Text of Qureshi's United Nation Speech

UNITED NATIONS -- The following is the text of the speech by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly: "I wish to congratulate you on your election as the President of the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly. "As one of the Vice Presidents of this Session, we assure you of our full support and cooperation.I also take this opportunity to convey profound gratitude and appreciation to my brother Ali Abdussalam Treki, the outgoing President, for his able leadership during the 64th Session. "Pakistan owes him gratitude for his timely initiative to convene a General Assembly Plenary Meeting on Humanitarian Emergency arising from floods in Pakistan. "Mr. President,I come to this august house at difficult times in Pakistan's history. The recent flash floods, worst in living memory, have left behind a trail of death and destruction. Precious lives have been lost; millions of acre of crops have been washed away; homes have been destroyed; and livelihoods have been lost.