Speeches by Delegation

I wish to join those who have spoken before me in congratulating Mr. Didier Opertti on his election to the presidency of the fifty-third session of the General ...

It is with great pleasure that I extend my delegation’s heartfelt congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at it...

77. Your unanimous election, Sir, to the high office of President of this twenty-sixth regular session of the General Assembly is a resounding tribute to your ...

I am taking part personally in this session of the General Assembly in order to reiterate Benin’s commitment to the noble purposes and principles of the Unit...

 Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of Panama I should like to convey to you our heartfelt congratulations on your well-deserved election, which has pu...

It is a great privilege for my delegation to participate in the deliberations of the forty-fourth session of the General Assembly. I bring to you, Mr. Presiden...

My opening words must be addressed to the valiant people of Angola, whose great sufferings on this sad occasion we share. I refer to the untimely death of Pres...

192. Sir, it is with the greatest pleasure that, on behalf of His Excellency Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of the United Republic of Cameroon, as well as on behal...

The convening in the splendid metropolis of New York of this last General Assembly session of the millennium affords me the happy opportunity, on behalf of the ...

Mr. President, you will, I hope, allow me to add my voice to those of the representatives who have spoken before me in order to extend to you the sincere congra...

Costa Rica is extremely pleased at Mr. Didier Operttiâs election to preside over the work of this fifty-third session of the General Assembly. We say this not j...

I join other delegations in congratulating Mr. Harri Holkeri of Finland on his election to preside over the proceedings of the fifty- fifth session of the Gener...

Comrade President, on behalf of the Polish delegation and on my own behalf I wish to offer you heartfelt congratulations upon your election to the high post of ...

140. There can be no more pleasant duty for me than to extend to Mr. Thorn my congratulations and those of the Algerian delegation on his assumption of the pr...

**Mr President of the General Assembly,** **Mr Secretary-General of the United Nations,** **Excellencies, Heads of State and Government,** **Ministers, Am...

U OHN expressed his country’s gratitude for the opportunity given to the youngest Member of the Organization to address the Assembly. The Assembly was the most ...

1. Each session of the General Assembly is a time when we broaden our perspective and look at the world as a whole. Certainly we cannot escape from our own nat...

I should like to begin by extending to Mr. von Wechmar my warmest congratulations on his election as President of the thirty- fifth session of the General Asse...

There is an overwhelming air of expectancy across the world as we gather at this fifty- second session of the General Assembly. It is hoped that the events of ...

I congratulate the President on his assumption of the difficult role of guiding the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session. This session is being held dur...