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Turkey

TUR
2009
Session 64
Recep Tayyip Erdogan

It is a great pleasure for me to address and greet the General Assembly once again from this rostrum in my capacity as Prime Minister of Turkey on the occasi...

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Turkmenistan

TKM
2009
Session 64
Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov

On behalf of the people and the Government of Turkmenistan, I heartily welcome and congratulate you, Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, on the opening of the sixty-fo...

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Tuvalu

TUV
2009
Session 64
Apisai Ielemia

I am greatly honoured to have this opportunity to speak in this body on behalf of the people and the Government of Tuvalu, who wish me first of all to convey...

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UAE

ARE
2009
Session 64
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahayan

Since the last session of the General Assembly, we have witnessed various actions and developments that have left their negative impact on international join...

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UK

GBR
2009
Session 64
Gordon Brown

I stand here to reaffirm the Charter of the United Nations, not to tear it up. I call on every nation to support its universal principles. A year ago, we ...

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USA

USA
2009
Session 64
Barack Obama

It is my honour to address the Assembly for the first time as the forty-fourth President of the United States. I come before you humbled by the responsibilit...

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Uganda

UGA
2009
Session 64
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni

Before I deliver the statement I have prepared I should like to support one aspect of the long speech made by the Chairman of the African Union, brother Muam...

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Ukraine

UKR
2009
Session 64
Victor Yushchenko

On behalf of Ukraine, I congratulate Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki of Libya on his election to preside over the sixty- fourth session of the General Assembly. I wi...

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Uruguay

URY
2009
Session 64
Tabare Vazquez

As I did four years ago (see A/60/PV.6), I once again extend the greetings of the people and the Government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay to this forum,...

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Uzbekistan

UZB
2009
Session 64
Vladimir Norov

This session is being held at a time of unprecedented efforts made by States and international institutions to overcome the global financial and economic cri...

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Vanuatu

VUT
2009
Session 64
Edward Nipake Natapei

I begin by joining others in congratulating Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on assuming the noble and high responsibility of the presidency of the General Assembly ...

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Venezuela

VEN
2009
Session 64
Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias

I greet all the citizens of the world who have come here — as they do every year — for this gathering of such great importance for the world. I am very please...

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Vietnam

VNM
2009
Session 64
Nguyen Minh Triet

On behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, I wish to congratulate you, Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its si...

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Yemen

YEM
2009
Session 64
Abubakr Al-Qirbi

At the outset, Mr. Treki, permit me on behalf of Yemen and on my own account to congratulate you on your well- deserved election to the presidency of the Gene...

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Zambia

ZMB
2009
Session 64
Rupiah Bwezani Banda

Let me join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency at the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly. I should ...

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Zimbabwe

ZWE
2009
Session 64
Robert G. Mugabe

Let me begin by extending our warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. Your el...

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Afghanistan

AFG
2008
Session 63
Hamid Karzai

Since the last time we gathered here in this great Hall, we have passed a year of great hopes and grave fears. We have witnessed the hope-inspiring glory of ...

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Albania

ALB
2008
Session 63
Bamir Topi

It is a special pleasure for me to address the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. Allow me to congratulate the Assembly President on his election t...

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Algeria

DZA
2008
Session 63
Mourad Medelci

I wish at the outset to congratulate Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I al...

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Andorra

AND
2008
Session 63
Albert Pintat

“I am committed to truth, not to what is established,” said Gandhi. The Millennium Development Goals, which seek between now and 2015 to eradicate extreme po...

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