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70/228 GA

Organization of the 2016 High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS

70
Session
Draft symbol A/70/L.38
Adopted symbol 70/228
UN Document 70/228 ↗

Vote ConsensusA/70/PV.82 Dec. 23, 2015

Speeches following this vote (6) may include explanations of vote
The President
I shall now give the floor to representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote or position on the resolutions and the decision just adopted.
Mrs. Norman Chalet (United States of America)
The United States would like to add its thanks to the Ambassadors of Zambia and Switzerland for their efforts in facilitating the discussions on the modalities for the 2016 high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS. We also thank the President of the General Assembly, his Chef de Cabinet and staff and the many other delegations that worked tirelessly to negotiate resolution 70/228. The United States is pl…
Mr. Vachon (Canada)
Canada considers the 2016 high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS to be an important event for the engagement of leaders in order to accelerate a comprehensive response to HIV/AIDS. We would like to thank the President of the General Assembly, the co-Chairs — Zambia and Switzerland — and colleagues for the hard work in achieving consensus so that the high-level meeting modalities could be adopted in due c…
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position. I now give the floor to the observer of the European Union to make a statement.
Mr. De Preter
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. We would like to extend our thanks and deep appreciation to Ambassador Kasese-Bota of the Permanent Mission of Zambia and to Ambassador Lauber of the Permanent Mission of Switzerland for their tireless efforts to facilitate the discussions on resolution 70/228 and for their work in conducting the process of c…
The President
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 11.
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