The Pacific Community says the election of Fiji’s Peter Thomson to the UN General Assembly presidency is momentous for the Pacific.
Mr. Thomson who has served as Fiji’s permanent UN representative since 2010 was elected by 94 votes to 90 on Tuesday.
The Pacific Community’s Director-General Colin Tukuitonga says the SPC is proud and delighted by Mr Thomson’s election which reflects the international community’s confidence in him.
Dr. Tukuitonga says his election acknowledges the contribution of the Small Island Developing States group of countries to the UN.
Mr. Thomson begins his one-year term in September and it will involve overseeing the process of searching for a new UN secretary-general.
