GENERAL ASSEMBLY WOULD CONVENE FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION ON DISARMAMENT ACCORDING TO FINAL DRAFT APPROVED BY FIRST COMMITTEE
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GA/DIS/3048
GENERAL ASSEMBLY WOULD CONVENE FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION ON DISARMAMENT ACCORDING TO FINAL DRAFT APPROVED BY FIRST COMMITTEE
19951121 Committee Concludes Work, 46 Draft Resolutions, Three Decisions Approved in SessionThe General Assembly would convene a fourth special session on disarmament, to be held in 1997 if possible, with the exact date and agenda to be determined before the end of the current session, under a draft resolution approved this afternoon, as the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) concluded its work for the current session.
Approved by 98 votes in favour to 2 against (Israel, United States), with 46 abstentions, the text would have the Assembly establish a Preparatory Committee to prepare a draft agenda and examine all relevant questions concerning the session. It would also invite all States to communicate their views on the matter to the Secretary-General not later than April 1996. (For details of the voting, see Annex VI.)
Prior to approval of the draft resolution as a whole, separate recorded votes were held on its operative paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 5.
Operative paragraph 1, by which the Assembly would decide to convene the special session "to be held in 1997, if possible", was approved by 96 votes in favour to 39 against with 10 abstentions (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Japan, Kazakstan, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation and Ukraine). (See Annex II.)
Operative paragraph 2, by which the Assembly would decide to establish a Preparatory Committee for the special session, was approved by 96 votes in favour to 39 against with 9 abstentions (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Japan, Kazakstan, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation and Ukraine). (Annex III.)
Operative paragraph 4, by which the Assembly would ask the Preparatory Committee to meet briefly before the end of the Assembly's current session to
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set the date for its substantive session, was approved by 95 votes in favour to 39 against with 11 abstentions. (Annex IV.)
Operative paragraph 5, by which the Assembly would ask the Preparatory Committee to submit its progress report to the Assembly at its next session, was approved by 95 votes in favour to 39 against with 11 abstentions. (Annex V.)
Prior to take any action on the text, the Committee approved a "non-action" motion on a series of amendments proposed by the United States. The motion was approved by 88 votes in favour to 47 against with 7 abstentions (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Uruguay). (Annex I.)
Statements were made by the representatives of the United States, Norway, Colombia (for the non-aligned countries), Indonesia, Nigeria, Iran, Spain (for the European Union, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and the Slovak Republic), New Zealand and Ukraine.
In a closing statement, Luvsangiin Erdenechuluun (Mongolia), Committee Chairman, said he could hardly remember a time when the emotional temperature in the First Committee had reached such heights. Recent developments had generated a great emotional outcry and shaped discussions on a nuclear-test ban. Nevertheless, good will, a spirit of accommodation and a readiness to compromise had prevailed.
Nuclear issues remained the most important items on the disarmament agenda, he said. The decisions taken at the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review and Extension Conference had provided the basis for proposals calling for conclusion of a comprehensive test ban by 1996. Conventional disarmament had received closer attention, including the question of illicit trade in small arms.
Overall, 90 delegations made statements during the general debate, while 60 delegations participated in the discussion on specific themes, he said. The Committee approved 46 draft resolutions and three draft decisions, completing its work in fewer meetings than in the past. It was not an ordinary session. The Committee had made a small contribution to realizing the hopes for a better and more peaceful world.
Texts approved by the Committee during its current session addressed such questions as nuclear weapons, other weapons of mass destruction, conventional weapons, and regional disarmament. Other matters included confidence-building and transparency, disarmament aspects of outer space, disarmament machinery, and international security. The Committee also approved a draft decision on the rationalization and reform of its work and agenda.
The report of the First Committee, containing the draft resolutions and decisions approved during the current session, will be presented to the General Assembly for adoption at a date to be announced.
Committee Work Programme
The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) met this afternoon to conclude its action on draft resolutions and decisions on disarmament. It had before it a draft resolution (document A/C.1/50/L.25/Rev.1) by which the General Assembly would decide to convene a fourth special session on disarmament, to be held in 1997, if possible, with the exact date and agenda to be decided on through consultations before the end of the current session. It would establish a Preparatory Committee to prepare a draft agenda and examine all relevant questions concerning the session. It would invite all States to communicate to the Secretary-General, not later than April 1996, their views on the draft agenda.
The text is sponsored by Colombia, on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The Committee also had before it a series of amendments proposed by the United States (document A/C.1/50/L.62). They involved replacing the sixth preambular paragraph, which now reads as follows:
"Expecting that, since negotiations and action on important disarmament issues will be completed by the end of 1996, the year 1997 would be an opportune time to review the progress in the entire field of disarmament in the post-cold-war era,"
It would be replaced with the following as the sixth preambular paragraph:
"Also noting the Secretary-General's report on the deliberations of the Advisory Board on Disarmament, in which the Secretary-General noted the serious doubts expressed by Board members about the advisability of holding a special session on disarmament in the near future;"
The following would be added, as a new, seventh preambular paragraph:
"Welcoming also the decision of the 1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the NPT to extend the Treaty indefinitely, taken without a vote, as well as the decisions on strengthening the review progress for the Treaty and on principles and objectives for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament,"
Operative paragraph 1 would be revised to read:
"1. Decides to keep under consideration until the year 2000 the prospects for and timing of a fourth special session on disarmament;"
Operative paragraphs 2, 4 and 5 would be deleted, he said. As presently written, operative paragraphs 1, 2, 4, and 5 read as follows:
"1. Decides to convene its fourth special session on disarmament to be held in 1997, if possible, with the exact date and agenda to be decided upon before the end of the current session of the General Assembly through consultations;"
"2. Also decides to establish a Preparatory Committee to prepare a draft agenda for the special session and to examine all relevant questions relating to that session and submit its recommendations thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty-first session;
". . .
"4. Requests the Preparatory Committee to meet for a short organizations session before the end of the fifty-fist session of the General Assembly in order, inter alia, to set the date for its substantive session;
"5. Also requests the Preparatory Committee to submit its progress report to the General Assembly at its fifty-first session.
Statements
STEPHEN LEDOGAR (United States) said there was a general understanding that all decisions concerning the convening of a fourth special session on disarmament, as well as its outcome, had to be by consensus. The draft clearly did not enjoy consensus. Many believed the time was not right to hold a special session, however some States were seeking to impose their will on others by holding a vote. It came down to the question of whether or not the sponsors of the draft wanted to win a vote, and in the process lose any possibility of a special session on disarmament.
His proposed amendments offered the community an opportunity to reach a decision on major developments in the disarmament field -- the conclusion of a comprehensive test-ban treaty, cut-off of the production of fissile material, entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START II), along with further progress in conventional arms control
He said the last special session in 1988 had cost approximately $7.5 million. A session in 1997 would cost in the range of $20 million. Given the financial situation facing the United Nations, an early session would be inappropriate on that basis alone. It was not time to think of big conferences, but to concentrate on the tasks before us.
He said that the drafts proposed by his delegation constituted a list of amendments that did not depend on one another. Action should be taken item by item, and not on document as a whole.
HANS JACOB BIORN LIAN (Norway), introducing an oral amendment, said he attached importance to the convening of a fourth special session on disarmament. The subjects were very important, and he would therefore encourage everyone to seek common ground on such a session. The proposals of the United Sates were far-reaching and would require long negotiations. Since the convening of a special session should be taken by consensus, he would like to propose a simple amendment to operative paragraph 1, as follows:
The proposal would replace the words "in 1997" with the words "by 1999". Operative paragraph one would read: Decides to convene its fourth special session on disarmament to be held by 1999, if possible, with the exact date and agenda to be decided upon before the end of the current session of the General Assembly through consultations.
He said the proposal was intended to "split the difference" and set in fact a rather firm timetable for the session along the lines suggested by the authors of the draft.
ANDELFO GARCIA (Colombia) said that in view of the lessening of global tensions, the way was paved for the convening of a fourth special session of
the General Assembly devoted to disarmament. The draft, adopted without a vote last year, decided in principle to convene such a session, if possible, in 1997. The General Assembly was requested in its current session to set the date. The wording of the current draft was similar to operative paragraph 1 of the resolution adopted last year. The year 1997 was considered to be favourable for holding a special session. It was envisaged that important negotiations under way would be completed before the end of 1996. The Non- Aligned Movement, after consultations with other delegations, had amended its draft.
At yesterday's meeting, the representative of the United States had introduced oral amendments that ran counter to the spirit and purpose of the original draft. He therefore requested that the United States reconsider its proposal. He proposed a motion of non-action on the proposals put forth by the United States.
MOHAMMAD JUSUF (Indonesia) seconded the proposal put forward by the representative of Colombia to take no action on the amendments contained in L.62.
OLU OLUSANMOKUN (Nigeria) said he supported the non-action motion. There had been ample time to review the draft, and its amendments. A totally different point of view had been proposed in the form of an amendment at a late hour. It had not improved the draft, but rather changed its thrust.
BEHROUZ MORADI (Iran) said he supported the motion of non-action proposed by the representative of Colombia. Those amendments were not made in good faith, or with good intentions. Their intent was to undermine the constructive proposal made by an important group of Member States for the convening of a special session. He failed to understand why some delegations should resort to any means possible to destroy such a proposal.
A fourth special session would provide an opportunity to explore ways and means of promoting disarmament, to identify differences, and find appropriate solutions to them. Why should a delegation object to such an initiative. Regarding financial implications, there were less important drafts that carried financial implications. Yet, that question had not been raised.
The CHAIRMAN asked Colombia to repeat his proposal to determine whether his motion corresponded to the Norwegian proposal.
ANDELFO GARCIA (Colombia) said his was a non-action motion that addressed the proposals by the United States contained in document L.62 in its entirety. It could hardly have been addressed to the proposal made by the representative of Norway since he was not familiar with it.
The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to read out rule 116, which said that during the discussion of any matter, a representative may move the adjournment of a debate of the item under discussion. Two may speak in favour of it, and two against, after which the motion may immediately be put to a vote.
He said there was a motion proposed by Colombia that no action be taken on the proposed amendments contained in document L.62. Two had already spoken in favour. He called for a second statement against.
STEPHEN LEDOGAR (United States) said he would have intervened on the basis of rule 116 because the Chairman had allowed not only Colombia, but
three other States to speak in favour of the motion of no-action, despite the rule. But, since one of those States had participated in five separate amendment attacks, thereby distorting and altering the thrust of western resolutions, he thought he would pay attention. There were enough statements in favour of the Colombian proposal of no-action.
The CHAIRMAN explained that midway through the discussion he was overtaken by legal counsel and therefore had changed his procedure to abide by that counsel. He was not putting to a vote the Colombian motion to take no-- action on the amendments contained in L.62 in its entirety.
The Committee approved a no-action motion on the amendments to the draft on a fourth special session in disarmament in a recorded vote of 88 in favour, 47 against, with seven abstentions (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Uruguay). (For details of voting, see Annex I.)
The Committee then turned to the oral amendment proposed by Norway.
Mr. GARCIA (Colombia) requested a short suspension of the meeting to consider the proposal made by Norway.
The meeting was suspended at 4:28 p.m. and resumed at 5:09 p.m.
Mr. LIAN (Norway) said the consultations had reinforced his belief in the importance of consensus on the draft resolution. However, as there was currently no basis for such consensus, he was withdrawing his proposed amendment.
The Committee then turned to the voting on the draft resolution on a fourth special session. Separate recorded votes were requested on operative paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 5.
Operative paragraph 1 was approved by 96 votes in favour to 39 against with 10 abstentions (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Japan, Kazakstan, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation and Ukraine). (For details of the voting, see Annex II.)
Operative paragraph 2 was approved by 96 votes in favour to 39 against with 9 abstentions (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Japan, Kazakstan, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation and Ukraine). (See Annex III.)
Operative paragraph 4 was approved by 95 votes in favour to 39 against with 11 abstentions. (See Annex IV.)
Operative paragraph 5 was approved by 95 votes in favour to 39 against with 11 abstentions. (See Annex V.)
The draft resolution was approved, as a whole, by 98 votes in favour to 2 against (Israel, United States), with 46 abstentions. (See Annex VI.)
Explanation of Vote
The representative of Spain, speaking on behalf of the European Union, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Slovakia, said he wished to express his support for the idea of a fourth special session on disarmament. Consensus was essential in order to convene such an event. He regretted the need for a vote.
The representative of New Zealand said that since the last special session on disarmament seven years ago, there had been profound changes in the international security situation. Another special session would provide the opportunity to review the process of disarmament from the new perspective. However, he did not consider it possible or wise to hold the special session in 1997, and he therefore welcomed the words "if possible'. It was not a good year on the United Nations calendar. There was a proposal for a special session on environment and development. The cost of the special session being contemplated was also a significant factor.
The representative of Ukraine said he had abstained on the vote of the draft, although he had agreed that there was a need to convene a fourth special session to summarize the tremendous work of recent years and determine future direction. Unfortunately, there were differing approaches as to the time and agenda of such a conference. He regretted the withdrawal of the proposal made to convene the session at some convenient time before 1999.
The CHAIRMAN said that with the adoption of the draft on a fourth special session, the Committee had completed its work. If he was to characterize its work, he would have to say it was "an intensive and intellectually rewarding exercise". On a more personal note, it was a fulfilling experience -- never dull and never easy. He could hardly remember a time when the emotional temperature had reached such heights in the Committee. Yet good will, a spirit of accommodation and a readiness to compromise had prevailed.
The last three or four sessions of the General Assembly had taken place in a fundamentally changed environment, and that called for the rethinking of old doctrines and strategies. Nowhere was that more evident than in matters of security and disarmament. Concepts and structures were currently being built, but their details were not yet fully in place. However, it was already possible to define some elements of disarmament in the years to come.
He said that security could exist only as indivisible and equal in scope and content for all Member States. Security was comprehensive and embraced military, political, economic, and human rights aspects. Disarmament still continued to play a unique role aimed at dismantling the material basis for war. It required a new flexibility and a multi-faceted approach.
Full and grand debates on important issues of disarmament and security paved the way for progress, he said. Nuclear issues remained the most important items on the current disarmament agenda. Problems directly associated with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) had greatly influenced the positions of States, despite what was regarded as the successful outcome of the NPT Review Conference. Yet, those decisions had provided the basis for new proposals, such as the draft calling for the conclusion of the comprehensive test-ban treaty by 1996, supported by an overwhelming majority of delegations.
He went on to say that those proposals, together with other recent developments had caused a great emotional outcry, and shaped discussions on a nuclear-test ban and the cutoff of production of fissile materials. There also was the announcement by the three nuclear-weapon States of their intention to sign and ratify additional protocols to the Treaty of Rarotonga early in 1996. Although it was regrettable there were no drafts on fissile materials and chemical weapons, open and candid discussions would clear the obstacles in the very near future.
He also spoke of developments that preceded the Committee's session, such as the signing of the Protocol on blinding laser weapons. It was disappointing that it proved impossible to make progress on anti-personnel land-mines, but he remained hopeful. Conventional weapons and conventional disarmament received closer attention by the Committee, and small arms -- their transfers and illicit trade -- were increasingly attracting the attention of the international community.
Overall, 90 delegations had made statements during the general debates, and the structured discussion on agreed thematic topics, in which 60 delegations participated, proved to be a suitable arrangement for the uninhibited exchange of ideas. Some 62 documents were considered. Among them, 46 draft resolutions and three decisions had been adopted. Work was accomplished in fewer meetings than in the past. It was not an ordinary session. The Committee made a small contribution to the realization of hopes for a better and more peaceful world.
(annexes follow)
ANNEX I
Vote on No Action Motion on Amendment to Fourth Special Session of General Assembly.
The no-action motion on amendment to fourth special session of General Assembly (document A/C.1/50/L.62) was approved by a recorded vote of 88 in favour to 47 against, with 7 abstentions, as follows:
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States.
Abstain: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay.
Absent: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Gambia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Kyrgystan, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Zaire.
(END OF ANNEX I)
ANNEX II
Vote on Operative Paragraph 1 of Draft on Fourth Special Session of General Assembly
The operative paragraph 1 of the draft on the fourth special session of the General Assembly (document A/C.1/50/L.25/Rev.1) was approved by a recorded vote of 96 in favour to 39 against, with 10 abstentions, as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Abstaining: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Japan, Kazakstan, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Ukraine.
Absent: Afghanistan, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gambia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Malta, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Zaire.
(END OF ANNEX II)
ANNEX III
Vote on Operative Paragraph 2 of Draft on Fourth Special Session of General Assembly
The operative paragraph 2 of draft on fourth special session of General Assembly (document A/C.1/50/L.25/Rev.1) was approved by a recorded vote of 96 in favour to 39 against, with 9 abstentions, as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The former Yogoslav Republic of Madedonia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Abstaining: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Japan, Kazakstan, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Ukraine.
Absent: Afghanistan, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gambia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Malta, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Zaire.
(END OF ANNEX III)
ANNEX IV
Vote on Operative Paragraph 4 of Draft on Fourth Special Session of General Assembly.
The operative paragraph 4 of draft on fourth special session of General Assembly (document A/C.1/50/L.25/Rev.1) was approved by a recorded vote of 95 in favour to 39 against, with 11 abstentions, as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thefyr Macedonia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Abstaining: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakstan, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Ukraine.
Absent: Afghanistan, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gambia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Malta, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Zaire.
(END OF ANNEX IV)
ANNEX V
Vote on Operative Paragraph 5 of Draft on Fourth Special Sesion of General Assembly
Operative paragraph 5 of the draft on the fourth special session of the General Assembly (document A/C.1/50/L.25/Rev.1) was approved by a recorded vote of 95 in favour to 39 against, with 11 abstentions, as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Abstaining: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakstan, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Ukraine.
Absent: Afghanistan, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gambia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Malta, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Zaire.
(END OF ANNEX V)
ANNEX VI
Vote on Draft on Fourth Special Session of General Assembly
The draft on the fourth special session of the General Assembly (document A/C.1/50/L.25/Rev.1) was approved by a recorded vote of 98 in favour to 2 against, with 46 abstentions, as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States.
Abstaining: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
Absent: Afghanistan, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gambia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Malta, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Zaire.
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