Republic of Nicaragua

SAMUEL SANTOS LOPEZ MINISTER  FOREIGN AFFAIRS

..

65 SESSION  

GENERAL DEBA GENEIL\L ASSEMBL

Nc\v York, scptetnbcr 272010

Snmucl Santos L6pez, Sept. 2010 ...

.

President,

Joseph Deiss (S\vitzerland)
ll:

In tlle Ortega



of tlle NicaragLlan people and of Comrade


sidt and

Daniel

Svd,

1 ig

warm and fraternal greeting

f , .

President, and
ss.



each and

 
.

ofthe peoples and governments represented in this General

President:

Given tlle grave witll
ltistis



of 's

s, \

we have before llS


 \vld  f

of  apocalypse in \Vllicll

begin to doubt

capacity

reason and tlle

strengtl1 of  beings'


st  stits.

Diverse forms of information


 

the global media of in order to
gvuts

discredit tl1e self sustaining efforts the idea tl1at prepared
huity

and independence of tl1e
itt

of tlle

.

Tl1ese

dissit

is

in tlle

[

of tl1e present state of disaster and that it must responsible
[



[

tlle worse.

Further,

  

is

d

tllis,

th

is

 [,

so the industrialized countries of

the north

exempt of responsibility.
tlt

But we kno\v present
sst

tlle

!

cause of tlle deep

iss

we

[

is tl1e



of tl1e

of , political and social relations estabIished



global capitalism and

the effort to make this the universal paradigm.

In tl1is regard, tlle 


,

\Vl1icll

 

called developing

,

unveil the faces of




\VllO,

div 

gIeed, selfislmess and tlle desire

[ 

power, in tl1e
.

of  manifest destinv



of  divine reason, put us at tlle ik of extinction.

President:
Nigu,

\Vllicll

ls

first

ld

k.no\vledge of tlle pain and injllstice of war, is against
\

\.

We do not accept the

fil

of ,
\

do not accept

\

as tlle

igt

langllage
\

among peoples. Nicaragua rejects as
 s [ iti  [\  tlle jity

as tlle Sollltion to

flits bet\~'een

States. We [eject

tlle lt' s

tl Slls

and tlle

isiti fllg

of 

of tlle \vld' s nations. partial
 tar

No war \vill

ig 

Sollltion, Llh less \vill

 \

bring about



definitive solLltion. Tlle invasion of Iraq that not
llt   

 tig ts

unde!" false pretexts


ls

not offered

stability.
[



tlle

tar, l1 \

tlle cOllntry l1as in
fgl13ist

destroyed and stability I13S
 

gllaranteed

tlle [eglOn.

l1as

dead-end for its

Smul S"!", Lz,

Sep!. 2010...

2

,

whi1e it has resulted in negative conditions for its neighbors. Security Counci1


reso1ution 1929 W1liC11 imposes new sanctions potentia1
 [

the Is1amic Republic of Iran has increased t11e


1arge sca1e military conflict \vit11 unforeseeable consequences. War games


tl1e

Peninsu1a increase tension in t1t zone and
 

advances



the Koreas at risk.
1' /. '

the Persian Oulf 1v escaped the military zones \v1lich


stblisht

of mi1itary bases and t11e disp1ay of nava1 and air power

Latin American soi1

threaten the political stability of  nations.
" ."

individua1s and between nations, respect to the other one's rights is eqniva1ent to


This saying

Benito Juiirez,

sidt

of Mexico, and the
[ 

fist

indigenous president in

the

Amis, 11 

t11e notion and \vill
 

of tl1e peop1es of tl1e wor1d. This

quote SllOU1d

 

guide for action
stit1 

Organization, particular1y,  the Security Council, in and Princip1es ofthe Uitd Ntis.
 

order that its actions


to t11e

ss

the

 ,  

Nicaragna, there is


relation bet\veen disarmament and to the promotion of 

development. development

commitment to

inc1udes 


mitmt

\ \

nnderstand to t11e
1man

egnivalent to snstainable development -

deve10pment centered



being \V1liC11 sllOu1d take place \vit11 good government


practices and direct citizens' participation and with socia1 equality, fo)' trne deve1opment.
 

of \V11ic11 is indispensable

point of vie\v, the assignment of resonrces released as




resnlt of


disarmament shonld of


directed to
\v

g'tig

national development social goals in trillions of dollars


conntries. If \ve

to gloss oveI" fact

t1t

 st  w, \

\vonld realize pain cansed


\  

problems con1d have

)'esolved, thns alleviating the
1s



pove)'ty and exclnsion. The world economic and financial crisis

had 1itt1e



effect



\vor1d military spending.

.

President:
Nigt

continues to 11ave



firm commitment to t1le catlse of

gl

and comp1ete

dismmt.

Nicaragna,

sids

that to gtlarantee strict compliance \vit11 t1le arms
tlt

tl

and

disarmament accords and in o)'deI' disarmament, there must
1  

\ve attain total disarmament, especially nncleaI'

c1imate of ftdmtl trust and solidarity as the on1y option foI"
N

and lasting wor1d

.

Nicaragua supports t1le inalienable [ig11t of t11e paliies to t11e

S1ul

Santos L6pez, Sept. 2010...

3

Proliferation Treaty to use nuclear energy for indiscriminate peaceful purposes. Nicaragua encourages actions taken in favor of the exchange of material resources, equipment and technology destined to the peaceful use of
.

energy \vhicl1 \vould guarantee sustainabIe

economic development in  nation and in the \vorld. Precisely because of tl1is conviction, Nicaragua demands comered because they develop
  

tlt

Iran

 

other nation



programs for peaceful purposes. It is possibIe to develop
suppot

the basis of dialogt1e and negotiation. In this regard Nicaragua joins tl1e general
  tiartit dlti

gamered

(Brazil, Turkey,

[)

wl1ich

 

altemative

twd !

and

wld .

Mr. President:
std

it was



warning, today it is

 :

the present intemational
tlt



is of 

global political crisis. The whole of the political model around the We paradigm  -lilism, gll

\vas

constucted

and articulated

globalization and the free


mkt paadigm

is being questioned. as the new


need

decisive action whicl1 affim1s
tlt





form of multilateralism

listens to tl1e voices of tl1e peoples \vho


living in

poverty and underdevelopment; that beginning witl1 tl1is
,
-

and effectively democratizes the
,

\vold 

dl,

including its Security tl1e
! !

and the \vhole of the [igl1ts 01' its 192 to all the States

United Nations System, and


and

dmti

States, and \Vl1iCI1 establisl1es the [ights
];

obIigations tlt

 

\vitl1011t

their sovereignty, independence and

sl1'-dtniti

and [egardless 01'

tl1eiI' size. In Latin il1tegration
 !

t11e Caribbean tl1is trend of qt1estiol1ing is  in tl1e  01'
 

  tig

taking place tl1e Latin

peoples. We have already made tl1e

11isti

decision 01'

mi

and Caribbean Commul1ity 01' States, wllOse
1' 01'

institutionalizatiol1 tl1e

\il!

begil1l1ext  and conclt1de in 2012, il1 anotl1eI' t1nqt1estionable taking place in the \vorld.
mis,

ro1'ud lgs tlt  l1e

BolivaIian  01' the Peoples 01' oll of
lg.

ALBA

ls 

tl1e

vglld

of tl1e

pocess

The

stt1gg1

against



type of intervention, including military
[e-stbIislllnt \vold.

intervention, and tl1e
!

stggl [

tl1e

svti

al1d the

of   essential its capacity to

of this AlJiance's action in its relation to tl1e
svigt

T11is

stgtl1s

guarantee tl1e natiol1al

ofthe peoples.

Smul S!, Lz,

Sept. 2010...

4

Nicaragua joins tlle brotherly people of Puerto Rico in upl101ding the banners of its
independence Wllicll have unjustly  violated.


criminal economic blockade of the govemment of the United States of America people and
gvmt !«  

gist the  u

stop immediately,

d

the five


heroes, anti

 

WllO

 imisd i

United States jails, must

released now. We
 

solidarity \vitll the
Islds, d



people of

gti i

their

dmd 

svigt 

tlle Malvinas

\vith the

rothl

people Democratic

 Sh

Republic

i

their : to state

 gizd   iddt 

State.


 \ d

against the people of lsti  immediately cease.


Sit  d Gl

Assembly

regaIding Israel

  . 

hds

of those that [ the flames of hate d waT and   of ttkig  


flotilla sllOtlld

tied.



attack



the flotilla \vas

 

tlle



RiglltS

]!

Ivstigti missi.

We



tlle invitation to

iw 

the

itmtil mit

to

paticipate i wllig

some of the

of the United 23 million

Ntis specialized

agencies \VllOSe \vork is directly related to the
 

.

In tlli5 gd \ve

tlle United Nations

vti   

 lit 

and tlle Intemational Civil Aviation

gizti

to do adopt

 simi1a

position.
.

President:
Never before


we 11ad 50

 ifnti,   

so



of tlle

severity of the
»

vimtl

crisis of  lt. ' makes it indispensable tl1at lofty values and
iils

develop

 liti forged ! 

\vhicll shotlld



tlle etl1ical



and catalyst  practices
,

 to  stlsti \

oflife.
d mi

Tlle

\vitll i5 ils

d ss

of g, \vitll its land. \vater, forests

life, \vitll its ecosystems d l11icro-organisl11s, I11tlSt  gizd as  stlm d lll1ivsl
ft, 5  itgl 1

of htlmanity,

t l

as

 sotlce

of stlvival.
tllil11itd

Global
l15usti

itlis d

its logic of

l11titi d

grO\vtll. \vitll its and

mode of dtlti d

stll11ti, 5ts tlle ll11 ig { tur, 

jtlstifies its

dl11iti.

This situation must change before it is too late for

of us.

5l

5anto, L6pez,

5!.

2010...

5

Copenhagen demonstrated the



of the interests tl1at block decisive action us with




climate

cl1ange and the rigllts of  . time, of the lack of commitment address the critical state
   

g left

sense of having wasted our
\



those \VllO block tlle urgent solutions

need in order to

Earth.
  \

Friends: With

vision set

continue to promote



commitments

based




tlle fundamental principle of  but differentiated responsibilities, which should

proportional to the accumulated emission of greenllOuse effect gases since tlle Industrial
!

Revolution and


since last

. '

who



historicaHy caused damage SllOUld assume

responsibility. Based


this

,

Nicaragua is tlle first country in the
!

wld

to



signed the
\  

Universal
 t

 

tlle

WeHbeing of t  ! Humanity, and

countries of the world to sign it. Based


this

,

Nicaragua has also signed tlle People's Accord adopted in
Wld  



in April during the People's

Climate Change and the Rights

of Mother . Based order to tl1at
.  

this

,

Nicaragua tusts tl1at \
\

\

arrive in

 \ ,

will



ul1ited in
t

to agreements tl1at the lost

at least partiaHy vs the

and to adopt the
 .

-

 gvl dgd ' / 

and

President: Althougll it is proclaimed witllOut
 f

tl1at tlle \vorse of the


'Ivold

economic and


financial crisis is bel1ind us, its peoples. We should



serious effects remain and
!

to deeply affect


! 

to

the imposition of economic models based these
,

tlle

pillage and exploitation of American nations sovereignty,


 , 

Nicaraglla and most of tlle Latin


devoting tl1emsel ves to constfllcting
slidit

altemative model of economic

 sll

of interdependence and
or

tllat pemlit llS to face global capitalism's to development.
0"11

profound crisis and to [ecllperate We and Sl1011ld national
ffill 

capacity to

dtlli or 0\'111 paths 

tl1at tlle developl11ent strategies of eacll cOllntry
! 

tlleir

responsibility
tld

o\vned and led

natiol1al level; tl1at

foeign

aid

Sllld 

in

to tlle

sttgis,

plans and objectives of tlle Ul1tis that receive it.
ugent

Regarding tlle

need to

t  \

model,

\

[eiterate



sllpport of tlle final

document of tlle Intemational Conference of tlle World Financial and Economic Crisis and its

S"muel 5"!, L6pez,

5!.

2010...

6

Impact

 Dvlt

Wllicll took place in June 2009. There


an  

economic

 

balance in the context of the inequality that

tlle present model which concentrates

income and \vealtll among and within nations. We also against
,

 

framework of tul respect, devoid of punitive political conditions
dvlt



peoples that would block and stif1e the

of tlle tis of tlle south.

President:

Besides tlle
I1i-isig

l1dds

of millions of lg people in tl1e world, cllildren


\ 

before us tlle

reality of 10.9 and

illi

five years old \vho die in tlle developing
 

countries

 ,



and hunger [elated diseases cause 60
dvlt st

of



. '

cost of ' to national economic

is estimated

! 

20 to

30

lli

doHars  year. This intolerable situation

stop.



developed countries must

fulfilI their commitments to eliminate the suffering of millions of human beings.
.

President: Nicaragua


its decision to

[,

\vitll tl1e means it



available and in tl1e
i

context of its national whicll
 m 

svigt,

tlle diverse

anifsttis

of transnational organized

permanent
tlt



to intemal and against

itmtil sit.

Nicaragua also



its position

it will

stggl

 ifsttis 

\VlleIever tlleir

source.
.

President:
' '

several processes

tlt

slo\\1 dO\\iJ1

ss

and urgent


,

tlle

i 

being the



of ,  saying anytlling in

to perpetuate

ig.

And

wllen information is d available, it is distorted and al\vays against tlle and tlleir
lgitit

itsts

oftl1e peoples

aspirations

d

experiences, tl111S
 sik,



lies

it 

and vice veIsa,
[!

tls vrtig  ssi

into

\vords into noise and an objective

into virtllal

reality.
F

tlle peIspective of global
fd

mliti,

tlle llniversal citizen is \vaging 
tl fllt

tl1 \

for trl1tl1 and

becal1se cl1ange, llOpe, and tlle
ilitis l1l

l1istOl"Y l101ds
Iv



pel111anently

degraded before l1is eyes. Tlle
destaying

of tl1is

 lg

range and tlley

tlle objective of social of

tl1e process of diIect whicll


denlOcIacy and tlle profollnd
 ttis

vll1ti

tsfmtis

taking place in

as



Iesl11t of tlle

titlll

vllltipolitical

forces, as is the case of the Frente Sandinista in Nicaragua.

Samuel Santos

Lz,

Sept. 2010...

7

We must denounce this campaign interests of


\

is used



the hegemonic and selfish politica\ system and


fe\v countries to undermine the \egitimacy of



Peop\e's Government.
-.

President: Nicaragua declares its right to live in
 

and to

stggl

against poverty, illiteracy,


lg

and malnutrition, wl1ich
!



generated

historic exclusion and tlle imposition of

economic and political

WI1iCll is alien to our reality.


Nicaragua declares its dignity, sovereignty, self-determination, respect, unity
solidarity witll
]!

the peoples of tlle Earth as


gutd 

the United Natiol1s

lrt.

Nicaragua \vorks to develop

social



of solidarity WI1iCll identifies with tlle ideals and precludes exelusion. for world
,

of hurnaneness, jtlstice, freedom and democIacy for


]!

tl1is

, Ni'gu

makes

  ]!

for the survival of

the

uan

species, for the dignified future of the nobIest aspirations of . Tl1is is tlle only

possibIe future. Thank


very

.

Som"el

 ,

Sep!. 2010...

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