Speeches by Foreign Minister

28. I wish first of all, Sir, to take this opportunity to convey to you the congratulations of the Federal Republic of Germany on your election to the high off...

We live in challenging times. This year’s theme, “Making the United Nations relevant to all people: global leadership and shared responsibilities for peaceful, ...

52. Mr. President, on behalf of my delegation I wish to congratulate you on your election to this high office and hilly to associate my delegation with the warm...

Let me begin by welcoming Switzerland, our western neighbour, as a full member of the United Nations and her first participation in the General Assembly after ...

Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election to your honourable post. You may count on our full support and dedication to your goals. You, Si...

23. I want to start by congratulating the distinguished Foreign Minister of Guatemala on being elected President of the General Assembly and its twenty-third se...

On behalf of the Republic of Angola, allow me first to congratulate the President, Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko, on his election to preside over the fifty-second sess...

On behalf of the Government and people of Japan, I should like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to you. Sir, on your election to the presidency of the for...

First of all, let me convey to the representatives present at this session the warmest congratulations of the people and Government of Guinea, and of His Excel...

1. Mr. President, first of all, I am delighted to fulfil the pleasant duty entrusted to me by my country of extending to you congratulations on your unanimous a...

I join those who have spoken before me in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your well- deserved election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventi...

Mr. President, I should first like to join the other speakers who have expressed the satisfaction which your well-deserved election to the Presidency of this As...

I wish to congratulate Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on her election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy- third session. On 21 July, th...

 1. Before I commence my statement I should like to say how pleaded Canadians are that Mr. Slim has been chosen unanimously as President of the sixteenth sessi...

The impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed, as never before, the true nature of the current unfair and unsustainable international or...

 I extend to Ambassador Garba my sincere congratulations on his unanimous election to the office of President of the current session of the General Assembly. H...

Mr. President, by happy circumstances you have been called upon to preside over the proceedings of the eighteenth regular session of the General Assembly. On be...

Through Foreign Minister Jean Ping of Gabon, I greet the representatives of all peoples gathered here today. I fraternally salute Secretary-General Kofi Annan, ...

It is indeed an honour for me to congratulate you, Sir, on behalf of the Government and people of Solomon Islands, as President of the General Assembly at ou...

106. It gives me great pleasure to extend to you at the outset of my statement, Sir, my warmest congratulations on the well-deserved confidence shown in elect...