Speaking on behalf of the European Union, I should first like to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General and to Under-Secretary- General Mr. Desai and his team for organizing this meeting, which, given the current economic turmoil and uncertainties, has indeed been very timely.
We also welco…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia — and the associated country Cyprus, as well as the Eu…