Australia

Speeches from the Minister for Foreign Affairs, January 1995 - February 1996, Senator Gareth Evans.

The following speeches are provided for historical purposes and may not reflect the position of the present Government.


Achieving a World Without Nuclear Weapons Address by Senator Gareth Evans, Foreign Minister of Australia, to the Opening Session of the Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Canberra, 23 January 1996

Reform of the United Nations: Where to Next? Address by Senator Gareth Evans QC, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London, 19 December 1995.

The Asia Pacific in the 21st Century: Conflict or Cooperation? Address by Senator Gareth Evans QC, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the 1995 Pacific Rim Forum, Bangkok, 1 December 1995.

Why the UN Matters to Australia. Address by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the Melbourne Junior Chamber of Commerce Employers' Luncheon, 24 November 1995 .

Renewing the US-Australian Relationship. Address by Senator Gareth Evans, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the Australian American Association Thanksgiving Dinner, Canberra, 21 November, 1995.

Osaka and the APEC achievement. Address by Senator Gareth Evans, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, to PECC/PBEC Symposium Commemorating the 7th APEC Ministerial Meeting, Osaka, 18 November 1995.

Recognising Excellence. Speech by Senator Gareth Evans, Minister for Foreign Affairs, representing the Minister for Trade, Australian Exports Awards presentation dinner, Sydney, 28 November 1995.

The Case for Illegality. International Court of Justice: Requests for Advisory Opinions on Nuclear Weapons submitted by the World Health Organization and the United Nations General Assembly. Oral Statement on behalf of Australia by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Hague, 30 October 1995.

The Future of the United Nations: an Australian Perspective. Address by Senator Gareth Evans, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia, to the Women's International Forum, New York, 25 October 1995

Cooperating for Peace - Award Lecture by Senator Gareth Evans, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, University of Louisville, 24 October 1995.

APEC: A Blueprint for Asia's Long-Term Growth - Address by Senator Gareth Evans, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, to World Economic Forum 1995 Europe/East Asia Economic Summit, Singapore, 22 September 1995.

Australia's Role in East Asia's Future - Speech to the CEDA Asian Region International Association of Cooperating Organisations (ARIACO) Roundtable by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Melbourne, 11 September 1995.

Speech to the CEDA Asian Region International Association of Cooperating Organisations (ARIACO) Roundtable by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Melbourne, 11 September 1995.

Peace in the Middle east: The Way Forward -1995 - Sam Cohen Memorial Lecture, by Senator Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Melbourne, 10 September 1995.

Lebanon; Towards A Brighter future - Opening address by Senator Gareth Evans, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Lebanon Beyond 2000 Conference, ANU, Canberra, 8 September 1995

International Treaties: Their Impact on Australia -Keynote Address by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Treaties Conference, Canberra, 4 September 1995.

The Evatt Memorial Lecture, by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, United Nations Association of Australia Conference, National Press Club, Canberra, 1 September 1995.

Herbert Vere Evatt: Australia's First Internationalist1995 Daniel Mannix Memorial Lecture by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Melbourne, 31 August 1995

Address by Senator Evans, Foreign Minister of Australia, to the ASEAN PMC 7+7 Session
Bandar Seri Bagawan, 2 August 1995.

Australia, ASEAN and the East Asian Hemisphere
Statement by Senator Gareth Evans, Australian Foreign Minister, to the ASEAN PMC 7+1 Session, Bandar Seri Bagawan, 2 August 1995.

Australia, China and the Region
Address by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans, QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the Chinese Association of Victoria and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Victoria, Melbourne, 24 August 1995.

Lawyers and Peace Building
Second Annual Murdoch Student Law Society Address, by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Perth, 16 August 1995.

Our Shared Asia Pacific Future
Address by Senator Gareth Evans, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the Canada-Australia Conference on Cooperation in the Asia Pacific Region, Canberra, 28 July 1995.

Statement by Senator Gareth Evans, Australian Foreign Minister, to the ASEAN PMC 7+1 Session
Bandar Seri Bagawan, 2 August 1995.

Australia, ASEAN and the East Asian hemisphere
Address by Senator Gareth Evans, Foreign Minister of Australia, to the ASEAN PMC 7+7 session, Bandar Seri Bagawan, 2 August 1995.

AUSTRALIA, ISRAEL AND PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Address by Senator Evans at dinner hosted by Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, Jerusalem, 10 July 1995 .

COOPERATING FOR PEACE: THE UN ROLE IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS
Address by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Community Aid Abroad Seminar, United Nations Intervention in Conflict Situations: The Rhetoric, the Reality and the Possibilities, Melbourne, 18 July 1995.

WHAT THE UN MEANS FOR AUSTRALIANS
Opening Address by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the United Nations Youth Association Convention, Canberra, 5 July 1995

AUSTRALIA'S COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL MULTILATERALISM AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION
Address by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the La Trobe University Conference "The United Nations: Between Sovereignty and Global Governance", 2 July 1995.

COOPERATING FOR PEACE
Address by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, at the 30th Otago Foreign Policy School, "The United Nations at Fifty Retrospect and Prospect", Dunedin, New Zealand, 30 June 1995.

THE WORLD AFTER WILENSKI: AN AUSTRALIAN WHO MATTERED
Inaugural Peter Wilenski Memorial Lecture by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Canberra, 22 June 1995

REPORTING ASIA: COPING WITH DIVERSITY.
Address by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans, QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the Reporting Asia Workshop, Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, 12 June 1995.

THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS.
Carmen Lawrence Business Luncheon, Fremantle, 12 June, 1995.

INDIAN OCEAN REGIONAL COOPERATION: EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES.
Keynote address by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the International Forum on the Indian Ocean Region, Perth, 11 June 1995.

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE AUSTRALIAN SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE.
Ministerial statement by the Senator The Hon Gareth Evans, QC, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs,1 June 1995.

THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION: AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE
Address by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Indian International Centre, New Delhi, 19 May 1995.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR THE UNITED NATIONS
Inaugural Sir Kenneth Bailey Memorial Lecture, by Senator Gareth Evans, Minister for Foreign Affairs, University of Melbourne,29 April 1995.

CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Address by Senator Gareth Evans, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Global Cultural Diversity Conference, Sydney, 28 April 1995.

NON-PROLIFERATION AND THE NPT
Address by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, to the NPT Review and Extension Conference, New York, 18 April 1995.

AUSTRALIA IN EAST ASIA AND THE ASIA PACIFIC: BEYOND THE LOOKING GLASS
Fourteenth Asia Lecture, by Senator Gareth Evans, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Asia-Australia Institute, Sydney, 20 March 1995.

ASIAN STUDIES AND ASIAN LANGUAGE STUDIES FOR VICTORIAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Address by Senator Gareth Evans, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the Catholic Education Office,17 March 1995 (Vicath)

ENSURING PEACE : THE FUTURE OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Address by Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the Australian College of Defence and Strategic Studies, Canberra, 16 March 1995.

MULTICULTURALISM AND AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN POLICY
Address by Senator Gareth Evans, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sang Nguyen Support Dinner, Melbourne, 10 March 1995.

AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN : OLD FRIENDS, NEW CHALLENGES
Speech to the 19th Australia-Japan Relations Symposium by Senator Gareth Evans QC, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Canberra, 24 February 1995.

THE NEW ASIA PACIFIC COMMUNITY
Address by Senator Gareth Evans, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, to the Institute of Democracy and Foreign Relations, Kuala Lumpur, 20 February 1995.

THE BIRTH OF AN ASIA PACIFIC COMMUNITY
Opening remarks by Senator Gareth Evans, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, to "Asia Players" Session, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, 28 January 1995.