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Sierra Leone

SLE
1998
Session 53
Sama Banya

Permit me to offer, on behalf of President Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah and the Government and the people of Sierra Leone, our warm felicitations to Mr. Didier Ope...

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Singapore

SGP
1998
Session 53
Shanmugam Jayakumar

Singapore was delighted to see Mr. Didier Opertti unanimously elected as the fifty- third President of the United Nations General Assembly. As this century draw...

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Slovakia

SVK
1998
Session 53
Zdenka Kramplová

First of all, I wish to congratulate the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session and to express my sincer...

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Slovenia

SVN
1998
Session 53
Janez Drnovsek

Let me take this opportunity to congratulate the President and his country, Uruguay, on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-thir...

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Solomon islands

SLB
1998
Session 53
Edmond Andresen

The word “globalization” did not appear in dictionaries of the English language 30 years ago. Globalization is now a reality, but multitudes do not benefit. To ...

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South Africa

ZAF
1998
Session 53
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Mr. President, may I take this opportunity, as President of the Republic of South Africa and as Chairperson of the Non-Aligned Movement, to extend to you our si...

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South Korea

KOR
1998
Session 53
Hong Soon-young

On behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Korea, I sincerely congratulate Mr. Didier Opertti on his election to the presidency of this session of the Gener...

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Spain

ESP
1998
Session 53
Abel Matutes

Allow me first, Mr. President, to offer you my sincerest congratulations on your appointment, and to express my satisfaction that the work of the General Assemb...

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Sri Lanka

LKA
1998
Session 53
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga

At the outset, Mr. President, let me extend to you Sri Lanka’s warmest congratulations on your well-deserved election. We wish you well and have no doubt that y...

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Sudan

SDN
1998
Session 53
Mustafa Osman Ismaiel

Allow me at the outset to congratulate Mr. Opertti on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. We are confident that his vast exp...

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Suriname

SUR
1998
Session 53
Jules Wijdenbosch

Before starting my statement, I should like to express, on behalf of my delegation, our sympathy to the victims and their families in the path of the destructiv...

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Swaziland

SWZ
1998
Session 53
Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini

I come with the greetings and warm wishes of His Majesty King Mswati III, Her Majesty the Indlovukazi, the Queen Mother, the Government and the whole Swazi nati...

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Sweden

SWE
1998
Session 53
Lena Hjelm-Wallén

Let me first of all, through you, Sir, congratulate the President of the fifty- third session of the General Assembly upon his election. I am confident that our...

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Syria

SYR
1998
Session 53
Farouk Al-Shara

I have the pleasure of congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly. We are confident that you...

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Tajikistan

TJK
1998
Session 53
Talbak Nazarov

First allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the crucial post of President of the General Assembly and to wish you success in guiding the work o...

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Tanzania

TZA
1998
Session 53
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete

On behalf of the delegation of the United Republic of Tanzania, and on my own behalf, allow me to extend to Mr. Didier Opertti our sincere congratulations on hi...

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Thailand

THA
1998
Session 53
Surin Pitsuwan

On behalf of the Government and the people of the Kingdom of Thailand, I should like to extend my warmest congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Didier Opertti u...

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Togo

TGO
1998
Session 53
Joseph Kokou Koffigoh

Allow me first of all, on behalf of the people of Togo and President Eyadema and his Government, to join in the congratulations extended to you, Sir, since the ...

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Trinidad and Tobago

TTO
1998
Session 53
George Winston McKenzie

It gives me great pleasure to extend to Mr. Didier Opertti warmest congratulations on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on his ele...

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Tunisia

TUN
1998
Session 53
Saïd Ben Mustapha

It gives me great pleasure at the outset, Sir, to extend to Mr. Opertti my sincere congratulations on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at ...

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