His delegation had therefore abstained in the vote.

The two delegations had therefore abstained in the vote.

His delegation had therefore abstained in the vote.

Nor are we interested.

For the reasons I have outlined, my delegation abstained in the voting.

My delegation abstained on that draft resolution.

For that reason, my delegation abstained in the voting on the draft resolution.

Moreover, it fails to address the issue of international cooperation with States that have suffered from the proliferation of mines on their territories or the need to provide such States with assistance in mine clearance.

That is why my delegation has again abstained in the vote on the draft resolution.

Hence, my delegation abstained in the voting on this draft resolution.

It was for this reason that my delegation abstained in the voting during the Third Committee apos s session.

For these reasons, my delegation abstained in the vote on this draft resolution.

Mr. RICHARDSON (United Kingdom) My delegation abstained in the vote on the draft resolution which the Assembly has just adopted.

Because of these reservations, the French delegation abstained in the voting on this resolution.

My delegation therefore abstained in the voting on draft resolution A C.1 60 L.56.

For those reasons, my delegation abstained in the voting on this draft resolution in the General Assembly.

Mr. Wang Guangya (China) (spoke in Chinese) The Chinese delegation abstained in the voting on the resolution.

For that reason, as in previous years, the European Union abstained in the voting on that resolution.

Mr. Mwaungulu (Malawi) In past votes on similar draft resolutions, the Malawian delegation abstained.

For those reasons his delegation had abstained in the vote on draft resolution A C.1 48 L.38 Rev.1.

Reports indicate that 61 members of those present in the House voted in favour, while 4 abstained.

True to form, 20 MPs were absent, 49 MPs voted in favor of the proposed amendment, while 49 rejected it, and 2 abstained.

Sunni Kurds, unlike the overwhelming majority of their countrymen, abstained from voting to endorse the creation of an Islamic republic in April 1979.

Mr. Percaya (Indonesia) My delegation abstained in the voting on draft resolution A C.1 60 L.22.

My delegation abstained in the vote on draft resolution A C.1 60 L.22 because The Hague Code of Conduct is selective and discriminatory.

My delegation abstained in the voting, however, because we believe that the text also contains provisions that are at variance with the letter and spirit of the United Nations Charter.

However, my delegation abstained in the voting because, from our point of view, the text also contains certain provisions that depart from the letter and the spirit of the United Nations Charter.

Mr. Berdennikov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian) The Russian Federation abstained in the vote on draft resolution A C.1 49 L.24.

Mr. El Badri (Egypt) said that, regrettably, his delegation had abstained in the vote because the text had included non universally recognized language.

28. Mr. PELAEZ (Argentina), speaking in explanation of vote, said that his delegation had abstained from the vote on the amendment contained in document A C.1 48 L.49 Rev.1 and from the separate vote on the fifth preambular paragraph, but had voted for the draft resolution as a whole.

Since Kazakhstan is not a signatory to the Convention, my delegation has abstained in the voting on the draft resolution.

130. The representative of Norway said that Norway had abstained in the vote on the draft and would like to associate itself with the statement made by the representative of Denmark.

As at previous sessions, the delegation of Cuba abstained in the vote on the draft resolution on implementation of the Ottawa Convention on anti personnel mines.

70. Mr. RANGEL (Venezuela) said that his delegation had abstained in the vote on the amendments and on the draft resolution because it had difficulty in understanding the purpose of the draft resolution.

33. Mr. HU Xiaodi (China) said that had there been a vote on draft resolution A C.1 48 L.42, his delegation would have abstained.

The Swedish delegation had abstained in the vote on that amendment but continued to attach great importance to the question and would therefore continue to sponsor the draft resolution.

Mr. Wu Chengjiang (China) (interpretation from Chinese) The Chinese delegation abstained on draft resolution A 49 L.2 Rev.2, on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The decisive moment came when the army abstained from suppressing the protests.

Mr. Gala López (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish) As it did on a similar text last year, my delegation abstained in the vote on draft resolution A C.1 60 L.22.

Statements in exercise of the right of reply

Mr. Baruni (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (interpretation from Arabic) We abstained on draft resolution A C.1 49 L.21 because we had reservations about certain parts of it.

My delegation abstained from voting on draft resolution A 48 L.32 because we believe that this draft resolution does not include the necessary elements for the achievement of a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

He had also abstained in the separate vote on the amendment to the draft resolution because he found the paragraph in question inappropriate but remained a sponsor of the draft resolution and regretted that other States had withdrawn their sponsorship.

While the author was given an opportunity to mitigate the sentence by way of apology, he failed to do so.

Unfortunately, the Greek Cypriot side failed to respond positively to our constructive initiatives.