57/3 GA
57
Session
| Draft symbol | A/57/L.3 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 57/3 |
| UN Document | 57/3 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/57/PV.20
Speeches following this vote (20)
The President
I therefore declare the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste admitted to membership in the United Nations.
I request the Chief of Protocol to escort the delegation of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to its place in the General Assembly Hall.
The delegation of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste was escorted to its place in the General Assembly Hall.
The President
It is my great honour and privilege to welcome, on behalf of the General
Assembly, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste as a new Member of the United Nations.
Only a few months ago — on 20 May 2002 — we congratulated the first elected President of Timor- Leste, His Excellency Xanana Gusmăo, and participated in the celebration of the independence of Timor-Leste. I was very happy to attend the …
Mr. Djangone-Bi
The Group of African States at the United Nations fully appreciates the feelings of Timorese men and women on this historic day. It could not do otherwise, since most of the countries of our Group have known the bitter taste of colonization and undertaken national liberation struggles, along with the joy of proclaiming hard-won political independence and the pride and emotion of trading their ter…
The President
I now call on the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to speak on behalf of the Group of Asian States.
Mr. Zarif
I am honoured and privileged to speak today on behalf of the Asian Group to welcome an Asian country to the United Nations family. We are extremely pleased to have among us the delegation of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, led by President Xanana Gusmão. We offer our most sincere congratulations to President Gusmão and through him to the people and Government of East Timor on their countr…
The President
I now call on the representative of Ukraine to speak on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States.
Mr. Kuchinsky
On behalf of the Group of Eastern European States and my own country, Ukraine, I have the honour and great pleasure to congratulate the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on its admission to the United Nations.
The attainment of independence by Timor-Leste marked the culmination of a long process of selfdetermination and transition. On 20 May, history was made in Dili as the Timorese celebrated …
The President
I now give the floor to Her Excellency Mrs. Irma Loemban Tobing-Klein, Permanent Representative of Suriname, who will speak on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean States.
Mrs. Loemban Tobing-Klein
Especially today, on such a wonderful occasion — the admittance of a new Member to the greatest family of nations — we should extend peace and love to one another and to the Government and the people of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste in the light of the peace message that the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly presented to us last Friday on the eve of 21 September…
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Gonçalo de Santa Clara Gomes, the representative of Portugal, to speak on behalf of the Western European and other States.
Mr. De Santa Clara Gomes
It is for me a great honour to address the Assembly as Chairman of the Western European and other States Group, upon the admission of Timor-Leste as a State Member of the United Nations.
This meeting today is the culmination of a long and difficult process through which the Timorese people chose to be independent and to live according to the principles that we in this Organization cherish the mo…
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. James Cunningham, representative of the United States of America, the host country.
Mr. Cunningham
Last May we celebrated the rise of the Timorese people from the ashes of conflict and their creation of an independent nation. Today we celebrate that nation’s
accession to its rightful place in the meeting house of mankind, the United Nations.
On behalf of the United States, it gives me great pleasure to offer Timor-Leste a warm welcome to United Nations membership. This day is made all the mo…
Mr. Dauth
As it is for the people of East Timor today, it is an emotional moment here for the people of Australia as well. On behalf of the Government and the people of Australia, we want to welcome Timor-Leste into the United Nations family.
It is a special honour for me today to have jointly sponsored, with colleagues from Portugal and Indonesia, resolution 57/3, which formalizes Timor- Leste’s United N…
Mr. Hidayat
Allow me to begin by expressing our sincerest appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this historic meeting of the General Assembly to admit the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste as the 191st Member of the United Nations. On this glorious occasion for the Government and the people of the newborn State, we are deeply honoured to share in their moment of joy. Indeed, the presence of Pres…
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of Brazil, who will speak on behalf of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries.
Mr. Fonseca
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Community of Portuguese- Speaking Countries (CPLP) to welcome Timor-Leste into this Organization. Ours is a warm and wholehearted welcome from countries that, beyond a common language and culture, also share with Timor- Leste a firm commitment to the principles of democracy, liberty, justice, peace and universalism.
The country’s admission into the …
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of Saint Lucia, Chairman of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.
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