Delegates’ Statements

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Monday, 4 May 2009 – Morning Session
Opening Remarks H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-Moon Secretary-General United Nations	Text
Speaker H.E. Mr. Boniface Chidyausiku Chairman Third Preparatory Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the United Nations	Text
Cuba (Non-Aligned Movement) H.E. Mr. Abelardo Moreno Fernández Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations	English	Spanish
Czech Republic (EU) H.E. Mr. Tomáš Pojar Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs on behalf of the European Union Head of Delegation	English
Sweden (New Agenda Coalition) H.E. Mr. Christer AhlströmHead of Delegation	English
Russian Federation H.E. Mr. Anatoly Antonov Ambassador Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations	English	Russian
People’s Republic of China H.E. Mr. Cheng Jingye Head of the Chinese Delegation	English
Canada Ms. Colleen Swords Assitant-Deputy Minister, International Security Branch and Political Director, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	English	French
Egypt H.E. Maged A. Abdelaziz Ambassador Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations	English
Australia Mr. John Sullivan Assistant Secretary, Arms Control and Counter Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	English
New Zealand Dr. Joan Mosley Senior Negotiator for Disarmament	English
Kyrgyzstan H.E. Mr. Nurbek Jeenbaev Permanent Representative of Kyrgyzstan to the United Nations in New York	English
Algeria H.E. Mourad Benmehidi Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations		French
Republic of Korea H.E. Mr. Oh Joon Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs	English
Switzerland H.E. Mr. Jurg Streuli Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Switzerland to the Disarmament Conference	English	French
Nigeria, on behalf of the African Group H.E. Lawrence O. Obisakin Minister, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations	English

Monday, 4 May 2009 – Afternoon Session
Brazil H.E. Mr. Luiz Filipe de Macedo Soares Ambassador Head of the Delegation of Brazil Permanent Representation of Brazil to the Conference on Disarmament	English
United Arab Emirates (Arab Group) H.E. Mr. Ahmed Al-Jarman Ambassador Permanent Representative of the UAE to the United Nations	English
Ireland Ms. Alison Kelly Director Head of Delegation	English
Japan H.E. Mr. Masahiko Shibayama Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign-Affairs Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations	English
IAEA Vilmos Cserveny Assistant Director General for External Relations and Policy Coordination	English
Mexico H.E. Mr. Pablo Macedo Ambassador General Director, Organization of the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs	English	Spanish
Kazakhstan H.E. Mrs. Byrganym Aitimova Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Nations	English
South Africa H.E. Ambassador Leslie Gumbi Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations	English
Malaysia H.E. Mr. Hamidon Ali Ambassador Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations	English
United Kingdom H.E. Mr. John Duncan Ambassador for Multilateral Arms Control and Disarmament United Kingdom Permanent Representation to the Conference on Disarmament	English
Iran H.E. Mr. Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini Deputy Foreign-Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran	English
Venezuela H.E. Mr. Jorge Valero Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Nations		Spanish
Tunisia Mr. M. Jalel Snoussi Deputy Permanent Representative and chargé d’affaires Permanent Mission of the Tunisia to the United Nations		French
Argentina H.E. Minister. Diego Limeres Head of the Argentinian Delegation		Spanish
Mongolia H.E. J. Enkhsaikhan Ambassador	English
Qatar Dr. Ahmad Hassan Al-Hamadi Director of the Department of Legal Affairs Ministry of Foreign affairs Member of the National Committee on the Prohibition of Weapons	English
Nigeria H.E. Bukun-Olu Onemola Ambassador/Deputy Permanent Representative of the Nigeria to the United Nations	English
Republic of the Congo
Kenya Mr. Philip R.O. Owade Ambassador Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations	English
France H.E. Eric Danon Ambassador France Permanent Representation to the Conference on Disarmament		French

Tuesday, 5 May 2009 – Morning Session
El Salvador H.E. Mrs. Carmen Maria Gallardo De Hernandez Ambassador Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations		Spanish
Ukraine H.E. Mr. Volodymyr Yel’chenko Ambassador Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the International Organizations in Vienna Head of the Delegation of Ukraine	English
Indonesia H.E. Dr. R.M. Marty M. Natalegawa Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Indonesia to the United Nations	English
United States of America Ms. Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant-Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation	English
Turkey Mr. Fazli Çorman Deputy Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations	English
Norway H.E. Ms. Mona Juul Ambassador Deputy Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations	English
Bangladesh Mr. Shabbir Ahmad Chowdhury Deputy Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the United Nations	English
Socialist Republic of Vietnam H.E. Mr. Hoang Chi Trung Ambassador Deputy Permanent Representative of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the United Nations	English
Iraq H.E. Mr. Hamid Al-Bayati Ambassador Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations		Arabic
Morocco H.E. Mr. Mohammed Loulichki Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations		French
Iceland H.E. Mr. Gunnar Pálsson Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Iceland to the United Nations	English
The Holy See H.E. Archbishop Celestino Migliore Apostolic Nuncio Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Head of delegation	English
Austria Mr. Andreas Launer Federal Ministry for European and International AffairsDeputy Head of delegation	English
Nicaragua H.E. Ms. Maria Rubiales de Chamorro Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Nicaragua to the United Nations	English	Spanish
Liechtenstein Mr. Gunter Frommelt Deputy Permanent Representative of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations	English
Costa Rica Mr. Jairo Hernández Deputy Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations		Spanish
Kuwait Mr. Naser Alhayen Counsellor Permanent Mission of Kuwait to the United Nations	English	Arabic
Sudan Mr. Hassan Hassan Permanent Mission of Sudan to the United Nations		Arabic

Tuesday, 5 May 2009 – Afternoon Session
Devoted to NGO statements	Statements

Wednesday 06 May 2009 – Morning Session
Zimbabwe H.E. Ambassador G. Mutandiro Head of the Zimbawean Delegation	English
Sri-Lanka Mr. R. K. S. Suresh Chandra Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations	English
Republic of Namibia H.E. Ms. Selma Ashipala-Musavyi	English
United Arab Emirates (UAE) H.E. Ambassador Hamad Ali Alkaabi Permanent Representative of the UAE to the IAEA-Vienna, Head of the Delegation	English	Arabic
Thailand H.E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations	English
Plurinational State of Bolivia H.E. Mr. Pablo Solom Romero Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations		Spanish
Arab Republic of Syria H.E. Mr. Bashar Ja’afari Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations		Arabic
Ecuador H.E. Ms. Fernanda Esponosa Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations
The League of Arab States Mr. Wael Al-Assad Director of Multilateral Relations	English	Arabic
CTBTO Ambassador Tibor Tòth	English

Concluding statements