UN GA 63RD SESSION KICKED OFF IN NEW YORK SEPT.16

PanARMENIAN.Net
17.09.2008 13:48 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The new President of the UN General Assembly kicked
off the 63rd session of the 192-member forum on September 16 with
a call to democratize the United Nations so that it can deal more
effectively with the world’s most pressing problems and ensure that the
voices of a few do not overwhelm the views of the majority of others.

Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann, a former foreign minister of Nicaragua,
pledged in his opening address to the session to dedicate his year
as President to representing the interests of "the dispossessed of
the world" and fostering solidarity between peoples and Member States.

"I am aware of the great expectations which the vast majority of the
dispossessed inhabitants of our threatened planet have placed in the
United Nations to bring them peace, security and to defend their right
to life and to full development," he said. "We must not fail them."

Political discussions will last from September 23 to October
1. Presidents of Brazil, U.S., France, Serbia, Argentina, Gabon, Iran
Georgia and Lithuania are scheduled to take the rostrum on the first
day. The President of Ukraine will deliver a speech on September 24
morning. Presidents of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan will address the
Assembly on September 26, the UN news center reported.

As PanARMENIAN.Net came to know from reliable sources, Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan will depart for New York on September 23
and will apparently partake in the discussions.

Trilateral meetings between the Presidents and Foreign Ministers of
Armenia, Turkey and Azerbaijan are also expected.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress