Let me first of all, through you, Sir, congratulate the President of the fifty- third session of the General Assembly upon his election. I am confident that our important work will be guided in a most productive way. I would also like to thank the former President, Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko, for his rel…
Eleven years ago I took part in the General Assembly’s special session on Africa. Joint responsibility for Africa’s future was a major theme of my statement and of the session itself. This theme is still valid today.
We must be partners for development and also partners for peace and security. The …
May I at the outset express my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the important post of President of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session.
The loss of the ferry Estonia in the Baltic Sea, where more than 900 people perished, brought disaster close to our shores. The…
