UN General Assembly
2006

I extend my congratulations on your election, Madam, and my respects to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa and to the Government and people of the Kingdom of Bahrain. I assure you of Brunei Darussalam’s full support in the coming year and wish you great success during your term of office. I would also like to thank your predecessor, Mr. Jan Eliasson, for his excellent leadership of the Assembly over the past year. Finally, may I express my special appreciation to our Secretary-General. For many years, he has been the United Nations most public figure. That has never been easy, but he has served us with great distinction. His programmes of action have strengthened our voice. His personal leadership has inspired us, and I thank him most warmly for that. During the past few years, we have regularly discussed United Nations reform, and I am sure that discussions will continue in the coming years. Therefore, at the opening of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly, I would like to take this