It is now 17 years since the General Assembly took the historic and enlightened step of proclaiming the Declaration on the Granting of Indepen- dence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. Those 17 years have been marked by extensive progress; every year new nations attain their independence and join us…
It is a great honour for me to act as Special Representative of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman, at this historic General Assembly Summit. His Majesty has directed me to convey his greetings and his best wishes to this gathering, which is marking the beginning of the third millenn…
