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Quotable quotes from General Debate of UN General Assembly on Sept. 28

Xinhua, September 29, 2015 Adjust font size:

Following are quotable quotes from those who took the floor at the General Debate of the UN General Assembly on Monday:

"The United Nations is unique in its legitimacy, representation and universality. It is true that lately the UN has been widely criticized for supposedly not being efficient enough and for the fact that the decision-making on fundamental issues stalls due to insurmountable differences -- first of all among the members of the Security Council. However, I would like to point out that there have always been differences in the UN throughout all these 70 years. The veto right has always been exercised by the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and the Soviet Union and Russia alike." -- Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia.

"Kazakhstan supports all initiatives aimed at restoring trust in international relations and strengthening peace and security based on international law. For seven decades, the world community has been trying to find an effective formula for restoring military conflicts. However, the number of conflicts does not decrease. Instead we are seeing them transform into more sophisticated and complex forms of international terrorism, an evil that emanated from destroyed statehood in some countries." -- Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan.

"Today, while safeguarding its historic and cultural heritage, Iran is looking to the future -- not only the distant future but also the near future with a bright outlook for cooperation and coexistence. I say to all national governments: we will not forget the past, but we do not wish to live in the past. We will not forget war and sanctions but we look to peace and development." -- Hassan Rouhani, the president of Iran.

"The United Nations, established seventy years ago after the overcoming the calamities of war, was a beacon of hope for all people around the world. This was because of the trust and hope towards the UN's spirit of putting people at the center despite the constraints of realpolitik. Despite the many challenges and criticism, the UN has been making tremendous contributions to promoting the common good for humanity." -- Park Geun-hye, the president of the Republic of Korea.

"There is one thing which is self-evident. The United Nations is an organization that we all cannot afford to live without. In spite of its shortcomings, the United Nations remains the only universal organization that we have -- whether big or small, rich or poor -- providing us with a unique platform to advance our common objectives and address those myriad problems we collectively face." -- Hailemariam Desalegn, the prime minister of Ethiopia. Enditem