Before I begin, I would like to join and support the statement of President Thomson, in condemning — in the strongest terms — the horrible attack in Kabul. There is no justification for such horrific violence.
First of all, I would like to thank the General Assembly. I am truly delighted to be elec…
Let me express my gratitude to you, Mr. President, and to your country, Malaysia, for convening today’s open debate. It provides a great opportunity for all of us to discuss and share our views, particularly on the comprehensive review of resolution 1540 (2004). Allow me also to express my great app…
During the past 70 years we, the States Members of the United Nations, have been driven by the noble ideals and aspirations that the visionary founders of the United Nations laid down in its Charter in 1945. At the same time, we have been regularly confronted with the grim realities of international…
At the outset, I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Sergey Lavrov of the Russian Federation for convening this debate.
The unprecedented rise of terrorism is perhaps the most serious, shocking, painful and shameful reality facing us at the beginning of the twenty-first century. In the region of…
At the dawn of the new millennium, we convened here with the ambition of eradicating poverty and gave birth to the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Now we stand here again to review what we have achieved and what we still have to do to make our common ambition a reality. Despite the undeni…
It is a distinct honour and pleasure for me to address the Assembly at the outset of its sixty-seventh session. This High-level Meeting on the Rule of Law at the National and International Levels provides us with an excellent opportunity to share our views and experiences on the rule of law, as a co…
