语发言）：麦卡利部长，我要首先感谢你同意主持安全理事会本次会议。我认为，这不仅反映出新西兰对本次辩论会的重视，而且反映了安理会各成员支持阿富汗的共同感受。
I would like to begin by thanking you, Minister McCully, for agreeing to preside over this meeting of the Security Council. I believe that reflects not just just the importance that New Zealand attaches to this debate, but also the shared feeling among the members of the Council in our support of Afghanistan.