Speeches by Foreign Minister

90. Mr. President, I should like, first of all, to congratulate you on your election to the Presidency of the Assembly. The overwhelming support which you have ...

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 ...

I should like to begin my statement with a quotation from the Koran: "Invite all to the way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them...

I wish to congratulate Mr. Harri Holkeri of Finland on his election to the presidency of this historic session of the General Assembly. I also take this opportu...

72. On behalf of the Government of Ceylon and the delegation of Ceylon, as well as on my own behalf, I extend to His Excellency Mr. Emilio Arenales, the Foreign...

Brazil applauds your election, Sir, to preside over the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Your personal political experience an...

Mr. President, I am delighted to begin by congratulating you and your country, Côte d’Ivoire, on your election as President of the General Assembly at this sess...

Your election, Sir, as President of the eighteenth session of the General Assembly has been a matter of particular satisfaction to the delegation of Mexico as a...

We meet under your genial auspices, Sir, under a President of unique distinction and experience to whom it is my pleasant duty to offer my delegation's sincere ...

I bring warm greetings from the Government and the people of Solomon Islands. Allow me to begin by conveying my most heartfelt and sincere congratulations to...

On behalf of the people and the Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, I would like to congratulate the President on his election to lead the General As...

I stand here deeply moved at the coincidence that I should speak following my counterpart, the Foreign Minister of Botswana, given that my grandfather, Z. K. Ma...

On behalf of Italy, I am pleased to express to you, Sir, my warmest congratulations on your election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly....

I would like first of all to extend sincere congratulations to the President on his unanimous election at this historic fiftieth session of the General Assembly...

On behalf of the Government and the people of Burkina Faso, permit me to convey to you, Mr. President, my sincere congratulations on your well-deserved election...

I have the honour to convey to you, Sir, and to the other members of the Assembly, the greetings and good wishes of Sri Lanka's President, Mr. Ranasinghe Prema...

Mr. President, I take the greatest pleasure in expressing to you the heartfelt congratulations of the Austrian delegation on your election to the presidency of ...

1. The election of the Foreign Minister of Guatemala to the high office of President of the General Assembly at its twenty-third session is eloquent testimony b...

First, Sir, let me express the great pleasure of the Australian delegation at your election as President of the United Nations General Assembly. We are particul...

1. Almost precisely twenty-four hours ago to the hour, this rostrum became hollowed ground for a brief thirty minutes. It is impossible not to feel the impact o...