60th anniversary statements Messages from world leaders United Nations | Secretary-General António Guterres UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) | Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan Barbados | Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley Brazil | President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva China | President Xi Jinping Comoros | President Azali Assoumani Cuba | President Miguel Díaz-Canel Dominican Republic | President Luis Abinader Madagascar | President Andry Nirina Rajoelina Switzerland | Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin Timor-Leste | Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão Day 1 Opening ceremony: Leaders' voices in a changing worldStatement by António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations12 Jun 2024English Statement by Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)12 Jun 2024English Statement by H.E. Mr. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste12 Jun 2024English Day 2 Panel dialogue: Preparing for the economies of tomorrow - the urgency of options and actionsStatement by Ms. Eva Granados Galiano, State Secretary for International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Spain13 Jun 2024English Statement by Andrey Kuleshov, Chief of Strategy and Development of Common Fund for Commodities13 Jun 2024English Spotlight interventions:Spotlight intervention by Professor Richard Baldwin, International Institute for Management Development13 Jun 2024English Spotlight intervention by Mahendra Siregar, Chief of Financial Services Authority of Indonesia13 Jun 2024English