UN General Assembly
2012

﻿I convey my greetings to the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Vuk Jeremić, whom I congratulate on his election. I wish him success during his tenure as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. I would also like to convey my greetings to the former President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session, Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of the State of Qatar, for the excellent work he accomplished during his tenure. Also allow me to express my appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his competent management of the Organization. We reaffirm our trust in his leadership during a particularly difficult time in our history — during one of the worst financial crises that the world has ever known that has had repercussions in the economic, social, political, food, energy and environmental sectors, to say nothing of the terrible threats to peace and security emanating from every corner of the world. As a small island State, with a shortage of resources and with only 37 years of independence,