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2024Session 79
César Bernardo Arévalo de León

- His Excellency Mr Philemon Yang, President of the Seventy-Ninth Session of the General Assembly, - His Excellency Mr António Guterres, Secretary-General of ...

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2023Session 78
Alejandro Giammattei Falla

I would like to acknowledge the work of the President of the seventy-seventh session and to congratulate the President of this session. Mr. Dennis Francis, by w...

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2022Session 77
Alejandro Giammattei Falla

I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your excellent leadership and the important theme chosen for this session, which invites us to reflect at a critical time ...

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2021Session 76
Alejandro Giammattei

It is an honour for me to address the General Assembly for the first time during the general debate of the Assembly’s seventy-sixth session. I would like to tha...

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Republic of Guatemala

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2020Session 75
Mr. Pedro Brolo Vila

It is a great honour for me to speak at the general debate of the General Assembly at its seventy-fifth session for the first time, as Minister for Foreign Affa...

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Republic of Guatemala

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2019Session 74
Mr. Jimmy Morales

Seneca said that none of us love our homeland because it is great. We love it because it is ours. I thank Ms. Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces for having successf...

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2018Session 73
Mr. Jimmy Morales

As I am participating in the opening of this session of the General Assembly, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcé...

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2017Session 72
Mr. Jimmy Morales

May my first words be of solidarity with the people and the Government of Mexico, given the tragedy that has beset that beautiful country today. Guatemala has m...

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2016Session 71
Mr. Jimmy Morales

I would like to begin my statement by congratulating Mr. Peter Thomson on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session, t...

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2015Session 70
Mr. Carlos Raúl Morales Moscoso

I come before this highest forum of the United Nations as the representative of the Government of Guatemala and of the President of the Republic, Alejandro Mald...

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2014Session 69
Carlos Raúl Morales

I would like to begin my remarks by conveying our greetings to Mr. Sam Kutesa, President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. At the same time...

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2013Session 68
Otto Fernando Pérez Molina

I would like to begin my remarks by welcoming Mr. John Ashe in his capacity as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. We are pleased ...

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2012Session 67
Otto Fernando Pérez Molina

At the outset, allow me to greet Mr. Vuk Jeremić, President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. At the same time, I would like to express my ...

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2011Session 66
Álvaro Colom Caballeros

I begin by saluting Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, who presides over the current session. His long experience at the United Nations augurs well for our wor...

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2010Session 65
Gert Rosenthal

Our President, Mr. Álvaro Colom Caballeros, participated in the High-level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals (see A/65/PV.3) but had to re...

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2009Session 64
Alvaro Colom Caballeros

At the outset, I would like to salute Mr. Ali Treki, our President and a distinguished diplomat. I wish him much success in leading the deliberations of this ...

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2008Session 63
Alvaro Colom Caballeros

It is an honour for me to represent my country, Guatemala, in this high international forum. It is an honour for me to represent a people who have fought for...

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2007Session 62
Óscar Berger Perdomo

It has been barely two weeks since I initiated in Guatemala an electoral process that will conclude on 14 January, when I will have the honour to bestow the ...

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2006Session 61
Mr. Oscar Berger Pedromo

In 2006, several important anniversaries coincide and provide a background for our debate. For the United Nations, 2006 represents a new opportunity to assess...

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2005Session 60
Jorge Briz Abularach

As a founding Member of the United Nations, Guatemala would like to reaffirm, before the General Assembly, its faith in and commitment to human rights and funda...

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