Press Release
GA/AB/3382
FIFTH COMMITTEE ELECTS TWO VICE-PRESIDENTS AND RAPPORTEUR
20000919Approves Programme of Work for Fifty-fifth Session
Approves Programme of Work for Fifty-fifth Session
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