UN General Assembly
2012

﻿At the outset I would like to congratulate Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session and to wish him all success. I would also like to express my thanks to Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the General Assembly at its previous session and one of the most capable Qatari diplomats, for his efforts to ensure the successful work of the General Assembly. I would also like to seize this opportunity to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his continued work in support of the role of the United Nations. These days, the Arab world is experiencing a difficult and risky period that is, at the same time, full of hope. As a matter of fact, it is an impressive attempt to correct prevailing conditions in a region with a special history, at a time when the world order is rapidly changing. The current period represents a special, new and unprecedented experience that forms part of human history. Today’s experiences differ from the previous experiences of nations and peoples who participated