G7 COUNTRIES' SUPPORT TO A CONFERENCE
Just a few weeks after inquiring whether states would attend a conference, the G7 countries met in Tokyo. They issued a public statement giving their full support to the organization of a conference and their willingness to increase their contributions to the UNHCR.
Press Release
Geneva, 28 June 1979
SPECIAL STATEMENT OF THE TOKYO SUMMIT ON INDOCHINESE REFUGEES
The following special statement on Indochinese refugees was issued at the Tokyo Summit on 28 June 1979:
“The plight of refugees from Viet-Nam, Laos and Cambodia poses a humanitarian problem of historic proportions and constitutes a threat to the peace and stability of Southeast Asia. Given the tragedy and suffering which are taking place, the problem calls for an immediate and major response.
The Heads of State and Government call on Viet-Nam and other countries of Indochina to take urgent and effective measures so that the present human hardship and suffering are eliminated. They confirm the great importance they attach to the immediate cessation of the disorderly outflow of refugees without prejudice to the principles of free emigration and family reunification.
The Governments represented will, as part of an international effort, significantly increase their contributions to Indochinese refugee relief and resettlement by making more funds available and by admitting more people, while taking into account the existing social and economic circumstances in each of their countries.
The Heads of State and Government request the Secretary-General of the United Nations to convene a conference as soon as possible with a view to attaining concrete and positive results. They extend full support to this objective and are ready to participate constructively in such a conference.
The Heads of State and Government call on all nations in addressing this pressing problem.”
Permanent Delegation of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva,
10, avenue de Budé 1202 Geneva
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