Paraguay

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Paraguay

PRY
2024Session 79
Santiago Peña Palacios

**Mr President of the General Assembly,** **Distinguished Heads of State and Government,** **Esteemed Foreign Ministers,** **Ladies and Gentlemen,** --- ...

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Paraguay

PRY
2023Session 78
Santiago Pena Palacios

In 1945. representatives of 51 States, one of them my country, agreed to create the United Nations. By speaking for the first time before the General Assembly a...

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Paraguay

PRY
2022Session 77
Mario Abdo Benitez

We come together for this annual meeting, bearing the enormous responsibility of exchanging ideas and making commitments to strengthen the intergovernmental pub...

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Paraguay

PRY
2021Session 76
Mario Abdo Benítez

Mr. President of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ladies and gentlemen, We find ourselves gathered here to address the problem...

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Republic of Paraguay

PRY
2020Session 75
Mr. Mario Abdo Benitez

President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, As the Assembly is a virtual event, I extend warm greetings to everyone at this difficult...

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Republic of Paraguay

PRY
2019Session 74
Mr. Antonio Rivas Palacios

Paraguay reaffirms its commitment to multilateralism as the most effective tool for tackling global challenges and to the importance of strengthening the intern...

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Paraguay

PRY
2018Session 73
Mr. Mario Abdo Benítez

It is a great honour and privilege for me to address the Assembly for the first time at the beginning of my tenure as President of the Republic of Paraguay. Par...

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Paraguay

PRY
2017Session 72
Mr. Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara

On behalf of the Paraguayan people and the Government of Paraguay, I hope that under the presidency of Mr. Miroslav Lajčák the General Assembly will have great ...

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Paraguay

PRY
2016Session 71
Mr. Eladio Ramón Loizaga Lezcano

On behalf of the Republic of Paraguay, I congratulate Ambassador Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at this session. I wish him ...

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Paraguay

PRY
2015Session 70
Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara

Seventy years ago, on the still smoking ruins of the Second World War, the United Nations was born, with the purpose of maintaining international peace and secu...

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Paraguay

PRY
2014Session 69
Jose Antonio Dos Santos

At the outset, allow me, on behalf of the Republic of Paraguay, to offer you, Mr. President, our best wishes for success in your delicate and important tasks ...

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Paraguay

PRY
2013Session 68
Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara

As President of the Republic of Paraguay, I have the great honour to speak in this global forum to address issues that are relevant to my country and to toda...

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Paraguay

PRY
2012Session 67
Luis Federico Franco Gómez

At the opening of my statement in today’s general debate, allow me to express to Mr. Vuk Jeremić, President of the General Assembly, the satisfaction felt by t...

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Paraguay

PRY
2011Session 66
Fernando Lugo Méndez

On behalf of the people of Paraguay, Mr. President, I offer you sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its six...

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Paraguay

PRY
2010Session 65
Hector Lacognata

Mr. President, let me first convey on my own behalf and on behalf of the Republic of Paraguay our wishes for every success in your sensitive and important f...

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Paraguay

PRY
2009Session 64
Fernando Lugo Mendez

I should like at the outset to express my sincerest congratulations to Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its ...

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Paraguay

PRY
2008Session 63
Fernando Lugo Mendez

On behalf of the nation of Paraguay, I wish to express to you, Mr. President, my most sincere congratulations on your election to preside over the General As...

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Paraguay

PRY
2007Session 62
Mr. Duarte Frutos

The Government of Paraguay comes to the Assembly to reaffirm its importance in examining the world situation. We have also come in order to further strength...

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Paraguay

PRY
2006Session 61
Mr. Nicanor Duarte Frutos

Madam President, may I tell you how happy Paraguay is to see you presiding over the sixty-first session of the General Assembly. Your personal and professiona...

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Paraguay

PRY
2005Session 60
Nicanor Duarte Frutos

At the outset, I would like to express the condolences of the people of Paraguay over the tragedy caused by Hurricane Katrina. I express my Government's solidar...

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