The Associated Press spotlighted six leaders whose remarks might not have drawn headlines on Saturday, the fifth day of the 2026 UN General Debate. Moldova’s Prime Minister Vasile Tofan said Moldova could be a great country even if it never becomes a great power.
Brunei Foreign Minister Prince Abdul Mateen said rebuilding confidence does not mean returning to a world that no longer exists. Iceland Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir said creativity is universal but needs room to flourish, while Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said peace is not a negative word. Cabo Verde Prime Minister Francisco Avelino Vieira de Carvalho said a territory’s size should not determine the scale of its dreams; Belize Prime Minister John Briceño called for the smallest voice to be heard as clearly as the largest.
