第二，我谨强调会员国自主权的至关重要性。联合国系统是多边体系的核心，尊重每个会员国的主权和利益是它的立足之本。它的工作应反映会员国经过适当审议和谈判后表达的集体意愿。会员国之间的协商和与会员国的协商是不可避免的，因为创建这个组织就是要让它由会员国来主导，而且在这个组织中真正了解其政治进程的是会员国。我们不应同意对我们不了解或没有足够时间进行协商的任务授权采取行动，从而危及这些基本原则。
Secondly, I would like to emphasize the centrality of Member State ownership. The United Nations system is the core of the multilateral system, which grounds itself in respect for each member’s sovereignty and interests. Its work should reflect the collective will of Member States after proper consideration and negotiation. Consultation among and with Member States is inescapable, for this is an Organization created for them to lead and in which they are the ones that truly understand its political process. We should not endanger those fundamentals by approving action on mandates that we do not have clarity or reasonable time to consult on.