First, we will reaffirm our commitment to Afghanistan s stability and security.

We affirm our determination to pay particular attention to juvenile justice.

In this respect, we particularly underline the importance of

We stress the need to maximize domestic resources to fund national development strategies

At the outset, we wish to reaffirm our solidarity and unity with Africa.

We therefore stress the importance of resolution 58 126, on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly.

Emphasize the importance of achieving universal adherence to the Convention and its annexed Protocols

Furthermore, we assert the Iraqi people's right to have exclusive control over their natural resources.

Here, we should also like to reaffirm our support for the establishment of an International Finance Facility.

We therefore reaffirm our unwavering support for the Court.

When we in the West look outward, this remains our view.

We wish to emphasize that that agenda can be realized only through multilateral action.

affirming the urgent need to improve the competitive status of sustainably managed forests,

Reaffirming the importance of trade as an engine for growth, development and poverty eradication,

We would like to underline the responsibility of States in preventing, combating and eliminating the proliferation of ballistic missiles.

We must truly come to the assistance of the countries in need.

As such, we cherish the importance of the Conference on Disarmament as the appropriate forum for the discussion of disarmament issues.

Finally, speaking within the context of developing countries, we wish to emphasize the alarming reality of youth unemployment.

In that regard, we stress the importance of concluding the Doha development round, preferably by 2006.

The pivotal role of trade as a veritable engine for economic growth cannot be overstated.

We have consistently maintained that the Agreement is a comprehensive document, and that it should be seen as a whole.

Kennedy had proved a powerful truth.

At this difficult time, we affirm our solidarity towards our Jordanian friends.

In the same vein, we emphasize that the challenge of an increased caseload requires cooperation on the part of Member States.

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We therefore reaffirm the need to pay active and committed attention to the special needs of Africa.

We emphasize that the Russian Federation has always attached great importance to the work of the Court and to its judgments.

This is an important fact.

The least we can do to face this danger is to let our enemies know that we can defend ourselves.

We are rigorously stressing the need for local ownership, and the policy of transfer of competences to the Provisional Institutions of Self Government has continued.

Yet, again, the decoupling is not complete.

We underline the importance of international cooperation for the elimination of weapons of mass destruction.

We must underscore the fact that, in resolution 1296 (2000), the Council expressed its readiness to adopt appropriate measures in cases where assistance to civilians is obstructed, including evaluating situations in which impeding free access may constitute a threat to international peace and security.

We reaffirm the central position of the General Assembly as the most representative deliberative, policymaking and decision making organ of the United Nations, as well as the role of the Assembly in the process of the codification of international law.

We also need to ensure that terrorist groups committing such atrocities do not escape punishment, as mentioned in the Security Council's presidential statement of 14 April 2004.

We meet at a propitious time to affirm our resolve and interest in achieving peace and security for our peoples.

We would also fully affirm the legitimate right of Israel to self defence against terrorist attacks.

In particular, we wish to emphasize the importance of broadening multilateral cooperation aimed at enhancing flag States' control over their vessels.

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The majority is not always right, that is a fact.

In conclusion, we emphasize that international resolutions must maintain neutrality and avoid double standards and selectivity when dealing with human rights issues.

21. We stress the need to ensure that relevant Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) and the MDGs are mutually supportive and reinforcing.

All of us must emphatically reaffirm the central role of the United Nations in the cooperative management of the world's problems.

We emphasize that the ICC cannot operate effectively without the protection of the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court.

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