Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I did not interrupt the Deputy. Can I have the floor, please? We could walk out for the speeches of ten ambassadors or permanent representatives at the UN because there are many countries whose policies we do not endorse. If everybody was to adopt a policy of walking out on one other's speeches, however, we would not have the UN General Assembly. With all its faults and flaws, the UN is, at least, the last bastion we have for the multilateral order. It is the only place where nearly every country in the world comes together at least to develop a dialogue and an exchange of communications. That is the essence of diplomacy. That is important.

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