Portugal

Mr President [of the General Assembly], Mr Secretary General, Dear Heads of State and Government, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I congratulate the ...

I would like to begin by saying that Portugal fully supports the priorities outlined by President Dennis Francis for his term. Allow me also to say a word of gr...

In 1945, representatives from 51 countries met in San Francisco to found the United Nations. They made a commitment to maintain international peace and security...

I congratulate you on your election, Mr. President, and extend our full support for your priorities — to recover sustainably from the pandemic, uphold human rig...

Mr. Chairman of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to congratulate Ambassador Volkan Bozkir on his el...

What a happy coincidence it is to follow, at this rostrum, President Joao Lourenço from the brotherly country of Angola, 20 years after the referendum that open...

I convey very special congratulations to Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on her election to preside over the General Assembly. I congratulate her on her pers...

Let me start by expressing Portugal’s condolences to and solidarity with the people and the Government of Mexico for yesterday’s violent tragedy. I wish to cong...

First of all, I would like to congratulate the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Peter Thomson, on his election and commend him for the theme chosen for th...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate the President of the General Assembly at its seventieth session on his election and to express my good wishes for th...

At the outset, I should like to congratulate the President on his election, which testifies to the strong commitment of Africa to the United Nations and to m...

As this is the first time that I take the floor before the General Assembly, at the headquarters of international legitimacy and multilateralism, I would lik...

I congratulate Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. His election represents one more important st...

I am taking the floor for the first time, and I would like to reiterate our thanks to the President for his dynamism and stress the importance of the role of...

I wish to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly. The Assembly is the central body of the United Nations ar...

I wish the President all the best for this General Assembly. Along with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, he can count on Portugal’s firm support in his work. ...

Mr. President, I wish you all success for your tenure in office. Guaranteeing international peace and security as well as the sustainable development of ou...

I have the honour to address this General Assembly on behalf of the European Union. I would like to start, Mr. President, by wishing you all the best in th...

I would like to begin, like previous speakers, by extending my warmest congratulations to Ms. Haya Rasheed Al- Khalifa, the first woman in nearly 40 years to ...

I am returning to the Assembly Hall after 10 years. In September 1995, I had the honour of being elected President of the General Assembly. I well know, therefo...