UN General Assembly
2008

I have the honour to convey the regards of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said of Oman, and his best wishes and appreciation for the efforts to make this session a success. I am quite hopeful that this session will yield a great deal of understanding on various issues of common interest that shall enhance global security and stability in accordance with the aspirations of the people of the world to achieve prosperity and realize the Millennium Development Goals. I would also like to seize this opportunity to express my appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his commendable efforts to improve the performance of this Organization in the interests of the international community. In that connection, we would like to emphasize the role of international institutions and the need to support their efforts by intensifying cooperation and coordination with them in order to uphold justice and righteousness and to entrench security, peace and stability throughout the world. Annual sessions of the General Assembly are important events through which Member States have the opportunity to express their concerns and views.