At the outset, I wish to congratulate the President on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. We pledge our full support and cooperation to him in ensuring a fruitful conclusion to the session.
Myanmar associates itself with the statement made this morn…
My delegation wishes to express our deep appreciation to Member countries that have upheld genuine human rights principles, despite intense external pressure from a handful of countries, either by casting a negative vote or by abstaining. Nevertheless, it is a known fact that the politicization and …
I wish to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his seventh consolidated report regarding the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (A/64/204). My delegation is pleased to learn from the report that, despite the financial and economic crisis which has affected countries large and sm…
I wish to thank you, Sir, for this opportunity to make a statement at this briefing. I should also like to thank the Secretary-General for his efforts to support Myanmar’s democratization process and for his comprehensive briefing today. The Secretary-General’s recent visit to Myanmar was his second…
The exploitation of human rights for political purposes is not acceptable to Myanmar. Our domestic political process has made significant strides with the adoption of a new Constitution by the people of Myanmar through a nationwide referendum. We have been on track to make a smooth transition to dem…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Permanent Representative of Costa Rica for introducing the annual report of the Security Council (A/63/2).
Under Article 24, paragraph 1, of the Charter, States Members of the United Nations confer on the Security Council the primary responsibility for the m…
Myanmar joined the overwhelming majority of Member States in voting in favour of the resolution just adopted, entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”.
Myanmar adheres to the five principles of peaceful coexis…
First of all, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (A/63/206) under sub-item (a) of agenda item 57, on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). My delegation is convinced that the successful implementation of NEPAD is central to the achievement of sustainab…
The convening of this high- level meeting is a timely and a welcome opportunity. It enables the international community not only to review the progress that has been made, but also to address the remaining challenges we need to tackle.
My delegation would like to associate itself with the statement…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to make a statement at this briefing.
I would also like to thank Under-Secretary- General Gambari for his briefing on the details of his recent visit to Myanmar. The Secretary-General’s good offices role — mandated by the General Assembly — ha…
First of all, I wish to extend the heartfelt condolences of my Government to the Government and people of Algeria and to the families of United Nations staff in connection with the recent tragic loss of life as the result of a dastardly terrorist attack.
The twenty-seventh special session of the Ge…
Mr. President, I wish to thank you for this opportunity to speak before the Security Council. I am particularly happy to see Indonesia, a fellow member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), presiding over this meeting. I understand that I will be followed by my colleague, the Perman…
May I first of all take this opportunity to express my delegation’s deep gratitude to the President of the General Assembly, the Chairman of the Group of 77 and China, the Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and all others for their messages of condolence on the passing away …
On behalf of the Government and people of Myanmar, I wish to express my profound gratitude to you for the words of condolence expressed on behalf of the General Assembly on the passing away of His Excellency General Soe Win, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar. He was a soldier and a statesman wh…
Mr. President, I thank you for the opportunity to speak to the Security Council in connection with Under-Secretary-General Ibrahim Gambari’s visit to Myanmar under the Secretary- General’s good offices role mandated by the General Assembly. I wish also to thank the Secretary-General for his statemen…
On behalf of the Asian Group, I wish to tender my deepest condolences to the Government and the people of Armenia on the demise
of Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan, who passed away on 25 March.
Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan’s untimely death is a great loss to his country, to the people of Arm…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Asian Group on this historic occasion. The Asian Group joins the others in paying tribute to Africa, the African people and their descendants in the Caribbean and the Americas for their triumphant struggle against slavery, as they celebrate this special da…
The Security Council should be proud of what transpired today. If there is a justifiable occasion for a permanent member to cast a negative vote, this is certainly the occasion. We are gratified that two permanent members — both of whom know full well the actual situation of my country and one of wh…
I would like to thank the representative of the European Union for reading out this technical amendment, but I would like to be sure that the text is the same as the one that was adopted by the Third Committee. Therefore, I would like to request the Secretariat to check and verify that that is indee…
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Secretary-General for his fourth consolidated report on progress in implementation and international support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (A/61/212).
My delegation associates itself with the statements made by the Pe…
