State of Qatar
Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
Qatar has been a member of the United Nations since September 21, 1971. In 2004, Qatar served as the chair of the 132-member Group of 77, the largest coalition of Third World nations in the United Nations, aimed at promoting the interests of developing nations. Ambassador Al-Nasser has served as Qatar’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations since September 11, 1998. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Al-Nasser’s address to the UN General Assembly on October 28, 2004.The Group of 77 and China attach great importance to this issue, as it concerns the imposition of extraterritorial measures that impinge on…
