Lebanese Republic

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2004
Session 59
Mr. Issam Fares

As the head of Lebanon's delegation to the General Assembly, I am pleased to congratulate Mr. Ping on his election as President of the General Assembly at its f...

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2003
Session 58
Jean Obeid

This great number of heads of State and Government have assembled at the current session neither to perform ceremonial rituals nor to conduct the periodic cons...

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2002
Session 57
Mahmoud Hammoud

It gives me pleasure to begin by congratulating Mr. Kavan on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session. I wish him every s...

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2001
Session 56
Mahmoud Hammoud

Mr. President, allow me first to congratulate you on your election as President of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly, which is meeting under crit...

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2000
Session 55
Selim El-Hoss

It gives me pleasure, Sir, to congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. I am confident that your vast e...

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1999
Session 54
Salim El-Hoss

It is my pleasure, Mr. President, to congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. We are confident that y...

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1998
Session 53
Rafic Hariri

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Mr. Opertti on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session. I would also like to com...

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1997
Session 52
Fares Bouez

Allow me to extend our thanks to the outgoing President, Ambassador Razali Ismail, and to congratulate him on the way in which he fulfilled his mandate. I woul...

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1996
Session 51
Fares Bouez

 At the outset, allow me to congratulate Ambassador Razali on his election as President of this session of the General Assembly and to wish him success in his ...

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1995
Session 50
Mr. Bouez

In a few days the United Nations will be marking the first half-century of its existence. This historic occasion, which the world with its different races, ethn...

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1994
Session 49
Mr. Boueiz

We are gathered here today, in a new session of the General Assembly, in a new year in the life of the United Nations, one that will take us to the end of the f...

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1993
Session 48
MR. RAFIC HARIRI

It gives me pleasure to start out by congratulating you on your election as President of the General Assembly of the United Nations at its forty-eighth session....

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1992
Session 47
Mr. CHAMMAS

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Ambassador Ganev of Bulgaria on his election to the presidency of the forty-seventh session of the General Assembly...

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1991
Session 46
Elias Hraoui

Lebanon comes to the United Nations this year, having overcome severe crises and devastating wars. This it has done thanks to the faithfulness of the Lebanese,...

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1990
Session 45
SELIM EL-HOSS

At the outset it gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the forty-fifth session of the General Assembly. I am ...

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1988
Session 43
Mr. FAKHRURY

It gives me pleasure, on behalf of the delegation of Lebanon, to congratulate Mr. Dante Caputo on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its...

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1987
Session 42
AMINE GEMAYEL

I should like first to thank all the speakers who have, from this rostrum, expressed their concern over and commitment to Lebanon. 1 hope that this heightened ...

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1986
Session 41
Mr. TURK

I wish first of all to join other heads of delegations who have preceded me to this rostrum in conveying to His Excellency Mr. Humayun Rasheed Choudhury congra...

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1984
Session 39
Karame

On behalf of Lebanon and on my own behalf, allow me at the outset, Sir, to associate myself with those delegations that have preceded me in congratulating you ...

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1983
Session 38
Salem

288. I wish first to thank all heads of delegation who have spoken with empathy and with concern for my country, Lebanon. I sincerely hope that a reunited and...

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