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GA/9773
19 September 2000


Press Release
GA/9773


ASSEMBLY HEARS RANGE OF SPEAKERS AS GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES

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Palestine, Panama, Indonesia among Issues Surveyed; Contradiction between National Sovereignty, Humanitarian Intervention Stressed

GA/9772
18 September 2000


Press Release
GA/9772


EMPHASIS PLACED ON IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY AND PEACE-BUILDING IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE

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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.