Let me first of all congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August 2008 and thank you for convening this open debate on the situation in Timor-Leste. We also congratulate Ambassador Le Luong Minh, Permanent Representative of Viet Nam, on h…
First, I would like to commend General Assembly President Kerim for his initiative and the Secretary-General for his briefing on the comprehensive framework for action.
What is required for us effectively to address the convergent food and fuel crises are conceptual clarity, evidence and the will t…
My delegation is pleased to participate in this debate on agenda item 121, on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly.
Malaysia wishes to associate itself with the statement just made by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
I would like to recal…
I wish to join previous speakers in thanking the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for his presentation to the Assembly of the annual report of the Agency for 2006.
Malaysia highly appreciates the IAEA’s role in assisting developing Member States in planning for and …
I wish to express the appreciation of the Malaysian delegation to the Secretary-General for his first annual report on the work of the Organization, contained in document A/62/1. The issues and challenges that the world is facing today place a greater demand on the Organization to fulfil its mandate…
Heeding your call, Mr. President, I shall be very brief. Malaysia supports the recommendation of the General Committee on this issue and, given the heavy responsibilities and tight schedule of the General Assembly, we feel that there is no need to discuss this proposal in plenary meeting. Malaysia s…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Asian Group on this special occasion to pay tribute to the Secretary- General and to administer the oath of office to the Secretary-General-designate of the United Nations.
It was 10 years ago that Mr. Kofi Annan was first sworn in a…
My delegation is pleased to participate in this joint debate on agenda items 9 and 122.
I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the President of the Security Council for the month of November, Ambassador Marty Natalegawa of Indonesia, for presenting to the General Assembly the annual report of…
At the outset, I wish to say that my delegation associates itself with the statement delivered by Brunei Darussalam on behalf of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the agenda item under consideration. However, I wish to take this opportunity to make a brief statement on issues of…
