Speeches by Minister for Foreign Affairs

It was by unanimous vote that our Assembly elected our President to be in charge of our work. Whereas we are already aware of his professional skills and his hu...

134. I wish to congratulate the President on his election to the Presidency of the General Assembly at its twenty-third session. Many distinguished representati...

Let me first of all extend to Mr. Lusaka our warmest congratulations on his election to the high office of President of the General Assembly. At a time when in...

Mr. President, the Cuban delegation wishes to express joyous, friendly and fraternal congratulations on your election as President of the twenty-ninth session o...

 Never since the Assembly began to meet have we witnessed in the space of one intercessional period so many important events and exceptional political and econ...

31. First of all, Mr. President, on behalf of the Turkish delegation and also on my own behalf, I should like to offer you my most heartfelt congratulations on ...

104. In addressing the General Assembly today, I am especially happy to tell you how gratified we are to see you presiding over our deliberations this year. In...

42. It gives me great pleasure to extend to the President of the Assembly the warm felicitations of my delegation on his election to the high office of the pre...

Allow me first of all to congratulate Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Namibia, for having been elected President of the Ge...

Mr. President, Namibia joins the preceding speakers in extending sincere congratulations and best wishes to you upon your unanimous election. This also goes for...

Let me, at the outset, congratulate His Excellency Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral on his unanimous election as President of the fiftieth session of the General Ass...

Allow me to congratulate Mr. Bouteflika on the occasion of his election as President of the twenty-ninth session of the General Assembly. His election to this h...

On behalf of Her Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, Ms. Dora Bakoyannis, who unfortunately could not be in New York today,...

181. Mr. President, may I, on behalf of my delegation and the Government and people of Fiji congratulate you on your election as President of the twenty-sixth...

The delegation of the Upper Volta wishes to add its own congratulations and compliments to those already addressed to you from this rostrum on the splendid elec...

On behalf of the delegation of Jamaica I extend to you, Sir, our congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth ...

On behalf of the delegation of Viet Nam, permit me at the outset to extend my warmest congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Stoyan Ganev, Minister for Foreig...

It is a pleasure and an honour for me to extend to you, Mr. President, our congratulations on your assumption of your office, which reflects our unanimous reco...

I am pleased and honoured at the outset to express our heartfelt congratulations on the election of Mr. Vuk Jeremić as President of the General Assembly at its...

It had been planned that our Foreign Minister would address the Assembly. However, given the great concern that has been caused by the conflict between Iran an...