Of the signatories that responded to the questionnaire, 4 belong to the Group of African States, 1 to the Group of Asian States, 2 to the Group of Eastern European States, 1 to the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States and 6 to the Group of Western European and Other States.

(a) From the Group of Asian States (one vacancy)

Chairman of the Group of African States

And a final group rode China s coattails.

One more member from the Asian Group is to be elected.

Therefore, no single State or group of States can claim control over the activities of other States.

We are no longer facing just a small group of rogue States, but also non state actors.

Of the signatories that responded to the questionnaire, 1 belonged to the Group of African States, 1 to the Group of Asian States, 2 to the Group of Eastern European States, 1 to the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States and 8 to the Group of Western European and Other States. Of the non signatories that responded to the questionnaire, 1 belonged to the Group of African States, 4 to the Group of Asian States and 1 to the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.

Its final outcome must not be regarded in terms of a trade off or favour rendered by one group of States to another.

We no longer suffer from the presence of dictatorial bandit States led by fanatics.

We still have some vacant slots a Vice Chair from the Group of African States and a Vice Chair from the Group of Eastern European States.

Statements in connection with the election of officers were made by the representatives of Ethiopia (on behalf of the Group of African States) and of the Republic of Korea (on behalf of the Group of Asian States).

On behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of African States

(a) Mr. Cherif (on behalf of the Group of African States)

(b) Mr. Sattar (on behalf of the Group of Asian States)

I will not speak with any one nation or group of nations.

Statements in connection with the election of officers were made by the representatives of the Republic of Korea (on behalf of the Group of Asian States) as well as Ethiopia (on behalf of the Group of African States).

Clearly, any solution will require the support of as large a group of Member States as possible.

Also requests the Secretary General to make concrete proposals, including the provision of additional core professional staff, to strengthen the programmes and activities of the Institute and to report to the General Assembly at its sixty first session on the implementation of the present resolution.

The site is currently being restored with donations from a number of countries and NGO's.

The representatives of the Bahamas (on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States), Indonesia (on behalf of the Group of Asian States), Belgium (on behalf of the Group of Western European and Other States), Morocco (on behalf of the Group of African States) and Poland (on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States) also spoke.

(f) The representative of Ireland (on behalf of the Group of Western European and Other States)

(b) The representative of Ethiopia (on behalf of the Group of African States)

Mr. Majdi Ramadan (Lebanon) on behalf of the Group of Asian States

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It is equally unlikely for the foreseeable future that any one club of countries, such as the G 7 or G 8, will again assume a quasi hegemonic position.

First, the G 8 as a group should be brought to an end. The G 20, which includes developing countries as well as rich countries, should take over.

The substance of the proposal has been discussed by the group of four with every group and Member State in the United Nations, both in New York and in capitals.

In today s world, no significant group of countries is looking for currency strength.

McCain, on the other hand, wants to punish Russia by such actions as expelling it from the G 8.

and Rev.1 of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77

(c) The representative of the Republic of Korea (on behalf of the Group of Asian States)

Ms. Judith Mbula Bahemuka (Kenya) on behalf of the Group of African States

Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Nigeria (on behalf of the Group of African States)

I call on the representative of Ghana as Chairman of the Group of African States.

On behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of African States.

The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), which are all members of the G 20, now account for 43 of the world s population and 18 its economy.

114. A large number of small island developing States are contracting parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and have participated actively in the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations.

No single power or cluster of powers can take on this task.

Accordingly, at the second session, the President of the Conference was nominated by the Group of Eastern European States and the Group of Asian States was asked to nominate one Vice President and the Rapporteur.

In accordance with rule 105 of the rules of procedure, the Committee was required to elect another candidate from the Group of Asian States.

For what benefits a group of nations, in terms of environmental protection and sustainable development, also benefits the world.

There are a variety of possibilities for improving the dialogue with member Member States.