High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament (26 September 2013)
Statements
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- Opening remarks by H.E. Mr. John William Ashe, President of the 68th Session of the General Assembly
- H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, H.E. Dr. Hassan Rouhani, President
- Austria, H.E. Mr. Heinz Fischer, President
- Japan, H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister
- Mongolia, H.E. Mr. Elbegdorj Tsakhia, President
- Nigeria, H.E. Professor Viola Onwuliri, Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Cuba (on behalf of CELAC), H.E. Mr. Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs (also available in Spanish)
Chairs
- 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.: Monaco, General Assembly Vice-President
- 11.30 - 13:00 a.m.: Botswana, General Assembly Vice-President
Statements
- Switzerland, H.E. Didier Burkhalter, Vice President and Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs
- Libya, H.E. Mohamed Abdulaziz, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
- Malaysia, H.E. Dato鈥� Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Prime Minister
- Bangladesh, Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister
- Pakistan, H.E. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister
- Czech Republic, H.E. Jiri Rusnok, Prime Minister
- Slovenia, H.E. Karl Erjavec, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Montenegro, H.E. Igor Luk拧i膰, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Integration
- Ireland, H.E. Eamon Gilmore T谩naiste, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Myanmar (on behalf of the ASEAN Group), H.E. Wunna Maung Lwin, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Netherlands (on behalf of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative), H.E. Franciscus Cornelis Gerardus Maria Timmermans, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- New Zealand, H.E. John Key, Prime Minister
- Egypt (on behalf of the New Agenda Coalition), H.E. Nabil Fahmy, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Botswana, H.E. Phandu T. C. Skelemani, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
- Iraq, H.E. Hoshyar Zebari, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Mexico, H.E. Jos茅 Antonio Meade Kuribre帽a, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Belarus, H.E. Vladimir Makei, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Eritrea (on Behalf of the African Group), H.E. Osman Saleh Mohammed, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Indonesia, H.E. R.M. Marty M. Natalegawa, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Lesotho, H.E. The Right Honourable Dr. Motsoahae Thomas Thabane, Prime Minister
- Kazakhstan, H.E. Erlan Idrissov, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- India, H.E. Salman Khurshid, Minister of External Affairs
- Finland, H.E. Erkki Tuomioja Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Japan, H.E. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Zambia, H.E. Wylbur Chisiya Simuusa Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Lithuania (on behalf of the European Union), H.E. Linas Linkevi膷ius, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Chairs
- 3:00 - 4.30 p.m.: Romania, General Assembly Vice-President
- 4:30 - 5:45 p.m.: Solomon Islands, General Assembly Vice-President
Statements
- Namibia, H.E. Hifikepunye Pohamba, President
- Costa Rica, Her Excellency Laura Chinchilla Miranda, President
- Panama, H.E. Fernando N煤帽ez F谩brega, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- United Kingdom, H.E. Mr. Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on behalf of his country, followed by a statement on behalf of France, United Kingdom and United States of America)
- Uganda, H.E. Sam Kutesa, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Solomon Islands, H.E. Christopher Laore, Minister for Police and National Security
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), H.E. El铆as Jaua Milano, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- United States of America, Anita Friedt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
- Russian Federation, H.E. Alexey Karpov, Deputy Director of The Department for Security Affairs and Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (also available in Russian)
- Marshall Islands, H.E. Philip Muller, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Belgium, H.E. Armand De Decker, Minister of State
- Nicaragua, H.E. Samuel Santos L贸pez, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Saudi Arabia, His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al-faisal, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Morocco, H.E. Saad-eddine El Othmani, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
- France, Mr. Jacques Audibert, Director General of Political and Security Affairs, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (also available in French)
- Norway, H.E. Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Ecuador, H.E. Ricardo Pati帽o Aroca, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Republic of Korea, H.E. Shin Kong-ik, Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Philippines, H.E. Evan P. Garcia, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea, H.E. Pak Kil Yon, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Nepal, H.E. Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Foreign Secretary of the Government
- Germany, H.E. Ambassador Rolf Nikel, Federal Government Commissioner for Arms Control and Disarmament, German Foreign Office
- Brazil, H.E. Ambassador Carlos Antonio da Rocha Paranhos, Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs, Ministry of External Relations
- Chile, H.E. Alfredo Moreno Charme, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Italy, H.E. Lapo Pistelli, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Serbia, H.E. Ivan Mrki膰, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Ukraine, H.E. Leonid Kozhara, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Qatar, H.E. Ali Bin Fahed Al-hajri, Minister's Assistant for Foreign Affairs
- Thailand, Ms. Pornprapai Ganjanarintr, Director-General, Department of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Algeria, H.E. Ramtane Lamamra, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Turkey, H.E. Ahmet Davuto臒lu, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Denmark, H.E. Villy S酶vndal, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Burkina Faso, H.E. Djibrill Yipene Bassole, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation
- The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, H.E. Nikola Poposki, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- China, Mr. Pang Sen, Director-General of the Department of Arms Control and Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Argentina, H.E. H茅ctor Marcos Timerman, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Worship
- Holy See, H.E. Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for the Holy See's Relations with States
- League of Arab States, H.E. Ahmed Fathalla, Permanent Observer
- International Parliamentary Union
- International Committeee of the Red Cross, Christine Beerli, Vice-President (also available in Arabic | French | Spanish)
- International Atomic Energy Agency, Mr. Geoffrey Shaw, Representative of the Director General
- Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization, Mr. Lassina Zerbo, Executive Secretary of CTBTO
- International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) (on behalf of civil society), Nosizwe Lise Baqwa
- American Friends Service Committee (on behalf of civil society), Joseph Gerson