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Armenia

ARM
1999
Session 54
Vartan Oskanian

May I begin by congratulating the President on his election. I am confident that the skills and vast experience he has acquired throughout his distinguished dip...

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Australia

AUS
1999
Session 54
Alexander Downer

May I begin by adding my congratulations to those of my colleagues on your election, Sir, as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. You ...

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Austria

AUT
1999
Session 54
Benita Ferrero-Waldner

Mr. President, first let me congratulate you on your election to your high office and assure you of the full cooperation and support of the Austrian delegation....

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Azerbaijan

AZE
1999
Session 54
Tofik Zulfugarov

Allow me first of all to sincerely congratulate Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab on his unanimous election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth ses...

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Bahamas

BHS
1999
Session 54
Janet Bostwick

The Bahamas shares the confidence that the international community has placed in you, Sir, as the envoy of Namibia and of the continent of Africa to preside ove...

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Bahrain

BHR
1999
Session 54
Shaikh Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa

Mr. President, I have the pleasure of congratulating you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty- fourth session. Confident that your...

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Bangladesh

BGD
1999
Session 54
Sheikh Hasina

This year is very special to Bangladesh at the United Nations. It is the twenty-fifth anniversary of Bangladesh’s admission to this “Parliament of Man”. I bring...

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Barbados

BRB
1999
Session 54
Billie Miller

It is my pleasure to congratulate the President on his election to the presidency of the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly. The Barbados delegation s...

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Belarus

BLR
1999
Session 54
Ural Latypov

Please, Sir, accept my most sincere congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly at this session, as well as my wishes for every succes...

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Belgium

BEL
1999
Session 54
Louis Michel

I should like first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly and to thank you for having accepted the weighty task...

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Belize

BLZ
1999
Session 54
Said Musa

We are fortunate that the great skills and integrity displayed by His Excellency Mr. Theo- Ben Gurirab, both as freedom fighter and as Foreign Minister of Namib...

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Benin

BEN
1999
Session 54
Kolawolé Idji

In taking the floor on behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Benin, I would like first of all to express my heartiest congratulations to the entire Bureau...

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Bhutan

BTN
1999
Session 54
Jigmi Yoser Thinley

Allow me to congratulate you most warmly, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. My delegation is confid...

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Bolivia

BOL
1999
Session 54
Javier Murillo de la Rocha

The men of the Andes scrutinized the skies to decipher and predict the future. If they were looking at the skies today, they might not manage to understand the ...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

BIH
1999
Session 54
Jadranko Prlic

Allow me at the outset to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, Foreign Minister of Namibia, on his election as President of the fifty-fourth sessio...

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Botswana

BWA
1999
Session 54
Mompati Merafhe

I take great pleasure in congratulating you most warmly, my dear brother, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session...

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Brazil

BRA
1999
Session 54
Luiz Felipe Lampreia

Brazil congratulates you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. Your personal record in defence of democracy a...

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Brunei

BRN
1999
Session 54
Prince Mohamed Bolkiah

I extend my congratulations to Mr. Gurirab on his election and my warmest respects to his predecessor, Mr. Didier Opertti. My very best wishes go to them both a...

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Bulgaria

BGR
1999
Session 54
Petar Stoyanov

May I first congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to this responsible position. I am sure that your vast knowledge and experience are a guarantee of...

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Burkina Faso

BFA
1999
Session 54
Youssouf Ouedraogo

Your brilliant election, Mr. President, to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session pays tribute to your personal merits and your eminent qualitie...

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