AGENDA ITEM34(c('mtinu~ln THESITUATION INCENTRAL AMER!Cl'.;~ THREATS TOINTERNATIONAL PEACEANDSECURITY AND PEACEINITIATIVES ThePRESIDENT: Members mayrecallthattheAssembly hasadopted resolutions 44/10of23October 1989and44/240of29December 1989onthisitem. Asmembers know,theitemonthesituation inCentral America hasbeenincluded in theprovisional agendafortheforty-fifth session oftheAssembly. MayItakeitthattheAssefimly considers thatdiscussion ofthisitematthe present sessionisconcluded? Itwassodecided. ThePRESIDENT: Thisconcludes ourconsideration ofagenda it~rn34. AGENDA ITEM39(continued) QUESTION OFPALESTINE ThePRESIDENT: Members mayrecallthattheAssembly hasadopted resolution 44/2of6October 1989andresolutions 44/41AtoCand44/42of 6December 1989onthisitem. Asmembers know,theitemonthequestion of Palestine hasbeenincluded ontheprovisional agendafortheforty-fifth session oftheAssembly. MayItakeitthattheAssembly considers thatdiscussion ofthisitematthe present sessionisconcluded? Itwassodecided. ThePRESIDENT: Thisconcludes ourconsideration ofagendaitem39. AGEh'1>A ITEM46 ARMEDISRAELI AGGRESSION AGAINST THEIRAQINUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS ANDITSGRAVE CONSEQUENCES FORTHEESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM CONCERNING THEPEACEFUL USES OFNUCLEAR ENERGY, THENON-PROLIFERATION OFNUCLEAR WEAPONS ANDINTERNATIONAL P~ACE ANDSECURITY ThePRESIDENT: TheAssembly decided on22September 1989toincludethis itemintheagendaoftheforty-fourth session oftheGeneral Assembly. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSM/bq A/44/PV.lOO 22 (ThE'President) MayItakeitthatitisthewishoftheAssembly todeferconsideration of ~isitemandtoincludeitintheprovisional agendafortheforty-fifth session?, ItwasEOdecided. ThePRESIDENT: Thisconcludes ourconsideration ofagendaitem46. AGENDA ITEM47 QUESTION OFCYPRUS ThePRESIDENT: Members willrecallthaton22September 1989the Assembly decided toinclude thisitemintheagendaofthepresent session but deferred adecision ontheallocation oftheitemtoanappropriate timeduringthe session. Itismyunderstanding thatitwouldbedesirable todeferconsideration ofthisitemtotheforty-fifth session oftheGeneral Assembly. MayItakeitthenthatitisthewishoftheAssembly todeferconsideration ofthisitemandtoincludeitintheprovisional agendafortheforty-fifth session? Itwassodecided. ThePRESIDENT: Thisconcludes ourconsideration ofagendaitem47. AGENDA ITEM48 CONSEQUENCES OFTHEPROLONGATION OFTHEARMEDCONFLICT BETWEEN IRANANDIRAQ ThePRESIDENT: TheAssembly decided on22September 1988toincludethis itemontheagendaatth~forty-fourth session. Itismyunde~standing thatit wouldbedesirable todeferconsideration ofthisitemtotheforty-fifth session oftheGeneral Assembly. MayItakeitthatitisthewishoftheAssembly todefe~consideration of thisitemandtoincludeitintheprovisional agendafortheforty-fifth session? Itwas S~decided. ThePRESIDENT: Thisconcludes ourconsideration ofagendaitem48. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSMlbg Al44/PV.100 23 AGENDA ITE1'I114(contim.i.2d) ENHANCING THEEFF~CTIVENESS OFTHEPRINCIPLE OFPERIODIC ANDGENUINE ELECTIONS: DRAFTRESOLUTION (Al44/L.67) ThePRESIDENT: Members willre,callthatthisitemwasreopened on , t 20July1990andthatdraftresolution A/44/L.67,entitled "Assistance toHaiti" wasintroduced onW'3dnesday, 12September. Itismyunderstanding thatthismatter willnotbeconsidered atthisstage. MayItakeitthenthatitisthewishoftheAssembly todeferconsideration ofthismatter? Itwassodecided. ThePRESIDENT: Thisconcludes ourconsideration ofagendaitem114. CLOSING ADDRESS BYTHEPRESIDENT ThePRESIDENT: Notallofthedistinguished personsintheAssembly Hall todaywerepresentatthestartoftheforty-fourth sessioninSeptember oflast yedr. Somemembers maytherefore beunaware ofjusthowtentative thenewspirit ofcompromise andconsensus thatnowpervades ourworldwasatthattime.Noneof uscouldhavefailedtonote,however, theextraordinary changeintheimageand fortunes oftheOrganization -theUnitedNations -duringthepastyear. Wherepreviously therewasagratuitous mediareference toUnitedNations decisions oractivities perhaps ooceamonth, nowthereareincessant references to UnitedNations deliberations inallthemedia. Wefullyappreciate thatthis spotlight derives inlargemeasure fromthedangerous andescalating tensions in theGulfregion;thisspotlight nonethelessservestoilluminate otherproblems, disputes andclaimsinthepreviously shadowed periphery ofinternational awareness. Allthesearesteadily progressing intotherealmofUnitedNations