过去20年来，大会的若干决议表示大力支持议会参与联合国工作的这一愿景。然而，尽管取得了很大进展，这一愿景尚未完全实现。我希望，联合国成立75周年将标志着联合国、各国议会和各国议会联盟之间关系的新开端。
In several resolutions over the past 20 years, the General Assembly has expressed strong support for this same vision of a parliamentary dimension to the UN’s work. Yet, despite much progress, this vision has not been fully realized. I hope that this seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations will mark a new beginning in the relationship between the UN, the Parliaments and the IPU.