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General Assembly Official Records Sixty-Third Session United Nations A/63/PV.37 General Assembly Official Records Sixty-third session 37th plenary meeting Monday, 3 November 2008, 3 p.m. New York President: Mr. D’Escoto Brockmann ........................... (Nicaragua) In the absence of the President, Mr. Beck (f) Cooperation between the United Nations and the (Solomon Islands), Vice-President, took the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries Chair. Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) The meeting was called to order at 3.10 p.m. (g) Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe Agenda item 114 (continued) Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) Cooperation between the United Nations and Draft resolution (A/63/L.12) regional and other organizations (h) Cooperation between the United Nations and the (a) Cooperation between the United Nations and Economic Community of Central African States the African Union (i) Cooperation between the United Nations and Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) the Economic Cooperation Organization (b) Cooperation between the United Nations and the Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (j) Cooperation between the United Nations and Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) the Eurasian Economic Community Draft resolution (A/63/L.7) Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) (c) Cooperation between the United Nations and Draft resolution (A/63/L.13) the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (k) Cooperation between the United Nations Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) and the International Organization of (d) Cooperation between the United Nations and the la Francophonie Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) (l) Cooperation between the United Nations and Draft resolution (A/63/L.9) the Inter-Parliamentary Union (e) Cooperation between the United Nations and Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) the Caribbean Community (m) Cooperation between the United Nations and Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) the Latin American Economic System Draft resolution (A/63/L.10) This record contains the text of speeches delivered in English and of the interpretation of speeches delivered in the other languages. Corrections should be submitted to the original languages only. They should be incorporated in a copy of the record and sent under the signature of a member of the delegation concerned to the Chief of the Verbatim Reporting Service, room C-154A. Corrections will be issued after the end of the session in a consolidated corrigendum. 08-58387 (E) *0858387* A/63/PV.37 (n) Cooperation between the United Nations and block of, and a supporting pillar for, the effective the League of Arab States global multilateralism that is embodied in the United Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) Nations. (o) Cooperation between the United Nations and We are also witnessing a blossoming of the Organization for the Prohibition of partnership between the United Nations and regional Chemical Weapons organizations. ASEAN welcomes the increasing emphasis that the United Nations has given to forging Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) partnerships with many regional organizations in all Note by the Secretary-General (A/63/155) regions of the world. Such a partnership in this interdependent and globalized world is truly a win-win (p) Cooperation between the United Nations and relationship. By engaging with regional organizations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation the United Nations benefits from their in-depth and in Europe unique understanding about the challenges, concerns, (q) Cooperation between the United Nations and sensitivities and nuances of those regions. At the same the Organization of American States time, regional organizations would benefit from the (r) Cooperation between the United Nations and United Nations vast wealth of expertise, best practices the Organization of the Islamic Conference and networks in a broad range of issues. Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) ASEAN is committed to continuing to advance the noble principles and objectives of the United (s) Cooperation between the United Nations and Nations in South-East Asia. For over 40 years since its the Pacific Islands Forum founding in 1967, ASEAN has emerged as a stable Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) force for regional peace and security, for enhanced economic integration and for the creation of a (t) Cooperation between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission for the community of caring and sharing societies. Through Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban ASEAN, countries of South-East Asia come together Treaty Organization and peacefully interact on all issues of common concern for the region. Through habit of working Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) together and consensus-making, ASEAN countries Note by the Secretary-General (A/63/156) have been successful in turning enmity into amity. By managing differences and emphasizing commonalities, Draft resolution (A/63/L.11) ASEAN as a group has managed to overcome (u) Cooperation between the United Nations and successive challenges facing the region. But ASEAN the Southern African Development Community knows that we cannot be complacent. And that is why we are witnessing a renaissance of ASEAN in South- Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/228) East Asia. Mr. Pramudwinai (Thailand): I have the honour At the ASEAN summit in Singapore last year, to speak on behalf of the States members of the ASEAN leaders came together with common Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): objectives in mind: to make South-East Asia a better Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao place, to make ASEAN a stronger organization and to People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, ensure that ASEAN will continue to be a strong and the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. effective partner for international peace, stability and We are now witnessing a blossoming of prosperity. regionalism in all corners of the world. Now more than At that summit in Singapore, ASEAN leaders ever, regional organizations and arrangements have took a bold step forward by signing a landmark played a pivotal role in bringing countries together and ASEAN Charter, which will provide a legal and nurturing a habit of consultation and cooperation in all institutional framework to make ASEAN a more rules- areas of common concern and interest. ASEAN based, people-centred, effective and efficient welcomes that blossoming and strengthening of organization. The signing of the ASEAN Charter was a regionalism because we see regionalism as a building 2 08-58387 A/63/PV.37 significant milestone in the ASEAN community- emergency humanitarian relief supplies, as well as building process, whose goal is to transform a region planning for recovery and rebuilding efforts over the that is home to over 500 million people into an ASEAN longer term. That partnership has been welcomed by all Community by 2015. It is also important to note that, sides, including the United Nations, as a successful by signing the ASEAN Charter, ASEAN leaders have model of cooperation that could be applied to other committed themselves to the principles of democracy, regions facing humanitarian emergencies. the rule of law and good governance, and respect for We are determined to sustain and build on that and protection of human rights and fundamental positive momentum of partnership between ASEAN freedoms, while respecting the fundamental importance and the United Nations. In December this year, the of amity and cooperation and the principles of third ASEAN-United Nations summit will be held in sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity, Thailand. It will provide a good opportunity for non-interference, consensus and unity in diversity. ASEAN leaders and the Secretary-General, as well as Today, the ASEAN member States are working to ratify heads of United Nations agencies, funds and the ASEAN Charter in time for its entry into force at programmes, to forge a comprehensive and system- the fourteenth ASEAN summit, in Thailand in wide partnership between ASEAN and the United December 2008. Nations. Partnership between ASEAN and the United ASEAN believes that there are many endeavours Nations has been long and enduring and has grown in which ASEAN and the United Nations could benefit from strength to strength. The United Nations from working together on critical areas of global Development Programme was designated an ASEAN concern, such as mitigating the impacts of the current Dialogue Partner in 1977 and has since been working global financial crisis and other pressing issues such as closely with ASEAN in a wide range of regional attaining the Millennium Development Goals, food and development issues. In 2006, ASEAN was granted energy security, environmental management and observer status in the General Assembly. In 2007, the climate change, strengthening global and regional Secretaries-General of ASEAN and the United Nations cooperation on disaster management, and fighting signed a memorandum of understanding on ASEAN- against deadly infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, United Nations cooperation to promote a full range of malaria and avian flu. cooperation based on mutual benefits. This year, ASEAN will also submit a biennial However, it took the tragic Cyclone Nargis in draft resolution on cooperation between the United May 2008 to really test and prove the strength and Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian resilience of the partnership between ASEAN and the Nations under this agenda item. The draft resolution is United Nations. In response to that natural disaster, based on the most recent resolution on that subject ASEAN firmly adhered to the ASEAN way that (resolution 61/46), which the Assembly adopted by emphasizes understanding, dialogue and, most consensus in December 2006. The draft resolution important, trust and confidence, while being clear contains factual updates on positive developments about the need for the group to act.
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