Allow me to congratulate the Co-Chairs on their joint appointment to preside over this High-level Plenary Meeting, thus demonstrating the great importance that the General Assembly gives to development and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
This meeting marks the start of the fina…
Mr. President, His Excellency Mr. Joseph Kabila Kabange, President of the Republic, is unable to attend but has instructed me to convey to you his most heartfelt congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. The head of State has no doubt tha…
I did not at all wish to get into a debate, but I think that the excesses found in the statement given by the Permanent Representative of Rwanda require me to attempt to re-establish some truth.
The first thing that must be pointed out is that, as anyone who knows African geography knows, the Democ…
As your presidency is drawing to a close, Sir, I should like to congratulate you on the very significant work that you have accomplished during the month of December. I thank you very much for allowing me to participate in this important meeting of the Security Council on the renewal of the mandate …
