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Slovenia

SVN
2001
Session 56
Milan Kučan

All our admiration goes to the United States for making possible the normal work of the United Nations and the sessions of the General Assembly despite the rec...

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Solomon islands

SLB
2001
Session 56
Manasseh Sogavare

At the outset, let me express my sincere felicitations and those of my Government and the people of the Solomon Islands, on your election, Sir, as President of...

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Somalia

SOM
2001
Session 56
Ahmed Abdi Hashi

I seize this opportunity to extend, on behalf of my Government, my warm congratulations to Mr. Han Seung-soo on his election as President of the General Assemb...

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South Africa

ZAF
2001
Session 56
Thabo Mbeki

Please accept my congratulations, Mr. President, on your assumption of the stewardship of this important Assembly. 11 We also wish to congratulate your predec...

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South Korea

KOR
2001
Session 56
Lee Han-dong

Before all else, on behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Korea, I wish to convey our deepest condolences and sympathy to the bereaved familie...

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Spain

ESP
2001
Session 56
Josep Pique

First of all, I would like to congratulate Mr. Han Seung-soo on his election as President of this fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly of the United Nat...

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Sri Lanka

LKA
2001
Session 56
Lakshman Kadirgamar

Every speaker from this podium during the special debate on terrorism, the debate on dialogue among civilizations and our current general debate has said, sugg...

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Sudan

SDN
2001
Session 56
Mustafa Osman Ismail

Allow me to extend, on behalf of the people and Government of the Sudan, our heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of the Dominican Republic and t...

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Suriname

SUR
2001
Session 56
Maria E. Levens

My delegation cannot find the words to convey its sadness about the plane crash that occurred in a residential area in New York this morning. At moments like t...

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Swaziland

SWE
2001
Session 56
Clifford Sibusiso Mamba

Let me start by congratulating the United Nations and its Secretary- General, Mr. Kofi Annan, on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This is an extremely well...

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Syria

SYR
2001
Session 56
Farouk Al-Shara

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of this session. We are confident that the posts you held in your count...

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Tajikistan

TJK
2001
Session 56
Rashid Alimov

This session of the General Assembly is facing the very important task of comparing and coordinating the positions of the members of the international communit...

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Tanzania

TZA
2001
Session 56
Jakaya Kikwete

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session. You...

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Thailand

THA
2001
Session 56
Pracha Guna-Kasem

It is an honour for me to deliver this statement on behalf of Mr. Surakiart Sathirathai, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand. Allow me to join all previou...

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Togo

TGO
2001
Session 56
Koffi Panou

The sudden speeding up of events that has taken place since the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly and their potential impact on the future of humanki...

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Tonga

TON
2001
Session 56
Sonatane Tua Taumoepeau Tupou

In congratulating Mr. Han Seung-soo upon his assumption of high office, I must also praise his predecessor, Mr. Harri Holkeri of Finland, for an outstanding te...

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Trinidad and Tobago

TTO
2001
Session 56
Mervyn Assam

Trinidad and Tobago would like to congratulate the President on his election to preside over the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. His unanimous end...

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Tunisia

TUN
2001
Session 56
Habib Ben Yahia

I am pleased to begin by extending to Mr. Han Seung-soo and through him to his friendly country, the Republic of Korea, our warmest congratulations on his elec...

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Turkey

TUR
2001
Session 56
Ismail Cem

This meeting is being held at a most difficult hour. The terrorist attacks carried out in New York and Washington, D.C., cast a long shadow over this session o...

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Turkmenistan

TKM
2001
Session 56
Rashid Meredov

First of all, on behalf of the Turkmenistan delegation, I would like to express my deep condolences to the families and relatives of the victims of the air cra...

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