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Chairman of UN General Assemblyâ€™s 66th chairman elected

23 June 2011 09:13 (UTC +04:00)

APA reports that Candidate of Asian countries group, Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser.

Following his election by acclamation, the incoming President said that during the sixty-sixth session, the world would face enormous political, social, economic and environmental challenges. He said he had proposed a high-level debate be held at the opening of the sixty-sixth session under the theme of â€œthe role of mediation in the settlement of disputes by peaceful meansâ€: â€œI will not limit my presidency to presiding over meetings or reading statements,â€ he declared. Rather, he would focus on strengthening the Assemblyâ€™s role and its cooperation with the various United Nations organs and specialized agencies, as well as other international and regional organizations. He aspired to act as a bridge among developed, developing and least developed countries, and would focus on building consensus, especially on such issues as armed conflict, the rights of peoples to self-determination, hunger, poverty, terrorism and climate change.