21061960 Text of the Speech made by Mr. Sosa Rodriguez (Venezuela) in the Security Council Meeting No. 1015 held on 21 June 1962

Text of the Speech made by Mr. Sosa Rodriguez (Venezuela) in the Security Council Meeting No. 1015 held on 21 June 1962

I have asked for leave to speak for the sole purpose of making a correction to the part of my speech which was quoted by the representative of the United States just now [see para. 6]. There is a mistake in the English interpretation of that speech. What I actually said was: "...My delegation considers that on this occasion the action of the Council could be limited to recalling the basic principles contained in its previous resolutions and inviting the two parties..." [1014th meeting, para. 21.] The English interpretation of my speech is mistaken, for it reads "...The Security Council could well limit itself to recalling and reaffirming the basic principles of its previous resolutions...." The representative of the United States quoted the English interpretation, which, as I have just pointed out, is not an accurate translation of the words I used. I should therefore like to put the matter right so that the precise wording of my speech will be duly noted in the records.