President, is indeed an expression of esteem of your person and your attributes of experience, ability and wisdom in both the political and administrative fields. At the same time, your election signifies appreciation of your great country, Sri Lanka, which has always supported the ideals of the United Nations, and was the host State last August to the Fifth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“For this reason, my delegation fully supports the efforts of our brothers in Namibia and Southern Rhodesia to attain their freedom and self-determination. 127. Before I conclude, and on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, may I state that we should not only look to the past in appraising what has and what has not been achieved by our Organization, but we should also look forward to the future with optimism about achieving what we desire for our Organization and maintaining its effectiveness in solving the various problems confronting mankind.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The Islamic Conference, during its last session in July this year, discussed the persecution of Moslem communities in various parts of the world and decided to take all necessary measures to improve the lot of these communities and guarantee their welfare and just rights. It is our earnest hope that these communities will be given the opportunity to enjoy their full rights in a spirit of justice and equity. 126. Despite the enormous progress achieved by mankind in all walks of life, whether cultural, scientific or otherwise, we still witness, deplore and denounce the racial discrimination practiced in South Africa by the white minority regime, contrary to our human values, our Islamic principles, and the lofty ideals, principles and objectives of the United Nations.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“In the past few years, the Islamic Conference was established, comprising 42 States Members of the United Nations bound together by ties of history, a common heritage and the Islamic faith, with its far-reaching spiritual values and lofty principles that are built on justice and brotherhood for all mankind, cooperation between peoples in the political, economic and social fields, and mutual responsibility for the welfare of all mankind. 124. The Islamic Conference has made notable and dynamic progress in dealing with various economic and political matters and has established financial, technical and other institutions. It is our hope, therefore, that this Assembly will decide to grant observer status to this organization during the present session. 125.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“They wish to be peaceful, without being submissive, to build and not to destroy. The Palestinian people are capable of making peace and of accepting peace. However, peace can never be achieved by one party while the other party only talks of peace, while actively pursuing war and destruction. 123. A healthy trend in today's world is the growing number of international organizations that bring together homogeneous communities bound to one another by special relationships which enable them to play a constructive role within the world community, in such a manner as to supplement the role and enhance the efficiency of the United Nations.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)