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GA/9774
SOLIDARITY AND CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH DEVELOPED WORLD NEEDED FOR SUCCESS IN STRUGGLE FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA, ASSEMBLY TOLD
20000919Assembly Continues General Debate
Assembly Continues General Debate
Palestine, Panama, Indonesia among Issues Surveyed; Contradiction between National Sovereignty, Humanitarian Intervention Stressed
It would be simplistic and incorrect wishful thinking to suggest that the United Nations intervene in internal armed conflicts across the board, Sri Lanka's Minister for Foreign Affairs said this afternoon as the General Assembly continued its general debate.
Hears from Eight Foreign Ministers
Prime Minister of Fiji, Foreign Ministers of Czech Republic, San Marino, Turkey, Hungary, Slovenia, Oman, Suriname Make Statements
Substantive Work to Begin 25 September
Foreign Ministers of Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Portugal, Iceland, United Arab Emirates, Cuba, New Zealand, Côte dIvoire, Iran Also Speak
The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), in an organizational meeting this afternoon, elected two vice-chairmen and adopted its programme of work for the current session. The Chairman, Mya Than (Myanmar), was elected by acclamation on 5 September.