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Abdulaziz Kamilov

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first: 1996-09-24
most recent: 2016-09-24
sittings or episodes: 9
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“Uzbekistan supports the international counter- terrorism coalition as a matter of principle and stands ready to make its contribution to enhance global and regional stability. 17 The events of 11 September made the world face up to the situation in Afghanistan and, one can say, opened the eyes of the international community to the fact that terrorism has no borders and only through joint efforts we can defeat this perilous challenge to humanity. In a strict and, I would say, categorical way the events of 11 September reminded everybody that twenty years of war turned Afghanistan into a breeding ground and hotbed of international terrorism that threatened not only neighbouring countries and nations, but all of humanity.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“We welcome the United Nations Security Council resolution 1373 (2001), which stipulates the establishment of the Counter-Terrorism Committee to coordinate and increase the efficiency of the international community's efforts to fight this most dangerous threat of the twenty-first century. I would like to recall in this regard that Uzbekistan strongly urged establishment of such a committee within the United Nations as early as 1999. Uzbekistan is one of the few countries that are parties to all twelve conventions on combating terrorism. We sincerely hope that the appeal by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the United Nations Member States to join and ratify these documents will be followed and put into practice.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“At the outset, allow me to congratulate Mr. Jan Kavan on his election as President for the current session of the General Assembly. I would also like to express appreciation to Mr. Han Seung-soo for his excellent organization of the work of the previous session of the General Assembly. A year ago the world confronted acts of terror, unprecedented in scale and barbarity. We all remember the 11 September 2001 events in the United States and mourn the lives lost. The events of last autumn, first of all, show that security threats are taking on new and dangerous forms. The phenomenon of terrorism has become more complex. At the current stage the world has to contend with organized international terrorism. The United Nations devotes much attention to the fight against international terrorism.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“We welcome certain areas of progress in the work of the Security Council with regard to ensuring its transparency, the enlargement of its membership and other matters related to enhancing its effectiveness. With a view to increasing the effectiveness of the United Nations and in the interests of preventing and settling crisis situations, it is extremely important to intensify collaboration between the United Nations and regional security institutions, as well as to enhance the work of its own regional offices. Uzbekistan has an interest in developing and enhancing dialogue and cooperation with all States that display an interest in strengthening peace and stability at the regional and global levels.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“We much appreciate the efforts of the United Nations in supporting the activities of the Regional Group of Experts who are working on the text of the nuclear-weapon-free zone treaty, and we call upon the General Assembly, its President and the Secretary-General to lend their support to the process of formalizing and adopting decisions on this issue. Uzbekistan supports the provisions in the report of the United Nations Secretary-General concerning the prevention of armed conflict. We consider them to be fundamental guidelines for consultations on this issue. We also stand for the earliest completion of the United Nations reform process.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“Recognizing the urgent need to intensify the international struggle to face common threats, Uzbekistan accords great significance to the issue of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in Central Asia. Given the unstable military and political situation in the region, this problem is emerging as a real threat of continental and global proportions. In this respect, the functional capabilities of the Central Asian nuclear-weapon-free zone — an initiative put forward by Uzbekistan at the forty-eighth 14 session of the General Assembly in the spirit of the Non-Proliferation Treaty — are of particular importance.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“In recent years, the States of Central Asia have found themselves practically face to face with large-scale aggression unleashed by the international narcotics syndicates. It is perfectly clear that no single country, no matter how powerful its resources, can hope to confront drug trafficking successfully unless it enjoys the broad support of the international community. In our view, international cooperation should be based on mechanisms that are adapted as much as possible to the current situation and are capable not only of neutralizing existing sources of narco-aggression but also, and more important, of preventing them from emerging.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“For this purpose, we have provided all the necessary infrastructure, including that in the city of Termez, in immediate proximity to the border of Afghanistan. Finally, in light of the latest events, including both the acts of terror in the United States and the start of the anti-terrorist operation in Afghanistan, I would like to draw the attention of participants in this session to the Uzbek proposal to establish within the United Nations system an international centre to combat terrorism as a realistic mechanism for taking a collective stand against terrorist aggression. In discussing the organization of the international struggle against terrorism, we should not forget yet another equally dangerous threat — drug trafficking, the main financial support for terrorist and extremist activities.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“The civil war in Afghanistan, which has continued for three decades and reached its apogee during the short period of Taliban rule, has destroyed the country’s economy and caused the Afghan people great distress, and it is a threat to the very existence of Afghanistan as an unified State. We support the efforts of the international community aimed at immediate measures to adopt large-scale programmes for the post- conflict rehabilitation of Afghanistan and concrete humanitarian aid for those who urgently need such assistance in their plight. Uzbekistan, in close collaboration with the United Nations, is already actively participating in the delivery of international humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“The Uzbek people, being heirs to the great Muslim culture and having made a major contribution to the development and flourishing of Islamic civilization, realize that this operation is not directed against either the people of Afghanistan or the religion of Islam. War has been declared against terrorists and their centres and training grounds, not against the peaceful population. Uzbekistan and Afghanistan have a long history of neighbourly and mutually beneficial relations going back to antiquity. The Amu Darya River has always united us, not separated us. Uzbekistan has never had a conflict either with the Afghan people or with Afghanistan as a State.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“15) He also emphasized that this is “a threat to the security not only of the States of Central Asia, but of the whole world”. He unambiguously pointed to the particular danger that the world would face if the terrorists were to gain access to deadly weapons such as chemical, biological and other forms of weapons of mass destruction. Here it is pertinent to ask: Was this not a timely appeal? Uzbekistan has been actively engaged in cooperation with the anti-terrorist coalition. We consider the anti-terrorist operation in Afghanistan as, first and foremost, a means to destroy the terrorist bases and camps in that country as well as to eradicate conditions favourable to terrorist activity.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“Recent events have demonstrated clearly that terrorism is the most dangerous and treacherous enemy 13 of the international community. I think it may be relevant to remind Members of the address that the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Mr. Karimov, made to the General Assembly on 8 September 2000 from this rostrum. He sounded the alarm, trying to draw the attention of the international community to the “... war in Afghanistan, which has continued for more than 20 years ... Afghanistan has become a training ground and hotbed of international terrorism and extremism, and the main source and the warehouse of world drug production, which earns billions of dollars and fuels international terrorism.” (A/55/PV.7, p.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“Not only modern experience in combating terrorism but also the experience of history attest to this fact. The only way to deal with terrorists is to isolate them and stand up to them in the most uncompromising and resolute way. Given the nature of international terrorism and its extensive organizational and financial network as well as its considerable material and technical resources, it is essential to devise a global counter-terrorist strategy that will clearly define the following: first, the parameters of an effective legal framework as well as the organizational foundations for international cooperation in this area; and secondly, forms of concrete joint action at both the global and regional levels as well as on a bilateral basis.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“In accordance with this fundamental principle and in view of the current international situation, Uzbekistan commits itself to go all the way in its fight against terrorism as a global phenomenon. Only through joint, coordinated efforts of the entire international community can we eradicate this evil. No one has the right to stand aloof from this battle. We are acutely aware that, today, it is absolutely unacceptable to content ourselves with mere declarations and statements. It is time we supported our words with action. Before it is too late, we must take this opportunity to quit the cautious and defensive stance adopted in the struggle against international terrorism and to go on the offensive. Such an approach is also dictated by a simple and obvious truth: it is impossible to come to an agreement with terrorists.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“There is no doubt that the tragic events of 11 September represent an objective reality that has prompted the international community to critically reassess the situation, which requires the elaboration of common positions in the combat against international terrorism, based on the provisions of the United Nations Charter on safeguarding comprehensive peace and security. Today, it is evident that terrorism is related to extremism of every stripe — political, religious and ethnic — as well as to separatism and drug trafficking. These are the principle threats to the present and future of humankind, a plague of the twenty-first century that can enter any household. No one carries insurance against this evil. The international community is becoming increasingly aware of the indivisibility of security.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“Allow me to convey our sincere congratulations to Mr. Kofi Annan on the occasion of his re-election to the post of Secretary-General, as well as on winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2001. We also congratulate Mr. Han Seung-soo on his election as President of the General Assembly at the current session and we join those who have already expressed gratitude to Mr. Harri Holkeri for his excellent organization of the fifty-fifth session, which went down in the history of international relations as the Millennium Assembly. This session of the General Assembly is taking place in special circumstances.”
2001-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 56 (2001)
“For we believe that the realities these words signify constitute the most solid foundation for global geopolitical balance, and for the peace, prosperity and well-being of every individual country, which will enable every human being to face the future with confidence”.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“At the same time, we note with satisfaction the new style of work at the UNDP mission in Uzbekistan, which was recently headed by Mr. Kral. In conclusion, I wish to refer to the book written by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, His Excellency Mr. Islam A. Karimov, Uzbekistan at the Threshold of the Twenty-first Century: Threats to Security, Conditions and Guarantees of Progress, which says, “As we enter the new millennium, we extend to everyone the hand of friendship and mutual 31 understanding, symbolizing this with the words security, stability and sustainability of growth and development.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“The proposed regional UNDP Programme for development of the Fergana Valley has not received the support of our Government. In our opinion, the substance of the project has not been sufficiently considered and could entail negative consequences. Despite the exhaustive and comprehensive substantiation by our Government of the unacceptability of this project, which interferes with the security of the region, attempts to involve our country in the participation of the programme by distributing erroneous information throughout the international community have been undertaken during the last three years by UNDP and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. We sincerely hope that the new UNDP Administrator, Mr. Brown, will take note of Uzbekistan’s assessments.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“We hope that the tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders, to be held from 10 to 17 April 2000, in Vienna, will be devoted to the search for answers to the challenges of the twenty-first century, as indicated in a number of its main topics. We would like to focus on the work of UNDP in Uzbekistan. As the largest United Nations programme rendering assistance to developing countries in their process of development, UNDP, together with the Government of Uzbekistan, is carrying out a number of useful projects. We hope that such cooperation will be continued in the future as well. Nevertheless, I would like to say a few words about one problem that has emerged in our cooperation with UNDP and that, in our view, must be explained.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“The process of democratization is long and complicated, especially if it runs parallel to large, extensive economic reforms. However, the real threat to democracy, security and stability in the region stems from the sphere of transnational crime. In this respect, we state our firm support for the work of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. For this reason, the Republic of Uzbekistan has expressed its intention to present its candidature for membership of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for the period of 2001-2004.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“We call for more work by the United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) in the region of Central Asia. The conclusions of experts show that the Central Asian region is considered by the criminal world an important transit area for the transport of drugs to Europe and North America. Specific UNDCP projects aimed at the development of technical possibilities to control the transit of goods by providing border services with up-to-date methods of drug detection could contribute to this fight, which can hardly be regarded as the problem of one region alone. In this regard, we welcome the establishment, on the initiative of the Secretary-General, of the United Nations Office on Drug Control and Crime Prevention’s regional office operating in Uzbekistan.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“According to a 1998 annual report on international drug control, starting in 1995 Uzbek customs employees halted the attempted illegal export from Europe to Afghanistan of 72 tons of raw chemical material used for heroin manufacturing. This reaffirms the conclusion about the internationalization of the narcotic business and the emergence of international terrorism, which is no less dangerous. During the twentieth special session of the General Assembly, devoted to the fight against the illegal manufacturing, sale, purchase, transport, trafficking and spread of narcotic substances, we advanced many concrete proposals, including the establishment of a regional coordination centre to fight drug-trafficking and the drug business. Concrete forms of cooperation between Central Asian countries and the European Union were defined.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“The problem of Aral Sea can be solved only with the help of an adjusted financing mechanism and the conscientious work of experts. The Republic of Uzbekistan comprehensively supports efforts of the United Nations and the international community aimed at counteracting the illegal cultivation, transportation and consumption of narcotic substances. The problem of drugs should be considered a danger in that it gives rise to terrorism, international crime and money-laundering. 30 The illegal sale of drugs is the most profitable shady activity in the modern world. The transnational structures controlling global trade in drugs appear in most cases to be more mobile than the structures opposing them. Today, as has been pointed out by previous speakers, more than 90 per cent of the drugs in some European countries are of Afghan origin.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“In this connection, it is necessary to develop and implement, with the assistance of the United Nations specialized agencies and donors, a specific, long-term strategy and programme of revitalization for the Aral area, that would affirm the principles of sustainable development, prevent a deterioration of quality of life for people living in the region and ensure a dignified standard of living for future generations. We are hoping for the effective support of such international financial and economic institutions as the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and others, as well as donor countries, in the normalization of the ecological situation and in meeting the pressing needs of the population living in the affected area.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“We are also in favour of an increase in the number of new non-permanent members of the Security Council. The deteriorating problem of the Aral Sea requires me once again to call on the Assembly for support. With the help of international organizations, the opinion that the Aral Sea crisis can be resolved only through humanitarian intervention has gradually taken root in the perception of the international community. But this is not the case. Measures of this kind have not given positive results on any continent where mankind has been faced with ecological catastrophes.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“The implementation of the reform programme will go a long way towards adapting the United Nations to the demands of the modern world. The Secretary-General’s proposal to convene the Millennium Assembly and the Millennium Summit in the year 2000 must be implemented. The year 2000 is a unique symbolic moment to affirm the position of the United Nations and to strengthen its role as a leading force in the twenty-first century. The Republic of Uzbekistan continues to consider Security Council reform to be a necessary and urgent process. Any delay in this process will prevent the United Nations from adapting efficiently to the dynamics of the coming millennium. We are convinced that Germany and Japan can rightly claim permanent membership of the Security Council.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“The value of this step is of special importance in the light of nuclear testing in South Asia and the clear tendency towards a global arms race. Substantial progress has been achieved towards the realization of the Central Asian initiative to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone. The Central Asian countries, through their common efforts and with the support of the United Nations, have come considerably closer to concluding a treaty on the establishment of a Central Asian nuclear-weapon-free zone. I hope that, at the meeting to prepare the draft treaty to be held in Japan in few days, the experts of the Central Asian countries will be able to finalize the draft. The Republic of Uzbekistan supports the measures proposed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to reform the United Nations.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“These actions revealed not only a deep understanding of the importance of these international documents, but also our desire to make a real contribution to solving the problem of the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, improving the planet’s ecology and strengthening global security and regional stability. The issue of establishing nuclear-weapon-free zones is firmly established on the disarmament agenda. It is already widely recognized that the creation of such zones is a unique instrument in the process of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, which undoubtedly strengthens international and regional peace and security. Let me express the conviction that this topic will be considered as one of the major issues in the work of the 2000 NPT Review Conference.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“We believe that the international community, in 29 preparing for the Millennium Assembly in the year 2000, should show its determination by defining extremist crimes and drafting its explicit understanding of the threat of terrorism. The Republic of Uzbekistan is recognized around the world as an authoritative supporter of the non-proliferation of the nuclear weapons. Uzbekistan is party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and the Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material. The Republic was among first countries to sign an Additional Protocol to its agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency on the application of safeguards in connection with the NPT.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“Uzbekistan supports increased international efforts to further assist the stabilization of the situation in Tajikistan and the rapid elimination of new hotbeds of tension in southern Kyrgyzstan, which has become a new target for invasion by international terrorists and extremist forces. In this regard, I would propose the adoption of a resolution by the General Assembly to consider the problem of terrorism in the framework of the Security Council, as well as the establishment of an informal group to coordinate efforts aimed at fighting terrorism and extremist crimes. We also support the proposal to convene an international conference on the fight against terrorism.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“At the same time, we do not fully understand the rather subdued reaction of the international community and the major States to the most dangerous spread of terrorism in Central Asia, posing the threat of regional and global destabilization. Finally, the contemporary wellsprings of terrorism, where it is born and nurtured, are the theatres of military conflict. In our region, that means Afghanistan. A working meeting of the “six plus two” group in the special format, with the participation of representatives of the two main parties to the Afghan conflict, was held in Tashkent two month ago. The discussion resulted in the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, defining the fundamental principles for the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Afghanistan.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“Attempts to give terrorism, and international terrorism in particular, a national or ethnic character do not reflect reality and have their own dangerous consequences. Thirdly, the fight against terrorism requires coordinated international efforts and wide recognition of the legitimate rights of States to protect their citizens from terrorist assaults. Terrorists casually and most insolently attack peaceful populations and deprive human beings of their fundamental right to life. Fourthly, the global danger of terrorism is obvious today. There is an understanding at the international level of the need for coordinated action.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“In this respect, I wish to say the following. First, terrorists, using Islam — one of the world’s most peaceful religions, founded on the greatest cultures of civilization — as a cover, are seeking to attain the broadest of political goals: the creation of a new regional and ultimately global order. The terrorists’ methods of assassinating peaceful civilians and creating diversions radically contradict the principles and values of Islam. Secondly, terrorism is undergoing an intensive process of internationalization. Extremists working in Central Asia are consolidating their ranks with recruits from throughout the world. Terrorism has neither nationality, borders nor any particular belief.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“In my statement, I should like to dwell on those questions, which, in our opinion, demand special attention. First among these is the issue of security and the maintenance of regional and global stability. Today, we are forced to recognize that terrorism is one of the principal challenges and threats to international security and stability in the twentieth century. Should the United Nations react to this most daunting challenge? Yes. The coordination of the efforts of the international community in the search for legal mechanisms to fight terrorism at the global level has become urgent. The struggle against terrorism transcends the problems of one country or even groups of countries. I take this opportunity to emphasize in particular the serious threat of terrorism facing the States of Central Asia.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“We may confidently say that if favourable conditions and trends are maintained, in the twenty-first century Central Asia, given its geostrategic significance and its vast natural, energy and human resources, will become a promising and dynamic regional market of a global importance. The interdependence of the situation emerging in Central Asia, the common European security system taking shape and the outlook for developing situations 3 within the vast Asian continent means there is an urgent need for the international community to take measures to ensure durable peace and stability in this region along with its sustainable development.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“These exercises constituted a serious test, the successful completion of which confirmed this battalion as a fully fledged unit in the United Nations reserve peacekeeping forces. Once again we should like to take advantage of this United Nations forum to call upon the international community to pool its efforts to tackle the serious threat to the security of the Central Asian region that may also have consequences on the global level. I am referring to the ecological situation in the Aral Sea basin. The current session of the General Assembly — the Reform Assembly, as it was called by Secretary-General Kofi Annan — must give a fresh impetus to the joint efforts of the international community in combating organized crime, drug dealing and terrorism. We need to develop transnational programmes to confront these challenges and threats.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“We consider the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Expanded Bureau Meeting Seminar, held in September 1997 in the capital of Uzbekistan, as the world community’s recognition of Central Asia’s importance in issues related to strengthening peace and stability on the regional and global levels. The creation of the Central Asian collective peacekeeping battalion by Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan was an important step towards safeguarding peace and stability in the region. For the first time on the territory of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan broad-scale exercises of the Central Asian collective peacekeeping battalion, Centrazbat 97, were held, with the participation of multinational forces.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“Uzbekistan highly appreciates the efforts of international organizations — first of all the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) — for their support of the Central Asian initiative. We would like to request the General Assembly, its President and the Secretary-General to assist in the passage of a special resolution in support of the initiative declaring Central Asia a nuclear-weapon-free zone and in the establishment of a United Nations expert group to study the forms and elements of the regional agreement on this issue. Our cooperation within the framework of the OSCE is making a significant contribution to enhancing regional security in Central Asia.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“On the international level it is necessary to give priority attention to the settlement of regional problems. The phased advancement towards global security is possible only after we create secure and stable regions. In other words, when dealing with global problems, it is essential to follow the principle of moving from regionalism to globalism. It is also necessary to fundamentally reconsider the security guarantees provided to the non-nuclear States, first and foremost to those participating in nuclear-weapon-free zones. We need to organically combine the efforts for promoting non-proliferation and ensuring global nuclear security with the resolution of regional problems. The problem of non-proliferation must be considered in close linkage with significant reductions of other types of weapons of mass destruction.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“However, we are well aware that the process of establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia is not a one-time political action. It must be carried out within the framework of existing agreements and in accordance with international experience, in particular within the framework of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. In this regard, on the regional level a reliable system of collective efforts by States participating in this initiative should be developed. Those efforts must ensure the non- proliferation regime, the ecological safety of hazardous industries that involve nuclear raw materials and the prevention of leakage of nuclear technologies and materials.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“Our country was among the first of the newly independent States to accede to the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. At the forty-eighth session of the General Assembly, in 1993, Uzbekistan called upon the international community to declare 2 Central Asia a nuclear-weapon-free zone, and we have been consistently moving towards the implementation of this initiative. Concrete confirmation of this policy was the holding of the international conference “Central Asia — Nuclear- Weapon-Free Zone” in Tashkent on 14 to 16 September, under United Nations auspices and with the participation of high-level representatives of more than 60 international organizations and countries. This forum was a major international event in the history of the region.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“In our view, the process of imposing an arms embargo should be divided into two stages: first, the adoption by the Security Council of a resolution on the embargo, which would be political in nature; secondly, the drawing up of United Nations control machinery for compliance. We welcome the stepping up of United Nations efforts to resolve the Afghan problem, in particular, the appointment of Mr. Brahimi as the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General. We hope that the United Nations will also support our initiative for the creation of a contact group from among the countries neighbouring Afghanistan, as well as the United States, Russia and other interested States, together with, of course, representatives of inter-Afghan forces. Uzbekistan fully supports the principle of the indivisibility of security — internal, regional and global.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“Despite all the complications of the situation around Afghanistan, trends have recently been observed which can, and indeed must, be used to begin the peace process. The proposal on imposing an arms embargo deserves special attention. Such an embargo, which has already been proposed by Uzbekistan on many occasions, must be considered the principal condition for halting external interference in Afghanistan’s affairs. We are well aware of the technical difficulties related to the implementation of this initiative in the conditions prevailing in Afghanistan. However, we do not think that they are insurmountable.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“Its major aspects include such points as the maintenance of the territorial integrity of Afghanistan; the rejection of force as a means of settling the conflict; the cessation of external interference; the imposition of an arms embargo; the participation in a phased peace process of all the major forces involved in the conflict; the implementation of the peace process under the aegis of the United Nations, and with the participation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC); and the creation of a broad-based coalition Government including all the various opposition parties. We share the view of the Secretary-General that if the meaningless civil war in Afghanistan is to be halted, regional and international participants must shoulder additional obligations.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“Maintaining security and stability in Central Asia and providing conditions for the sustainable development of the States of the region are among the crucial guidelines for the foreign policy of Uzbekistan. To achieve these goals, Uzbekistan has put forward concrete initiatives, particularly within the rostrum of the United Nations. I should like to take this opportunity to draw attention again to a number of problems which require an immediate solution, both at the regional level and at the broader international level. I refer first to the continuing conflict in Afghanistan, which has recently become particularly brutal, and to the continuing instability in Tajikistan. Our position of principle regarding the Afghan settlement remains unchanged.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“The idea of merging all the United Nations entities in different countries under one flag in the so-called United Nations Houses seems to us quite rational. The reform of the United Nations administration structure will allow for reallocation of the funds saved to enhance development programmes. The creation of a single agency to combat crime, terrorism, drug-trafficking and money-laundering is also a timely proposal. The proposals on consolidating the economic and social departments, cutting down on United Nations administrative staff, replacing the Department of Humanitarian Affairs and establishing a streamlined Emergency Relief Coordination Office to coordinate activities of all the United Nations agencies in implementing assistance projects, also merit our attention.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“Although a number of these proposals require careful study and additional elaboration, we can already highlight concrete aspects which deserve support. I refer primarily to the decision on the enlargement of the permanent membership of the Security Council through the inclusion of Germany and Japan, countries which today are playing a significant role in world economic and political affairs. We also support the enlargement of the non-permanent membership of the Security Council, which, in our view, would provide for a more democratic representation of other States in this body. To promote efficiency in implementing the resolutions of the United Nations, there is a need to reinforce and broaden the authority of the Secretary-General. In our view, we should also support the proposal to establish the post of a Deputy Secretary-General.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to your high office, and to express our confidence in the success of the work of the current session. I also wish to thank sincerely Ambassador Razali Ismail for his enormous contribution to the work of the sessions of the General Assembly over which he presided. The changes which have been taking place in our world in recent years and the formation of a qualitatively new geopolitical system of international relations require the adaptation of the United Nations to new realities, with the creation of a flexible and efficient international mechanism which can take effective measures to address the new challenges of our time. In Uzbekistan we have a positive assessment of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s plan for reforming the United Nations.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“The geo-strategic balance of power raises the question of the expansion of the number of permanent members of the Security Council. We are convinced that such States as Germany and Japan today are fully equipped to be permanent members of the Security Council. Uzbekistan stands for the constructive reform of the United Nations. In this context, together with other States, including Italy, whose proposals deserve serious attention, we express our sincere desire to ensure that the United Nations is a reliable instrument for maintaining universal peace and stability.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)