Speeches by PRIME MINISTER

I would like first to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to your prestigious office. Your vast political experience and diplomatic skills will...

The tragic earthquake in Haiti, the devastating floods in Pakistan and the financial crisis have reminded us that the global challenges of the twenty-first c...

The President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, The Secretary General of the United Nations, Distinguished delegates Mr....

Allow me, Sir, at the outset to congratulate you heartily on your election to the Presidency of this General Assembly. Finland is a close friend and partner wit...

I bring with me the warm greetings of the people and Government of Nepal and their best wishes for the success of the seventieth anniversary of the world body. ...

It gives me great pleasure to see an eminent son of Guyana guiding this forty-eighth session of the General Assembly. Sri Lanka and Guyana have a long tradition...

I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill and the people of Papua New Guinea. I also wish to congratulate you, Sir, o...

Taking the floor for the first time before this Assembly, it is my genuine pleasure warmly to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the G...

107. 108. Mr. President, let me first extend to you my congratulations on your election. Your experience and skill will help to ensure a fruitful Assem...

I should like, on behalf of my delegation and of the Government and the people of the Republic of Mauritius, to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as Presi...

It is my distinct honour, on behalf of the Prime Minister, the Government and the people of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, to congratulate you, Sir, on your ...

On behalf of the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, I congratulate Vuk Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly ...

I extend my most heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Muhammad-Bande on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session and assure h...

1. History records and demonstrates that, whilst rulers and governments may have been concerned and preoccupied with the extension of national boundaries and ha...

 The work of this Organisation over the past year has heightened the reality of the United Nations as a dynamic, credible and strong institution that is respon...

The delegation of Niger is pleased to add its voice to all those who have preceded us and express to Mr. Ganev our heartfelt congratulations on his election to ...

At the outset, let me congratulate Mr. Csaba Korosi on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session. I wish to assure him of...

It is a great pleasure to see a distinguished leader such as Ambassador Garba presiding over this Assembly. We have come to know him well from contacts between...

Our presence here today is, for my delegation and my country, cause for some celebration. This is the thirtieth anniversary of our first participation in the Ge...

63. May I be permitted to begin by joining with those who have preceded me in expressing the wish and the hope of my delegation, and mine personally, for the pr...