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Sri Lanka

LKA
2017
Session 72
Mr. Maithripala Sirisena

I am very pleased to be able to congratulate the newly elected President of the General Assembly and to have the honour of addressing the Assembly at its sevent...

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Sudan

SDN
2017
Session 72
Mr. Ibrahim Ahmed Abd al-Aziz Ghandour

It is my pleasure to speak on behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of the Sudan to wish us all success at this year’s General Assembly sessio...

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Suriname

SUR
2017
Session 72
Ms. Yldiz Pollack-Beighle

On behalf of His Excellency Mr. Desiré Delano Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname, I wish to extend our congratulations to Mr. Lajčák on his electio...

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Swaziland

SWZ
2017
Session 72
King Mswati III

Allow me to express our sincere congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy- second session. We ...

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Sweden

SWE
2017
Session 72
Ms. Margot Wallström

In 1954, former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld stated that the United Nations was not created to bring us to heaven, but to save us from hell. The need for ...

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Switzerland

CHE
2017
Session 72
Ms. Doris Leuthard

I wish to express my sincere condolences to the Government and the citizens of Dominica and the Caribbean region, who are suffering from the destruction caused ...

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Syria

SYR
2017
Session 72
Mr. Walid Al-Moualem

I would like to begin by congratulating Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session and wish him ever...

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Tajikistan

TJK
2017
Session 72
Mr. Emomali Rahmon

I wish to join my colleagues, Heads of State and Government, in congratulating Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election as the President of the General Assembly at i...

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Tanzania

TZA
2017
Session 72
Mr. Augustine Phillip Mahiga

I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over deliberations of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. My delegation pledges f...

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Thailand

THA
2017
Session 72
Mr. Don Pramudwinai

I believe that I speak on behalf of everyone here when I say that our hearts and prayers are with everyone in the small States of the Caribbean, now facing the ...

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Timor-Leste

TLS
2017
Session 72
Ms. Maria Helena Lopes de Jesus Pires

I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Francisco Guterres Lu-Olo, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. “At ...

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Togo

TGO
2017
Session 72
Mr. Selom Komi Klassou

It is indeed both a pleasure and an honour to address the General Assembly and to convey cordial greetings from the President of the Togolese Republic, His Exce...

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Tonga

TON
2017
Session 72
King Tupou VI

I would like to congratulate Mr. Lajčák on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session and to assure him that the Ton...

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Trinidad and Tobago

TTO
2017
Session 72
Mr. Denis Moses

Each year, as a community of nations, we gather together to reaffirm the possibilities and potential arising from our resolve that finding solutions to the many...

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Tunisia

TUN
2017
Session 72
Mr. Khemais Jhinaoui

I congratulate Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session, and wish him every success in his tasks. ...

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Turkey

TUR
2017
Session 72
Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

I greet the General Assembly with respect on behalf of myself and my country. I would like to thank Mr. Peter Thomson for his successful work over the past year...

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Turkmenistan

TKM
2017
Session 72
Mrs. Aksoltan Ataeva

Allow me to convey greetings and wishes for peace and prosperity to the peoples of the member States represented here from the President of Turkmenistan, His Ex...

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Tuvalu

TUV
2017
Session 72
Mr. Enele Sosene Sopoaga

Next week, on 1 October, Tuvalu will mark the thirty-ninth anniversary of its independence. It gives me great pleasure, therefore, on behalf of the Government a...

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Uganda

UGA
2017
Session 72
Mr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni

I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session and assure him of Uganda’s ...

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Ukraine

UKR
2017
Session 72
Mr. Petro Poroshenko

On behalf of Ukraine, I sincerely congratulate Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. Ukraine f...

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