Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!psuvax1!rutgers!cmcl2!phri!ccnysci!unitex@rubbs.fidonet.org From: unitex@rubbs.fidonet.org (unitex) Newsgroups: misc.headlines.unitex Subject: UN ASSEMBLY PLENARY -- TAKE 2 Message-ID: <3190@ccnysci.UUCP> Date: 24 Sep 89 13:47:57 GMT Sender: patth@ccnysci.UUCP Lines: 72 Approved: patth@sci.ccny.cuny.edu UN ASSEMBLY PLENARY -- TAKE 2 Posting Date: 09/24/89 Source: UNITEX Network, Hoboken, NJ, USA Host: (201) 795-0733 ISSN: 1043-7932 The President of the General Assembly, JOSEPH N. GARBA (Nigeria), called the meeting to order at 10:17 a.m. The PRESIDENT informed the Assembly with deep regret of the death of Giovanni Migliuolo, the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations. The Assembly then stood for one minute in silent tribute to the memory of Mr. Migliuolo. Sorrow at the death of Mr. Migliuolo was expressed by the Secretary-General JAVIER PEREZ DE CUELLAR; by ALFREDO LOPES CABRAL (Guinea-Bissau), on behalf of the African States; KARIM EBRAHIM AL-SHAKAR (Bahrain), on behalf of the Asian Group; ALEXANDER STRESOV (Bulgaria), on behalf of the Eastern European States; ALFRDO CA ETE (Paraguay), on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean Group; JEAN FEYDER (Luxembourg), on behalf of the Western European and Other States; HAMAD ABDELAZIZ AL-KAWARI (Qatar), on behalf of the Arab States; and by THOMAS R. PICKERING (United States), in his capacity as representative of the host country. All paid tribute to the late Ambassador Migliuolo, who died on 21 September, and expressed their condolences to his country and family. MARIO SCIALOJA (Italy) thanked the Members and the Secretary-General for their expression of condolences. He said the loss was also a very personal one as he had been one of his closest friends. The Assembly took up the first and second reports of the General Committee (document A/44/250 and Corr.1 and Add.1). The Assembly first took note of the provisions reproduced in annexes V, VI, and VII of its rules of procedure, continued in paragraph 2. Turning to section II of the report, which deals with the organization of the session, the Assembly decided that, as at recent sessions, the holding of concurrent meetings of the Special Political and Fourth Committees during this session should be avoided, to the extent possible, and with the necessary flexibility. The Assembly next decided that in the light of the practice at recent sessions, no closing date for the Assembly session should be decided upon at this time, and that every effort be made to curtail, to the maximum extent practicable, the duration of the session. The Assembly also decided that meetings should start at 10 a.m. promptly for all plenary meetings and meetings of the Main Committees and that the requirement of the presence of at least one third of the members to declare a plenary meeting open and at least one quarter of the members to declare a meeting of a Main Committee open be waived and permit the debate to proceed. (END OF TAKE 2) * 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. -=-