LONDON, March 27 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech:
Agenda item 2- Follow-Up to Outcomes of Ministerial Conferences: (I). Abu Dhabi (MC13)
Thank you, Madam Chair.
Let me start as others have done by thanking you, the DG, the Chairs and, of course, our Emirati hosts for their very efficient and indeed, often lavish hospitality, falcons and all.
I've described - back to London - MC13 as a game of two halves, to capture a footballing metaphor. And it started, I think, on a real high. A fantastic weekend, full of real energy. We welcomed Timor Leste and Comoros to this organisation. We finalised Investment Facilitation for Development agreement - 126 Members of this organisation, 90 of them developi...