Meles Zenawi, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, addressed the high-level Plenary Meeting of the Sixtieth Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York.

In his speech to the General Assembly on Thursday 15^th September, Prime Minister Meles reiterated Ethiopia’s commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to the successful reform of the UN.

Meles described Ethiopia’s experience over the last five as demonstrating that, with the “optimum mobilisation of domestic resources” and the requisite international support, countries can realise the Goals.

With 170 heads of State or Government in attendance, the 2005 UN World Summit, which was held from 14^th to 16^th September, is the largest gathering of world leaders in history.

You can read full transcript of Prime Minister Meles’ address to the UN here.

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