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Ben Yahia

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first: 1992-09-24
most recent: 1995-09-24
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“It behoves the States of the world to share a joint vision of the world of tomorrow, so that it may be characterized by more solidarity and justice. We hope that the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations will reaffirm the commitment of the international community to an Organization without which we can never hope to build such a new world order.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“At the same time, Tunisia has acceded to many international conventions on the equality of women and men, the latest of which has been the Copenhagen agreement which relate to the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. Based on its rich experience in this context, Tunisia has played a very active role in the March 1995 World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen and in the recent Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, whose positive results we commend. In this new era, Tunisia will continue to support the efforts of the United Nations both in the areas of maintenance of peace and of development. We shall continue to participate in defining the features of the new world order and to call for upholding the law and the norms of international legality.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“In the field of development, the Tunisian strategy is based on the human element within a comprehensive vision that embraces all segments of society, and aims at building a balanced and unitary society. In this context, I wish to stress in particular the importance that Tunisia attaches to the empowerment of women, the protection of the family and to highlight the fact that many achievements have been made in this context, particularly with regard to the adoption of structural, legal and administrative measures to promote the role of women and the family, economically and socially and to enhance the role of women in our development efforts.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“On the 28th and 29th of July 1995, Tunisia hosted a preparatory meeting for the Mediterranean region to ensure the success of the meeting scheduled for next November in Barcelona. The Preliminary results of the Mediterranean dialogue give cause for optimism as they reflect a common desire to safeguard the Mediterranean region from international political convulsions and economic fluctuations while ensuring its harmonious development. The United Nations is called upon today to develop a new concept based on the need to achieve security, development and democracy. These are the very principles in which Tunisia believes and for which we strive, domestically as well as internationally.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“At the Maghreb level, in cooperation with the member States of the Arab Maghreb Union, Tunisia has worked to create an economic zone in the region. This has taken concrete shape in the Tunisian declaration of 1994 relating to the creation of a free zone as a first step in putting in place a Maghreb development strategy. Tunisia’s involvement in international economic affairs and its attempts to develop its interests with the region on the northern shores of the Mediterranean are among its basic foreign-policy tenets, enshrined in the partnership agreement with the European Union. This agreement is based on joint development and aims at creating a free zone that will allow Tunisia further activity within the economies of its European partners. It goes hand in hand with a policy of dialogue between the countries of the Mediterranean.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Through this proposal, Tunisia aims at creating a new system based on economic, political, social and democratic stability, because we believe that they are the very pillars of security. This Tunisian initiative is based on awareness of the organic link between development, democracy and stability. This overall view takes into account the aspirations of individuals and peoples who look forward to freedom and economic, social and cultural well-being. The Tunisian view of security and development is anchored in the belief that extreme importance must be attached to the cultural and humanitarian aspects of international relations, particularly at the regional level. Proceeding from this belief, Tunisia has sought to consolidate its cultural and political ties with all the countries of the Arab Maghreb and of the Mediterranean.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“In this context, joint initiatives could be taken to ensure a better division of labour between the United Nations and the Bretton Woods institutions with a view to increasing their effectiveness in the economic and social fields and within the context of development in general. More specifically, as far as cooperation between the United Nations and other parties is concerned, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has been calling, since 1989, from this very rostrum, for a development partnership between industrialized and developing countries. This initiative is a project for a new 8 international cooperation based on a dynamic view of the security of all States.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Such an important role should work in favour of the international community’s efforts to restructure the United Nations and to increase its effectiveness. Tunisia, which has taken part in these efforts, believes that any restructuring process should help promote the universal nature of the Organization and strengthen its democratic posture, so that it may make a better contribution in the area of development. We believe that the process of restructuring must go hand-in-hand with a wider cooperation between the United Nations and the Bretton Woods institutions in order to improve their input in development.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Proceeding from this, Tunisia has supported from the outset the international community’s initiative embodied in “An Agenda for Development”. We believe that “An Agenda for Development”, along with “An Agenda for Peace”, help to enrich our thinking in the field of multilateral cooperation at a time when countries of the world are becoming increasingly open to market economics which, together with the consolidation of interdependence, have come to be the principal economic characteristics of world economy at the end of the 20th century. In view of the irreversible globalization of economic concepts, the United Nations is called upon to play a fundamental role in formulating and implementing development policies.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“I should now like to address the crisis in Bosnia, which, in our view, constitutes an aberration that embodies a serious defiance to all humanity. This war puts us face to face with ideologies which, we thought, had become things of the past, but which have now resurfaced in the guise of “ethnic cleansing”. The international community has the right to make use of the means provided by the United Nations Charter to force those who flout all civilized values and trample the most basic of human rights to accept the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to respect its territorial integrity. Tunisia, which has always participated in the United Nations efforts to maintain international peace and security, is well-aware of the limitations of the narrow view that reduces the concept of security to the military dimension alone.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“As for Iraq, Tunisia, which is satisfied with the progress that is being made in implementing United Nations resolutions, calls for lifting the embargo imposed on Iraq in order to mitigate the suffering of the Iraqi people. At the same time, Tunisia stresses the need to fully respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Kuwait and all the countries of the region. By the same token, we hope that agreement on the basis of the norms of international law and the behests of good-neighbourliness and respect for the territorial integrity of other States, will be reached in the dispute between the United Arab Emirates and the Islamic Republic of Iran on Abu Moussa and the Greater and Lesser Tumb Islands.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“We believe that it is time for the Israeli Government to demonstrate realism and political courage by rising above the very narrow view of security and relations with the neighbouring Arab States in order to allow the peoples of the region to live in harmony in increasing security and stability. In the Arab Maghreb, Tunisia, which has always believed in international legality, calls, in the light of initiatives taken by Libya, for a rapid resolution of the Lockerbie affair in order to lift the embargo imposed on our Libyan brethren. The negative effects of that embargo have begun seriously to affect stability and development in all the countries of the region.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“We must adopt the same approach in order to give new impetus to the negotiations between Syria and Israel on the one hand, and between Lebanon and Israel on the other in order to ensure the withdrawal from the occupied territories in the Golan and in southern Lebanon and the achievement of a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the region. It goes without saying that the principles upon which the peace process was based, namely Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), as well as General Assembly resolutions concerning the withdrawal from all Arab and Palestinian lands, including Holy Al-Quds, must be fully implemented. Al-Quds remains, for the Palestinian and the whole Islamic nation, a cornerstone for the settlement of the dispute.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“We believe it is a step that will lead to the elimination of an entire class of such weapons. This calls for further substantive steps to rid the world gradually of the threat of nuclear weapons, particularly in the wake of the indefinite extension of the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). As for the Middle East, many important steps have been taken towards genuine dialogue between the parties concerned. Tunisia, which has been an active participant in the peace process since it began in Madrid, welcomes the agreement achieved yesterday between the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel, and hopes that it will be followed by other concrete steps towards ensuring the 7 achievement of the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Boutros Boutros-Ghali, as well as to all those who have provided financial and logistical assistance to peace-keeping operations in Africa and to the States that have provided financial support to the fund created within the OAU mechanism for the settlement, management and prevention of disputes. While some hotbeds of tension persist, some have been eliminated, and we do see a reduction in the danger of major conflagrations in the light of the significant progress made towards disarmament and the strengthening of the underpinnings of international security through the efforts of the United Nations, as well as an improvement in the climate of trust and understanding that we now feel in international relations. In the area of weapons of mass destruction, Tunisia welcomed the signing of the Convention on chemical weapons.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“The results of such efforts could be improved if the appropriate financial and logistical means were made available to the organ and if coordination were ensured between the United Nations and the OAU in this regard. We do hope that the recent tendency to give this matter some thought will lead to the identification of the ways and means whereby action by the international community in this direction will develop further. On this occasion, I should like, on behalf of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, to pay tribute to the international community for its valuable support to Tunisia during its presidency of the OAU, and to express particular appreciation to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Here we should remind of the role of the central organ of the OAU’s mechanism for conflict prevention, management and resolution, which has been given new impetus by President Ben Ali and other African leaders in order to make it an effective tool in the prevention and settlement of disputes in Africa. In this context, Tunisia has hosted several meetings of this central body, which have resulted in the adoption of many important resolutions that have made it possible to address certain situations which, otherwise, would have called for intervention by the international community to keep peace or to prevent the outbreak of new conflicts. We believe that such efforts by this central organ of the OAU warrant additional support.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“While the United Nations has to provide assistance to countries that are ravaged by civil wars and internal conflicts, we, as members of the international community, are all called upon to mobilize our efforts and to strengthen our solidarity within the context of the efforts aimed at the maintenance of peace and to identify and resolve the underlying causes of such disputes. Proceeding from our belief in the fundamental principles set forth in the Secretary-General’s “Agenda for Peace”, particularly those relating to preventive diplomacy, peacemaking and peace building, Tunisia, during its presidency of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), called for stronger cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity in the area of conflict prevention and the speedy resolution of disputes at minimum cost.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“These, we believe, are the underpinnings upon which we should build a new world order. Due to the developments the international community has been witnessing over the past few years, the United Nations Organization has come to shoulder new responsibilities towards international peace and security. These responsibilities are manifest in the unprecedented increase in the number of peace-keeping operations, as well as in new activities such as the supervision of elections and the rebuilding of State structures and the economic infrastructures of States. In addition, many of these activities have to do with the settlement of disputes within certain States.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Inherent in these new challenges are factors of disintegration and collapse that throw a long shadow over international peace and security and impose new threats that the international community should hasten to contain 6 with decisive action which should not focus on their outward manifestations alone, but deal with their true underlying causes, namely economic underdevelopment and social backwardness. In fact, these new situations which now face the world in the post-cold-war era make us realize that it is impossible to ensure lasting international peace and security by military means alone. Respect for law and international legality are prerequisites as are creation of conditions that would promote the economic and social development in an interdependent world.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Hotbeds of tension and instability have proliferated, in many regions of the world, and have taken root in the soil of ethnic and political hostilities that often take the form of armed confrontations within the borders of any one State. Such hostilities are often fuelled by extremes of hardship and by deteriorating economic and social conditions. Some negative phenomena, such as terrorism, extremism and the illicit traffic in arms and drugs have also grown in a manner that is cause for concern as they undermine the stability of States.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“This session of the Assembly crowns a half century of the world Organization’s efforts to preserve world peace. Today, the Organization is called upon to pave the way to a new era, one that we hope will be marked by solidarity in facing the tasks before us and the responsibility we all bear. Since the end of the cold war the world has rid itself of the heavy burden of the fear of another world war, a war that would have led to untold catastrophes and tragedies. This development, albeit new, already seems to be part of the past given the speed of subsequent developments. Even if East-West confrontation and the bipolarity of past decades have disappeared, new challenges have emerged over the past few years.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Allow me at the outset to extend to you, Mr. President, our warmest and sincerest congratulations on your election to the presidency of the fiftieth session of the United Nations General Assembly. Through you, I should also like to pay tribute to the relations between my country and Portugal and to note our shared expectations for the Mediterranean region. I would be remiss were I to fail to extend my warmest congratulations to your predecessor, Mr. Amara Essy, President of the previous session of the Assembly, for the new impetus he gave to the Organization through the different working groups over which he presided. I should also like to pay a special tribute to the Secretary- General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for the wisdom and determination with which he is carrying out his noble mission.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“We think the reforms should emphasize the principle of equality among Member States and guarantee decision-making balance among the Organization’s various organs, and particularly with respect to the Security Council and the General Assembly. Let me conclude by reiterating my wishes for the success of the work of the forty-eighth session; we count on it to realize the hopes of the peoples of our world.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Boutros Boutros- Ghali to adapt the universal Organization’s structures to the ongoing changes in international relations, to rationalize the activities of the United Nations system and to reorganize the methods of its functioning. The elements of the proposed reform package should be carefully considered and discussed by all Member States with a view to making the Organization’s new structure more efficacious. The projected reforms - whether involving enlargement of the Security Council, redeployments in the Secretariat or cuts in spending - deserve our attention to the extent that they take account of the interests of the developing countries.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“In this very Hall, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali proposed a contract for peace and development that in our estimation, would strengthen the existing capabilities and enhance potential in the States of the North and of the South alike. In his recent address to the European Parliament at Strasbourg in June 1993, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali further proposed organizing a conference on the development of the Maghreb States with a view to establishing a new political, economic, social and cultural partnership between the Maghreb and the European States. Before concluding, I wish to touch on the question of the restructuring of the organs of the United Nations. I want again to welcome the initiatives of Mr.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“In this connection, it must be recalled that indebtedness and debt-servicing, in the case of the developing countries, in most cases is the main obstacle that impedes further development and hampers full participation in the world economy. Although Tunisia has always honoured its financial commitments I should like in this connection to reiterate some proposals we made earlier on this subject: in particular regarding the rescheduling of debt by creating a special fund to finance job-creating development projects. There is no doubt that such projects, in addition to their direct return which would be beneficial to the recipient countries, will have the effect of settling populations in their original regions and thus contribute to reducing migratory flows to wealthier countries.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“That is why it would be judicious to formulate a new approach to international cooperation which would encompass development assistance, trade, investment and the transfer of technology. To avoid a North-South schism, the developed countries must take account of the economic problems of the countries of the South, especially those problems that relate to the development process as well as the problems relating to the restructuring of their economies and to indebtedness. We cannot deal with international trade without taking up one vital question, namely the necessity of establishing a link between the transfer of technology to the developing countries and capital flows.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“It goes without saying that steps taken at the national level can only be viable to the extent that the international community succeeds in identifying the interrelationships between the problems of the environment and those of development. In this connection, there is need for a new approach in addressing the issues of North-South relations. This means moving towards strengthening of a multilateral economic system in order effectively to respond to the priorities of the poorer countries. Tunisia has constantly given concrete expression to cooperation between the North and the South in its various aspects because it is convinced of the interdependence of the interests of the two groupings and the link between the growth and volume of assistance provided by the countries of the North.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“To this end, Tunisia adopts a policy that combines preventive and remedial environmental programmes. That policy has yielded so far, many tangible results, in areas such as the conservation and safeguarding of natural resources, the protection of fisheries and coastlines, and the Forty-eighth session - 27 September l993 19 improvement of the quality of life. Ratification of the international conventions which followed the Earth Summit and the creation of a national Commission on Sustainable Development are all tangible facts which reflect Tunisia’s commitment to the implementation of the decisions of the Rio de Janeiro Summit.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“It was in keeping with this thinking that Tunisia acceded to the Non- Proliferation Treaty, the Treaty banning the development of biological weapons and signed, in January 1993, in Paris, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction. I hardly need to recall that the concept of security transcends the purely military aspects and embraces various elements that encompass political stability and economic security. This means we have to draw up an agenda for development as a necessary prerequisite for the success of An Agenda for Peace. The right of both present and future generations to live in a healthy environment is today at the very centre of the concerns of the international community and is one of the main concerns of my country.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We should also look for just foundations that would reinforce the laws of asylum now in force in all States. It is obvious that while the right of asylum acquires a humanitarian character and is essentially a part of State sovereignty, the granting of asylum should be in accordance with certain ethical rules and principles which must be respected. Tunisia believes that the right of asylum is one of those common human values which must not be used for the purposes other than those for which they were created. The persistence of old problems and conflicts which drag on in various parts of the world, delays in development which plague a considerable segment of mankind highlight the fragility of peace and security. Consequently, it is essential to work for genuine disarmament.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We have listened with great attention to President William Clinton when he spoke this morning of the risks which continue to threaten security and stability throughout the world, particularly extremism - racial extremism above all - and religious extremism, which breed hatred and terrorism. Tunisia continues to appeal to the international community to intensify its efforts to contain this phenomenon which sows anarchy and chaos in the bosom of the international community and hampers the development process. It is high time for the international community as a whole to give serious thought to this phenomenon, to define its various forms and manifestations and to devise an international course of action and a legal framework to combat it.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“In this respect, I should like to highlight one particular scourge namely the dangerous phenomenon of extremism and terrorism, especially that type of extremism which dons the garb and mask of religion while, in spirit and action, it constitutes a total negation of democracy and human rights. Tunisia, which unmasked in time the doublespeak of that type of extremism, has been able, through an overall strategy of political, economic, cultural and social achievement, to contain this phenomenon and thwart its designs. Consequently, our country now enjoys safety, stability and continued progress.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Thus the concepts and principles of human rights, freedom, pluralism, the rule of law and State institutions, have become constants on which all Tunisians unite around their President Ben Ali, in order to devote themselves to laying the foundations of our society. Tunisia has spared no effort to ensure the success of the International Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, to facilitate the successful elaboration of a common approach and to identify the appropriate machinery to ensure respect for human rights. My country remains convinced that development, combatting poverty, the settlement of disputes that arise from foreign occupation, the elimination of racism and fanaticism, are all absolute imperatives in defending human rights of people, ensuring the stability of States and enabling their peoples to progress.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“18 General Assembly - Forty-eighth session The profound changes in international relations have undoubtedly imparted a global dimension to the problems of the world. International solidarity and cooperation in the new shape they have taken, have become an absolute necessity whether the issue in question has to do with the maintenance of peace, disarmament, the upholding of human rights, or with addressing problems relating to the environment, demography and development. On November 7th, Tunisia charted for itself an unswerving course in that area and boldly has taken several decisive steps toward laying the foundations of a State that functions under the rule of law, through institutions that uphold fundamental freedoms.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Henceforth, Africa will have to rely essentially on its own resources. However, it does need the support of the international community so that its efforts may succeed in achieving the goal of African development and African stability. Attention should be drawn to the suffering of many African States as a result of upheavals and conflicts such as those witnessed by Somalia, Liberia and Angola, which have now become sources of major concern for the entire international community. The international community must not remain unmoved by such events, which undermine whole States and sap their potential. We believe that the international community is capable of contributing genuinely to national reconciliation in those countries, and that by so doing it will make it possible to eliminate all the other sources of tension in the continent.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Tunisia, which has welcomed the process of change in South Africa, and looks forward with optimism to seeing the April 1994 elections restore this great African country to a place worthy of its standing within the African family, calls upon all political parties to respect the agreement that has been concluded, and to implement it in good faith so that the peoples of Azania can see an end to racism and the advent of a new era of democracy. The establishment, at the most recent Summit of the Organization of African Unity, of machinery for the management and settlement of conflicts in Africa is also a source of great satisfaction. In our view, this is evidence of the determination of the African Heads of State to turn the page once and for all on wars and disputes and to embark upon a new era based on dialogue and fruitful cooperation.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The dispute between Libya, a member of the Arab Maghreb Union and three Western countries is a source of deep concern for us. Tunisia has worked hard within the Maghreb framework and at the Arab level to find a negotiated and honourable settlement that would safeguard the interests of all parties and spare the region the risk of any escalation of tension and instability. Tunisia has always worked for strengthening peace and cooperation in Africa. It is our hope that in future Africa will reap the beneficial side-effects of the profound international political and economic changes that have taken place, so that it may devote its efforts to development.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Tunisia’s efforts on the Arab Maghreb’s level in its capacity as current president of the Arab Maghreb Union aim at creating the necessary conditions that would enable us to make progress in building the Maghreb and strengthening its role in the international arena. Building the edifice of the Maghreb is part and parcel of the current development of international relations, which favours regional groupings. We for our part are doing everything we can to ensure that the Arab Maghreb Union keeps pace with events in a way that will make it possible to establish fruitful relations in the international context and more particularly with the regional Arab, European and Mediterranean groups so that, as a group it may serve as an instrument of peace and cooperation and a bastion of security and stability.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The agreement will be deposited shortly with the United Nations. In this context, we should like to express our sincere hope that all the problems in the Gulf region will be properly and rationally resolved, including the boundary disputes between Iraq and Kuwait and between the United Arab Emirates and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and that this will be achieved by peaceful means in line with existing agreements and the norms of international legality, in keeping with the new spirit which now inspires international relations as well as with the aspirations of our world after peace and stability in this particularly sensitive region.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Regarding the tragedy of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tunisia once again appeals to the conscience of the world to work determinedly towards seeking a just settlement based on law and international legality rather than on the basis of fait accompli politics, so that a swift end may be put to this tragedy, particularly as winter is near. Since it remains faithful to its Arab and Islamic identity, and since it also belongs to the Maghreb, Tunisia will do everything it can to strengthen the ties of brotherhood and cooperation in order to achieve our objectives so that we may be able to realize the aspirations of our peoples of a better future. It is in this spirit that Tunisia and Algeria have recently concluded an agreement on the demarcation of the borders between our two fraternal countries.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“It is in this context that we should view Tunisia’s participation in the operations involving supervision of the elections in Cambodia, despite the enormous difficulties that were encountered. Forty-eighth session - 27 September l993 17 Also, Tunisia recently responded to the United Nations appeal to take part in the Somali operation; unfortunately, the situation seems to indicate that a return of peace in the short term seems rather unlikely. Tunisia also responded to the United Nations appeal to be associated in United Nations efforts in the Western Sahara, the purpose of which is to lay the groundwork for holding a referendum.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Tunisia, while welcoming these developments, would like to voice the hope that Israel will show the necessary courage to reach agreement with the Arab parties concerned in order to achieve a just and lasting peace that will guarantee that all the peoples of the region will live in security and stability, and that in the place of strife and conflict there will be good-neighbourliness. Devoted as it is to the universal values of peace and justice, Tunisia will continue to endeavour to give impetus to this dynamic peace process in the Middle East with a view to undoing the knot of the crises and conflicts that beset the world today. In line with this stance, Tunisia has made a point of being associated with the efforts of the international community and with the work of the United Nations in the service of peace, security and stability.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“One of the signs of such maturity is undoubtedly the dynamic peace process in the Middle East. There can be no doubt that the premisses of peace in the Middle East which are now attracting the attention of the entire international community are an indication that an end to decades of confrontation, destruction and suffering is now in view. The historic mutual recognition between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization and the declaration of principles relating to the occupied territories are all important signposts along the road towards recognition of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, and are a cause for hope that a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East is in the offing.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“After the spectacular upheavals that the world has undergone, the current session provides us with a propitious opportunity to take a close look at the circumstances and the prospects offered by these changes and to consider ways and means of strengthening our Organization and its new fields of action, particularly on the basis of preventive diplomacy and on building relationships of trust and cooperation between States. Starting from 7 November 1987, Tunisia has been engaged in laying the foundations of a modern and advanced State capable of adapting to the changes that have taken place and continue to take place in the world. Tunisia hopes that after the era of dogmatism and ideology, the world will be able to evince greater maturity by putting more vigour in striving for cooperation between nations and solidarity between peoples.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for his efforts and the determination in implementing the objectives and decisions of the United Nations aimed at resolving conflicts throughout the world. His is far from an easy task, particularly since those conflicts have multiplied and the activity and role of the United Nations today have increased as well. I should also like to congratulate the new Member States that have acceded recently to membership of our Organization and to welcome their delegations here present. I am quite certain that they will make their own valuable contributions to what is being done by the United Nations to promote peace and cooperation between nations.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“I am particularly pleased to offer my warm congratulations to Ambassador Insanally, both on my own behalf and on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Tunisia, on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. I am delighted to see him directing our work and I am convinced that in the choice it has made, the General Assembly intended to honour his country, which has been devoted to the cause of peace and international cooperation. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank his predecessor, Mr. Stoyan Ganev, for the contribution he made to the work of the forty-seventh session and for the great skill he evinced at that time. It is also a pleasant duty to pay tribute to the Secretary- General of the Organization, Mr.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The constructive spirit prevailing in the work of this session once again confirms the determination of the United Nations to play to the full its assigned role in the international arena in the maintenance of peace and security in the world. We are convinced that the Organization will succeed in consolidating the achievements of mankind and in providing it with the opportunities it needs for progress and prosperity.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We are fully convinced that our Organization, by virtue of its great experience and influence, is capable of giving effect to this ambitious civilizing project and making a valuable contribution to the strengthening of cooperation among Member States within the framework of a new outlook that will open up promising vistas for mankind and give it renewed hope and confidence. Tunisia has already put forward many ideas and proposals to bring about these new reforms and tendencies that, in our view, must shape international economic relations. On more than one occasion it has made appeals to this end, most significantly in the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session by President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from this very rostrum, for the conclusion of a covenant of peace and progress between the industrialized and the developing countries.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)