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It is my great honour to lay a wreath here today to honour the brave women and men who have lost their lives while serving under the UN Flag.
As Jean-Pierre Lacroix has said, last year, 117 military, police and civilian peacekeepers from 43 countries have died in service. This means that, since 1948, more than 3,500 peacekeepers have given their lives to rescue other lives.
And please join me in a moment of silence as we remember them.
Thank you very much.