Speeches by Chairman

1126 speeches found

Malta

MLT
2001
Session 56
Joseph Borg

Allow me to begin by expressing my congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly. The fifty-sixth session is clearly going...

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Belgium

BEL
1997
Session 52
Erik Derycke

At the outset, allow me to take this opportunity to congratulate Minister Udovenko, our colleague from Ukraine, on his election as President of this session of...

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Norway

NOR
1971
Session 26
Mr. CAPPELEN

113. Mr. President, on behalf of the Norwegian Government I wish to congratulate you on your election as President of the twenty-sixth session of the General A...

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Grenada

GRD
2001
Session 56
Elvin Nimrod

At the outset, my delegation extends profound sympathy to the families of the victims who lost their lives on the flight to the Dominican Republic. The resched...

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Nigeria

NGA
1998
Session 53
Abdulsalami Abubakar

I bring greetings, Sir, from the Government and the people of Nigeria, on whose behalf I am honoured and privileged to address this fifty-third session of the G...

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Solomon Islands

SLB
1989
Session 44
Sir DEVESI

Let me first congratulate Mr. Garba upon his election to the presidency of the forty-fourth session of the General Assembly. His elevation to that high office ...

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Angola

AGO
2009
Session 64
Assuncao Afonso dos Anjos

First of all, allow me to take this important opportunity to congratulate Mr. Ali Treki on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-fou...

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Czechoslovakia

CSK
1959
Session 14
Mr. David

62. The period of time that has elapsed since the last session of the United Nations General Assembly has been marked by a further strengthening of the forces o...

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Swaziland

SWZ
1976
Session 31
Colonel MAPHEVU DLAMINI

Mr. President, I wish to express my sincere congratulations to you on your election to the presidency of this historic thirty- first session of the United Natio...

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Malawi

MWI
2010
Session 65
Bingu Wa Mutharika

I am delighted to address the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly as Chairman of the African Union. I offer my personal congratulations and those o...

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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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Mali

MLI
1966
Session 21
Mr. BA

96. The twenty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly opens, to our deep regret, inauspiciously, under the shadow of the most serious episode...

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USA

USA
1978
Session 33
Vance

103. Mr. President, I congratulate you on your election to this important office. 104. We all learned this morning with shock and sadness of the sudden death o...

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Czechoslovakia

CSK
1992
Session 47
Mr. MORAVCIK

Let me congratulate you. Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its forth-seventh session. I wish you much success and promise you full...

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Djibouti

DJI
1993
Session 48
Mr. ABDOU BOLOCK ABDOU

I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate Ambassador Insanally on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. I am...

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Panama

PAN
1976
Session 31
Mr. Boyd

It is with genuine feeling that I return to this podium where I first came when I addressed the eleventh session of the General Assembly as Minister of Foreign ...

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Lesotho

LSO
1974
Session 29
Mr. Kotsokoane

On behalf of my Government and my delegation I wish to join previous speakers in congratulating Mr. Bouteflika, a courageous and illustrious son of Africa, on h...

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Iran

IRN
1959
Session 14
Mr. Aram

67. Mr. President, I would like to congratulate you on your election to the office of the presidency of the present session of the General Assembly. Your knowle...

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New Zealand

NZL
1982
Session 37
Cooper

Sir, I congratulate you on your election to the high office of the presidency. A heavy responsibility rests on your shoulders. This has been a turbulent year...

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Guinea-Bissau

GNB
1986
Session 41
Mr . SEMEDO

First of all, I should like to tell you, Sir, how pleased my delegation is to see you presiding over the forty-first session of the United Nations General Assem...

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