59/314 GA
Draft outcome document of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly of September 2005
59
Session
| Draft symbol | A/59/L.70 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 59/314 |
| UN Document | 59/314 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/59/PV.118
Speeches following this vote (8)
The President
Before giving the floor to speakers in explanation of position, may I remind delegations that explanations of vote or position are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of position on the resolution just adopted.
Mr. Abelardo Moreno
My delegation has been obliged to take the floor at this point in our debate in order to present our views on the exercise now coming to an end and on the omissions and distortions that we feel are contained in the text agreed upon this afternoon.
First of all, we feel that the negotiation process has been characterized by irregularities, a lack of transparency and secrecy. At the same time, spe…
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of the United Kingdom.
Sir Emyr Jones Parry (United Kingdom): On behalf of the European Union and the countries that have aligned themselves with my statement, may I offer very sincere congratulations to you, Mr. President, to the Secretary-General and to everybody in this room for what has just been achieved.
The adoption of this outcome document is a…
Mr. Rodríguez Araque
The delegation of Venezuela has been truly astonished at the surprising manner in which a document of 35 pages — provided only in English, thereby making it impossible to familiarize oneself with its contents in any other language — has been adopted. It would seem physically impossible to adopt such a text, especially given that it was circulated solely among a small clique of — as I understand i…
The President
I would like once again to sincerely thank the facilitators and the members of the various groups who contributed to this solution. I would also like to thank all Member States for their valuable contributions to the finalization of the final outcome document.
May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to conclude its consideration of agenda items 45 and 55?
It was so decided.
Closing stat…
The President
The fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly is coming to an end today. The least one can say about it is that it was a particularly busy session. We held a total of 212 meetings, including 118 plenary meetings, 51 informal plenary meetings, 19 informal thematic consultations and 16 round tables. As members are aware, the fiftyninth session of the General Assembly coincides with the year marki…
The President
We have now concluded the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly. May I invite representatives to stand and observe one minute of silent prayer or meditation.
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