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When the General Assembly met last November, I highlighted the changed dynamic around the issue of Security Council reform.<\/p>\n
I pointed out the complex crises that have placed our multilateral system under pressure.<\/p>\n
I recalled that growing numbers of you had demanded an urgent focus on this question.<\/p>\n
I asked how you would ensure that the process advanced \u201cin an open, inclusive and transparent manner\u201d.<\/p>\n
And I asked whether you were ready to seek practical solutions.<\/p>\n
As we meet today, it is clear that Member States have understood the call of our day and instilled new life in the intergovernmental negotiations.<\/p>\n
After so many years, we have seen positive momentum in this session.<\/p>\n
Measurable progress has been achieved.<\/p>\n
Progress which also helped to enhance the transparency, inclusivity and institutional memory of this important process.<\/p>\n
The Co-Chairs have done an impressive job.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I express my deep gratitude to them, Amb. Tareq Albanai of Kuwait and Amb. Alexander Marschik of Austria, and their teams, for their unwavering focus on success.<\/p>\n
My thanks as well to all Member States for your active and constructive engagement.<\/p>\n
For the first time in the history of these negotiations, the first segments of the IGN meetings are now webcast.<\/p>\n
Moreover, a dedicated website on Security Council reform has been established as a repository for the IGN process.<\/p>\n
Let me also commend the other two innovative ideas introduced by the Co-Chairs to advance the discussions this session:<\/p>\n
A recommendation to convene annual meetings between the Chair of the Council\u2019s Informal Working Group on Documentation and the IGN Co-Chairs; and<\/p>\n
An open-house discussion on Security Council reform \u2013 as we call it the \u201cTaxel Talks\u201d \u2013 with representatives from think tanks.<\/p>\n
Dear Friends, are these decisive breakthroughs? No, they aren\u2019t.<\/p>\n
But they are practical steps in the right direction, and quite useful ones.<\/p>\n
And, as the Greek orator Demosthenes once said: \u201cSmall opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.\u201d<\/p>\n
It is my sincere hope that you will carry these good experiences into the 78th session and continue to build confidence in the IGN process.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, the intergovernmental negotiations are driven by Member States.<\/p>\n
It is therefore up to you to show political will for the reform you want to see.<\/p>\n
True political commitments are key to rebuilding trust and reviving the spirit of cooperation in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and beyond.<\/p>\n
The eight billion people outside these walls do not see the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ as a conglomerate of separate bodies.<\/p>\n
They see the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ as one.<\/p>\n
Amid these unprecedented crises, their expectation for us to deliver is at its highest.<\/p>\n
Let us work in good faith to meet that expectation.<\/p>\n
We do not have the luxury to spend another 17 years on this issue.<\/p>\n
I thank you.<\/p>\n
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