First, on behalf of the delegation of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, I extend my sincere congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. It is my firm belief that, with his wealth of experience, he will gui…
The question of Palestine has been on the agenda of the United Nations for over six decades, and the dream and aspiration of the Palestinian people for independent statehood and freedom have not only not materialized, but the seem to be further from realization. The time has come to take a historic …
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of South Africa and Malaysia on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, the Group of 77 and China and the Association of Southeast Nations, respectively (…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to associate itself with the statements made earlier by the representative of the Plurinational State of Bolivia on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the representative of China on behalf of the group of Landlocked Developing Countries, respectively.
My …
The question of Palestine has been on the United Nations agenda for more than six decades now, and yet the Palestinian people still have no glimmer of hope for realizing their right to self-determination and freedom. It is time for us to take a historic step towards putting an end to the occupation …
On behalf of the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I assure you of our full support and cooperation in the discharge of your duties. I wo…
My delegation endorses the statement made by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Last Monday, 18 November, in this very Hall, we witnessed a historic first vote by the State of Palestine in the General Assembly of the United Nations in the elect…
At the outset, my delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made by the representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (see A/68/PV.46).
Please allow me to express my appreciation to Ambassador John Ashe, President of the General Assembly, for …
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/68/116) under this agenda item. My delegation wishes to associate itself with the statements made by the Permanent
Representative of the Islamic of Republic of Iran on behalf the Non-Aligned Movement, and by the Permanent …
On behalf of the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, I sincerely congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. I would like to assure you of our full support and cooperation in discharging your noble duty. I would also like …
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for having organized this important high- level meeting to review the implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
Human trafficking constitutes a …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries, which consists of 31 Member States.
At the outset, allow me to pay special tribute to Ambassador Arvid Pardo of Malta, father of the law of the sea, as well as to all distinguished persons who contributed to the d…
My delegation endorses the statement made at the 45th meeting by the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Just yesterday, we adopted resolution 67/19, according Palestine non-member observer State status in the United Nations. My country wa…
I would first like to extend a warm welcome to Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, and to express to him my delegation’s full support and solidarity. I would also like to take this opportunity to extend our deep condolences and sympathy to the Governme…
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Mr. Vuk Jeremić upon his election to serve as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. It is my firm belief that, with his extensive experience and constructive initiatives, he will guide the Assembly towards ac…
As in previous years, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic has voted in favour of resolution 66/6, which was introduced in the Assembly by His Excellency Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, whose presence here today we welcome.
My delegation associates itself with th…
At the outset, on behalf of the delegation of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, I would like to commend the United Nations for convening this High- level Meeting on HIV and AIDS, which is of great significance to the global fight against HIV and AIDS.
Throughout 30 years of common endeavour to …
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic associates itself with the statements made by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic reiterates its opposition to the conti…
At the outset I wish to express our gratification at the convening of this meeting to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and to express our sincere appreciation to the Secretary-General for his inspiring statement on this occasion. I w…
At the outset, on behalf of the Lao delegation, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. I trust that, under your able presidency, our session will be guided to a successful outcome. Let me also tak…