Speeches by Minister of Foreign Affairs

182 speeches found

Bulgaria

BGR
1971
Session 26
Mr. BACHEV

37. .-Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of the People's Republic of Bulgaria I should like to congratulate you most warmly on the occasion of your elec...

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Portugal

PRT
1995
Session 50
Mr. Durão Barroso

It will doubtless be understood if, before beginning my statement, I express, as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, the particular satisfaction which I fe...

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Greece

GRC
1958
Session 13
Mr. Palamas

125. Now more than ever man is facing the challenge of changing times. Through the concept of Heraclitus "all is flux, nothing is stationary is not a new one, i...

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Fiji

FJI
1975
Session 30
Ratu Sir Penaia K. GANILAU

42. I am greatly honored to address the Assembly from this rostrum and to convey to the President and to the Assembly the greetings of the Government and peopl...

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Argentina

ARG
1972
Session 27
Mr. McLoughlin

Mr. President, on behalf of the Argentine Government, I am pleased to offer you our congratulations on the election as President of the General Assembly of an o...

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India

IND
1972
Session 27
Mr. Swaran Singh

Mr. President, I offer you on behalf of India our most cordial congratulations on your election as the President of the twenty-seventh session of the General As...

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Malta

MLT
1988
Session 43
BORG OLIVIER

 Mr. President, I am delivering this statement on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malta Mr. Vincent Tabone. Unfortunately unforeseen circumstances...

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Australia

AUS
1957
Session 12
Mr. CASEY

As an Australian, I am particularly glad to congratulate Sir Leslie Munro of New Zealand upon his election as President of the General Assembly. We know his abi...

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France

FRA
1977
Session 32
DE GUIRINGAUD

154. Mr. President, there are many reasons why my delegation welcomes your accession to the office of President of the thirty-second session of the General As...

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Turkey

TUR
1989
Session 44
YILMAZ

 At the outset I extend my warm congratulations to the President on his election to preside over the forty-fourth session of the General Assembly. This session...

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Kuwait

KWT
1968
Session 23
Mr. AL-JABER AL-SABAH

88. It gives me great pleasure to extend to our President my warmest congratulations and those of my Government on his unanimous election as President of the Ge...

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Myanmar

MMR
1989
Session 44
GYAW

On behalf of the delegation of the Union of Myanmar and on my own behalf, I take pleasure in extending warmest congratulations to the President on his unanimous...

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Cyprus

CYP
1976
Session 31
Mr. Christophides

It is with particular pleasure that, through you, Sir, I express to Mr. Amerasinghe, on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus, warm congratulations on his unanimous ...

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Belgium

BEL
1972
Session 27
Mr. Harmel

Every year, during the general debate, we inform each other of the undertakings and hopes of our respective countries; but our overriding duty is to deal with p...

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Zimbabwe

ZWE
1987
Session 42
MANGWENDE

First, Sir, I should like to extend my congratulations to you on your unanimous election to the presidency of the forty-second session of the General Assembly ...

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Namibia

NAM
2000
Session 55
Theo-Ben Gurirab

This is neither the place nor the time for me to repeat what my head of State and I have said in speeches regarding most of the critical national, regional and ...

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Costa Rica

CRI
1990
Session 45
Quesada

I wish first of all to convey to Mr. Guido de Marco the sincere congratulations of the government and the people of Costa Rica on his assumption of the presiden...

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Georgia

GEO
1992
Session 47
SHEVARDNADZE

One does not usually say anything personal from this podium. I would submit, however, that my position does allow me to depart from this role. Exactly two yea...

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Italy

ITA
1962
Session 17
Mr. PICCIONI

I feel especially gratified to be expressing my heartiest congratulations to the President on his election to the highest office in the General Assembly. In app...

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Cuba

CUB
1987
Session 42
PEOLI

 My delegation expresses its warmest congratulations to you, Sir, a worthy representative of the German Democratic Republic - a bastion of peace and socialism ...

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