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Estonia

EST
2012
Session 67
Toomas Hendrik Ilves

It is an honour once again to address the United Nations. This year I would like to focus on responsibility. The recent years of economic and financial turbule...

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Ethiopia

ETH
2012
Session 67
Hailemariam Desalegn

I would like to congratulate the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session, and to thank him for the ins...

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European Union

EU
2012
Session 67
Herman Van Rompuy

The advance of democracy has taken place in successive waves since the United Nations was created. That advance has experienced a new acceleration, which we al...

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Fiji

FJI
2012
Session 67
Ratu Inoke Kubuabola

On behalf of the Prime Minister and the people of Fiji, I congratulate the President on his election and have full confidence in his guidance of the sixty-seve...

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Finland

FIN
2012
Session 67
Sauli Niinistö

May I begin by congratulating Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. Let me assure him that Finland...

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France

FRA
2012
Session 67
François Hollande

This is the first time that I speak from this rostrum at the United Nations. It is a very moving moment for me because I understand what the United Nations rep...

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Gabon

GAB
2012
Session 67
Ali Bongo Ondimba

I warmly congratulate the President on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. His election demonstrates the esteem in ...

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Gambia

GMB
2012
Session 67
Isatou Njie-Saidy

I have the singular honour of reading the statement of His Excellency Mr. Al Hadji Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh, the President of the Republic of the Gambia, who would ...

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Georgia

GEO
2012
Session 67
Mikheil Saakashvili

It is always a great honour for me to address the General Assembly. The Assembly gives us a unique opportunity to debate the key challenges of our world and ti...

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Germany

DEU
2012
Session 67
Guido Westerwelle

Freedom, dignity, self-determination and the hope of a better life were the driving forces behind the movement for change in the Arab world. As Germans, we kno...

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Ghana

GHA
2012
Session 67
John Dramani Mahama

In accordance with Ghanaian tradition and custom, I would like to begin with a basic but essential courtesy by expressing, on behalf of the Government and peop...

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Greece

GRC
2012
Session 67
Dimitris Avramopoulos

I would like to thank the outgoing President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session, Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of the State of Qatar, a...

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Grenada

GRD
2012
Session 67
Dessima Williams

I am honoured to address the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session on behalf of Mr. Tillman J. Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada, and the people of Gre...

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Guatemala

GTM
2012
Session 67
Otto Fernando Pérez Molina

At the outset, allow me to greet Mr. Vuk Jeremić, President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. At the same time, I would like to express my ...

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Guinea

GIN
2012
Session 67
Edouard Niankoye Lama

On behalf the delegation of Guinea, which I have the great honour to lead, I would like first of all to congratulate the President on his election to guide the...

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Guyana

GUY
2012
Session 67
Donald Rabindranauth Ramotar

It is a distinct honour for me to speak today for the first time as President of the Republic of Guyana in this general debate of the sixty- seventh session of...

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Haiti

HTI
2012
Session 67
Michel Joseph Martelly

I come here to the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly to bring, on behalf of the Haitian people, my contribution to the debate that today brings tog...

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Honduras

HND
2012
Session 67
Porfirio Lobo Sosa

As always, it is an honour to participate in this Assembly of the peoples of the world, which pursues the ongoing struggle, among others, for the universal pri...

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Hungary

HUN
2012
Session 67
János Áder

The rule of law is among the topics before the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly. This is an especially important issue, especially for someone who...

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Iceland

ISL
2012
Session 67
Össur Skarphéðinsson

It is a pleasure to be able to address the General Assembly here on this beautiful morning in New York, and I would first like to take the opportunity to congr...

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