UN General Assembly
2015

I would like first to thank God Almighty for guiding us throughout our trip and for continuing to be with us during our stay in New York. I would like to express the fraternal greetings of the Burundian people and His Excellency Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi, who asked us to represent him here today. We take this opportunity to extend our warmest congratulations to the Mr. Lykketoft on the occasion of his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventieth session and to assure him of the full support of our country in accomplishing his noble mission. We also wish to congratulate Mr. Sam Kahamba Kutesa, who brilliantly presided over the Assembly at its sixty- ninth session. We offer special thanks to Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his commendable ongoing efforts so that our Organization may continue to fulfil the goals and ideals that the Member States have set for it.