62/242 GA
Modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting on Africa
62
Session
| Draft symbol | A/62/L.29/Rev.1 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 62/242 |
| Sponsors (1) | |
| UN Document | 62/242 ↗ |
Antigua and Barbuda
Vote Consensus — A/62/PV.85
Speeches following this vote (5)
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of Slovenia to speak, on behalf of the European Union, in explanation of position on the resolution just adopted. May I remind her that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mrs. Ghosh
The European Union (EU) welcomes the adoption of resolution 62/242 on modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting on Africa’s development needs.
Africa is at the heart of the European Union’s external relations and development agenda. The joint EU-Africa strategy recently agreed at the EU-Africa summit in Lisbon, Portugal, represents a qualitative step forward in our partnershi…
The President
We have heard the only speaker in explanation of position.
I now call on the representative of Cape Verde.
Mrs. Pires
I should like at the outset to convey the apologies of my Permanent Representative, Mr. Antonio Monteiro Lima, for his inability to attend today’s meeting, owing to a major reason. Permit me to read out, on his behalf, the following statement in his capacity as Chair of the African Group for this month.
“I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group. The African Group aligns itself w…
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (a) of agenda item 64 and of agenda item 64 as a whole?
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