Statement by Ambassador Kenzo Oshima

Permanent Representative of Japan
Organizational Committee
Of the Peacebuilding Commission

27 June 2007

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Ambassador Martins,
Distinguished Members of the Peacebuilding Commission,
Distinguished Participants,

I feel truly honored and most grateful to accept the privilege of chair of the Organizational Committee of the PBC on behalf of Japan to succeed Angola, so ably represented by Ambassador Gaspar Martins for the past year. I thank all the members of the PBC sincerely for the trust you have put in Japan by doing so, and I pledge Japan's full commitment to ensuring smooth and effective conduct in the work of the Organizational Committee in the coming months, in full consultations with the Members, in carrying out the mandate entrusted to the PBC pursuant to General Assembly Resolution 60/180 and Security Council Resolution 1645 (2005).