Please accept my congratulations and best wishes, Madam, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. I should also like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon on his unanimous election as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations. Mr. Ban has demo…
First of all, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of this Assembly. You represent a country, Gabon, and a continent, Africa, that are called upon to play a central role in the definition of a more just, united and, above all, peaceful world. I welcome the opportunit…
I have the pleasure of addressing this Assembly under the agenda item entitled: “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons”. Indeed, such cooperation is vital for peace and security through the promotion of disarmament and non-proliferation. …
It is a great privilege for me to address the United Nations General Assembly for the first time since my appointment as Director-General of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
I would like also to extend to you, Mr President, my most sincer…
