It gives me pleasure to congratulate Mr. John Ashe and his friendly country, Antigua and Barbuda, upon his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty- eighth session. I take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to his predecessor, Mr. Vuk Jeremić of Serbia, for …
Allow me at the outset to express our appreciation for the report
of the Secretary-General on the final review and appraisal of the United Nations New Agenda for the development of Africa (UN-NADAF).
In this regard, I should like to reiterate that the success of any initiative for development is b…
Mr. President, it gives me pleasure to begin by offering you sincerest and heartfelt congratulations on your election to preside over this session of the General Assembly, which is of great importance in the history of the United Nations. '[here is no doubt that your election is an expression of una…