68/307 GA

The President

I should like to express my sincere thanks to the Permanent Representatives of Slovakia and Thailand, co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group, who have so ably conducted the discussions and complex negotiations of the Working Group. I am sure members of the Assembly join me in extending them our sincere appreciation. Resolution 68/307, which we have just adopted, contains some concrete results. Tw…

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Mr. Lazarev (Belarus)

The delegation of Belarus expresses its deep gratitude for the often self-sacrificing efforts of the Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly, led by co-Chairs Mr. Ružička and Mr. Sinhaseni, the Permanent Representatives of Slovakia and Thailand. The report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly (A/68/951) and the rela…

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Mr. Wenaweser (Liechtenstein)

I have the honour to speak on behalf of Brazil, Costa Rica, Estonia, Switzerland and my own country, Liechtenstein. We welcome the consensus adoption today of resolution 68/307 and wish to offer a few comments on the issue of the appointment of the next Secretary- General, as addressed in the text. We are pleased that paragraph 27 reaffirms the role of the President of the General Assembly in ac…

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Mr. Metref (Algeria)

I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). We welcome the adoption by the General Assembly today of resolution 68/307, on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly. I would like to offer my sincere thanks to the Permanent Representatives of Thailand and Slovakia, Mr. Norachit Sinhaseni and Mr. František Ružička, co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on t…

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Mr. Sinhaseni (Thailand)

After all that has been said, I have nothing to add except to offer some simple but sincere words of thanks. I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, and the representatives who have spoken before me for their kind words addressed to me and to my co-facilitator, Ambassador František Ružička of Slovakia. I would also like to thank the delegations that made invaluable suggestions and proposa…

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Mr. Ružička (Slovakia)

I will be very brief. I join with my co-Chair in his thanks, and I am grateful for the positive and constructive atmosphere we had during our talks. I was honoured to work with the staff of the Secretariat, and I enjoyed discussions with representatives of Member States. Many of those discussions gave me hope for the future. I hope that the same spirit prevails in any future discussions that we m…

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The President

May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 122?

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