西松女士（美利坚合众国）（以英语发言）：我感谢秘书长特别代表山本的通报，特别是他对于机遇和希望的突出强调。美国欢迎他的任命，感谢他和他的团队对阿富汗人民的持续承诺。我还感谢麦卡利外长你主持本次会议和新西兰致力于支持阿富汗，包括贵国派遣人员培训阿富汗安全部队。主席先生，我们还感谢你宣读今天的主席声明S/PRST/2016/14，我们认为该声明准确反映出实地现状，特别是安全和恐怖主义方面的现状。
Ms. Sison (United States of America): I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto for his briefing, and especially for his focus on both opportunity and hope. The United States welcomes his appointment and thanks him and his team for their sustained commitment to the Afghan people. I also thank you, Foreign Minister McCully, for presiding over this meeting and for New Zealand’s commitment to supporting Afghanistan, including through your country’s contribution of personnel to train Afghan security forces. We also thank you, Mr. President, for reading out today’s presidential statement S/PRST/2016/14, which we believe accurately reflects the realities on the ground, in particular with regard to security and terrorism.