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1986-09-24

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1987-09-24

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1. “Neither should the cruel dilemma in which many countries find themselves obliged to buy weapons at exorbitant prices, to the detriment of their economies and the social well-being of their peoples. Yet, thanks to their influence deriving from their power and the responsibility they assumed on the world level, the major countries are able to change the diabolical course of events, so that hotbeds are extinguished and negotiations can replace armed confrontation. That is how the super-Powers could increasingly introduce the best remedy to eliminate the scourge of terrorism - individual terrorism and State terrorism - which is also gradually making use of evermore sophisticated weaponry.”

   1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)

2. “Secondly, world peace is seriously threatened by the interplay of regional conflicts and acts of destabilization. Of course, most of the time, these acts involve local regimes that use violence as their preferred instrument for promoting their hegemonistic aspirations and have recourse to the use of force and aggression to carry out their dark designs, scorning the principles and rules of law governing the international order. Yet, it seems to us that the super-Powers are not entirely free of responsibility. The sorry plight of innocent people in Africa, the Middle East and Asia reduced to a tragic existence of death and devastation should not leave them indifferent.”

   1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)

3. “We are not the only ones to be shocked at this and to condemn it. The major Powers themselves say that they are dismayed. All of them are distressed at violations of the Charter involving injustice when it strikes the centers of their own interests. In promoting negotiations between the super-Powers and other Powers, it is surely time now that these problems of freedom and dignity for millions of men and women should be regarded as fundamental problems and that the super-Powers should agree on treating them as such. In other words, they should agree to remove those considerations that have no raison d'etre except their mutual antagonism at the world level. As we see it, the relaxation of tension that is sought does, to a large extent, depend on their just solution in keeping with the inalienable rights of peoples to self-determination.”

   1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)

4. “We also welcome the constructive aspect of these measures, which constitute the first ray of hope in more than seven years in this difficult process of negotiations on disarmament in Europe. Arms developments are the result of international tensions throughout the world. Any agreement on limitation, banning and reducing military potential, whatever the size of the force involved, must be the result of considerations that go beyond weapons themselves and take account of the whole range of international factors. Foremost among these factors is the right of peoples to self-determination. More than 40 years after the San Francisco Charter was signed, peoples in the Middle East, Africa and Asia still suffer under the colonial yoke or once again find themselves deprived of their freedom.”

   1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)

5. “Redeployment of finances currently used by some to produce weapons and by others to buy them at inordinate prices towards development projects would contribute immensely to solving growth problems in the third world and also promote the harmonious development of international relations of benefit to all. To this end the American-Soviet negotiations must not be limited to deployment and counter deployment of missiles in Europe; they must also deal with establishing a balance of deterrent systems between the super-Powers. This in itself is not enough, but it is a commendable objective, one we would like to see attained. Already, the news from Stockholm on the agreement reached on specific measures to restore confidence is very encouraging, and we are pleased.”

   1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)

6. “Naturally, the limitation of nuclear weapons and a halt to the arms race, particularly in outer space, in favor of collective security that promotes lasting peace and fruitful co-operation will be the main goal of the proposed East-West dialog. The peace-loving nations that seek progress and prosperity, as our own does, can but welcome such a development, There is hardly any need for me to recall how indescribably wasteful the arms race is at a time when so many nations are arduously struggling just in order to live and their peoples just in order to survive.”

   1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)

7. “I should like to congratulate him also on his welcome and decisive contributions in dealing with difficult issues, (continued in French) This session is taking place at a crucial stage in preparations for the major negotiations between the two super-Powers which have been awaited for so many years. We hope that the mishaps along the way that occur from time to time and make us wonder whether those negotiations will ever take place will not thwart the profound universal aspiration to a better world in which peace, security and progress will prevail. All nations, regardless of their size, attach the greatest importance to these negotiations. Their success will to a large extent depend on the practical response they bring to the super-Powers' overall concerns.”

   1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)

8. “The qualities of leader ship, dedication and wisdom that he demonstrated in presiding over the fortieth session earned him our deep and lasting gratitude. I wish to say to Mr. Perez de Cuellar, our Secretary-General, how very glad we are to see him among us once again completely recovered and resuming his work with all the dedication and sagacity that he has always displayed. We congratulate and thank him for the courage, level-headedness and constructive approach he has demonstrated,- particularly in his latest report on the work of the Organization.”

   1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)

9. “It is a great pleasure for me to be representing Tunisia for the first time in the United Nations and speaking on behalf of Arab and African Tunisia, which is proud of being Arab. I take pleasure in congratulating you, Sir, on your unanimous election to the presidency c . *he forty-first session of the General Assembly, which demonstrates the great respect in which Member States hold you. My delegation is convinced that your well-known qualities as a diplomat, your great experience and your wide knowledge of the United Nations will prove most valuable as you guide our deliberations on the important and complex items on our agenda. I should like also to pay a well-deserved tribute to Ambassador Jaime de Pinies, a great friend who was President of the fortieth session of the General Assembly.”

   1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)