Mr Chair,  I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its Member States. Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Montenegro, North Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine align themselves with this statement.  Let me begin by expressing our gratitude to the current Chair of the FINGOV, Ambassador Jose Antonio Zabalgoitia of Mexico, for his excellent leadership and for effectively guiding the work of FINGOV by making it a meaningful,