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“But the convening of the Madrid conference last year has opened for the first time, as all acknowledge, a rare and historic window of opportunity to achieve a just and comprehensive peace based on international legality and the resolutions of the United Nations, particularly Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 425 (1978), which, according to the Charter of the United Nations, are binding and must be implemented by all parties to the conflict. Almost a year has passed now since the convening of the Madrid conference.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“At a time when the world witnesses the disintegration of whole States and the outbreak of civil wars and conflicts, one must appreciate the exceptional efforts that led to saving the Lebanese people from the inferno of civil war and helping them on the road to national reconciliation through the efforts of the Lebanese themselves and the brotherly assistance and sacrifices of Syria. We hope that pledges made to reconstruct what the civil war destroyed in Lebanon and to contribute to the special fund created for that purpose will be honoured. Since the end of the Second World War, the Middle East has enjoyed neither security nor stability because of the continuing Arab-Israeli conflict and its repercussions.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The end of confrontation between East and West ought not to lead to the end of concern for the fate of the many peoples and countries which are being torn apart by conflicts, as is happening today in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Somalia, Afghanistan and other places; nor should it lead to the withholding from their peoples of the assistance that would help heal their wounds and enable them to reconstruct what has been destroyed by conflict and war. If only a very small percentage of the sums that used to be spent by the two camps on the cold War were channelled to the assistance of peoples of the third world, such a small percentage would make it possible to overcome most of the difficulties and tragedies those peoples now face and to avoid further such disputes.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Many have rightly spoken of the non-implementation of United Nations resolutions and of the paralysis of its Security Council during the years of the cold war that used to rage between East and West. But the cold war has in effect been over for a few years now, and its demise has been officially declared by both sides. And yet, we find that the ultimate ambition of the Security Council today is no longer to stop the fighting and put an end to the massacres in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Somalia, Afghanistan and other hotbeds of tension and conflict, but merely to try and deliver humanitarian assistance to some of the peoples of those unfortunate countries.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“It has carried the seeds of small-scale wars that have spread here and there for national, ethnic, religious, tribal, economic and social reasons. At this historic juncture, the real concern is not only the number of victims claimed by such small wars or the scale of the destruction that may ensue, but rather, the possibility of the spread of the seeds of those small wars, in the North as well as in the South, in the absence of a world order that is capable of containing and addressing their causes. This is the major challenge which faces the United Nations today. It would be paradoxical indeed if the twentieth century, whose grand bang of scientific and cultural achievements have been hailed by all, were to end with the whimper of small was that are waged by people with small primitive minds the international community cannot curb.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“For the third time, the twentieth century witnesses an important change in the political map of the world. The change is such that schools and libraries all over the world have become in need of a new atlas, just as they had in the wake"of the two World Wars. We fear that, because of the continuing upheavals in the world the designers of that new atlas may have to leave a wide margin for possible new changes that may occur in the map of this planet as it crosses the threshold into the twenty-first century. Fortunately, that great change in the political map of the world has not taken place through war, as was the case in the two previous instances. Otherwise, it would have meant the end of all life on earth. Regrettably, however, the change has not been totally devoid of tension and violence.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“I should also like to take this opportunity to reiterate to the Secretary-General of the United Nations our confidence and our appreciation of his unremitting efforts in the service of the international community and the principles and objectives of the United Nations Charter. In that respect, we value the effort that has gone into the preparation of his report entitled "An Agenda for Peace" and many of the valuable ideas contained therein. As is customary in this forum, we welcome the new States Members which have joined our international Organization and hope that their new membership will contribute to the process of enhancing its effectiveness and strengthening its role in formulating more democratic and equitable international relations.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“It gives me great pleasure, on behalf of the Syrian delegation, to congratulate the new President on his election to the presidency of the forty-seventh session of the General Assembly, particularly as our two countries and peoples enjoy bonds of traditional friendship. I should also like to express our appreciation to your predecessor, the permanent representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for the success and skill with which he presided over the proceedings of the previous session of the General Assembly. May we wish his sisterly country progress and prosperity.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We, in Syria, believe that the United Nations, with its Charter and principles, is a guarantor of international peace and security and of putting a definitive end to occupation and aggression. We also expect that the new international order to be just must express the aspirations of our peoples and must be established in the context of the United Nations, in accordance with its principles and Charter. We hope for a better tomorrow in which all the peoples of the world will enjoy freedom, justice, prosperity and peace.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“With respect to the situation in South Africa, the achievements made to date still fall short of the objectives to which the people of South Africa aspire. That is why the world community is called upon to continue exerting pressure on the Pretoria regime until all manifestations of apartheid are abolished, and the people of South Africa are enabled to exercise their right to self-determination. The peoples of the world place great hopes in the United Nations, especially after the recent international developments and the end of the cold war. It is the hope of these peoples that the end of the cold war signifies the end of the paralysis that afflicted our international Organization.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“In this context, we welcome the efforts to reach a comprehensive political settlement of the conflict in accordance with the latest General Assembly resolution, the proposals of the Secretary-General and the recent joint Soviet-United States declaration. With respect to the question of Cyprus, Syria, which enjoys historic ties of friendship with this neighbouring country, supports the efforts of the Secretary-General and the peace initiatives aimed at convening an international conference to be attended by all parties concerned in order to work out a solution to the Cyprus question, on the basis of United Nations resolutions, which would safeguard the unity of Cyprus, its independence, territorial integrity and the interests of all its citizens.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“The cooperation of my country with Lebanon, with which we enjoy bonds of kinship, history and common destiny, was a crucial factor that helped brotherly Lebanon recover from its plight, restore its sovereignty and integrity and resume its role in the Arab and international arenas. What Lebanon now needs is resolute support by the world community that would, on the one hand, implement Security Council resolution 425 (1973), calling for the unconditional withdrawal of Israel from southern Lebanon and, on the other, contribute to Lebanon's reconstruction and rehabilitation. As for the situation in Afghanistan, we believe that national reconciliation encompassing all Afghan parties would be the most favourable way to reach a solution acceptable to all sides in the conflict.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Lebanon's restoration of its national unity, constitutional institutions and a large degree of its security and normal life is a source of great satisfaction to the international community, in general, and to my country, Syria, in particular. Until recently, many prominent world politicians had believed that Lebanon, which had been engulfed in chaos, strife and bloodshed for the past 16 years, was a hopeless case to the extent that the word "Lebanization" in the political dictionary began to be applied to any intractable situation that faced any large or small country in the world.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“The official opening of a new settlement in the occupied territories by the head of the Israeli Government last week and his statement that the building of settlements will extend to the far horizon are unequivocal proof of Israel's intentions to sabotage peace efforts. We in Syria, under the leadership of President Hafiz Al-Assad, are determined to engage in the battle for peace until the end. There will be no retreat from our stand, no compromise on our lands and rights. Our demands are legitimate and are supported by international law and by United Nations resolutions. Our cause is just and is supported by both our people and the international community at large.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Syria believes, together with the Arabs and the international community, that the post-cold-war and the post-Gulf-War era have opened the door to peace and offered an historic opportunity to achieve a just and comprehensive settlement in the Middle East based on international legality, resolutions of the United Hat ions, and the right of peoples to self-determination. As for Israel, it is sparing no effort in closing every door that may lead to peace. It is intensifying the building of settlements. Thus, it exploits the open door to intensive Soviet Jewish emigration, on the one hand, and the deep wound inflicted on the Arab nation by the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait, on the other.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“The question we have to ask is this: Is it fair to continue to ignore the right of return to those uprooted Arabs while large waves of Jewish immigrants continuously push to take their place and settle in a land that neither their fathers nor grandfathers ever lived in at any point in time? Does not this paradox simply reveal that double standards are being adopted? Worse still, does not this paradox encapsulate racist concepts negating the rights of the Arab individual? The major obstacle in the way of the peace process at this point does not simply stem from Israeli preconditions vis-à-vis Palestinian representation and occupied Arab Al Quds for attending the peace process. Rather, it stems from Israel's narrow vision of the post-cold-war and post-Gulf-war era.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“It is a strange paradox that Israel should demand that the United States finance the building of the new settlements in the occupied Arab territories while at the same time it claims that it wants peace. Peace and the usurpation of the land of other peoples land cannot coexist. There is no doubt that this paradox will become clearer when the American taxpayer in particular discovers the reality of what the Israeli occupation has caused: about half a million Syrians uprooted from the cities of the Golan, people which to date have been unable to return to their homes; and a quarter of a million Palestinian refugees in Syria. Added to this, over 2 million Palestinians who continue to live in the diaspora and are denied the right to return to their homes and properties in which their fathers and forebears lived uninterruptedly for centuries.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“The question that persistently poses itself is this: Whereas the Arabs treated the Jews throughout history with such complete tolerance, does the world register how much the Arabs have endured in racial discrimination and oppression during Israel's short history? In spite of all this, the Arabs want peace, along with all nations of the world. What the Arabs want is the implementation of United Nations resolutions, no more and no less. However, the rulers in Israel resist peace efforts with all the power and influence they can muster here and there. Instead of abiding by the Charter and resolutions of the United Nations to which they owe their very existence, they cling to a futile ideology based on expansion and the uprooting of Arabs, and thus sow the seeds of hatred and bloodshed in the region.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“The call for repealing the resolution requires, a priori, eliminating the substantive causes which prompted the United Nations to adopt it - that is, terminating the Israeli occupation of Arab lands and enabling the Palestinian people to enjoy their right to self-determination. Throughout their long history, the Arabs never indulged in any kind of racial discrimination against any ethnic or religious minority which lived among them. For hundreds of years, Jews lived among Muslim Arabs during which time they never experienced any form of ethnic, racial or religious discrimination or oppression. On the contrary, they lived in grace and dignity to the extent that when the Arabs left Spain in the fifteenth century the Jews chose to leave together with the Arabs because they did not enjoy security or equality outside the Arab environment.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“The programme of United States aid to Israel alone has exceeded the total value of the Marshall Plan for the whole of Europe. In contrast, the Arabs reaped nothing from the successive waves of the cold war - in which they had no say - but more Israeli occupation of their land and the establishment of Jewish settlements on that land, without any international deterrence. The United Nations resolution equating zionism with racism was adopted as a result of Israeli occupation of Arab territories and Israel's continuing persecution of, and discrimination against, Arabs in all walks of life.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Syria, which is an important part of a nation, authentic in its history and civilisation, and which has for decades been facing continuous occupation and aggression, finds in these new international changes a historic opportunity to rectify those situations in our region that have gone awry, to clarify facts that have been distorted, to restore land that has been occupied, rights that have been usurped, and to participate in establishing a just and comprehensive peace in this region. Israel has exploited the years of the cold war, and indeed encouraged it, to obtain the most enormous military and economic assistance in the history of international relations, under the pretext that it is the guardian of Western interests in the face of the Soviet tide and Communist infiltration in the Middle East.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“On the international level, the most significant lesson is that people's right to self-determination is a driving force that cannot be curbed, that foreign occupation is bound to fail and has to be brought to an end and that the principles of international law and international legality cannot be ignored or dealt with through the adoption of double standards. Only on the basis of these firm principles can world peace be established.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“If tensions arise and acts of violence whose motivation are not related to national feelings or the right to the self-determination of peoples occur, they are in reality an expression of frustration and disappointment resulting from the failure to realize the aspirations of the peoples concerned, particularly with regard to their standard of living. The lessons that can be gleaned at a national level from the outcome of these major changes is that freedom and bread are two basic needs for both individuals and society. They are indivisible; neither can be sacrificed for the sake of the other. The balance between bread and freedom constitutes the foundation of the balance between man's material and spiritual needs and the pillar of social peace.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Although it is too early to make categorical judgements on the reasons underlying these developments and their far-reaching effects, it is clear that the main driving force behind them is the ascendance of peoples' desire to regain their freedom and independence and exercise the right to self-determination. In this context, the world has witnessed radical changes in the States of eastern Europe. Germany has restored its unity and the three Baltic States have declared their independence. Change still continues in the Soviet Union and in Yugoslavia.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Syria welcomes the admission of both the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea to the United Nations. We are confident of their positive contribution in achieving and consolidating international cooperation and security, as well as progress and prosperity for the friendly people of Korea. In view o£ the Syrian Arab Republic's belief in the right of peoples to self-determination and the right of every people freely to choose their political system, Syria welcomes the admission of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia to our international Organization. The major international developments which commenced in the mid-1980s have reached their pinnacle in recent months, thus opening a new chapter in contemporary political history.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“It gives me great pleasure, Sir, to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the forty-sixth session of the General Assembly particularly as your brotherly country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and mine, Syria, share ties of common history and kinship. I should also like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation of what your predecessor, Mr. Guido de Marco, achieved in guiding the work of the forty-fifth session of the General Assembly. We wish his friendly country, Malta, progress and prosperity. It gives me great pleasure to express to the Secretary-General, Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar, our appreciation of the efforts he has been making for the establishment of peace and security in the world and the promotion of the principles and objectives of the United Nations.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“This is a new chapter in the history of our world Organisation. Let us declare our solidarity and political will; let us write a new chapter of the best that mankind longs for everywhere.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“We reaffirm that it is necessary to implement the Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa, adopted by the General Assembly at its sixteenth special session. Syria once again welcomes the release of the African leader, Mr. Nelson Mandela, and salutes his honourable stance in defence of the rights of his people and his unwavering resistance to the apartheid regime. The peoples of the world who long for a more just, secure and prosperous future look to the world Organisation with great hopes - hopes for solutions to chronic problems that can be resolved only through international efforts and solidarity. In the context of this new world order the United Nations will assume - indeed it already has begun to assume - an important role and position that has never been witnessed since its inception.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“As for the situation in Afghanistan, we deem it necessary to ensure full commitment to the implementation of the Geneva Accords and to reaffirm the sovereignty of Afghanistan, its independence, its non-alignment and the right of the Afghani people to choose their own Government without outside interference. As for the situation in Korea, Syria welcomes the current negotiations between the two Koreas and supports the efforts being made for their unification and for their joining the United Nations. The progress that has been achieved in Africa in the area of independence and liberation will remain incomplete unless the apartheid regime is eradicated in South Africa.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“On the face of its belief in the unity of Lebanon and the necessity of safeguarding its security, stability and independence, Syria is committed to supporting Lebanese legitimacy and to helping it implement the measures necessary to extend the authority of the Lebanese Stat· over the entire territory. This requires the implementation of Security Council resolution 425 (1978) which demands the unconditional withdrawal of Israel from all Lebanese territory. Syria, which enjoys ties of historic friendship with Cyprus, supports the United Nations efforts to settle the current dispute in the island, on the basis of United Nations resolutions in order to safeguard the unity of the country, its non-alignment and the interests of all its citizens.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“We believe that the statement issued by the Foreign Ministers of the five permanent members of the Security Council on 28 September 1990, which calls for finding a just, comprehensive and lasting settlement to the Arab-Israeli conflict based on Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 333 (1973), is an important step in the right direction. The rejection of occupation and annexation is a principle that must be respected and applied in all cases, irrespective of who the occupier night fee or where the occupied territories might lie, for such a principle must be at the core of the new world order. Now that the Taif Agreement - which has Arab and international support - has become a national charter and a new constitution for Lebanon, the Lebanese crisis has come closer than ever before to a final solution.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“It is yet another strange paradox that Israel, which claims that the problem in the region is the non-existence of peace accords between itself and Arab countries, does not acknowledge that the real problem lies in its occupation of Arab lands. Peace cannot be achieved without Israel's full withdrawal from those lands. Peace and occupation has never coexisted under the same roof at any time in history. Syria, which has not hesitated to condemn the occupation and annexation of an Arab country by another, expects the world, in the new international climate, to stand firm against the Israeli occupation of Arab lands.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“But now that the cold war between East and West has ended and relations between then have witnessed a transition from rivalry and confrontation to co-operation and partnership, and with the emergence on the horizon of a new world order, which the world community is anxious to tend and nourish, all occupation, annexation and the acquisition of the lands of others by force must come to an end; the aggressor should no longer reap the fruits of its aggression. It is truly a strange paradox that Israel, which claims to desire peace, should reject a conference for peace in the Middle East. The international community has been calling for such a conference, under United Nations auspices, for the last decade.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“Although Iraq is one of the richest oil States, the entire Arab wealth will not be sufficient to meet the cost of its irresponsible policies, The policy of aggression and occupation and the annexation of the lands of others by force has always been rejected and denounced by the international community. United Nations resolutions condemning the Israeli occupation of Arab lands and calling for Israel's full withdrawal from those lands are reiterated every year in this international forum and others. Yet the cold war and the rivalry between East and Hest tended to enfeeble the effectiveness of United Nations resolutions and in one way or another allowed the aggressor to maintain its occupation and reap the fruits of its aggression.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“It is evident that ending the foreign presence in the region - which Syria seeks - could be accomplished through serious efforts to bring about this unconditional withdrawal of the Iraqi forces from Kuwait and the restitution of Kuwait's legitimate Government. Hiding behind slogans about Islam, Pan-Arabism and the distribution of oil wealth will neither deceive the people of Iraq, nor reduce the magnitude of their sufferings. Arabs and Muslims know full well that Islamic Iran was attacked in the name of Pan-Arabism and that Arab Kuwait was attached and occupied under the slogan of Islam and Jihad.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“Furthermore, in accordance with the principles it has always followed in its Arab policy, Syria considers the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait to have caused grave damage to the people of Iraq itself, because it has put them in a dead end - to say the least. The invasion has harmed the Arab nation as a whole, for it has aggravated the weakness of that nation, divided its ranks and undermined its prestige. It has also harmed the Palestinian cause, since the concern of most Arab and other friendly countries about that cause has diminished. The invasion of Kuwait, with all its attendant horror and the fear it instilled in the heart of every Arab citizen in the Gulf, has provided the reason which made the presence of foreign troops necessary as a means of protecting Arabs from fellow Arabs, something that could not have never been imagined.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“That is why the Security Council did not have many alternatives; hence, its prompt and strong reaction to the invasion, not only to save Kuwait as an independent State Member of the United Nations, but, first and foremost, to save the policy of international détente and the new world order from collapse. That explains the totally unprecedented international consensus, in condemning aggression and calling for the unconditional withdrawal of the Iraqi forces from Kuwait and the restitution of Kuwait's legitimate Government. Apart from its belief in those concepts and its commitment to the Charter of the United Nations and the Security Council resolutions, Syria, as an Arab country, is duty-bound under the Charter of the Arab League and the Joint Arab Defence Pact to help any Arab country which falls victim to aggression.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“With the end of the cold war and the collapse of the old world order, it was only natural that a spirit of optimism should prevail, especially that the great majority of developing countries had been unable to participate in that collapsed old order, because at that time they were either under colonial rule or under the protection of a colonial Power. None the less, the developing countries of the South still face difficult tasks if they are to play their natural role in shaping the new world order and, thereby, become more capable of protecting their independence and achieving prosperity for their peoples free from all forms of dependency and hegemony. The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait was the first serious test of the ability of the new world order to survive.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“However, it is now certain that the cold war is over and that a number of countries which until recently used to be classified as of the "Socialist bloc" have opted for a new approach. I& a few hours' time, a united Germany will emerge. As recently as last year, any talk of a united Germany was taboo. In brief, we could say that the world order brought about by the Second World War has now collapsed and a new world order is beginning to emerge with the disappearance of the cold war, the fading of the spirit of animosity between East and West and the launching of a new phase of understanding and co-operation.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“It also gives roe great pleasure to express to the Secretary-General, Mr. Javier Peres de Cuellar, our appreciation of the valuable efforts he continues to make towards the establishment of peace and stability in the world and the consolidation of the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. Over the last few years and in the course of this year in particular, the world has witnessed major, swift and profound events and transformations whose effects are not limited to the current phase of international relations but will have an impact on the future of humanity as a whole. We may agree or disagree in assessing the consequences of those current events and transformations particularly in the long term.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the forty-fifth session of the General Assembly, particularly as your country, Malta, and mine, Syria, enjoy age-old cultural and historical ties for both countries belong to the Mediterranean area. I should also like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation of the achievement of your predecessor, Mr. Joseph Garba, in successfully guiding the work of the forty-fourth session of the General Assembly. May we wish his friendly country, Nigeria, progress and prosperity. We warmly welcome the independence of Namibia and its joining of the international community. Namibia now stands with the peoples of the world in support of their just causes. We also welcome the membership of Liechtenstein in our international Organisation.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“Following the improvement in the international climate the peoples of the world look to this international forum as a place in which to find effective solutions to the complicated problems from which they suffer, whether those problems result from aggression and oppression or from poverty and environmental pollution. These aspirations are not easy to achieve although they remain legitimate and attainable provided good intentions and political will prevail among us all.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“In this respect it is worth mentioning that the political improvement in the international climate and in international relations does not necessarily constitute a parallel factor in improving international economic relations, particularly vis-à-vis the developing countries. The policy of self-reliance and the encouragement of South-South co-operation are two basic prerequisites for the improvement of the economies of developing countries and encouraging industrial countries to start a serious dialogue on an equal footing between North and South because it is in the vital interests of all the peoples of the world.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“International economic relations continue to be based on unjust and unbalanced foundations and therefore these relations will need to be reshaped and restructured in order to create a new economic order that would help to achieve balanced social and economic growth in the world. The special session of the General Assembly to be convened in April 1990 and devoted to international economic co-operation takes on particular importance as regards the solutions to basic problems that stand in the way of growth in developing countries, foremost among which are problems of external debt, financial and monetary problems, international trade, the prices of raw materials in developing countries, problems of a scientific and technological order and problems of nutrition, agriculture and environment.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“Syria, which enjoys historic relations of friendship with Cyprus, expresses its hope that the ongoing contacts between the Greek and Turkish communities will lead to a comprehensive settlement of the question of Cyprus based on relevant United Nations resolutions. In this respect, Syria supports the efforts of the United Nations Secretary-General aimed at finding a solution to this problem. We wish once again to renew our support for the efforts made by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea peacefully to reunite the Korean peninsula through negotiations and for the establishment of a zone free of nuclear weapons in the Korean peninsula.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“There should be an intensification of international efforts to isolate the Pretoria regime and to support the black majority, so that it nay be enabled to eradicate the racist regime and realize the national aspirations of the people of South Africa, for freedom and equality. With regard to the situation in Afghanistan we believe that there is a need to adhere faithfully and accurately to the terms of the Geneva Agreements without any interference or intervention in the internal affairs of Afghanistan, to preserve of its territorial integrity and non-aligned status, and to establish a government of national reconciliation which would represent all segments of the Afghan people.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“In so doing it was motivated by the distinct Syrian-Lebanese relationship, which draws its strength from the roots of kinship, history and common strategic interests. Syria welcomes the beginning of implementation of the United lotions plan for Namibia's independence. We hope that the plan will be fully implemented and that elections will take place next month, as scheduled, without intimidation, threats or interference, so that the people of Namibia will be enabled to achieve independence and sovereignty over the whole of its territory, and to become masters of their destiny under the leadership of the South West Africa People's organization. However, we must not forget the disgraceful racist regime, which the international community has condemned and whose practices it has deemed a crime against humanity.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“That is exactly what Syria has been calling on all the Lebanese parties to accept ever since the outbreak of the bloody events in Lebanon, because we believe that those elements constitute the only right way to begin dialogue between the Lebanese parties and to bring about a political solution to the Lebanese crisis. Syria promptly endorsed the Committee's statement. It also stressed its support for the Committee's efforts to implement the resolution on Lebanon adopted by the Arab summit at Casablanca and affirmed its commitment to help the Lebanese government eventually formed at the outcome of national reconciliation to extend its authority over the whole of the Lebanese territory.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“By so doing, they aimed to attain three goals at the same time: first, to cover up the illegality of the minority military Government-, secondly, to avoid meeting the just demands of the Lebanese majority for reforms and equality, and, thirdly, to justify the continuation of the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon. At any rate, the recent statement by the Tripartite Committee of the Arab Heads of State was a positive turning point in the dangerous course of events that Lebanon has witnessed since September last year. That statement called for a cease-fire, the lifting of the blockades and the formation of a Lebanese security committee to monitor the cease-fire and to inspect ships in order to prevent shipments of arms and supplies to any party.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“Thus they totally ignored the Lebanese Parliament and the Prime Minister of the national Government in West Beirut, which represents the overwhelming majority of the Lebanese people, Muslims and Christians alike. Then they invoked that false claim in order to portray the problem as if it were a problem between Syria and Lebanon, and not, as it really is, between a minority of Lebanese, who had maintained a monopoly over power under the constitution laid down by the French Mandate authorities in 1926, and the majority of Lebanese, who are demanding political and constitutional reforms in order to guarantee the equality of all Lebanese citizens. On the basis of those fallacies the perpetrators of the events then made another desperate attempt to claim that the Syrian presence in Lebanon was illegal.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)