…In this age of globalization, countries have become more interconnected and thus collective efforts for security and development under the leadership of the United Nations is of vital importance……To surpass these global challenges ahead of us, all Member States should divert from regional or bilateral squabbles and unitedly contribute and work together under the United Nations coordination.
On this auspicious day commemorating the Sixty-Second Anniversary of the United Nations, Myanmar wishes the United Nations Organization every success in facing challenges, small and large.
- Extracted from a statement by Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, “Resources are already stretched to the limit; This is not about national security only, but about collective security in a fragile and increasingly interdependent world”, The New Light of Myanmar, 24 October 2007.
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1 Grasshopper // Oct 25, 2007 at 9:07 pm
Than Shwe the greenie?
Of the Millennium Development Goals, to ensure environmental sustainability is of utmost importance now as climate change is no longer a mere environmental problem but becoming a threat to global security.
Myanmar has ratified the Kyoto protocol after all…
Did he deliver this as a speech? If anyone has a copy of the video please let me know - I want to satirize it with cuts to Austrlaian politicians comments on climate change and put it on youtube…
2 Nicholas Farrelly // Oct 25, 2007 at 9:47 pm
Thanks Grasshopper,
I get the impression this is merely an official statement, under the Senior General’s name, released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I doubt that he said any of these words. But I’m happy to be corrected…
Note: This year’s statement is not that different to those attributed to Than Shwe in 2002 and 2003. The tough talk on climate change is, however, a new addition to the standard “Than Shwe congratulates the UN” template.
Best wishes to all,
Nich
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