General debate of the sixty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly

[1] The theme for the 66th Session was chosen by President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser as: "The role of mediation in the settlement of disputes by peaceful means."

Finally, Albania mentioned that the Government of Kosovo was committed to implementing the rule of law, but was being met with resistance from criminal groups and organized gangs in Serbian towns in the north of the country.

Albania then reiterated that the ICJ ruling stated that the declaration of independence did not violate any provision of international law and that Serbia was expected to accept and respect the Court's findings as laid out in Chapter XIV of the United Nations Charter.

In its speech, the UAE called the occupation by Iran of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs illegitimate.

It further stated that all actions taken on the Iranian island of Abu Musa had been in exercise of its sovereign rights and were in accordance with documents exchanged in 1971 between Iran and the Emirate of Sharjah.

Iran alsostated it was ready to continue bilateral talks with the United Arab Emirates with a view to removing any misunderstanding that may exist in regard to the islands.

It further stated that Iran's position on the issue was contrary to "all documentation and all historic, demographic and legal facts and realities," which prove that the islands were an integral part of the territory of the United Arab Emirates.

In its speech, Canada stated that the objectives of the United Nations were imperiled when its members observed its founding principles in word but not in deed.

Such as when "objection is taken on petty, procedural or process-based grounds to reporting that speaks about credible allegations of war crimes committed in Sri Lanka.

It further stated that in the United Nations system procedure and process are important to ensure good governance and equity, as well as to prevent the organization from being abused for narrow, domestic political advantage.

Finally, it mentioned the findings of a visit of the OSCE Minsk Group in October 2010 that stated that the status quo of the occupation was unacceptable and urged Armenia to put an end to its illegal practices, it further urged the international community to convince Armenian to respect the generally accepted norms and principles of international law.

Armenia then said that Azerbaijan was preaching adherence to international law while taking it upon themselves to interpret the United Nations Charter, as well as statements made by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.

It further accused Azerbaijan of misinterpreting the field assessment mission report of the Minsk Group in order to justify its militaristic rhetoric and move the discussions on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict to other forums.

It began by stating that Armenia's statements displayed their disregard for its obligations under the Charter of the United Nations and international law.

It then accused the government of Armenia of purging ethnic non-Armenians out of its own territory, as well as the occupied areas of Azerbaijan under its control in an attempt to create a mono-ethnic culture.

It finished by stating that it was sure that Armenia's destructive political agenda was fated to never be realized and that it would eventually be forced to establish civilized relations with all countries of the region.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff became the first woman to open the General Debate.