Allow me, first of all, to express particular gratitude to His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary- General, who has made tireless efforts to consolidate the efforts of the international community to combat climate change, and also His Excellency Mr. Srgjan Kerim, the President of the General …
Allow me, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to express sincere gratitude to the initiators and to the organizers of this very important event to assess progress made in implementing the declaration and plan of action contained in the document entitled, “A world fit for child…
The delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan fully supports today’s statements by the Permanent Representative of Tajikistan to the United Nations on behalf of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and by the Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz
Republic on behalf of the member States of the Col…
Let me, at the outset, express gratitude to the organizers and initiators of this event. There is no doubt that we particularly need to note the great contribution that the delegations of Pakistan and the Philippines have made and thank them for the efforts they have undertaken.
Today’s realities c…
Allow me, on behalf of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to welcome the participants in the General Assembly at its sixty-second session and wish this forum success in its work.
I am not mistaken if I say that the world community is looking forward to concrete results from the realization of the developm…
It is a pleasure for me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the high post of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. Those who worked with you as Permanent Representative to the United Nations will recall the high esteem with which you are regarded by your colleagues…
While acknowledging the unique and irreplaceable role played by the United Nations in international affairs, one still has to recognize the need to reform this institution according to present-day realities. Let me briefly dwell upon our vision of these reforms.
It is necessary to significantly inc…
Safeguarding the health of the population has been and continues to be one of the priorities of Uzbekistan’s State policy. Indeed, the Government attaches the utmost importance to health-care issues. The President of Uzbekistan, Mr. Islam Karimov, proclaimed the year 2005 “The Year of Health” and 20…
At the outset, let me note that the delegation of Uzbekistan fully endorses the ideas contained in the statement of the delegation of the People’s Republic of China on behalf of the member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Uzbekistan welcomes the considerable economic and political su…
First of all, let me take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Jan Eliasson on his election to the high position of President of the General Assembly and to wish him every success in guiding the work of the session. I would also like to thank his predecessor, Mr. Jean Ping, for his able leadership a…
It is with great satisfaction that, on behalf of the Republic of Uzbekistan, at this anniversary session of the General Assembly, I greet leaders and other
representatives and wish them all success in the work of this session.
Five years ago, the Millennium Summit adopted the Development Goals for…
Allow me at the outset, on behalf of the Government and the people of Uzbekistan, to express our profound condolences on the occasion of the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II and on the occasion of the passing of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III.
The delegation of Uzbekistan wishes to…
I should like at the outset to express gratitude to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his most recent report on the situation in Afghanistan (A/59/581). In our view, it covers a period that was decisive for the country — a period when the Afghan people, with the assistance of the internatio…
The changes that have taken place in the international situation are compelling an increasing number of countries to review their vision of the status and the role of the United Nations and to revisit the question of how to reform the United Nations to enable it to respond more effectively to the ch…
Allow me, first of all, to congratulate you, Sir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Gabon, on your election as the President of the General Assembly and to wish you every success in this important position. I would also like to extend our appreciation to Mr. Julian Hunte for the excellent organization…
Mr. President, may I extend to you and, through you, to the Government of Russia and to the Russian people our sincerest condolences in connection with the deaths caused by yesterday’s tragic air crashes in Russia.
Turning to the items on today’s agenda, I would like to express gratitude to you onc…
Allow me, first of all, to express my appreciation to Mr. Konuzin, Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and acting Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, for his accomplished report on the activities of the Committee.
We truly welcome the rapid development of practical mec…
I should like first of all to join earlier speakers in congratulating you, Sir, The Honourable Julian Robert Hunte, Minister for External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia, on your election as President of the General Assembly and to wish you every success as you carry o…
The Republic of Uzbekistan notes with regret that the non-compliance of the Iraqi regime over the past 12 years with Security Council resolutions, including Council resolution 1441 (2002), has led to the current conflict. Under such circumstances, we can only cherish the hope that the conflict will …
At the outset, I wish to express my gratitude to Secretary- General Kofi Annan for the report he has submitted on the situation in Afghanistan (A/57/410), in which he has clarified the events that have occurred in the political, economic and humanitarian spheres in Afghanistan during the past year. …
