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KHADDAM

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first: 1971-09-24
most recent: 1983-09-24
sittings or episodes: 11
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“Therefore, we stress the need for the cooperation of all developing countries, especially in preparing for the United Nations special session scheduled for next year on international economic co-operation, with the aim of achieving a basic change in the present structure of economic relations, and setting up the new world economic system, so as to consolidate the economic independence of the developing countries, to ensure prosperity and stability for the peoples of the world, and to help guarantee international peace and security. 244.”
1979-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 34 (1979)
“In this respect, we wish to warn against the danger of drifting along with the claims of some of the advanced industrial countries, especially the United States of America, which attribute the causes of the present international economic crisis to the so-called energy crisis, and blame the developing oil-producing countries for this crisis. 243.”
1979-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 34 (1979)
“This will certainly widen the gap between the rich and the poor countries. It will further deprive the developing countries of sources of economic development and will bar them from acquiring the modem technology needed for such development. It will certainly lead to the strengthening of the blockade imposed on the developing countries by certain advanced industrial countries, in co-operation with transnational firms, to compel them to sell their raw materials at very cheap prices, while the former countries raise the prices of their manufactured goods to an extent that is threatening to destroy the economies of the developing countries. 242.”
1979-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 34 (1979)
“Despite the strenuous constructive efforts exerted by the group of developing countries during the sixth and seventh special sessions of the United Nations, and the North-South dialogue in Paris, and more recently at the fifth session of UNCTAD, to convince and persuade the advanced industrial countries to co-operate in establishing the new international economic order, these countries have continued to place obstacles in the path of the desired co-operation, clinging more and more to the privileges afforded them by the prevailing economic, commercial and monetary system, which is far from being just and is based on exploitation. As a natural consequence, the provisions of the General Assembly resolutions adopted at the two sessions remain a dead letter, and the Paris and Manila conferences have ended in failure. 241.”
1979-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 34 (1979)
“This prompts us to stress the need for the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Korea and for the start of the necessary dialogue between the two parts of Korea, in the implementation of the joint communique signed in 1972 for the peaceful unification of the country and the realization of its independence and national unity. 239. The situation in Cyprus remains tense and calls for concern. This makes it necessary to speed up the efforts aimed at a negotiated solution between the two communities under the auspices of the United Nations Secretary-General based on the relevant United Nations resolutions, and within the framework of the respect for the sovereignty of Cyprus, its independence, territorial integrity, unity and non-alignment. 240.”
1979-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 34 (1979)
“In this connexion, we wish to stress our absolute support and backing for the liberation movements in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia in their struggle to secure the rights of their peoples to self-determination, independence and national sovereignty. We also affirm our support for the resistance of the front-line African States to the brutal racist aggressions, and the manoeuvres aimed at liquidating the cause of national liberation of the peoples of southern Africa. 237. In Asia, we can but express our deep regret for the explosion of the situation in South-East Asia, which has shaken the stability of the region, has threatened the independence of its peoples, and has reduced the area to another hotbed of tension. 238. Furthermore, the Korean question remains unsolved.”
1979-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 34 (1979)
“Nevertheless, such bright spots in the international scene do not obscure our vision regarding the many critical problems that remain unsolved and that imperil international peace and security. 236. In South Africa, the apartheid regimes are adamant in defying world public opinion, international statutes, and the United Nations Charter and resolutions. These regimes practise apartheid, racial discrimination and terrorism. They are setting up domestic Bantustans and are committing cruel aggressions against the frontline African States. Owing to the weak international measures of deterrence against the aggressiveness of the said regimes, the region has become one of the worst hotbeds of tension in the world and directly threatens the security and independence of the African continent, and in particular, of the front-line States.”
1979-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 34 (1979)
“In this way, the aspirations of the people of Iran for liberty, justice and progress have been fulfilled. 233. In Latin America, another great victory was achieved by the people of Nicaragua, who have freed themselves from the Fascist Somoza regime, and are now enjoying freedom. 234. In Africa, African vigilance has decisively destroyed schemes to thwart the heroic struggle of the people of Zimbabwe, who boycotted the spurious elections and rejected their outcome. It is ironic that the plotters, thinking that their scheme had fooled African and international public opinion, are now calling upon the world to recognize the new regime and to lift the sanctions imposed on Rhodesia. 235.”
1979-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 34 (1979)
“Therefore, we cannot but emphasize that disarmament can be achieved only through the elimination of colonialism, racism and zionism, and all aspects of aggression, occupation, domination and foreign exploitation; only if all peoples enjoy security based on justice and equality; and only when all peoples feel reassured as to the respect of their territorial integrity, independence, sovereignty, and their right to self-determination and to the choice of the system they desire. 232. Since the end of the first part of our preceding session, a great victory was won in Asia when the people of Iran, under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, eliminated an edifice of imperialism, reaction and terrorism and has consolidated Iran's sovereignty, independence and non-alignment.”
1979-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 34 (1979)
“The desire of the international community to stop the arms race, to ban the use of nuclear weapons and prevent their proliferation, and to establish a number of zones free of nuclear arms, was stressed at that session. 230. However, the arms race remains a fact threatening mankind with unlimited dangers, especially if we recall that two of the largest arsenals of modern weapons are in the hands of the racist aggressive regimes in occupied Palestine and in South Africa. 231.”
1979-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 34 (1979)
“The continued presence of such problems, and the aggravation of some of them, such as the Middle East problem, underscore the need for the participation of all States on an equal footing in drawing up the detente policy so as to give this policy the required comprehensive international dimension, and in developing the detente process so that it will become a positive factor in ensuring international peace and security and setting up new systems which will be more just and equitable in the area of international relations. 229. Total and comprehensive disarmament is a major objective which the world community is striving to achieve. Such efforts were recently demonstrated at the tenth special session of the General Assembly, which was devoted to disarmament.”
1979-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 34 (1979)
“It is evident that international detente has sometimes succeeded in keeping the world removed from the cold war, on the one hand, and in creating a new atmosphere of international co-operation on the other. However, international trust in detente cannot be enhanced unless the framework of such a process is expanded to encompass the whole world and to help in solving intricate international problems.”
1979-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 34 (1979)
“I also congratulate the State of Saint Lucia on its admission to membership in this world Organization. 227. The increasing role of the United Nations and the growing world interest in this role emphasize our joint responsibility for the necessity to seize the opportunity of our meeting in this new session of the General Assembly to examine the international situation, evaluate the consequences and effects of the events that have occurred since our previous session and to seek, seriously and attentively, a solution to the many international problems that confront us, some of which have produced such increasing tension that they imperil international peace and security, entailing dangers of unlimited consequences. 228.”
1979-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 34 (1979)
“It gives me great pleasure to extend to you, Sir, and to the friendly people of the United Republic of Tanzania warmest felicitations on your election as President of the thirty-fourth session of the General Assembly. We highly appreciate the great role you have played over the years in presiding over the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and in representing your country in the Security Council. Your qualifications and experience will certainly lead our session to the success we all aspire to. We assure you that we shall spare no effort in co-operating with you towards that end. 225. I wish to take this opportunity to hail the success achieved by the previous session under the presidency of Mr. Lievano. 226.”
1979-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 34 (1979)
“We look forward to your help and backing since thereby you would strengthen the United Nations and its power and consolidate world peace, which is our common objective.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Given the responsibilities entrusted by the United Nations Charter to the Security Council regarding the maintenance of world peace, and in view of the fact that Israeli practices and policies constitute a grave danger to that peace and threaten the gravest consequences, we request the Security Council to put an end to such practices and to take the necessary steps to cancel all Israeli measures imposed in the occupied Palestinian and Arab territories, notably those relating to annexation, colonization and Judaization. 222. I have outlined the situation in the Middle East with all its gravity and dangers. Peace in our region depends upon your sincere desire to enforce the provisions of the United Nations Charter as well as on the help you give us and the support you lend to our just struggle.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Had those Powers sided with right and justice and had they stood firmly against Israeli intransigence and arrogance, Israel would not have dared to pursue a policy which is in direct contravention of the United Nations Charter and resolutions. 220. We appeal to all States to cease extending any economic or military aid to Israel and to refrain from giving it any form of help, since such help would inevitably lead to perpetuating the present situation and would encourage Israel to continue its aggressive action against the rights of the people of Palestine and against the occupied Arab territories. 221.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“It is regrettable and unfortunate to see certain big Powers, instead of dealing with Israel on the above basis, extending to it all sorts of military and economic aid and assistance and supplying it with the most up-to-date lethal weapons, as if Israel were the victim of aggression, as if it had not perpetrated a brutal aggression against an entire people by expelling them from their homes and lands, and as if it were not occupying territories of three States Members of the United Nations. Such military and economic assistance increases Israel's greed and ravenous appetite for expansion and aggression, as well as heightening its intransigence and its defiance of United Nations resolutions.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Israel is practicing a policy contrary to the aims of the United Nations Charter, the rules of international law, the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity, human rights and basic human freedoms. Accordingly Israel is not worthy to be a Member of the United Nations, We call upon the international community to apply against Israel those sanctions provided for in the Charter, and to reconsider resolution 273 under which Israel was admitted to United Nations membership. 218. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights has repeatedly condemned Israel for violating the fourth Geneva Convention in the occupied Arab territories. The Commission considered those violations to be war crimes and an affront to mankind. 219.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Moreover, we all know that Israel's admission under the said resolution was conditional upon the fulfilment of the following two conditions: first, that it undertake to comply fully with the United Nations Charter from the first day of its admission to membership; and secondly, that it carry out the provisions of resolution 181 (II), on partition, and of resolution 194(111) by permitting the Palestinian refugees to return to their homes. The then Foreign Minister of Israel undertook at the time to accept the two conditions. Needless to say the undertaking was dishonest. Israel has not honoured either of the two conditions. Resolution 194(111) remains a dead letter and the same applies to resolution 181 (II), since Israel has occupied territories four times as large as the territories allotted to it under the partition resolution. 217.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Never in the history of this international Organization has a Member State flouted the United Nations as Israel has done. Israel has violated the Charter, disregarded United Nations resolutions and defied the will of the international community. I need not list all such violations now since they have become a daily occurrence and members are quite familiar with them. 216. We all know that Israel was admitted to the United Nations under resolution 273 (III).”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Israel would be very much mistaken were it to believe that it could impose its will on the Arabs and perpetuate the present situation, or if it believed for a single second that the Arabs would cede one inch of their territories or any of their rights. The hysterical military threats recently reiterated by the Israeli military leaders will not frighten or alarm us. History has taught us that the party that makes threats is not always the winner. The history of nazism is not so remote as to be forgotten; nor is the October war. Throughout history our people have made enormous sacrifices and have endured many sufferings to defend their rights. Today they stand ready to make more sacrifices for their land, their rights, their freedom and their dignity. 215.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“On numerous occasions we have declared our genuine and sincere desire to attain peace in this region of the world. It is this desire that prompts us to welcome any effort exerted to establish peace in our region. We have declared that the peace we desire and strive for is the peace that would lead, first, to Israel's total withdrawal from all the occupied Arab territories, and secondly to securing the national rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to establish their own independent State, their right to self-determination and their right to return, in conformity with the relevant United Nations resolutions, to their lands from which they have been excluded since 1948. The acceptance of these two conditions is the key to a just and durable peace in the Middle East. 214.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“It refuses to allow the participation in such a conference of the Palestine Liberation Organization, which is regarded by the world community as the sole legitimate representative of the people of Palestine. Israel also denies that people the right to establish its State in Palestine, as is stipulated in General Assembly resolution 323. 212. This having been said, allow me to put this question to you. If Israel insists on retaining the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and Jerusalem, if it refuses to withdraw from all the territories belonging to Syria and Egypt which were occupied in 1967 and if it also refuses to recognize the rights of the Palestinian people, how do the Israelis conceive of the possibility of the establishment of peace in such conditions? 213.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“They misrepresent the situation as an issue of refugees who can settle in the neighbouring Arab countries, and ignore the fact that the problem is one of a people that was expelled from its land and homeland, to which it wishes to return to determine its own fate there. This right to self-determination has been recognized by the United Nations. 210. Secondly, Israel refuses to withdraw to the borders of 4 June 1967, and affirms its intention of retaining part of those territories-foremost among which are Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip—thereby violating the United Nations Charter and the relevant United Nations resolutions. 211. Thirdly, Israel is laying down pre-conditions for convening any peace conference.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Just one glance at Israel's proposals for peace in the Middle East confirms what I have just said. Those proposals are, in fact, no more than attempts to undermine the efforts which are being exerted to solve the conflict in the Middle East. Moreover, they are attempts to perpetuate the present situation and to confront the world with a fait accompli, which is in line with Israel's traditional policy. Those proposals do not have the remotest chance of achieving peace, for the following reasons. 209. First, those proposals ignore the fact that the Palestine issue is the origin of the Middle East conflict, and disregard the rights of the Palestinian people.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The timing chosen by Israel to announce those measures is significant, as they were announced only a few days after the last visit of the United States Secretary of State to the countries of the region. Israel's intention is explicit and clear: to undermine the efforts exerted by the United States Secretary of State to reconvene the Geneva Peace Conference. 207. Israel was established on aggression and it cannot survive without aggression. Peace is indeed incompatible with its aggressive and expansionist plans aimed at annexing Arab lands and expanding at the expense of the Arabs. Therefore, it has always resorted to placing obstacles in the way of peace and worked to undermine efforts at achieving peace. It is within this context that we can interpret Israel's attitudes and policies from its inception to the present time. 208.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Sharon said: The United States must understand that the settlement of Jews in Arab territories is more important than peace . 205. That statement alone is, I believe, sufficient to shed light on Israel's expansionist intentions and on the extent of its adherence to peace. I must also refer to the plan announced by General Sharon to double Israel's population so as to bring it up to 6 million. I would like to ask, How can Israel, within its small area, assimilate that many people, and how could such a plan be carried out other than through plans aimed at the occupation of more Arab territories? 206. Begin has implemented his ideas about the historical homeland . He has taken a series of measures aimed at annexing the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to Israel by applying Israeli laws to the population of those areas.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“On 23 May 1977, in a declaration published by the French weekly L'Express, Begin, in reply to a question as to whether his Government intended to annex the West Bank to Israel, said that only foreign territories were usually annexed, while the West Bank was a liberated territory . 203. On 7 September 1977, Begin declared that every Jew has the right to settle in the land of Israel and that the West Bank fell within the historical boundaries of the land of Israel . He has also made other similar declarations and statements which you must have read when they were made. 204. Nevertheless, I find it imperative at this point to refer to the statement made on 9 September 1977 by General Ariel Sharon, Israel's Minister of Agriculture, when he disclosed that Israel had secretly established 10 settlements during last August.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“200. On 17 May 1977 Menachem Begin declared that the West Bank was an integral part of what he termed Israel's historical homeland . 201. On 18 May 1977 Begin declared that the new Israeli Government would call upon Israeli youth to settle in the occupied territories since they were part of the land of Israel. He added that there was no need to annex the West Bank because no one would annex what is his. He also stated that his Government would not call the West Bank an occupied territory but, rather, a liberated territory , and that Israel would not withdraw from the West Bank since it was an integral part of Israel. He added that the Arab leaders must become aware of that fact. 202.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We have repeatedly and on all occasions declared our sincere desire for peace. However, Israel has always reacted by further intransigence. Every step we took towards peace was met by Israeli steps escalating actions conducive to the obstruction of peace. 199. Ever since its creation, Israel has been pursuing a constant policy based on expansion and the acquisition of more Arab territories. It is persisting in implementing this policy, heedless of the wishes of the international community and disregarding the lessons of the 1973 October war. The statements made by Menachem Begin since the first day after the Likud won the elections prove the validity of my assertion. It would take me some time to list all those statements. However, I shall refer to a few of them in order to give you an idea of the course the Israeli leaders are pursuing.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The impact of an explosion of the situation in the Middle East might not be limited to the countries of that region: rather, it would imperil the whole world. We all remember that the 1973 October war brought the world to the verge of nuclear war because of conflicting international interests in the Middle East region. That region has 70 per cent of the world's oil reserves, and through it pass the routes of international communications between east and west. Hence, all talk about peace in the world is incomplete if peace is not achieved in the Middle East. 198. We, the Arabs, realize this fact. We are part of the world. The attainment of world peace concerns us as much as it concerns the other nations of the world. Through peace we can ensure the prosperity and welfare of our peoples.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The explosive situation in the Middle East is certainly foremost among the issues that engage the attention of the international community, which is striving to seek a solution to that situation because of the sure relationship between peace and security region and peace and security in the world at large. 196. The existing situation is the result of Israel's intransigence and continuing aggression against the rights of the people of Palestine and against the occupied Arab territories.' Israel is thereby violating the Charter and resolutions of the United Nations. The recent Israeli measures aimed at applying Israeli laws to the Arab inhabitants of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and at establishing new settlements in the occupied Palestinian and Arab lands as a prelude to their annexation to Israel, are aggravating the situation. 197.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“In this connexion, it is imperative to stress that human rights cannot be enforced under conditions allowing the exercise of force, oppression and suppression, the persistence of all forms of colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination, and where human beings are deprived of their country, their land and their homes. Such conditions are clearly seen in the sufferings of the Africans living under racist regimes in South Africa, Rhodesia and Namibia. They are also clearly shown in the sufferings of the Palestinians living under Zionist racism in occupied Palestine-; or in exile outside Palestine. 195.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“This can be achieved only when ail peoples and nations are able to enjoy security based on justice and to sense respect for their independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and their right to choose the system they wish to adopt, and only if all forms of aggression, exploitation, colonialism and racism are eliminated. 194. We attach great importance to the guaranteeing of freedom and the basic rights of r. an which represent a substantial factor for liberation and the elimination of subservience, exploitation and foreign domination.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Hence, it has become necessary to expedite the search for a solution based on negotiations between the two communities on the island under the auspices of the United Nations Secretary-General, on the principles of resolution 3212 adopted by the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session, and with due respect for the sovereignty of Cyprus, its independence, territorial integrity and unity, as well as its non-alignment. 193. The actions taken by the United Nations in the field of disarmament and the progress realize so far have been meagre and unsatisfactory. We appreciate the significance of the role which the United Nations could play in this domain, since international peace and security cannot be maintained without total and comprehensive disarmament.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We are certain that victory will be achieved by those peoples still labouring under the yoke of racism, and that the peoples of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia will be liberated. 191. The situation in Korea remains a cause of dangerous tension. This prompts us to stress again the need to have all foreign troops withdrawn from Korea, to have the military Armistice Agreement replaced by a peace agreement and to start a dialogue between the two parts of Korea with a view to peaceful reunification of the country. 192. The Cyprus issue is still fraught with tension and a possible heightening of such tension-especially following the demise of President Makarios.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The decolonization process which has taken successful steps within the framework of the United Nations at times stumbles in certain areas because of the obstinacy and manoeuvres of some colonialist Powers. Racism in all its manifestations persists in its oppression and its defiance of the world to the extent that it is extending me limits of its aggressions to the neighbouring independent nations. The racist regimes in Africa could not survive and persist in their oppression and aggression were it not for the political, military and economic support they are receiving from some Western countries, and were it not for the identity of fate that links those regimes with the Zionist racist entity in occupied Palestine.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“All this prompts us to stress the need to change the present economic order, it is here that the role of our international Organization should be conspicuous, and in particular that of the General Assembly, which must contribute seriously and effectively to the removal of the obstacles and difficulties that are blocking the way to the establishment of a new order, towards the application of whose principles no progress whatsoever Ins been made. 189. The maintenance of international peace and security, the easing of tensions and the safeguarding of the world from the holocaust of war and from various forms of armed conflicts are all directly linked to finding the solution of a number of issues and problems which the United Nations has for so many years been tackling at each of its regular sessions. 190.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The problem is represented by the sharp contrast between the will of the international community, which has defined the bases of the new economic order, and; the attempts made by certain forces to obstruct the solution of problems that are worsening every day. The current crisis of the world economic order is being aggravated with the passing of time, and the developing nations have become victims of this chronic disease. 187. This situation, which has never been witnessed before by the world, is a natural outcome of the crisis dominating current economic relations. It is a crisis that was engendered in the old colonialism era and kept active and growing in the era of imperialism and neocolonialism. 188.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Rather do they demand that we seek solutions, which they want to see carried out. This can be done only through showing due respect for the United Nations Charter and for the will of the world community. 185. The one-year interval between the present session and the previous one revealed some major changes in, and facts about, the world of today. Some steps were taken to eliminate tension and to strengthen the concept of international detente. In contrast, peace and stability are still remote and beyond the reach of some peoples and regions. Attempts continue to be made to impose new forms of subservience on those peoples. Such attempts occur from time to time, in Africa, Asia and Latin America. 186. A major and most essential global issue faced by our Organization today is the economic relations prevailing in the contemporary world.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“By placing our issues and attitudes before the General Assembly, we are affirming our belief that the world Organization must be the effective instrument to strengthen international peace and security and to establish equal and equitable relations among nations. Despite the achievements already realized by this Organization in all domains, we find it imperative to express our deep concern over the non-implementation of many resolutions adopted by the various United Nations organs, and over the persistent violations of the principles of the Charter and the abu3e of some of the privileges defined in it. We have all witnessed the unfair use of the veto in the Security Council in certain cases. The nations of the world do not wish problems to be merely pinpointed.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“A few days ago, our Assembly enthusiastically received two new Members. They are the Republic of Djibouti, which won its independence recently following a bitter struggle for freedom and self-determination, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, whose people fought for over 30 years to achieve independence and the unity of their homeland and made enormous sacrifices in their struggle against the fiercest colonialist and imperialist forces. We hail Arab Djibouti and friendly Viet Nam, whose admission to membership in the Untied Nations will undoubtedly contribute to the enhancement of the role of the international community and the consolidation of its universality. 184.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“181. Mr. President, may I first of all warmly congratulate you on your election as President of the thirty-second session of the General Assembly. The universal confidence placed in you by delegations of the entire world is clear evidence of the high esteem that the world community has for your people and country, which was one of the pioneers of the non-aligned movement. Your great experience in international affairs, as well as your wisdom and knowledge, give promise that you will contribute considerably to the success of the work of this session. 182. I should also wish to praise the constructive role played by Mr. Amerasinghe, the outgoing President, who conducted the work of the previous session with flexibility and insight and in a manner that confirmed the excellent traits of character for which he is renowned. 183.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Peace depends on the ardent desire of Member States to see that the resolutions they have adopted are fully implemented. It is their duty to lend us their support and backing, and thus enhance the prestige of the United Nations in the interest of such peace.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“However, such a peace can be realized only within the framework of the following two principles: first, Israel's unconditional withdrawal from all the Arab territories occupied during the June 1967 aggression; and secondly, Israel's undertaking to carry out the United Nations resolutions relevant to the Palestinian cause, notably General Assembly resolutions 3236 (XXIX) and 3237 (XXIX). 76. Any talk of peace in any other sense is nothing but an attempt to delude world public opinion and deceive the international community. While on the subject of the Sinai agreement, I wish to recall the fate of the agreements on Indo-China, particularly the Paris agreements on Viet Nam. The peoples of the world cannot allow the aggressor regardless of the material force he owns to persist in imposing his will. 77.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“We are against that agreement because it boosts Israel's arrogance and intransigence in not complying with the United Nations resolutions, and above all because it was concluded against the will of our Arab people. 75. We have recently been hearing talks about possible negotiations concerning the occupied Syrian territories. I declare from this rostrum that any talk on this subject within the framework of the step by- step policy is not founded on a practical and realistic basis. The reason is that the occupied Syrian territories are part of one cause, namely the cause of Palestine and the occupied Arab territories. We refuse to be dragged into the policy of dividing the cause. We want a just and durable peace.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The agreement is an attempt to undermine the solidarity of our people, impair its unity and isolate it as a preliminary to doing away with all the gains achieved by the October war of liberation. We are against that agreement because it permits the aggressor to persist with its expansionist and aggressive policy and gives it security in Sinai, so that it may throw all its weight, and practice its terrorist acts, against the other Arab fronts. We are against that agreement because it ignores the legitimate rights of the people of Palestine to self-determination and the establishment of its national entity in its home-land. We are against that agreement because it was concluded outside the framework of the United Nations.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“How can that agreement be a step towards peace when Israel is still occupying our national soil, and when there is a party that is enhancing its offensive forces in order to become the mightiest striking force in the region and thus carry out its expansionist and aggressive policy? How can we consider that agreement a step towards peace when it has paved the way for a United States presence in the area and when it has made the United States a main party to the conflict, with all the dangers implicit in such presence dangers that threaten the future of our people, who can clearly recall how the United States became involved in Viet Nam? 74. We are against that Agreement because it is against the will of our people.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The search for a just and durable peace in the Middle East must be made outside the deceptive framework of the Sinai Agreement and the ensuing commitments and undertakings given by its godfathers to supply Israel with the most destructive weapons How can our people believe that that agreement will bring peace closer, while part of it is designed to supply Israel with missiles which bring within range the capitals and towns of the Arab countries surrounding the center of aggression? How can we be convinced that this agreement is a step towards peace when Israel is receiving for it, through blackmail, billions of United States dollars? 73. What sort of peace can such Agreement bring about, since it was concluded outside the framework of the United Nations?”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)