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Quotable quotes from General Debate of UN General Assembly on Sept. 21

Xinhua, September 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

Following are quotable quotes from the speakers at the General Debate of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 21:

"A year has passed since we have adopted the milestone Agenda 2030 and we are now one step and one year closer to its deadline. Today, in terms of achievements and responsibilities, I would like to address sustainable development by focusing on human potential, natural resources and resilient societies." -- Kolinda Brabar-Kitarovic, the president of Croatia.

"Profound changes must be urgently made to the ways in which trade and financial flows are done. This is, the rules of the game between rich and poor countries must be revised." -- Danilo Medina Sanchez, the president of the Dominican Republic.

"The inability of the international community to find a permanent and comprehensive solution to the conflict in the Middle East, now threatens the peace and security in the region, more than ever before, as a result of the oppressive practices of the Israeli occupation forces, and Israel's consistent and unjustifiable use of excessive force against the Palestinian people, in flagrant and clear violation of the resolution of international legitimacy and the 4th Geneva Convention of 1949." -- Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Hamad Al Sabah, the prime minister of Kuwait.

"Turmoil is intensifying in the Middle East. International efforts to defeat Da'esh are therefore urgent. For this, it is essential to reconcile the divergent objectives and priorities of regional and external powers. Peace cannot be built when injustice prevails. The long festering tragedy of Palestine demands determined action by the international community." -- Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan.

"The dream of turning swords into plough shares, or to use a more modern idiom, converting weapons of destruction into farm machinery, is one that our people, who have long been compelled to sacrifice their sleep and their fields to the exigencies of conflict, understand with their hearts and their minds. To be safe in our own homes, to be confident in our capacity to realize our full potential, to be happy in the promise of progress for our young and security for our elderly, to be strong in our rights and duties as citizens of a peaceful and prosperous Union. These are our simple aspirations." -- Aung San Suu Kyi, the state counsellor of Myanmar. Endit