“The current complex security challenges demand that we unite our efforts both at the international and regional levels,” he told the Assembly on the fourth day of its 69th annual high-level meeting.
“Greece supports reinforcing cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union in crisis management, notably by putting into practice an action plan for UN peacekeeping operations.”
He also called for full support for UN efforts to battle the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, stressed the need for a coherent global strategy to confront the multiple crises in the Middle East and North Africa and reaffirmed Greece’s backing for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty.
Since Wednesday, speakers have taken to the podium in the UN’s renovated General Assembly Hall to address the 193 Member State on the theme of “Delivering on and Implementing a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda” as well as urgent crises ranging from the ongoing conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Ukraine and South Sudan.
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- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Venizelos’ speech to the Plenary of the 69th UN General Assembly (New York, 27 September 2014)
Mr. President,
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Today’s 69th General Assembly of the United Nations is being held in a global environment rife with critical challenges that are putting the existing international system to the test.
Greece remains fully dedicated to the goals of the United Nations Organization, the universal ideals of which have never ceased to inspire us. I take this opportunity to underscore that my country is fully in line with the EU positions that the President of the European Council set out in his speech.
We reiterate our support for the efforts to reform the UN, including the Security Council, so that the Organization can better adapt to the constant shifts of our time and strengthen its operational nature and effectiveness in the exercising of preventive diplomacy...................................http://www.mfa.gr/en/current-affairs/top-story/deputy-prime-minister-and-foreign-minister-venizelos-speech-to-the-plenary-of-the-69th-un-general-assembly-new-york-27-september-2014.html
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"The current complex security challenges demand that we unite our efforts both at the international and regional levels," he told the General Assembly on the fourth day of its 69th annual high-level meeting.
"Greece supports reinforcing cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union in crisis management, notably by putting into practice an action plan for UN peacekeeping operations."
He also pressed for full support for UN efforts to battle the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, stressed the need for a coherent global strategy to confront the multiple crises in the Middle East and North Africa and reaffirmed Greece's backing for Ukraine's territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty.
Since Wednesday, speakers have taken to the podium in the UN's renovated General Assembly Hall to address the 193 member states on the theme of "Delivering on and Implementing a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda" as well as on urgent crises including the ongoing conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Ukraine and South Sudan.
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