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It is my distinct pleasure to express to you and to your friendly country, the Kingdom of Sweden, my most sincere congratulations on your election to the presid...

At the outset, I would like to convey the condolences of my people to the friendly people of the United States on the tragic loss of life and large-scale destru...

Allow me to congratulate the President, on his election to his high post and to express our confidence in his successful and professional implementation of the ...

The people of Tuvalu, on whose behalf I have the honour to speak, join me in extending our warmest congratulations to the United Nations on the occasion of its ...

It is my pleasure to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your election to the Presidency of this session, which coincides with the sixtieth anniversary...

Let me begin, Sir, by paying tribute to your predecessor, Jean Ping, for his extraordinary work — above all on the world summit, but also throughout his year as...

On behalf of President Bush and all of the American people, welcome to New York City. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, my fellow citizens have experience...

I should like first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at this important session, at which we pledge our ful...

At the outset I wish to express my congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. Rest assu...

I would like to extend the sincerest condolences of the people and Government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, as well as...

First of all, let me take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Jan Eliasson on his election to the high position of President of the General Assembly and to wis...

I bring warm greetings from the people of the Republic of Vanuatu. At the outset, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the G...

At the end of the first five years of the third millennium, this Organization must go through a phase of maturity after sixty years of life, enough time to have...

At the outset, I would like, on behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, sincerely to congratulate Mr. Jan Eliasson on his election as President of the General Asse...

The Government of the Republic of Yemen believes that the principles of the Charter of the United Nations form the cornerstone of its ability to tackle all prob...

I am pleased to join those who have spoken before me in congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the sixtieth session of the General As...

Allow me to extend to you, Sir, our sincere congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly and to expre...

Nelson Mandela once described his countryís transition to democracy as a long journey to freedom comprising many milestones, each a realization of new opportuni...

It is my special pleasure to address the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. This universal forum has enabled the peoples of the ...

I feel especially proud as an African to see that Mr. Jean Ping is presiding over this session of the General Assembly. I believe that his qualities as a human ...