Nejc Kebe, 21100191 OPENING SPEECH Republic of Bulgaria Honorable chairs, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, La ies an Gentle!

en, "n behal# o# the $eo$le an the Go%ern!ent o# the &e$'blic o# ('l)aria, *e *ish to ex$ress o'r a$$reciation to Mr. Secretary General #or his e##ort in $re$arin) this con#erence. + *o'l also con)rat'late to the ,resi ency o# the General -sse!bly #or their o'tstan in) *or. so #ar, as + *as once also in their role an + .no* ho* e!an in) this $osition is. La ies an Gentle!en, /e ha%e )athere here to ay in or er to a ress three %ery i!$ortant an %ery i%erse to$ics. 0he call #or h'!ane attit' e an res$ect #or ani!als is %ery i!$ortant #or ('l)aria. 0here#ore *e ha%e %ery strict la*s re)ar in) ani!al $rotection an *e also banne the $ro 'ction an tra e o# #'r s.ins #'r. Ho*e%er as #or a lot o# $eo$le #'r is so!ethin) they cannot i!a)ine their li#e *itho't, an international ban on all #'r tra e *o'l only !o%e the $roble! to the blac. !ar.ets. 0he secon to$ic - Minorities1 ri)hts has s'r#ace a)ain *ith the recent e%ents in 2ri!ea an the iss'e in )eneral has al*ays been o# )reat i!$ortance #or the &e$'blic o# ('l)aria. /e ha%e ha a t'rb'lent history *hich res'lte in i%ersity o# $eo$les li%in) *ithin o'r bor ers. ('l)aria has $ro%e itsel# %ery tolerant to*ar s its !inorities. /e there#ore .no*, that *hen isc'ssin) !inorities, c'lt'rally-historical herita)e o# i##erent ethnicities sho'l be res$ecte an treate as a )'i eline *hen isc'ssin) s'ch iss'es. "nly then, *e belie%e, a $ro 'cti%e isc'ssion co'l be hel .

2li!ate chan)e is consi ere o# the hi)hest i!$ortance #or o'r co'ntry. /e alrea y #eel the a!a)in) res'lts o# )lobal *ar!in) as ro')hts are beco!in) !ore an !ore co!!on. Excellencies, /e to)ether ha%e to o e%erythin) in o'r $o*er to re 'ce the )reenho'se )as e!issions an the a!a)e *e are ca'sin) in the en%iron!ent, *hich *e all share. 0here is no roo! #or in i%i 'al interests as the actions or inactions o# one co'ntry in#l'ence all o# 's. Here it co!es the .ey 3'estion 4 ho* to eal *ith this iss'e to)ether, no co'ntry excl' e , no !atter o# its econo!ic sit'ation. /e *ish to all ele)ates a #r'it#'l ebate that *ill hel$ 's resol%e the iss'es an sho* o'r concern #or a #'rther )lobal e%elo$!ent. 0han. yo'5