France

I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election. We are pleased that a man of your ability, a Francophone representative of a friendly country...

Sergio Vieira de Mello was the pride of the United Nations. Murdered on 19 August along with his colleagues, he will remain in our memories. Let us dedicate th...

I wish at the outset to pay tribute to the remarkable work of the Secretary-General, who, through his outstanding personal qualities and sense of dialogue, giv...

At the outset, it is a great pleasure for me to congratulate the President on his election, which is a sign of the esteem in which he and his country are held....

I have the honour of speaking this year on behalf of the European Union, which France is presiding over until the end of December. In this capacity, it is a gre...

I would like first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly. It attests to the es...

Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election, which attests to the high regard in which the international community holds you and...

May I first say, Sir, how pleased my country is at your election as President of the fifty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly. I should also...

My country is especially pleased at the President’s election to lead the General Assembly. He represents a great country that plays an important role in the No...

Mr. President, I should like to say first how pleased France is to see you personally presiding over the work of the General Assembly. Beyond your personal meri...

France is especially pleased, Mr. President, to see the General Assembly meeting under your authority. At the end of a year marked by the passing of an extraord...

I should like first to say, Mr. President, that France is pleased to see the General Assembly meeting under your guidance this year. Your election is just testi...

Allow me to congratulate you. Sir, on your election as President of our General Assembly. Your outstanding abilities earned a unanimous vote, which is a tribu...

 I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly. Apart from being a tribute to you personally, to your diplomati...

This is the third time I am speaking before the Assembly, and I feel that this is an honor both for my country and for me personally. I congratulate you, Mr P...

I am speaking on behalf of the European Economic Community. Mr. President, allow me in my turn to extend to you on behalf of the European Community and its mem...

I begin by paying tribute to the wisdom of the members of the General Assembly at its forty-third session, who, in electing you President, Sic, have made clear...

It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly. Mr. President, I am pleased to extend to you France's congratulations on your election, which is t...

It is a great honor for me to address the Assembly on behalf oFrance. The French Government is pleased, Sir, that the General Assembly is meeting this year unde...

I should like first to congratulate the President on his election. I see it as a tribute not only to him personally but also to his country which holds a distin...