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Quotable quotes from General Debate of UN General Assembly on Sept. 23

Xinhua, September 24, 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. 23:

"Today, we are enduring the outcome of the reckless practices of (the Houthi militias), which have turned everything upside down. This war is not our choice. It was imposed." "We are not advocates of revenge. Rather we would extend our hand towards the building of a new Yemen, despite all the damage wrought by the coup enterprise."-- Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi Mansour, the president of Yemen.

"The 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement righteously so are considered as the opportunities of this present generation and for the ones to come for a better life. The implementation of these two international documents, where Albania is proactive, is rightly considered as a key global strategy for coping with climate change, achieving sustainable development, international assistance and peace-making and peace-building issues." -- Bujar Nishani, the president of Albania.

"The Central African Republic has turned its back on past dark days." "There are vast challenges to address and much remains to be done to address the yearnings of our citizens." "Despite our progress, the situation is a fragile one." -- Faustin Archange Touadera, the president of the Central African Republic.

"The international terrorism and various forms of violent extremism, fostered by offensive and exclusivist ideologies, have continued to strike indiscriminately causing innocent human casualties and material losses, including in Europe. The horrific scenes of suffering and death in France, Belgium, Germany and in many other countries from various parts of the world, widely broadcasted by the global television networks, illustrate that these phenomena cannot be countered only through military, political or economic means." -- Pavel Filip, the prime minister of Moldova.

"Hegemonism has no place in the future if we want it to be a just future that gives peoples the opportunity to choose ways of their development. It implies the need to learn respect own's partner and respect cultural and civilizational diversity of the modern world. This means the return to origins -- i.e. the norms and principles enshrined in the UN Charter and other instruments of this world organization." -- Sergey Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia.

"Peaceful environment is the foremost prerequisite for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) which has embarked on the implementation of its five-year strategy for national economic development to reenergize overall economy and lay the foundation for its sustainable development." Ri Yong Ho, the foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Endit