UN Assembly adopts two RI-sponsored resolutions<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations General Assembly adopted two
\nIndonesian-sponsored resolutions on the eve of Indonesia's UN
\nSecurity Council debut.<\/p>\n
The two resolutions, one on Third World debt and another on a
\nUN conference on South-South cooperation, were unanimously passed
\nduring the 49th session of the general assembly on Dec. 19, the
\nMinistry of Foreign Affairs announced.<\/p>\n
The resolution on the debt of developing countries was
\ninitiated by Indonesia and proposed on behalf of the Non-Aligned
\nMovement (NAM) and the Group of 77.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's permanent representative to the United Nations,
\nNugroho Wisnumurti, stated that the resolution could bridge
\nprevailing approaches to debt management.<\/p>\n
\"Apart from that, it may also help formulate an effective,
\ncomprehensive and development-oriented strategy which could solve
\nthe global problem of the developing countries' debt,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Indonesia, since assuming chairmanship of the 111-nation NAM
\ntwo years ago, has taken the initiative in focusing on the debt
\nproblem troubling many members.<\/p>\n
President Soeharto addressed the issue when he met with
\nleaders of the world's wealthiest nations at the Group of Seven
\nsummit meeting in Tokyo last year. In August, Indonesia also
\nhosted a NAM ministerial meeting to look into the debt issue and
\nits relationship with economic development.<\/p>\n
The General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an
\ninternational conference to discuss cooperation between
\ndeveloping countries of the South. The South-South cooperation
\nresolution was co-sponsored by NAM, Japan and the G-77 grouping.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's newly appointed deputy representative to the UN,
\nMakarim Wibisono, stressed the need for a new vision for South-
\nSouth cooperation in his address to the General Assembly.<\/p>\n
The UN conference on South-South Cooperation is expected to
\ntake place sometime next year.<\/p>\n
Indonesia will be able to further the interests of developing
\ncountries in the world body when it joins the UN Security Council
\non Jan. 1. Indonesia, as a non-permanent member, will serve a
\ntwo-year term.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has anticipated Indonesia's
\ngreater involvement in UN diplomacy by beefing up the its
\nrepresentative at the UN headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n
It recently relieved Makarim from his post as director for
\nMultilateral Economic Cooperation to serve as Nugroho's deputy on
\nSecurity Council affairs.<\/p>\n
He was replaced by Herijanto Soeprapto on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Another change at the Ministry was Yulwis Yatim's posting as
\nthe new director for Technical and Economic Services Cooperation.
\nHe is replacing Herry Harjono, who has been appointed as
\nIndonesia's ambassador to Laos. (mds\/emb)<\/p>",
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