Palau

ecretary-General António Guterres, President Philemon Yang, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Alii and warm greetings from Palau. Mr. President, allow me ...

I congratulate President Francis on his election. As a fellow islander, he is well acquainted with the challenges common to all small island developing States (...

I bring greetings from our President, Mr. Surangel S. Whipps Jr., and the people of Palau. It is a great pleasure to be able to address the General Assembly and...

It is a privilege to speak before the General Assembly for the first time. I bring warm greetings from the people of the Republic of Palau. I extend my sincere ...

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, alii from the Republic of Palau. Please allow me to begin by congratulating His Excellency Volkan Bozkir on ...

Allow me to begin by congratulating His Excellency Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on becoming President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. I app...

Let me begin by congratulating Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on her recent assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-third sessi...

I would like first to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election to lead our work in the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. I ...

On behalf of His Excellency Mr. Tommy Esang Remengesau Jr., the President of the Republic of Palau, I have the honour to make the following remarks at the seven...

On behalf of President Tommy Esang Remengesau Jr., President of the Republic of Palau, I have the honour to make the following remarks before the General Assemb...

Without trying to be melodramatic, I believe that my country, the Pacific region and the world have reached a crossroads. In this International Year of Small...

At the outset, let me extend my congratulations and appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for his leadership and work with the General Assemb...

This year’s general debate began with a Declaration by world leaders that our collective response to all challenges must be guided by the rule of law (resoluti...

It is an honour and a privilege to address the General Assembly once again on behalf of the people of Palau. For thousands of years, Palau was blessed by a ...

Last September, I had the privilege of addressing this Assembly for the first time as Palau’s Head of State (see A/64/PV.7). It is an honour for me to do so ...

I am speaking for the first time as Head of State. However, in 1977 I appeared with my country’s delegation before the Trusteeship Council, seeking independe...

On behalf of President Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr., and the people of Palau, I offer my congratulations to the President on his election. I assure him and all M...

On behalf of the President of Palau, Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr., and the people of Palau, let me begin by offering my congratulations to the General Assembly P...

Let me begin by offering my congratulations to you, Madam President. We would also like to thank former Assembly President Jan Eliasson for his able leadersh...

Palau warmly congratulates the President on his election to the presidency of the Assembly and assures him of Palau’s full support and cooperation. We pay tribu...