Excellency,

.

President Joseph Deiss,

Excellencies and respected colleagues,

It gives



great pleasure to offer you and your friendly


county,

Switzerland, our

warmest congratulations, General assembIy.

your election as President to this 65 session of the UN

I also wish to express ou appreciation to your predecessor, His ll from Libya, and all his fruitful
effots

. Ii

Treiki,

in conducting the previous session.

.

President,


The United Nations has had tangibIe achievements since its estabIishment years ago. It contributed in offering assistance,
expetise

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in economic spheres, social
,

and environment, as well as its work in the cause of international security and and the estabIishment of stability in


number of regions of the world.

The Sultanate of



hopes that this session achieves unprecedented progress in our

collective international pursuit of achieving , security and prosperity for all.

.

President,


The International Community meets today in challenging times, faced with

full range

of complex issues, from ongoing political instability, to security challenges, financial crises, economic and environmental probIems, to the nuclear question and
 

proliferation. We have learned that the only solutions to such challenges  best attained through dialogue and positive that threaten international
paticipation 

all, aimed at arresting dangers

secuity and .

The rain floods in Pakistan, which lead to the dislocation of  than twenty million Pakistanis, who have lost their homes and still going through tragic suffering, despite

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the continuing international rescue efforts, will require



outside assistance,

expertise and capabilities that will help Pakistan to overcome this tragedy and mitigate its consequences, reconstruction.


the ground, as well as push ahead with the process of

These floods, the volcanic eruption

'

Iceland and the H1Nl epidemic, for example,

 .

just recent phenomena that have highlighted just how interconnected we truly They demonstrate the important need for international cooperation. What affects




of the world



truly have sweeping impacts across the globe.

The estabIishment of the United Nations, its specialised organisations and legal body, has  about after devastating wars and in the aftermath of the first and second World Wars. Regardless of the fact that the international community has not
 ,

so far, to find the means to resolve complex political probIems, the United Nations does offer multilateral mechanisms and objectives, which have played the reduction





enormous role in

the neutralisation of



crises. This is in addition to the roles played

the United Nations in helping developing countries in numerous and specialised

fields, that  necessary for social and economic development, and ' the protection of environment.

We see it necessary to achieve



new level in the role of the United Nations and its

effectiveness. This requires the Permanent Members of the Security Council, to accept the notion of reorganising the role of the UN, ' terms of expanding its administrative base. ' the heart of this new role, there is  need for  fair management of interests ' world trade, in all.


way which will make



states feel that it is



organisation for

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We



looking

forward

to

seeing the

International

Community conduct




comprehensive review of the requirements for international

and security, in view

of all the lessons learned from wars in the past century and today.

.

President,


We

looking forward, along with you and all
secuity,



states, towards



world of world,

lasting

bIessed



good intentions and



confidence in the

futue; 

where all peoples enjoy shining freedom and the beauty of life.

We



looking forward to the day, where dialogue prevails



the basis of acceptance

of the other, regardless of social and cultural differences between human communities. We believe dialogue between Governments, which differ in their perspectives will lead to
 

issues,


clearer system of global partnership and co-existence, embraced

development and prosperity.

.

President,


The Sultanate of  believes strongly that of development, is making the
!

of her responsibilities, in the context

person the effective mover of the wheel for

development. Therefore,  Country has dedicated all resources towards that goal, especially in the fields of education at alllevels and medical the Sultanate of .


for every individual in



the social front, the People of



and their Government exercise their roles and
!

participate effectively in everything that concerns the life of the

Citizen, through

the Council of , with its two Chambers; the State and Shura Councils.

The role of the Omani Citizen along the path of his country's development is central and indispensibIe, stemming from the firm conviction of the Leader of Oman's Renaissance, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos  Said, that Life is created for mankind, male and female,

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and that Freedom is the



of life, and free positive expression is the seed of

creativity, which is the fuel for development. This clear vision of His Majesty means that the Sultanate of n is moving towards the
futue

with



firm determination.

.

President,


We wish to point out to

strong belief in the absolute necessity of finding
suppot



solution

to the conflict in the Middle East. Although we

the direct negotiations between


the Palestinians and Israelis, facilitated and sponsored

the United States of America,

we still feel that the Israeli policy is vague, in accepting her responsibility towards the requirements of
,

and that is the estabIishment of n independent, sovereign and

viabIe Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and the withdrawal of Israel from
 

land to the borders of the June 4th 1967.

We look forward to
,

n

active, positive and continuing role



US President Barak

in order to reach  settlement that is just and comprehensive. We call n
oppotunity

Israel to grasp this historic with the


to estabIish

patnership

in



and security

Countries.

Thank  and 

 n 

all

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