“The Secretary-General condemns any attempt to change the government of any country unconstitutionally, and stresses that political disagreements should be settled peacefully through the democratic process.”
“The United Nations will continue working to ensure that the people of all remaining non-self-governing territories have such opportunities to exercise their right to self-determination.”
“There is obviously a lot of tension right now between the General Assembly and other organs about who has the lead in dealing with certain issues here at the United Nations.”
“He hopes ... to meet with a number of leaders from Europe and from the Islamic world and to discuss with them ways of calming the situation and allowing a constructive dialogue between people of different faiths and traditions based on mutual understanding and respect.”
“Panelists at the meeting will be discussing among other issues which population sectors need to be engaged to try to bridge differences and combat extremism particularly in youth and immigrant populations.”