UN General Assembly
2020

In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate Your Excellency, President of the General Assembly, Your Excellency, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ladies and Gentlemen, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. At the outset, I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Volkan Bozkir on assuming the presidency of the Seventy-Fifth Session of the General Assembly, wishing him every success and favorable outcome. I also thank His Excellency Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the previous session, for the appreciated efforts he exerted during his tenure, and I avail myself of this opportunity to commend the role of His Excellency the Secretary-General. Mr. Antonio Guterres in promoting the role of the United Nations and achieving its goals. Mr. President, The convening of this session comes as we celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, and it is opportune on this occasion to remember that it is an institutional expression of our awareness that we belong to one humanity. There are many historical experiences that substantiate this fact and prove the risk of underestimating it.