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15
September 2005, His Majesty the
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei
Darussalam attended the opening
session of the United Nations
High-Level Plenary Meeting at the
General Assembly Hall of the United
Nations Headquarters in New York.
His Majesty was accompanied by His
Royal Highness Prince Mohamed
Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs
and Trade.
In his
address, His Majesty joined the
National leaders from countries both
rich and poor called for action to
address the blight of poverty and
strive to achieve the Millennium
Development Goals , as the United
Nations continued its 2005 Summit in
New York. His Majesty said the MDGs
are crucial not merely for each
individual nation and its people,
but are also "central to the
profound political, economic,
cultural and social challenges we
must all meet together." Achieving
the goals will help eliminate the
categories of first, second and
third world countries while
developing a united world in which
all have shared responsibilities and
shared hopes.
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