UN General Assembly
2007

I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Srgjan Kerim on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session and pledge Nepal’s support in the successful execution of his duties. I would also like to place on record our appreciation of the leadership of Her Excellency Sheikha Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa during the sixty-first session. My delegation expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his stewardship of the United Nations and wishes him a very successful tenure. The United Nations today remains the only truly global Organization to seek solutions to the world’s most pressing issues. The increasing importance of multilateralism has made the United Nations indispensable. The principles and purposes enshrined in the United Nations Charter should continue to guide us to address all the issues that confront us. Nepal has adopted these purposes and principles as the basic tenets of its foreign policy. The General Assembly has before it an important agenda that seeks to deal with the world’s most pressing issues and problems. I fully agree with the