At the outset, allow me to congratulate President Kerim on convening this very important meeting. This meeting provides an excellent opportunity for us to review the progress that has been made with respect to the United Nations Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and to renew our commitment to th…
On behalf of the Government of Angola, allow me to congratulate the Secretary-General and all the organizations of the United Nations system on the activities being intensively carried out in connection with climate change.
Angola aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Antig…
On behalf of my Government and my people, I would like to express my condolences to the victims resulting from the violence in Algiers today, and their families.
On behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, I would like to welcome the work of this special Meeting on children. This Meeting is of…
Allow me first to congratulate the European Community on a job well done during its chairmanship of the Kimberley Process
this year. That has resulted in a gradual consolidation of the Process, greater transparency through the publication of more complete series of production and trade statistics, …
On behalf of the Republic of Angola, it is my pleasure to congratulate the President on his well-deserved election to preside over the work of the sixty-second session of the General Assembly. Allow me also to extend my congratulations to the other members of the Bureau. We are confident that under …
Allow me first to say that my delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of Pakistan and Benin
on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and the African Group respectively.
We take this opportunity to thank the Secretary- General for his fifth consolidated report on…
On behalf of Ambassador Gaspar Martins, who would have liked to be here at this historic moment were it not for circumstances beyond his control, and on behalf of the Angolan delegation, I would like, at the outset, to say how pleased we are to see you, Sir, presiding over our work. We assure you of…
As this is the first time that the delegation of Angola has taken the floor during your presidency, Sir, we too would like to congratulate you on your election and to assure you of our full cooperation.
Territorial integrity is a sacrosanct principle for Angola. At this point in the debate, we wish…
Madam President, as we approach the conclusion of the sixty- first session of the General Assembly, please accept my delegation’s utmost appreciation for your able leadership and hard work during this session. Under your leadership, the General Assembly engaged in difficult but necessary discussions…
My delegation takes this opportunity to commend the President for convening this high-level meeting on an important issue on the development agenda. We would like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for the comprehensive documentation prepared for our discussions. We associate ourse…
Mr. President, I would like to start by thanking you personally and the Slovak presidency for inviting me, in my capacity as Chairman of the Peacebuilding Commission, to address the Council on this complex but very vital subject concerning security sector reform. Considering that security sector ref…
I have the honour to speak on this important issue, on which there has been a great deal of progress in recent years. We congratulate Botswana and the European Commission on their election as Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively, of the Kimberley Process for 2006. Our congratulations go also to Canada…
I join in congratulating the President and her team on her election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. With her wide experience and diplomatic skills, she will no doubt steer this session to a successful conclusion. I assure her of my country’s full support.
I also con…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We take this opportunity to thank the Secretary- General for his fourth consolidated report on progress in implementation and international support of the New Partnershi…
On behalf of my Government, I wish to congratulate Ms. Al-Khalifa on her election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. We are confident that under her guidance and leadership, this session will be productive and will attain the goals set. I assure her of my delegatio…
As this is the first time we are taking the floor since your assumption of the presidency, I wish simply to congratulate you warmly, Madam, and to convey our support for the views expressed by the representative of the People’s Republic of China and all the delegations that spoke along those same li…
It is with great honour and satisfaction that I take the floor on behalf of the President of the Republic of Angola and the President of the National Commission on AIDS and Communicable Diseases, Mr. José Eduardo dos Santos, and also on behalf of the Angolan Government. I would like to congratulate …
First of all, allow me to join others in extending to Ms. Al-Khalifa my delegation’s congratulations on her election as President of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly. We associate ourselves with the statement delivered by the Minister of Home Affairs of South Africa on behalf of the G…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the representative of Jamaica, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, the representative of Namibia, on behalf of the African Group, and the representative of the Kingdom of Lesotho, on behalf of the Southern African Development Communi…
It is with great honour that I take this floor before this Assembly. At the outset, I should like to congratulate the President, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Angola, for his election to the presidency of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly of our Organization.
I also wish…