TOKYO PARLIAMENTARIAN PEACE FORUM

Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations

“The Role of the United Nations and Japan in the Post-Corona Era in Addressing Global Threats and Challenges”

Organised by the Parliamentary Committee of the Diet of Japan and Japan Commission on Global Governance

Video Presentation KAY RALA XANANA GUSMÃO

“Views of the Global South for the United Nations”

Tokyo, Japan Wednesday, 18 November 2020

13:00-17:00 hours

Your Excellencies,

Ladies and gentlemen,

I would like to start by thanking you for the honour of being invited to take part in this Peace Forum. I must praise the Parliamentary Committee of the Diet of Japan and the Japan Commission on Global Governance for their contribution towards international cooperation and peace.

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