Korea

34 speeches

Republic of Korea

KOR
2024Session 79
Tae-yul Cho

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, I extend my congratulations to His Excellency Philemon Yang on assuming the Presidency of the 79t...

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South Korea

KOR
2023Session 78
Yoon Suk Yeol

I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session. Let me also pay trib...

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Republic of Korea

KOR
2022Session 77
Yoon Suk Yeol

I offer my sincere congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Csaba Korosi on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly. I hope that under your leadership, Sir...

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South Korea

KOR
2021Session 76
Moon Jae in

Standing before members again two years later at the General Assembly, I am keenly reminded of the precious normal daily life that has been lost. Guided by the ...

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Republic of Korea

KOR
2020Session 75
Moon Jae-in

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General and Distinguished Delegates, Humanity has overcome a myriad of crises to date to build a civilization we live in today. Alt...

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Republic of Korea

KOR
2019Session 74
Mr. Moon Jae-in

Thanks to the dedication of the United Nations and its Member States, many of the world’s problems have been resolved, and their efforts towards achieving peace...

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Korea, Republic of

KOR
2018Session 73
Mr. Moon Jae-in

I would like to express my deepest condolences on the passing away of Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations. The world will forever re...

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Republic of Korea

KOR
2017Session 72
Mr. Moon Jae-in

First of all, on behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of Korea, I would like to take this opportunity to convey my deepest sympathy to the vi...

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Republic of Korea

KOR
2016Session 71
Mr. Yun Byung-se

In 2015 in this Hall, the international community shared its concerns on the state of the world: conflicts and civil wars, terrorism and violent extremism, clim...

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Korea, Republic of

KOR
2015Session 70
Park Geun-hye

I would first like to congratulate the United Nations on the seventieth anniversary of its founding, and Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, former Speaker of the Danish Parl...

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Korea, Republic of

KOR
2014Session 69
Park Geun-Hye

Let me start by congratulating you, Mr. Kutesa, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty- ninth session. I am confident that the Ass...

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Republic of Korea

KOR
2013Session 68
Yun Byung-se

May I first congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. I am confident that the current session...

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South Korea

KOR
2012Session 67
Kim Sung-hwan

Allow me at the outset to express my sincere congratulations to Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sevent...

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Republic of Korea

KOR
2011Session 66
Lee Myung-bak

I would like to begin by extending my sincere congratulations to Ambassador Al-Nasser on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixt...

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Republic of Korea

KOR
2010Session 65
Shin Kak-soo

I would like to begin by extending my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency at the sixty-fifth session of the General Ass...

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Republic of Korea

KOR
2009Session 64
Lee Myung-bak

First of all, let me extend my sincere congratulations to the President, Mr. Ali Treki, on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its si...

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Republic of Korea

KOR
2008Session 63
Han Seung-soo

I would like to extend my congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its si...

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Republic of Korea

KOR
2007Session 62
Song Min-soon

I should like first to offer my warmest congratulations to you, Mr. Kerim, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-second s...

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Republic of Korea

KOR
2006Session 61
Mr. Ban Ki-Moon

Let me begin by congratulating the presidency on the success of the High-level Meeting on the least developed countries, earlier in the week. I had the honou...

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Republic of Korea

KOR
2005Session 60
Ban Ki-moon

Let me begin, Sir, by extending my sincere congratulations to you on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. Well aware of your...

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