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STATEMENTS

Pre-recorded videos

In lieu of live national statements in the plenary - to allow for more inter-active discussions during the Summit - all Heads of State and Government were invited to send in a pre-recorded video statement to be posted here and on YouTube beginning on the day of the Summit.

 

 

A
  • AUSTRALIA
  • The Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister

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B
  • BAHAMAS
  • Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham, Prime Minister
  • BANGLADESH
  • Hon. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister
  • BARBADOS
  • Hon. David Thompson, Prime Minister

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C
  • CHAD
  • H.E. Mr. Idriss Deby Itno, President
  • COLOMBIA
  • H.E. Mr. Álvaro Uribe Vélez, President
  • CROATIA
  • H.E. Mr. Stjepan Mesic, President
  • CYPRUS
  • H.E. Mr Demetris Christofias, President

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D
  • DENMARK
  • H.E.Mr. Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister

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E
  • ECUADOR
  • H.E. Mr. Rafael Correa Delgado, President
  • EGYPT
  • H.E. Mr. Maged George Elias Ghattas, State Minister of Environment
  • ESTONIA
  • H.E. Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President

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F
  • FINLAND
  • H.E. Ms. Tarja Halonen, President
  • FRANCE
  • H.E. Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy, President
  • Video: N/A
  • PDF: (Joint contribution with Germany) French, English

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G
  • GERMANY
  • H. E. Dr. Angela Merkel, German Federal Chancellor
  • GREECE
  • H.E. Ms. Dora Bakoyiannis, Minister for Foreign Affairs
  • GRENADA
  • Honourable Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister
  • GUATEMALA
  • H.E. Mr. lvaro Colom, President

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H
  • HUNGARY
  • H.E. Mr. Gordon Bajnai, Prime Minister

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I
  • INDONESIA
  • H.E. Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President
  • IRELAND
  • H.E. Brian Cowen, Prime Minister

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K
  • KOREA (Republic of)
  • H.E. Mr. Lee Myung-bak, President

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M
  • MADAGASCAR
  • H.E. Mr. Andry Nirina Rajoelina, President of the High Authority of Transition
  • MALTA
  • Dr. Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister
  • MONACO
  • H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco

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N
  • NAURU
  • H.E. Marcus Stephen, President
  • NEPAL
  • Rt. Hon. Madhav Kemur Nepal, Prime Minister
  • NETHERLANDS
  • H.E. Mr. Balkenende, Prime Minister

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P
  • PAKISTAN
  • Mr. Asim Hussain, Chairman, Reconstruction Bureau of Pakistan
  • PANAMA
  • Exc. Hon. Mr. Ricardo Martinelli, President
  • PORTUGAL
  • H.E. Mr. Humberto Rosa, Secretary of State for the Environment

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R
  • ROMANIA
  • H.E. Mr. Emil Boc , Prime Minister

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S
  • SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
  • H.E. Mr. Denzil L. Douglas, Prime Minister
  • SERBIA
  • H.E. Mr. Boris Tadic, President
  • SEYCHELLES
  • H.E. Mr. James Alix Michel, President
  • SIERRA LEONE
  • H.E. Ernest Bai Koroma, President
  • SLOVENIA
  • H.E. Mr. Danilo Türk, President
H.E. Mr. Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, President of South Africa
  • SOUTH AFRICA
  • H.E. Mr. Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, President
  • SRI LANKA
  • Hon. Ratnasiri Wickramanayake, Prime Minister
  • SURINAME
  • His Excellency Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan, President
  • SWEDEN, on behalf of the European Union
  • H.E. Mr. Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister
  • SWITZERLAND
  • Mr. Moritz Leuenberger, Minister of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications

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T
  • TAJIKISTAN
  • H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon, President
  • THAILAND
  • H.E. Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister
  • TIMOR LESTE
  • H.E. Mr. José Ramos-Horta, President
  • TURKEY
  • H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister
  • TUVALU
  • H.E. Mr. Apisai Ielemi, Prime Minister

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U
  • UGANDA
  • H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President
  • UKRAINE
  • Mr. Victor Yushchenko, President
  • UNITED KINGDOM
  • Mr. Gordon Brown, Prime Minister

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V
  • VIET NAM
  • H.E. Mr. Nguyen Minh Triet, President

Z
  • ZAMBIA
  • H.E. Mr. Rupiah Bwezani Banda, President

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OBSERVER MISSIONS
  • EUROPEAN COMMISSION
  • José Manuel Barroso, President
  • HOLY SEE
  • His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
  • Video: English (RealPlayer, YouTube)                                                                                  
  • PDF: English

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