The general debate of the sixty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly speaking schedule in the General Assembly Chamber in September, 2011 were as follows:
In addition to commenting on issues of individual national and wider international relevance, the speakers commented on the theme: "The role of mediation in the settlement of disputes by peaceful means." The theme is traditionally chosen by the President of the General Assembly, who proposes a theme of global relevant to the member states; in turn, the member states then approve of the matter and comment on it during the General Debate.
Morning schedule – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly – President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser Brazil – President Dilma Rousseff United States – President Barack Obama Qatar – Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Mexico – President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa Kazakhstan – President Nursultan Nazarbayev France – President Nicolas Sarkozy Argentina – President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Lebanon – President Michel Sleiman Republic of Korea – President Lee Myung-bak Equatorial Guinea – President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Jordan – King King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein Finland – President Tarja Halonen Colombia – President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón Nigeria – President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Estonia – President Toomas Hendrik Ilves Switzerland – President Micheline Calmy-ReyAfternoon session Honduras – President Porfirio Lobo Sosa Ukraine – President Viktor Yanukovych Paraguay – President Fernando Lugo Méndez Rwanda – President Paul Kagame Bosnia and Herzegovina – Chairman of the Presidency Željko Komšić Guyana – President Bharrat Jagdeo Mongolia – President Elbegdorj Tsakhia South Africa – President Jacob Zuma Latvia – President Andris Bērziņš Guatemala – President Álvaro Colom Caballeros Senegal – President Abdoulaye Wade Mozambique – President Armando Emilio Guebuza Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai (scheduled) Bolivia – President Evo Morales Ayma Slovenia – President Danilo Türk Chad – President Idriss Déby Itno (scheduled)Morning schedule Cyprus – President Demetris Christofias Tanzania – President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Bahrain – King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Côte d'Ivoire – President Alassane Ouattara Chile – President Sebastián Piñera Echeñique Iran – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Kyrgyzstan – President Roza Otunbaeva Kuwait – Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah United Kingdom – Prime Minister David Cameron European Union – President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy Turkey – Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAfternoon session Poland = President Bronislaw Komorowski Kenya – President Mwai Kibaki Georgia – President Mikheil Saakashvili Dominican Republic – President Leonel Fernández Reyna Peru – President Ollanta Humala Tasso Lithuania – President Dalia Grybauskaitė Zimbabwe – President Robert Mugabe Suriname – President Desiré Delano Bouterse Gabon – President Ali Bongo Ondimba Democratic Republic of Congo – President Joseph Kabila Kabange Palau – President Johnson Toribiong Costa Rica – President Laura Chinchilla Miranda (scheduled) Croatia – President Ivo Josipović (scheduled) Chad – President Idriss Déby Itno Croatia – President Ivo Josipović Costa Rica – President Laura Chinchilla MirandaReport on the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Durban Review Conference – Prime Minister of Swaziland Barnabas Sibusiso DlaminiSpecial thanks to the permanent representatives of Monaco and Cameroon. Australia – Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd Afghanistan – Foreign Minister Zalmai RassoulMorning schedule Ghana – President John Evans Atta Mills Iraq – President Jalal Talabani Czech Republic – President Václav Klaus Turkmenistan – President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov El Salvador – President Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena Sri Lanka – President Mahinda Rajapaksa Djibouti – President Ismaël Omar Guelleh Namibia – President Hifikepunye Pohamba South Sudan – President Salva Kiir Armenia – President Serzh Sargsyan Palestine – Acting President Mahmoud Abbas Japan – Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Bhutan – Prime Minister Lyonchen Jigmi Yoser Thinley Israel – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sweden – Prime Minister Fredrik ReinfeldtAfternoon schedule Hungary – President Pál Schmitt Sierra Leone – President Ernest Bai Koroma Serbia – President Boris Tadić Guinea – President Alpha Condé Eritrea – President Isaias Afwerki Nauru – President Marcus Stephen Niger – President Mahamadou Issoufou Haiti – President Michel Joseph Martelly Burundi – President Pierre Nkurunziza Micronesia – President Emanuel Mori Comoros – President Ikililou Dhoinine Kiribati – President Anote Tong Madagascar – President Andry Nirina Rajoelina Portugal – Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho (scheduled) Fiji – Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama Mali – Prime Minister Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé Swaziland – Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini Grenada – Prime Minister Tillman Thomas East Timor – President Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão Greece – Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinidis Bulgaria – Foreign Minister Nickolay MladenovMorning schedule Lesotho – Prime Minister Pakalitha Bethuel Mosisili Montenegro – Prime Minister Igor Lukšić Slovakia – Prime Minister Iveta Radičová India – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Guinea-Bissau – Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior Tuvalu – Prime Minister Willy Telavi Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves Nepal – Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Mauritius – Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam Antigua and Barbuda – Winston Baldwin Spencer Albania – Prime Minister Sali Berisha Macedonia – Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski Bangladesh – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Barbados – Prime Minister Freundel Stuart Malta – Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi Egypt and the Non-Aligned Movement – Foreign Minister Mohamed Kemal Ali Amer Portugal – Prime Minister Pedro Passos CoelhoAfternoon schedule Cape Verde – Prime Minister José Maria Pereira Neves Papua New Guinea – Prime Minister Peter O’Neill Samoa – Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi Vanuatu – Prime Minister Meltek Sato Kilman Livtunvanu Solomon Islands – Prime Minister Danny Philip Tonga – Prime Minister Lord Tu’Ivakano of Nukunuku Somalia – Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Togo – Prime Minister Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo Austria – Vice Chancellor Michael Spindelegger Luxembourg – Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn Belgium – Acting Deputy Prime Minister Steven Vanackere Saint Kitts and Nevis – Deputy Prime Minister Sam Terrence Condor Italy – Foreign Minister Franco Frattini Spain – Foreign Minister Trinidad Jiménez Cameroon – Foreign Minister Henri Eyebe AyissiMember states have the option to reply to comments on the day (or even to the days prior), but are limited to 10 minutes for the first response and five minutes for the second response.
On the day, Serbia used their Right of Reply in reaction to Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha's comments about Kosovo in saying that it has now become an annual ritual on their part and also cited counter claims that Kosovan towns that are ethnically mixed are not stable in communal harmony, contrary to Berisha's claims; Albania duly responded (though the presiding Vice President mistakenly called for Armenia instead, only to realise the delegation was absent and the Albanians asked for clarification). For the second response, Serbia said that it had said all it wanted to and wished not to further the debate; Albania then responded in agreement.
Morning schedule Syria – Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (scheduled) Germany – Vice Chancellor Guido Westerwelle (scheduled) Oman – Foreign Minister Yousef Bin Al-Alawi Bin Abdulla (scheduled) Morocco – Foreign Minister Taïb Fassi Fihri (scheduled) People's Republic of China – Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (scheduled) Laos – Deputy Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (scheduled) Ethiopia – Deputy Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn (scheduled) Bahamas – Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette (scheduled) Jamaica – Deputy Prime Minister Kenneth Baugh (scheduled) Ireland – Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore (scheduled) Cambodia – Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (scheduled) Brunei Darussalam – Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah (scheduled) Gambia – Vice President Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy (scheduled) Uganda – Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi (scheduled) Liberia – Vice President Joseph Boakai (scheduled) Uruguay – Finance Minister Danilo Astori (scheduled) Maldives – Vice President Mohammed Waheed Hassan (scheduled) Botswana – Vice President Lieutenant General Mompati S. Merafhe Maldives – Vice President Mohammed Waheed Hassan Liberia – Vice President Joseph Boakai Uruguay – Finance Minister Danilo Astori Gambia – Vice President Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy Uganda – Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi Brunei Darussalam – Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Cambodia – Foreign Minister Hor Namhong Ireland – Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore Jamaica – Deputy Prime Minister Kenneth Baugh Bahamas – Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette Ethiopia – Deputy Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Laos – Deputy Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith People's Republic of China – Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Morocco – Foreign Minister Taïb Fassi Fihri Germany – Vice Chancellor Guido Westerwelle Oman – Foreign Minister Yousef Bin Al-Alawi Bin Abdulla Syria – Foreign Minister Walid MuallemAfternoon schedule Angola – Foreign Minister Georges Rebelo Chikoti (scheduled) Congo – Foreign Minister Basile Ikouebe (scheduled) Nicaragua – Foreign Minister Samuel Santos López (scheduled) Liechtenstein – Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick (scheduled) Canada – Foreign Minister John Baird (scheduled) Indonesia – Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa (scheduled) Tunisia – Foreign Minister Mouldi Kefi (scheduled) Sao Tome and Principe – Foreign Minister Manuel Salvador Dos Ramos (scheduled) Sudan – Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti (scheduled) Netherlands – Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal (scheduled) Iceland – Foreign Minister Össur Skarphéðinsson (scheduled) Monaco – Foreign Minister José Badia (scheduled) Tajikistan – Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi (scheduled) United Arab Emirates – Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (scheduled) Algeria – Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci (scheduled) Cuba – Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (scheduled) Uzbekistan – Foreign Minister Elyor Ganiyev Iceland – Foreign Minister Össur Skarphéðinsson Algeria – Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci United Arab Emirates – Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Tajikistan – Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi Monaco – Foreign Minister José Badia Cuba – Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla Netherlands – Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal Sudan – Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti Sao Tome and Principe – Foreign Minister Manuel Salvador dos Ramos Tunisia – Foreign Minister Mouldi Kefi Indonesia – Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa Canada – Foreign Minister John Baird Liechtenstein – Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick Nicaragua – Foreign Minister Samuel Santos López Congo – Foreign Minister Basile Ikouebe Angola – Foreign Minister Georges Rebelo Chikoti Marshall Islands – Foreign Minister John M. Silk Central African Republic – Foreign Minister Antoine Gambi Trinidad and Tobago – Foreign Minister Surujrattan Rambachan Andorra – Foreign Minister Gilbert Saboya Sunyé Saudi Arabia – Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal (scheduled)In response to the UAE's claims regarding three disputed islands, the representative of Iran stated that the islands were an eternal part of Iranian territory and under Iran's sovereignty. Regarding the name of the sea between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, the representative of Iran said that the use of any name other than the Persian Gulf was illegitimate and void. Iran cited agreements in 1971 and said that it was willing to work bilaterally with officials of the UAE to ease "misunderstandings."
Egypt responded to Canada's "utterly false allegations," in which Baird said "Copts [were] being assaulted and killed in Egypt." The Egyptian delegate countered this by citing that since the 2011 Egyptian revolution Copts and Muslims in Egypt stood together and that no church had been trespassed on since then. He also accused Canada of hypocrisy in claiming to stand above such notions.
The UAE then responded to Iran's reply, saying that Iran's allegations were "false" and "illegal," which are "annually repeated in this hall." The UAE said that they had documents to the contrary and that there was no other option but to return them to Emirati sovereignty. The delegate also accused Iran of changing the demographics of the islands.
Morning schedule Mauritania – Foreign Minister Hamady Ould Hamady San Marino – Foreign Minister Antonella Mularoni Singapore – Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam Belarus – Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov Yemen – Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Kurbi Russia – Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Belize – Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington Burkina Faso – Foreign Minister Djibrill Ypènè Bassolé Myanmar – Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin Viet Nam – Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh Azerbaijan – Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov Malaysia – Foreign Minister Dato Sri Anifah Aman Malawi – Foreign Minister Arthur Peter Mutharika Thailand – Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul Benin – Foreign Minister Nassirou Bako Arifari Holy See – Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Dominique MambertiAfternoon schedule Venezuela – Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro Moros Pakistan – Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Zambia – Permanent Representative to the U.N. Lucy Mungoma (scheduled) Democratic People's Republic of Korea – Deputy Foreign Minister Pak Kil Yon Romania – Deputy Foreign Minister Romulus Doru Costea Panama – Deputy Foreign Minister Francisco Alvarez de Soto Norway – Deputy Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide Zambia – Permanent Representative to the U.N. Lucy Mungoma Republic of Moldova – Permanent Representative to the U.N. Alexandru Cujba Ecuador – Permanent Representative to the U.N. Francisco Carrión-Mena New Zealand – Permanent Representative to the U.N. Jim McLay Dominica – Permanent Representative to the U.N. Vince Henderson (scheduled) New Zealand – Permanent Representative to the U.N. Jim McLay (scheduled)Final schedule Philippines – Permanent Representative to the U.N. Libran N. Cabactulan Ecuador – Permanent Representative to the U.N. Francisco Carrión-Mena (scheduled) Dominica – Permanent Representative to the U.N. Vince Henderson Saint Lucia – Permanent Representative to the U.N. Donatus Keith St. Aimee Denmark – Permanent Representative to the U.N. Carsten Staur – 66th Session of the UNGA – President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser (closing remarks)Sri Lanka replied to Canada's comments about an initiative for dialogue between the two parties to its civil war at the UN Human Rights Council. Sri Lanka said that it was "deeply anguished" and accused Canada of "selective application" of principles.
Armenia responded to Azerbaijan's comments about Armenian aggression on their sovereignty saying that Azerbaijan's comments were "propaganda" akin to that of the Cold War. They cited other measures of negotiations such as that of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation representative at the Minsk group that is attempting to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Armenia said that Azerbaijan is "preaching adherence to international law" while it "single-handedly misinterpreted" statements by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. They then accused Azerbaijan of having first used force against the "peaceful" expressions of Armenians in NKO and that the statement of the removal of Azeris from NKO and Armenia proper was not true "simply because they had never been there." They similarly accused Azerbaijan of fabricating the number of refugees as 1,000,000 because it does not exist on any international reports and that they are instead deluding their public. Armenia finally added that it was intent on resolving the dispute.
Azerbaijan then responded to Armenia's reply in saying that it was another "testament" to Armenia's "disregard of international law." It counter-accused Armenia of carrying out aggression and ethnic cleansing, as well as blaming them for a "racist ideology" yet criticising and lecturing Azerbaijan. It also reiterated claims of Armenia creating a "monoculture" with the alleged expulsions of Azeris from both Armenia proper and NKO and that there has been intensified attacks in the previous month and an "unprecedented" increase in hate rhetoric with Armenia's historical memory that could to destabilise the region. Azerbaijan finally added that its "territorial integrity" had to be respected; and that Armenia's "destructive agenda" would never be obliged, while Armenia must denounce its claims against its neighbours and act in a more civilised manner.
