Speeches by Minister for Foreign Affairs

5. Mr. President, permit me on behalf of the delegation of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic to congratulate you on your election to the high office of Pr...

I speak to this Assembly with a sense of deference and humility. Deference, because I realize that I am speaking to the greatest multilateral organization of al...

211. My delegation is very glad that Mr. Pazhwak of Afghanistan is now occupying the highest office in the General Assembly, and it regards his election as...

Allow me first, on behalf of my Government and myself, to congratulate Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Namibia, on his well-deserved elec...

46. The delegation of Mauritius is happy to welcome the unanimous election of His Excellency Mr. Emilio Arenales, the distinguished Minister for Foreign Affairs...

Mr. President, as Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it is for me a particular honour to congratulate you upon your election to th...

Let me extend to you, Sir, the warm greetings of my Government and the people of Solomon Islands. We congratulate you on your election as President of the Gene...

126. On behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Bhutan, I have the honor to congratulate the President on his election to the presidency of the thirtieth s...

1. At the close of the seventh session of the General Assembly, all the peoples devoted to international order, freedom and prosperity felt a deep satisfaction ...

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...

My delegation welcomes the election of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Namibia, Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty...

I would like to congratulate President Jeremić on his election to serve as the highest representative of the General Assembly at its sixty- seventh session. In...

It is indeed an honour for me to address this body for the first time since assuming the portfolio of Minister for Foreign Affairs a little over one year ago...

148. Mr. AMMOUN (Lebanon) (translated from French): The Arab Peoples, who are both Asian and African — they represent the geographical and human bridge between...

47. The thirtieth session of the General Assembly opens at a time when important events are occurring on the international scene. At the economic level, the il...

First of all, I thank the General Assembly for electing His Excellency Mr. Sam Kutesa, our Minister for Foreign Affairs, as President of the General Assembly...

1. Mr. Alex Quaison-Sackey, the representative of the Republic of Ghana, has been elected President of the General Assembly by acclamation. He comes to this hig...

At the outset, allow me to welcome a very relevant event that took place here a few days ago — on 10 September — when, by 136 votes in favour, the General Assem...

Ms. Lydie Polfer, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, regrets that she is not able to speak to the Assembly today and has ask...

It is the honour of the delegation of Costa Rica to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this historic session m...