I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. We are confident that with your vast academic and political experience, you will provide the Assembly with the necessary leadership in the year ahead. Allow me to a…
I should like to congratulate the President on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. We are confident that under his able leadership and guidance, our deliberations will be successful. I assure him of my delegation’s fullest support and cooperation. I would a…
Heeding your call, Sir, I will be very brief.
I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation to the President for the holding of this important and timely high-level meeting on a comprehensive review of the progress achieved in implementing the 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and t…
In heeding your call, Sir, I will be very brief. I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation for the President’s initiative and leadership in holding this important thematic debate.
We would like to associate ourselves with the statements made by the Chairs of the Group of 77 and China, th…
At the outset, I would like to join previous speakers in strongly condemning the terrorist attacks in Algeria. We denounce terrorism in all its manifestations and offer our deepest condolences to the families of the victims of those heinous acts.
It is an honour for me to participate in the Commemo…
I will be very brief, as many of the issues of interest to my delegation have already been raised by previous speakers.
I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in the joint debate on agenda items 9 and 22. My delegation would like to convey its appreciation to Ambassador Natalegawa of Indo…
My delegation would like to thank the General Committee for the report that is before us.
Like many delegations that have taken the floor, my delegation fully supports the recommendation of the General Committee not to include item 165 in the agenda of the sixty-second session of the General Assemb…
My delegation welcomes the opportunity to discuss the report of the Security Council and the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters. In this connection, we associate
ourselves with the statement delivered by the permanent r…
My delegation would like to respond to the statement made by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal on 25 September 2006, on the issue of the people in the refugee camps in Eastern Nepal.
The statement that there is unwillingness on the part of Bhutan to resolve the pro…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation for the convening of this plenary meeting to continue with our efforts to reform the Security Council — an issue that has been before us for a very long time. It is obvious that no reform of the United Nations would be complete without reform of t…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this important meeting.
Bhutan has co-sponsored draft resolution A/59/L.64, as we believe that it presents the General Assembly with concrete proposals to reform the Security Council. It is now time for the General Assembly to take decisive action in th…
Allow me to thank the President for convening the present meetings. The road map that he has drawn up is a clear reflection of his strong desire to guide the preparatory work for the summit in a deliberate, open, transparent and inclusive manner. For small delegations like mine, these meetings provi…
We are deeply saddened by the passing away of His Holiness Pope John Paul II. His Holiness was not only the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church, but also a true leader who devoted his life to the cause of peace, harmony and justice. We must honour His Holiness by renewing our resolve to promote …
We are greatly saddened by the passing away this morning of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III of Monaco. We join the people of Monaco as they mourn this great national loss. Deeply respected by his people and the world community, His Serene Highness will be remembered for his tireless efforts a…
