Speeches by Minister of Foreign Affairs

It is an honour and privilege for me to present my country’s statement, as commanded by His Majesty King Mswati III. I am happy to convey the greetings and best...

I should like to begin by congratulating Mr. Jean Ping on his election as President of the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly. He may be sure that Aust...

Although protocol requires that our statements be brief, it is no matter of routine for Equatorial Guinea to congratulate Mr. Jean Ping, Minister of Foreign Aff...

33. Mr. President, allow me to preface my observations on the world situation by saying that my delegation rejoices in the circumstance that the generous gestur...

I wish to congratulate the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Namibia, Theo-Ben Gurirab, on his wise leadership of the fifty-fourth General Assembly and his able pr...

Mr. President, first of all I should like to express to you my warmest congratulations upon your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. The great t...

89. My opening words are intended for our President, Mr. Belaúnde, and although he is not present, I would ask the Chair for permission to read them. 90. Mr. Pr...

During the recent war, many of the nations represented in this Assembly sacrificed their blood and treasure for a common cause. There was a spirit of co-operati...

I wish to convey my congratulations to Ambassador Insanally on his election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. I wish him luck an...

“[Today more then ever we should realize that we are delegations of many countries] to the same Assembly which collectively represents the interests of the worl...

Allow me first of all to convey the apologies of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vanuatu, The Honourable Serge Vohor, who is unable to be here on this histor...

I am particularly honoured to have the opportunity to address the fifty-second session of the General Assembly of the United Nations on behalf of Bosnia and He...

Allow me, on behalf of the Government of Colombia, to express our satisfaction at your assumption of the presidency of this session of the General Assembly. Yo...

108. The Cambodian delegation takes particular pleasure in associating itself with the delegations which have previously extended congratulation to you, Sir, on...

May I, or behalf of my Government and the people of Solomon Islands, congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the forty-fifth session of the Uni...

 I take pleasure in congratulating Mr. Garba on his election to preside over the current session of the General Assembly. His election is an expression both of...

I would like to express our warmest congratulations to Guyana and to you personally, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fort...

I would like, first of all, on behalf of the Bulgarian delegation to congratulate Mr. Udovenko on his election to the presidency of the fifty- second session o...

Let me first associate myself with the statement by my colleague, the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the European Union. We embark upon this...

1. Mr. President, Gentlemen, by a happy chance the Ukrainian delegation is speaking in the general debate on the eve of the anniversary of the launching of the ...