Speeches by Foreign Minister

A number of important changes have taken place in the world situation since the twenty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly. A series of new vic...

1. When I, as the then Chairman of the Asian Group, had the honour and the privilege of congratulating the President on the first day of his election to the hig...

May I be permitted, on behalf of the Khmer people and the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea, and on my own behalf, to express my most cordial salutat...

A few days ago, my delegation had the honour and privilege of offering its felicitations to Sir Leslie Munro on his election to the high office of President of ...

131. Mr. President, having had the good fortune of working with you within the framework of bilateral relations between our two countries, it gives me great ple...

Let me first congratulate this body for electing Ambassador Amerasinghe of Sri Lanka to preside over this thirty-first session of the General Assembly. He is a ...

On 22 May of this year a change of historic significance occurred in my country: our political status was altered to that of a Republic. At the same time the na...

2. Let my first words be of congratulation to the President, and to the Government and people of Guatemala, on his unanimous election. We are fortunate indeed, ...

43. It is with a very real sense of regional pride that I congratulate the President on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its twenty-third se...

48. The fact that we have been friends since our days as Ambassadors in Washington does not detract from the sincerity of my tribute to the President elected by...

94. The thirteenth session of the General Assembly is beginning its work in an atmosphere of international tension which gives rise to serious apprehension. If ...

136. I take this opportunity, on behalf of my Government and my delegation, of congratulating the President on her election to the Presidency of the General Ass...

The fifteenth session of the United Nations will in future years be remembered, firstly because of the record attendance of Heads of State and of Prime Minister...

116. Mr. President, at the outset let me repeat to you my Government's and my delegation's warm felicitations on your unanimous election as President of this se...

May I be permitted, first of all, to extend to Sir Leslie Munro, on behalf of the Government and delegation of Lebanon, as well as on my own personal behalf, ou...

Unfortunately, I was not able to be present when the election for the office of President of the General Assembly took place. I should like, therefore, to take ...

Since Luxembourg is President of the Council of Ministers of the European Community and the Political Cooperation Council for the second half of this year, I h...

It is a very great pleasure for me to follow, and join with, the distinguished representatives of fifty-nine other countries who have conveyed to the President ...

On behalf of the European Community and its member States I should like first to express my most sincere congratulations to the President on his election to th...

I welcome this opportunity to offer to the President the warmest congratulations of the New Zealand delegation on his election to the presidency of the General ...