unitex@rubbs.fidonet.org (unitex) (09/24/89)
UN ASSEMBLY PLENARY -- TAKE 4 Posting Date: 09/24/89 Source: UNITEX Network, Hoboken, NJ, USA Host: (201) 795-0733 ISSN: 1043-7932 Turning to the inclusion of items in the agenda, the PRESIDENT said that items 1 to 6 had already been acted upon in plenary meeting. Therefore, their inclusion had been approved. The Assembly then decided to include items 7 to 25 in the agenda, as well as items 26, 27 and 28. In separate actions, the Assembly decided to include items 29 through 35, and 36 through 48 in the agenda. It then decided to include items 49 to 61 relating to disarmament in the agenda. Items 62 to 73, 74 to 79, and 80 to 115 were also approved for inclusion in the agenda. Next the Assembly agreed on the inclusion of items 116 to 120 relating to Non-Self-Governing Territories in the agenda, as well as items 121 to 137 dealing with administrative and financial questions. Also approved for the agenda were items 138 to 147. In separate actions, the Assembly then decided to include items 148 through 154. (END OF TAKE 4) * Origin: UNITEX --> Toward a United Species (1:107/501) --- Patt Haring | United Nations | FAX: 212-787-1726 patth@sci.ccny.cuny.edu | Information | BBS: 201-795-0733 patth@ccnysci.BITNET | Transfer Exchange | (3/12/24/9600 Baud) -=- Every child smiles in the same language. -=-
waldron@newport.rutgers.edu (10/02/89)
UN ASSEMBLY PLENARY -- TAKE 4 Posting Date: 09/30/89 Copyright UNITEX Communications, 1989 UNITEX Network, USA ISSN: 1043-7932 HANS-DIETRICH GENSCHER, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, said that "Because we Germans are aware of our responsibility for the Second World War, we perceive it our duty to work for a better world: for a world of peace, democracy and solidarity between nations, freedom and human rights." The Polish nation was the first victim of the war deliberately unleashed by Hitlerian Germany 50 years ago. He gave assurance that that right to live in secure borders would not be called into question through territorial claims by "us Germans", either now or in the future. Since the inception of the Federal Republic of Germany, he said, it has framed a European peace policy -- as a member of the European Community and the Atlantic Alliance and as a member of the family of Western democracies, he said. The European Community was heading for a European Union which regarded itself as a factor of economic and political stability in the world. His country agreed with its Western friends that the reform processes in Central and Eastern Europe were in the interest of all Europe and of the world, he said, adding that the reform process was not a case of one side's opinion being adopted by the other, but rather a process of self-reflection on the common foundations of European culture and history. The two German States had already made substantial contributions toward d|tente and disarmament in Europe, he went on, adding that those endeavours were founded on the Basic Treaty with the German Democratic Republic and guided by the joint declarations issued by Chancellor Kohl and General Secretary Honecker on 12 March 1985 and 8 September 1987. The two German States must, each in its own fashion, contribute towards overcoming the things that separated the Europeans from each other, he said. His Government wholeheartedly supported the process of European unification within the European Community as well as the efforts of European countries aimed at reform. The German Democratic Republic could contribute through reforms aimed at greater openness in Europe, just as the Soviet Union, Poland and Hungary were already doing. A policy of reform would open up new prospects in the German Democratic Republic for young people, he said, adding that this would encourage people to stay in the country. The Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Nuclear Missiles (INF Treaty) was an important step towards controlled disarmament, he said. Whoever had more weapons must disarm more. The meetings between Secretary of State Baker and Foreign Minister Shevardnadze had provided signs of hope. Negotiations on a comprehensive, global and verifiable ban on chemical weapons must be completed. (END OF TAKE 4) * Origin: UNITEX --> Toward a United Species (1:107/501) --- Patt Haring | United Nations | FAX: 212-787-1726 patth@sci.ccny.cuny.edu | Information | BBS: 201-795-0733 patth@ccnysci.BITNET | Transfer Exchange | (3/12/24/9600 Baud) -=- Every child smiles in the same language. -=-
unitex@rubbs.fidonet.org (unitex) (10/11/89)
UN ASSEMBLY PLENARY -- TAKE 4 Posting Date: 10/09/89 Copyright UNITEX Communications, 1989 UNITEX Network, USA ISSN: 1043-7932 The Foreign Minister of Morocco, Mr. FILALI, then said that his own region had made major strides towards union. The establishment of the Arab Maghreb Union had become an imperative. Around the world, the trend was towards regional integration as a factor of peace, harmony and stability. The treaty that established the union -- comprised of Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Tunisia and Morocco -- had strengthened the ties between those States and contributed to establish a regional peace based on justice and equality. Integration would be sought to the fullest, and ties would be reinforced with the Gulf Co-operation Council and the Arab Co-operation Council. Faithful to the idea that the so-called Western Sahara problem should be resolved through self-determination, his country had agreed in principle to the Secretary-General's peace plan on 30 August 1988. Morocco would continue to lend its backing to the efforts made by the Secretary-General and the Chairman of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), he stated. Unlike the world political situation, he then said the international economic picture did not offer even a glimmer of hope. The problems of the countries of the South had grown worse: the determination in the terms of trade, growing protectionism and low prices for exports, had been compounded by the burden of foreign indebtedness. The widening of the gap -- indeed, the chasm -- separating North from South was liable to have an impact on the developed countries as well. For that reason, it was a collective responsibility to help the developing countries deal with those problems. A "stop-gap approach" was not appropriate for a system in crisis, he said. The world economy must be restructured, to take into account the concerns of both sides. He had high hopes that next year's special session of the General Assembly on development questions would not be a missed opportunity and that specific measures could be designed to create a more balanced international economic order. For Morocco, co-operation with developing countries was an essential element, he said. South-South co-operation was an important factor in reaching a better equilibrium in world economic relations. In concluding, he said the world was undergoing profound structural changes in many areas and international solidarity was an imperative in order to deal with such changes. The international community was duty-bound to strengthen the United Nations so that prosperity and peace could reign throughout the globe. * Origin: UNITEX --> Toward a United Species (1:107/501) --- Patt Haring | United Nations | Did u read patth@sci.ccny.cuny.edu | Information | misc.headlines.unitex patth@ccnysci.BITNET | Transfer Exchange | today? -=- Every child smiles in the same language. -=-