US congratulates Dr Khalil for UNGA victory

The United States has congratulated Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on his election as president of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), while underscoring the need for sweeping reforms to make the world body more efficient and effective.

Congratulating Dr Khalilur on Sunday, the US Bureau of International Organization Affairs said the United Nations needs dramatic reform and that Washington would settle for nothing less as it continues to advocate greater efficiency, reduced costs and a renewed focus on international peace and security.

“We will measure success by the quality of results achieved for the American people, not the volume of paperwork produced,” the bureau of the US Department of State said in a message.
Earlier, on June 2, US Deputy Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Tammy Bruce extended Washington’s congratulations to Dr Khalilur on behalf of the United States, the host country of the UN.

She said Washington looked forward to working with Dr Khalilur, both as the host country and as a UN member state, to help ensure that the organisation fulfils its potential in advancing international peace and security.